What Wheniwasfour is known for
Singapore design label and store at 9 Yong Siak Street, Tiong Bahru, selling locally designed nostalgia-themed goods - enamel mugs, tote bags, kopitiam-inspired homeware and stationery.
Wheniwasfour (also styled with its Chinese name, 小时候) is a Singapore-based design label and retail store located at 9 Yong Siak Street in Tiong Bahru. The shop sells locally designed lifestyle products built around Singaporean nostalgia and vernacular culture - items referencing kopitiam culture, Singlish phrases and everyday local objects reimagined as home goods, including enamel mugs, tote bags, aprons, rugs and oversized replicas of the plastic bags used for takeaway kopitiam drinks. It has been covered by Singapore lifestyle press as one of the city's recognizable design-led souvenir and homeware stores. It maintains both the physical Tiong Bahru storefront and an online shop.
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