On 28 October 2025, the Singapore Furniture Industries Council (SFIC) announced the recipients of the Sol Awards 2025, celebrating the brightest talents and most forward-thinking enterprises in Singapore’s furniture and furnishing sectors.
Now in its second edition, the Sol Awards continues to honour not only success stories but also the values that drive the sector forward with innovation, sustainability, and people development. The Awards act as a catalyst for industry transformation, championing collaboration and forward-thinking practices that elevate Singapore’s furniture ecosystem on both regional and global stages.
In alignment with SFIC’s newly launched 2026–2030 Industry Roadmap, the Awards spotlight companies and individuals turning the industry’s vision into reality through purposeful design and enterprise.
“The Sol Awards is a reflection of how far our industry has come, and how much potential still lies ahead,” said Joshua Koh, President of SFIC. “Our winners exemplify the principles of our new roadmap, and their achievements show how Singapore enterprises are scaling new frontiers, strengthening capabilities, and competing confidently on the world stage.”
This year’s awards span five key categories—All-Star Enterprise, Experiential Excellence, New Entrant, Outstanding Individual, and Sustainability Leaders Recognition—each representing a ray in the Sol Awards emblem, inspired by the sun as a symbol of energy and renewal. The Workforce Transformation Award, presented in partnership with Workforce Singapore, also recognises companies that champion job redesign and employee reskilling.
Redwood Interior Pte Ltd took home the All-Star Enterprise Award (Gold) for its strong international growth and strategic expansion. Under the leadership of Director Soh Jun Wei, 30, the company achieved significant growth between 2022 and 2024, supported by the establishment of new facilities in China. Redwood’s performance reflects Singapore’s growing strength in design-led manufacturing on the global stage.
At SPIN Pte Ltd, winner of the Experiential Excellence Gold Award, customers shopped outside the box with its innovative Immersive Lab. This art gallery-inspired space brought ceiling fans “back down to earth” and into the customer’s line of sight. This approach eliminates guesswork, allowing buyers to experience airflow, test noise levels, understand features like reverse functions and smart home connectivity, and compare models side-by-side in a realistic home environment.
New Entrants are also charting new growth in the industry. S-Team Services Pte Ltd, founded by Simon Goh, has built a reputation for its hands-on approach to both heritage building conservation and hospitality maintenance. From restoring landmark shophouses to keeping large properties like Marina Bay Sands running seamlessly, the company takes pride in preserving original materials and details and ensuring that every restoration respects the building’s history. As modular systems gain traction in today’s small, urban living spaces, Fraction Design Studio uses data-driven algorithms and digital tools to design adaptable and visually appealing solutions that suit clients from retail fit-outs to exhibition displays.
Speco International Pte Ltd, one of the four companies honoured under the Sustainability Leaders Recognition category, stood out for turning marine waste into sustainable air-cleaning technology. Its innovation, BlueBond™, exemplifies how science and circular design can improve both human health and environmental outcomes.
Not all innovators start in design. Former computer forensics analyst Doreen Tan, now Associate Director at Benel Singapore, has been instrumental in steering the company’s pivot into the fast-growing healthcare sector. Drawing on her analytical background and personal commitment to understand client needs, she worked closely with hospitals to develop solutions like the LINK chair, a common sight in hospitals and polyclinics today, designed for easy cleaning in high-traffic environments. Since then, healthcare furniture has grown to become one of Benel’s largest revenue segments.
The Workforce Transformation Award went to Nova Furnishing Holdings Pte Ltd, recognised for its skills-first hiring, job redesign, and AI-assisted workplace initiatives that prepare employees for a rapidly evolving industry.
Winners were selected by an independent jury panel comprising prominent leaders from government, design, sustainability, innovation, and enterprise development. The 2025 panel included Ms Chew Mok Lee, Ms Sarah Ler (Enterprise Singapore), Mr Kenneth Wong (Workforce Singapore), Ar. Tan Szue Hann (Keppel Ltd), Ar. Rita Soh (RDC Architects), Ar. Tiah Nan Chyuan (Singapore Institute of Architects), and Mr Andrew Sng (DPI Asia).
Together, the jury represents decades of experience spanning public policy, ESG leadership, architecture, and strategic transformation. Their combined expertise ensured a rigorous selection process grounded in both creative excellence and business acumen, reflecting the Awards’ commitment to integrity and meaningful recognition.
As SFIC looks toward the next five years, the Sol Awards will continue to champion enterprises and individuals shaping the future of the furniture industry that is purposeful, people-centric, and globally relevant. By recognising those who innovate with empathy and lead with impact, the Awards highlight how Singapore’s furniture and furnishing community is evolving from makers of products into creators of experiences that enrich the way people live, work, and connect.
The 2025 Sol Awards winners will be officially celebrated at SFIC’s 44th Gala Dinner on 30th October 2025.
