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[Singapore] Hourly studio rentals make it easy to have a hobby / Craft classes are growing in popularity

  • Release date: May 25, 2020
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Have a casual hobby in a fully equipped studio

In recent years, more and more people in Singapore have been taking craft classes. There are various genres such as ceramics and jewelry, but painting, in particular, is very popular, with several ateliers and cafes with studio spaces in the city center. In each case, the atelier is equipped with a full set of tools and equipment, and you can easily drop by.
Arteastiq, which serves gourmet tea in a hotel lounge-like setting, has a three-hour free drink for S$48 (approx. ¥3,800) for the use of its atelier, and Cafe de Paris, a Korean café with a soft, feminine décor and an Instagrammable menu. and the use of the studio is S$55 (about \4,400) for three hours. Each of them had discounted promotions and held painting classes to attract customers.

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There were not many hands-on classes in school education to improve academic skills.

When Singapore became independent from Malaysia in 1965, it was a small country with no natural resources and a population of mostly menial laborers. The government considered people to be its "resource" and since its founding, the government has worked hard to nurture the intellectual class by implementing policies that emphasize education. The efforts have paid off, and in 2015 the country won first place in all three areas of scientific literacy, reading comprehension, and mathematical literacy in the OECD's PISA survey, which evaluates the learning achievement of students in each country. However, there seems to be a quiet boom in crafting among schooled people who have begun to realize that they have spent their lives focusing only on economic development and academic achievement and have been lacking in hobbies, and who have had little hands-on practical skills to work with.

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This article is co-authored by TNC Lifestyle Researcher (http://lifestyle.tenace.co.jp/) and Intage's Global Researcher.

Translated by DeepL, AI Translator

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