Mention the words Onde, Agar and Biskut and most Singaporeans would think of familiar Malay desserts and biscuits, not contemporary furniture. Yet these are the names of furniture collections by Singaporean designer Faezah Shaharuddin, who is based in New York. For decades, the language of collectible furniture has been shaped largely by European design traditions and, more recently, Japanese minimalism. It is an idea that has propelled Faezah onto the international stage within five years of founding Studio Kallang in Singapore. “Studio Kallang is basically my attempt to use furniture and objects to express cultural memory.”