Making is how I connect people, materials, and ideas.
I am Bartholomew Ting—a maker educator working across cardboard engineering, digital fabrication, public installations, and hands-on learning.
A creative practice shaped by learning and sharing.
A formative university project—building an artwork from recycled materials—sparked a lasting interest in turning modest materials into meaningful experiences. That curiosity later grew into exhibition design, public installations, and participatory workshops.
Joining Singapore Polytechnic Fablab in early 2023 created a new opportunity to develop this practice while encouraging the next generation of imaginative thinkers.
My interests centre on maker education and digital fabrication: learning by building, testing, sharing, and improving together.
Cardboard as a social material.
Across schools, cultural venues, and public programmes, cardboard becomes more than a construction material. It offers an approachable way for people to explore structure, scale, collaboration, and creative confidence.
Millenia Walk Creative Neighbourhood.
Working with local creatives at Millenia Walk opened new ways to connect sustainable materials with public participation. A recycled-wood Christmas tree in 2022 was followed by eight sets of cardboard rabbits for the Year of the Rabbit in 2023.
Building blocks for bigger ideas.
Cardboard Blokies were developed to help participants create sturdy, large-scale structures within a short workshop. The reusable system reduces reliance on adhesives and scissors while making construction more accessible and enjoyable.
People of different ages and experience levels can quickly assemble, test, dismantle, and rebuild—learning through direct interaction with structure and form.
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From Singapore to Maker Faires worldwide.
Since Maker Faire Singapore in 2015, this work has travelled to New York, the Bay Area, Shenzhen, Dubai, Taipei, Kaohsiung, and Pingtung—demonstrating how a humble material can create a common language across cultures.
Learning at full scale
In 2019, the team built a monumental cardboard T-Rex for the Bay Area Maker Faire. The same spirit continued at FAB23 Bhutan, where an international group came together to construct a five-metre cardboard dome.
Read the FAB23 Bhutan story →