Singapore · Cultural IP studio

Every Place
Has a Story.Every Story
Has a Character.

We turn the places, traditions and small everyday joys we love into characters you can hold.

FATELAB collectible characters travelling together
In collaboration with
Gardens by the BayNational Heritage BoardSingapore — Passion Made PossibleHumble Administrator's Garden 拙政园Gardens by the BayNational Heritage BoardSingapore — Passion Made PossibleHumble Administrator's Garden 拙政园
The collections

Six worlds.
One universe.

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Series 04Live
Crabby
Lakssy
Poppy
Koppi
Satty
Kakaya

Makan Memories

Come. Eat together lah.

Singapore has always been a place where people meet over food — different languages, different cultures, but always the same greeting: "Hi! Have you eaten?" Over generations, hawker centres became part of everyday life: breakfast before work, lunch with colleagues, family dinners, late-night suppers and the stalls people return to for years. The Makan Memories grew out of this world. Together they travel through Singapore collecting what they call Makan Memories — because people rarely remember only the food. They remember Mum ordering too much, Grandpa's favourite stall, the first meal after coming home, and the last "paiseh piece" nobody wants to claim.

Series 05Live
Tesa
Vanda
Rimba
Lumi
Aira
Astra

BabyLion

The feelings we leave inside places

Long before Singapore became the city we recognise today, it was known as Temasek — an island by the sea where travellers, merchants and families crossed paths. Over generations the island changed: forests became neighbourhoods, boats became aeroplanes, small settlements became towers of glass and steel. But something remained. Every place began collecting the feelings of the people who passed through it, and from those feelings six little lions were born. Tesa remembers where we came from. Vanda remembers what we should never forget. Rimba protects what was here before us. Lumi imagines what could exist tomorrow. Aira remembers the people who make somewhere feel like home. And Astra reminds us to keep going forward. A garden is just a garden until someone creates a memory there. An airport is just a building until someone waits for you at arrivals. A skyline is just lights until you look at it and imagine your future. That's what the BabyLions protect — not places, but the feelings we leave inside them.

Series 06Live
Hong Tou Jin
Hawker Uncle
Kopitiam Auntie
Ice Cream Uncle
Karung Guni Uncle
School Kid

Singa Faces

The people who make Singapore feel like Singapore

Sometimes Singapore looks like an uncle behind a hawker stall who already knows your order. An auntie making kopi faster than you can say it. The familiar bell of an ice cream cart downstairs. A karung guni uncle calling out from somewhere in the neighbourhood. And sometimes, it looks like a kid in school uniform carrying a bag that seems heavier than he is. Long before the skyscrapers, malls and airports, Singapore was built around ordinary people going about their everyday lives — among them the Samsui women in their red headscarves, who came from China in the early 20th century and took on gruelling construction work, becoming a symbol of the resilience behind Singapore's early development. Singa Faces are not kings, superheroes or famous people. Most don't appear on postcards. They're simply the faces that make a place feel familiar.

Introducing FATEWORLD

Your Characters.
Your Travel Companion.

Plan better trips, discover the culture around you, and bring your favourite FATELAB characters into the digital world.

FATEWORLD — travel with character. App screens with Zhao Cai Mao and feature highlights.
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Plan with personality

Plan your next adventure through natural conversations with your favourite characters.

02

Unlock your collection

Tap your FATELAB collectibles to unlock their digital twins and bring your collection to life.

03

Discover the world around you

Discover local stories, hidden gems and cultural experiences wherever your journey takes you.

Collect them in the real world. Bring them into FATEWORLD.

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Tap
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Travel

Every journey tells a story.
Take your characters with you.

FATEWORLD — Coming soon

Why people collect them

Small enough to gift.
Cute enough to keep.

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Every one has a story

Each character comes from something real — a garden stone, a festival outfit, the extra fries at the bottom of the bag.

02

There's always a secret

Five characters you can find, and one hidden edition you probably won't. That's the fun part.

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Made to sit on your shelf

Soft shapes, warm colours and a finish that looks good next to everything else you collect.

The blind-box bit

5 to find.
1 to chase.

Every series comes as a sealed box, so you never know who you're getting. Five characters are out there waiting to be collected — and one secret edition shows up roughly once in every 72 boxes. Trade with friends. Complete the set. Or don't, and keep opening.

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Journal

Behind the characters — sketches, stories and the details you might have missed.

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Field noteApril 2026

Our tiny shop in a 500-year-old garden

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Behind the scenesFebruary 2026

The secret figure, and why it's so hard to find

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Don't miss a drop

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New characters, new places, new secrets. Have a look at what's out now — or say hello and we'll tell you where to find us next.