Soo Ming Ng

Hi! I'm Soo Ming Ng, an industrial designer who is passionate about creating useful objects that strike the balance between form and function. Nothing is more satisfying to me than making and using products with clean, intuitive designs that provide elegant solutions to everyday challenges. I’m not afraid of delving into technical detail and am always keen to understand the underlying challenges at every part of the design and manufacturing process.

As an outdoor enthusiast, I was drawn to industrial design by my love for quality, clever gear which uses innovative methods and materials. I hope to be able to be part of this industry one day to create gear which performs well and is accessible and sustainable. My interests in woodworking and furniture design also inspire my work.

Through this degree, I have learnt new skills in generating, developing, and communicating new ideas through sketching and using physical forms, 3D modelling and rendering, making considered material choices and making designs manufacturable. I’m looking forward to growing these skills ‘in the field’ and pairing these with my previous experience in the corporate world.

When I’m not bound to a desk or workbench, you’ll often find me on my mountain bike, out rock climbing, or dabbling with my coffee machine and roaster in search of the perfect brew.

I enjoy learning from others, connecting with people and hearing about how I can help them, so get in touch with me and let’s see what we can create together.

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Stairfast - Stair Support Device

Valet - Entranceway Cabinet

Aquafold - Folding Tap

Speedsteamer - Kitchen Handheld Steamcleaner

Sketching_MockUps_Ideation Process

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The School of Design and Architecture respectfully acknowledges the Wurundjeri peoples of the Kulin Nation as the Traditional Owners and knowledge-keepers of the lands, waters and sky that surround us, where we work, learn, create, communicate and make place. We recognise that sovereignty has never been ceded and this always was and will always be Wurundjeri Country. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who continue to make a better world through design.

We extend our acknowledgement to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff, students, alumni, real-life clients, and knowledge keepers, who have contributed to our own education diversity and growth. We will continue to ensure that staff and students respectfully honour ancestral connection to Country and Place in everything that they do.

We are dedicated to the notion of design to make a better world and we acknowledge that making tools, shaping place, sharing stories, making meaning, wayfinding and collaborating have long been and continue to be both central and integral to First Peoples' cultures. We recognize that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples’ cultural contributions have continued relevance to design practice and commit to: reconciling ancestries of design and contemporary practice as well as pursuing culturally and professionally appropriate ways to engage with a diverse population of colleagues, industries and clients. In a time of treaty-making and voice we understand that there are overlaps between caring for Country and the sustainable production of goods, services, experiences, products and buildings.

Guided by the principles of respect, reconciliation, and reciprocity we undertake to indigenising and decolonising design practice by dismantling colonial structures and challenging biases that have marginalised Indigenous voices and design.

As students of SoDA you will be given opportunities to both engage with and educate yourself in Indigenous creative practices and cultural protocols through a lens of inclusivity, diversity, respect, mutual understanding, inter-cultural dialogue in all aspects of design practice. Indigenous people have been telling stories, making tools, and connecting to Country through visual media, placemaking and place marking for more than 60,000 years and these practices are part of an ongoing, evolving and live tradition.