Karyn Lim trained in Industrial Design at the National University of Singapore (NUS), with a semester spent at ENSCI - Les Ateliers, Paris. Her final year project, ‘Transformation Bags’ were a part of ‘The Alchemists’ that showcased 15 contemporary designers from Singapore.
‘The Alchemists’ debuted at the Triennale di Milano during Milan Design Week 2015 and returned home for the Singapore Art Week 2016 at the Singapore Art Museum. She has an ongoing collaboration with Indonesian designer Fani Atmanti which started when they met while showing their works separately in Jakarta.
Their collaboration was exhibited at Tokyo Design Week 2016. She manages communications at Industry+, a Singapore-based furniture brand.