{"id":504087,"date":"2026-07-01T06:54:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T06:54:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/504087\/"},"modified":"2026-07-01T06:54:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T06:54:10","slug":"eythos-expands-art-logistics-operations-to-singapore-in-2027","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/504087\/","title":{"rendered":"Eythos expands art logistics operations to Singapore in 2027"},"content":{"rendered":"

SINGAPORE \u2013 Hong Kong art logistics company Eythos is opening a 22,000 sq ft to 25,000 sq ft space in Singapore come January 2027, in a positive sign of the growth of the Republic\u2019s art scene in recent years.<\/p>\n

Eythos founder and chief executive Lewis Cheng told The Straits Times in an exclusive interview on June 30 that the decision was made after \u201cvery sophisticated questions\u201d were asked by collectors and galleries at Singapore mega fair Art SG in January<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It is the third city that Eythos is opening in after Hong Kong and Seoul, South Korea \u2013 both front-running art hubs in Asia. The location in Singapore is being finalised, but will be smaller than Hong Kong\u2019s 65,000 sq ft and Seoul\u2019s 35,000 sq ft facilities.<\/p>\n

The development also rides on the recent announcement that Eythos is partnering the Hong Kong Airport Authority to open a two-storey, HK$300 million (S$50 million) art storage facility at the Hong Kong airport in 2027.<\/p>\n

Over Zoom, Cheng, who heads a global team of 55, says: \u201cSingapore has always been part of the story. It\u2019s just the right timing right now.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are looking at locations that will allow us to expand. Singapore could be the hub for South-east Asia, so we need to leave room to ensure we\u2019re not restricted if things go well.\u201d<\/p>\n

Founded in 2024, Eythos is an up-and-coming name in the art moving and storage industry known for its commitment to net-carbon-zero processes. An official partner for major art fairs including Art Basel Hong Kong and Frieze Seoul, it handles various aspects of storage, logistics, installation, framing and conservation.<\/p>\n

For the first time in 2026, it was invited to support Art SG, one of a trio of logistics partners including Helutrans Artmove and Lotus Fine Arts Logistics. It has stood out with its maverick methods of transport and storage of works, substituting bubble wrap and crates with paper and corrugated cardboard, for example.<\/p>\n

In issuing quotations to clients, it breaks costs down into a financial cost and carbon emission cost, which takes into account everything from the usage of materials to the energy and emissions associated with moving people around a city. This has become increasingly appealing to museums, galleries and collectors seeking transparent carbon reports in their own calculations.<\/p>\n

Cheng says: \u201cOur way of working is not very common. It\u2019s very difficult for large companies with legacy systems to backtrack and rethink and rejig their systems to accommodate this.\u201d<\/p>\n

The wisdom of conventional ways of protecting artworks has been taken for granted, Cheng adds. \u201cWe don\u2019t use any one-time plastic. If works are wrapped in bubble wrap, you\u2019re basically suffocating them and not allowing them to take advantage of all the climate-control systems that you put in place.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s part of our job to educate. Instead of going back and redoing all of it, we know all the costs from the beginning, and so we calculate both (the financial and carbon) costs at the same time. That\u2019s become part of an integrated process.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cheng wants Eythos, which has been carbon-neutral since its founding, to have bases in eight to 10 cities around the world. A facility in the United Arab Emirates was proceeding apace with that in Singapore until the war in the Middle East broke out.<\/p>\n

\"Eythos<\/p>\n

Eythos founder Lewis Cheng wants the firm to have bases in eight to 10 cities around the world.<\/p>\n

PHOTO: EYTHOS<\/p>\n

Eythos is looking at locations in Singapore that balance being close to the airport with where their clients are, and is in the final stages of deciding among options.<\/p>\n

The head of operations in Singapore will be Bernie Oo, who is founder of Singapore art logistics specialist Genesis Artech, a five-man team based in Loyang, with clients including the Singapore Art Museum and Changi Airport.<\/p>\n

Oo says he was convinced by Cheng\u2019s vision and was especially touched by Cheng\u2019s promise that \u201cif the next pandemic comes, you are not alone\u201d, after business suffered through the Covid-19 years.<\/p>\n

The art-handling scene is Singapore is \u201cdefinitely not overcrowded\u201d, Oo adds. \u201cIt\u2019s very competitive and boils down to trust as well as price competitiveness.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cheng\u2019s plans are grander and go beyond borders. \u201cWe can think about Jakarta, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur. We want to ensure we have a good physical base in Singapore to serve the more sophisticated clients first, and when these markets are ready, we\u2019ll have a local team that can go in. Bernie\u2019s coming on not just for Singapore, but also for the entire South-east Asia region.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SINGAPORE \u2013 Hong Kong art logistics company Eythos is opening a 22,000 sq ft to 25,000 sq ft…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":504088,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[442,498,499,500,501,156,111,139,69],"class_list":["post-504087","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-arts-and-design","tag-arts","tag-arts-and-design","tag-artsanddesign","tag-artsdesign","tag-design","tag-entertainment","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/504087","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=504087"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/504087\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/504088"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=504087"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=504087"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=504087"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}