Lecturer, School of Design Communication

Jessica Olivia Chua

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  • MA Design, LASALLE College of the Arts, Singapore
  • BA Design, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University, Australia

Olivia Chua was trained at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University in Australia. With a background in advertising and branding, she shares her practice and knowledge in design education by focusing on building fundamentals and skills through multi-explorations and methodologies in design. Olivia is currently the Year 2 module lead and lecturer, as well as the coordinator for industry live projects for Year 2.

As a ceramist with more than five years of experience, Olivia devotes her professional practice  to creating functional pottery that combines traditional elements with contemporary innovation, emphasising forms, patterns and textures.

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  • Form—Flux—Futures showcase, National Design Centre; Singapore (2024)
  • Encounters 2.0 Practising Innovation, Shaping Futures, a site of collaborative knowledge and cultural production from LASALLE’s Faculty of Design (2023)
  • Gwangju Design Biennale Poster Exhibition; Korea (2023)
  • Gwangju Design Biennale; Korea (2021)
  • Presented ‘Decoding Advertisements: The Semiotics of Print Advertisements’ in association with the exhibition Selling Dreams: Early Advertising in Singapore, which reflected the dreams and aspirations of Singapore society from the 1830s to 1960s through print advertisements in the four official languages, the National Library; Singapore (2018)
  • Cities and Their Thesis Exhibition; Singapore (2017)
  • Presented ‘Packaging Design Trends in Singapore’ at the Asia Students Package Competition Design Forum; Tokyo (2016)
  • The 20th International Design Trend Concours; Korea, 2015
  • Tokyo Design Week (2015)
  • Comics Sans for Cancer Exhibition; London (2014)
  • Tokyo Design Week (2013)

  • The intersection of ceramics and visual communication, exploring forms, functions and materials to bridge traditional craftsmanship and cutting-edge technology 
  • Investigating how ceramics’ diverse tactile and visual qualities can redefine perceptions and interactions with objects by integrating traditional ceramic artistry with machine learning

  • Singapore representative for Asia Students Package Competition; Japan (2017–2019)
  • Member of the Asia Students Package Competition jury panel (2017–2019)