In a young nation like Singapore, homegrown companies that have been around for decades are a bit of a rarity. That’s perhaps why The Hour Glass, which was founded in 1979, is pulling out all the stops to mark its 40th anniversary.

Its flagship store off Orchard Road, Malmaison by The Hour Glass, has been redesigned by JoAnn Tan Studio, a Milan-based firm specialising in window display, installations, scenography and set design. The new – albeit temporary – refresh is an ode to Stanley Kubrick’s iconic retro-futuristic movie 2001: A Space Odyssey.