Christopher Tan is an internationally renowned award winning nanoblock brick artist based in Malaysia. His unrelenting passion for popular culture, eccentric art and architecture has been the driving force behind the successful creation of over 400 distinctive designs. The popularity of his designs have earned him an amazing cult following worldwide with over 63,000 fans on Facebook and his creations have been widely featured in the media.

 

Christopher has been embarking on a series of exhibitions around the world, most recently in China, Singapore, Hong Kong and Malaysia. 

 

Achievements

 

2017

• nanoblock Award 2017 (No Limit Category)  : Won First Runner Up  (Tatsujin Division)

• Collaborations with Starbucks (SG), ToastBox (SG),FoodPanda (SG), OCBC Wing Hang Bank (HK), Planet Labs (USA), Idea Factory (USA), Pacific Basin (HK) and Meriton Suites (AUS).  

• Exhibition in Mobile World Congress Shanghai, China

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2016

• Invited Speaker at TEDxSunwayUniversity, Malaysia

• nanoblock Award 2016 : Won an Award of Excellence (Tatsujin Category)

• Exhibition in AniManGaki 2016, Malaysia

• Invited Speaker at PopCon Asia 2016, Jakarta 

• Exhibition in Shun Tak Centre, Hong Kong 

• Commercially released four official Japanese Food Series nanoblock sets in collaboration with Kawada.

 

2015

• Conferred the title “Tatsujin - Master of nanoblock” by Kawada, Japan.

• Exhibition in Liang Court mall, Singapore.

• Exhibition in AniManGaki 2015 in Malaysia.

• Exhibition in C2AGE 2015 in Malaysia.

 

2014

• nanoblock Award 2014-2015 : Won 2 Awards of Excellence.

• Exhibition in East Point City Mall in Hong Kong: Designed the largest nanoblock creation in the world, using over 250,000 bricks.

• In-store exhibition in Kinokuniya @ Ngee Ann City, Singapore.

• In-store exhibition in Kinokuniya @ KLCC, Malaysia.

 

2013

• nanoblock Award 2013-2014 : Won 1 Award of Excellence

 

2011

• nanoblock Award 2011 : Won 3 Awards of Excellence