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Singapore Notecards is a series of collectible gift cards featuring illustrations of major landmarks and historic places in Singapore. The brand-new boxed set, Heritage Houses, contains 12 delightful notecards depicting historic residences in Singapore. Painted by artist Graham Byfield, they celebrate Singapore’s architectural heritage.

A variety of residential types are featured in this series. There are classic black-and- white houses in historic estates such as Alexandra Park, Goodwood Hill and Seton Close. There are Singapore shophouses from the Peranakan enclaves, Emerald Hill and Joo Chiat. There are historic mansions and bungalows once home to prominent residents of the island. The set also features the art deco architecture of Tiong Bahru Estate, Singapore’s first public housing estate, today a bustling lifestyle destination.
- Heritage Houses would make the perfect gift for the average tourist as well as the local heritage enthusiast. Each notecard is unique, and much effort has been made in the selection of featured images to ensure a good representation of residential types across the island.
- Together, the 12 notecards in the boxed set tell the story of Singapore's architectural heritage. One gets a concise, easy-on-the-eye and easy-to-understand overview of the diversity and history of residential living in Singapore.
- Each postcard in the Singapore Notecards series is a timeless work of art, vibrant, distinctive and colourful. They are collectibles in and of themselves. Collect all the Singapore Notecards boxed sets to get a comprehensive visual panorama of Singapore's historic, cultural and architectural heritage.
Includes 12 Notecards with illustrations and 12 Envelopes
Graham Byfield is an English painter and designer who lived and worked in Singapore for most of the 1980s and early 19005. He has always been interested in architectural heritage and its conservation. As a resident he developed an interest in the old city and started to record it in watercolours. To his delight, he witnessed the dawn of real conservation in Singapore, which has continued to enhance the city's appeal. Now based in Spain, where he has his own gallery, he travels extensively to research his series of Sketchbooks. His other books include Bali Sketchbook and London Sketchbook.

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Singapore Notecards: Heritage Houses