Why we
made this.
Taking its name from the courtyard where it lives, Yardy Yardy doubles down on one feeling — belonging. It's an unhurried, drop-by-anytime market that feels like a neighbourhood living room, not a commercial space.
A yard to belong to.
We keep it small-scaled on purpose, so there's room to slow down — to notice the small beautiful things a city glosses over, to talk to the person who made the thing in your hands, to take your time.
We hope to be a launchpad for emerging creators: connecting budding local artisans and visiting makers with a community that values craft, in open-air venues and cosy cafe courtyards across Singapore.
取名自它所在的院子，Yardy Yardy 想放大的是一种归属感——不慌不忙、随时可以路过看看，更像邻里的客厅，而不是一个商业空间。我们希望成为新兴创作者的起点，把本地和远道而来的手作人，和真正珍视手艺的社群连在一起。
Stop, and look.
Modern life moves fast, blurring the edges of our days. But pause, and the city shows its unscripted side: bougainvillea tumbling over a brick wall you've passed a hundred times, a tree branching out against all logic, otters playing in the river, a chicken strolling the pavement, indifferent to human urgency.
The little things aren't missing. We just have to stop and look. We wanted a space where we can slow down and start noticing them again — a quiet haven, warm and comfortable, built for lingering, for taking a breath, and for letting the day carry you. That's Yardy Yardy.
现代生活节奏很快，模糊了日常的边界。但如果你停下来，这座城市会展现出它未经修饰的一面：三角梅疯长着爬过一堵你路过上百次的砖墙，一棵树以不合逻辑的方式生长，水獭在河里嬉戏，一只鸡在人行道上闲逛，全然不理会人类的匆忙。
小小的美好从未消失，我们只是需要停下来，看一看。我们想要一个能让人慢下来、重新注意到这些细节的空间——一个安静、温暖、舒适的地方，为停留而生，为深呼吸而生，为让这一天带着你慢慢走而生。这就是 Yardy Yardy。
Our thinking
Low fees.
Small on purpose.
Space in Singapore is expensive. A lot of independent makers who pour their hearts into work they love can't afford the entry fee to show it. And makers from beyond Singapore need somewhere genuinely creative to present theirs, too.
So we're doing something, step by step. Keep booth fees low, as a way in. Keep the market small enough to fully immerse in. Put the work into everyday settings, like a cafe courtyard. The goal is simple: a trusted platform people and makers keep coming back to. Same yard or another, different market, same feeling. Vol. 01 is the test — if it works, we'll keep going.
新加坡场地贵，很多用心的创作者却负担不起展示作品的门槛；新加坡以外的创作者，也需要一个尊重创意的地方。所以我们一步步来：先把摊位费压到最低，作为入门的起点；把市集做得足够小，让人能真正沉浸其中；把作品放进日常场景里，比如咖啡院子。目标很简单——一个人们和创作者都愿意一次次回来的平台。同一个院子或者不是，不同的市集，同样的感觉。Vol. 01 是一次试验，如果奏效，我们会一直做下去。
Chye Seng Huat
Hardware.
Jalan Besar — "main road" in Malay — grew up on trades: small workshops, hardware, metalwork. The kind of businesses that kept the city running but were rarely remembered. Chye Seng Huat Hardware was one of them.
The old signboard still hangs. The steel, the concrete, the courtyard where the trees grow haywire — all of it stayed. You walk in under a hardware store's name and find yourself in one of Singapore's most respected coffee roasters. Nothing was smoothed over; only what they sell has changed.
Singapore rebuilds fast. Not this corner. Under its cool, breezy trees, there's a little peace and time. That's why we're doing this here.
Jalan Besar（马来语"大路"）是靠手艺和生意长出来的街区——小作坊、五金、金属加工，撑起了城市的运转，却很少被记住。再成发五金曾是其中之一。旧招牌还挂在那里，钢铁、水泥，还有那个任由树自己生长的院子，都留在原处。你循着一家五金店的名字走进来，遇到的却是新加坡最受尊敬的咖啡烘焙品牌之一。什么都没有被抹平，只是卖的东西变了。新加坡重建得很快，这个角落没有。树底下很舒服，不赶时间。所以我们选在这里。
Come be part of it.
Vol. 02 runs 15–17 January 2027 at Chye Seng Huat Hardware. Come sit for a while — or bring your own work.