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trade school singapore is an alternative learning space that runs on barter.

modelled after trade school new york, teachers share their knowledge and skills without taking a fee. instead, students respect the teacher’s time and effort by fulfilling one item on the teacher’s wish list. this creates a collaborative space where students and teachers barter based on a coincidence of wants.

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profile 09 hans tan, teacher

as one of the brightest and most well-respected creative thinkers in singapore today, hans’s brilliant and extensive portfolio of work continues to inspire us. how better to learn from him than to sign up for imagination aerobics - an exercise in creative thinking?

here’s more about this inspirational educator:

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please introduce yourself to our tradeschoolers

Hans Tan is a designer and an educator. As a practising designer, he focuses on contextual research that yield conceptual propositions through design. His investigations in the field of design employs function as a medium, making objects that often explore values, rituals and materiality, with outcomes that saunter on the thick line between design and art. His penchant for design pedagogy includes developing imaginative thinking tools that provide novel approaches to the design process based on generative deformations, use of language and systematic reflection.

He teaches at the National University of Singapore.

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five things that you see every day

1. macbook pro

2. toothbrush

3. bed

4. sky

5. iphone

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five classes that you would like to take at trade school

1. How to use Adobe Lightroom 4 effectively

2. Professional cleaning techniques for the home

3. Photography lighting techniques

4. Car maintenance

5. Technical knowledge of print media