How to Add a Local Touch to Your Everyday Life

Singapore is renowned for being many things: a garden city, foodie’s paradise, and above all, a vibrant metropolis. But on top of these, it is also home to a thriving retail scene that puts the little red dot on the global map.

Enter Made With Passion: a national initiative that showcases a curated collection of local lifestyle brands in fashion and accessories, beauty and wellness, homeware and decor, and packaged food and beverage. Each of these brands bear the coveted Made With Passion brand mark – a symbol of their hard work, dedication and passion in the pursuit of excellence.

Read on to discover these unique offerings that are made with passion.

When you bring together the beauty of orchids with fine craftsmanship, you get the elegance of RISIS. Best known for encapsulating natural orchids in gold since 1976, the beloved homegrown brand has since grown to offer a wide array of orchid jewellery, home sculptures and lifestyle ornaments.

Each RISIS piece celebrates the different facets of Singaporean culture. Case in point: the iconic Vanda Miss Joaquim Heritage Necklace, made from 18K Swiss gold and rhodium, and adorned with a natural pear shape garnet. Other note-worthy items are the Peranakan Cufflinks with Blue Enamel, which take inspiration from intricate Peranakan tiles.

Who says baby apparel can’t be fun, stylish, comfortable, and above all, accessible? That is the premise of OETEO (pronounced ee-tay-o), a local brand founded by parents  Joanne and Wilson. With the aim to rethink how baby clothes are designed and made, OETEO offers a range of adorable onesies, jammies, multi-functional blankets, bibs and accessories that are thoughtfully designed with both parents and the littles ones in mind.

The Peranakan 3-Piece Bundle Set features OETEO’s best-selling Easyeo design: the first-of-its-kind baby romper without zips and buttons in pleasing hues and bold Peranakan prints. As your little one grows up, the Jian Zhi Missy Mandarin Collar Set is the perfect ensemble for special occasions, such as Chinese New Year celebrations. Inspired by traditional Chinese folk art, the tasteful three-piece set features a Mandarin collar top with wide leg bottoms and matching headband.

As Singapore's most established ceramics company, Luzerne certainly knows how to add a touch of sophistication to your dining table. Its roots as a small pottery shop date as far back as 1947. Today, it has flourished into an acclaimed brand specialising in elegant tableware served in leading hotels, dining establishments and homes around the country and the globe.

With over 800 trained artisans under its belt, Luzerne brings together impeccable design and craftsmanship. Take for instance the Rustic 16-Piece Dinnerware Set. In a nod to the tradition of communal farm-to-table dining and organic food, each piece in the set features unique imperfections, highlighted through its reactive glaze and deep, vivid crimson hue.

The origins of doob first came about when its co-founder could not find a durable yet aesthetically-pleasing bean bag for his dorm room. More than ten years on, it has grown into a successful brand offering sturdy yet comfortable bean bags that can be spotted in homes, offices, cafes and shops around Singapore.      

What makes doob uniquely Singaporean is its tongue-in-cheek use of local lingo. The versatile doobsta’ Fabric Bean Bag comes in bold shades such as Laksa, Chendol and Tai Tai. With your furkid’s comfort in mind, doob also offers the poochsta’ Bean Bag Pet Bed: a water-repellant design that comes in two sizes and an array of colourful shades for your pet to rest on in comfort and style.

Gelato boutique turned local powerhouse Birds of Paradise (BOP) serves up botanical ice-cream inspired by the flavours of nature. Its creative concoctions are made from scratch using local produce such as pandan leaves, lemongrass and rose. The result? Utterly delicious and unique flavours like White Chrysanthemum and Lychee Raspberry that have clinched prestigious awards such as the The Michelin Plate by the Michelin Guide in 2018 and 2019.

Dig into BOP’s award-winning flavours with the Signature Set: a quartet bursting with floral, fruity, herby and earthy notes. For a dairy-free option, the Vegan Trio Set offers three sorbet flavours with floral, fruity and cacao flavour profiles such as Dark Chocolate Sorbet and Peach & Rose Sorbet.

Song Fa is a name synonymous with Teochew-style bak kut teh. From humble beginnings as a pushcart serving its signature pork ribs in a peppery broth, Song Fa has since evolved into an iconic brand with over 20 dining establishments across Singapore, Indonesia and the rest of Asia. 

Want to recreate the Song Fa experience at home? Now you can do so with the brand’s Bak Kut Teh Spices, which come packed in easy-to-use sachets. To whip up a comforting bowl of bak kut teh anytime you wish, simply add garlic and pork ribs to your concoction and enjoy. 

Bare skin rocks: that’s the ethos of homegrown brand, Kew Organics. Spurred by her search for effective organic skincare, founder Lily Kew developed a series of water-based, minimalist and high-performance products.

Catered for all skin types, its range of vegan, non-GMO and certified organic products address a variety of skin concerns such as ageing, dehydration and acne. The Hydra Balancing Set, comprising the Clear Skin Treatment Essence, Megaboost Hyaluronic + Concentrate Serum and Deluxe Hydra Nutrient Mist, will quench your skin’s thirst for mega hydration.

Round off your experience by treating yourself (and your skin) to a pampering treatment at Kew Organics Facial Bar. For those seeking a radiant glow, the Hydra Oxygen Infusion is a 20-min treatment that will perk up your skin and replenish its skin’s hydration level.

Traditional Chinese Medicine gets an upgrade with TruLife. The wellness brand first began as a small Chinese Medical Hall over 40 years ago. Today, it offers an array of health and beauty supplements for the time-strapped urbanite – all in the quest to serve up better health.

Besides its best-selling Premium Bird’s Nest, TruLife’s offerings run the gamut for various health concerns. Suffering from gut issues? Try the Digesti·pro Seniors Probiotics that’s designed to deliver a dose of probiotics to support colon, digestive and immune health in aging adults. For a radiant glow that comes from within, the Pearl Activa Max combines the benefits of marine collagen with pearl extract and skin-rejuvenating vitamins in an easy-to-consume bottled drink. 

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As one of the key partners of the Made With Passion initiative, KrisShop is where you can shop all these local brands – and many others – under one roof. From local flavours to homewares, beauty and wellness products, and fashion staples, discover them all here.

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