Mecanoo revitalises disused Taichung railway line by turning it into vibrant urban community space and it with other transport infrastructure…
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Awards Events Hotel designJean-Michel Gathy honoured with Outstanding Contribution at AHEAD hospitality design awards
Celebrated designer Jean-Michel Gathy, the founder of Kuala Lumpur-based multidisciplinary firm Denniston, has been recognised with the Outstanding Contribution honour by AHEAD, the awards for hospitality experience and design. The awards event that was held…
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Design Events InterviewsSingapore Design Week Festival Director Mark Wee wants the world to explore the Lion City through a new creative lens
The festival director of the ongoing Singapore Design Week (SDW), Mark Wee, needs no introduction. Having served as the executive director of DesignSingapore Council (DSg) from 2018 until May 2022, he has helped transform…
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Design Events Exhibition Furniture design InteriorsInaugural FIND Design Fair Asia brings the best of global creativity to Singapore
As one of the main events of the ongoing Singapore Design Week, the inaugural FIND Design Fair Asia will bring under one roof global designers under one roof. The fair, organised by Italy’s Fiera…
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Architecture Design EventsPaola Antonelli and Thomas Heatherwick among other thought leaders to speak at Singapore’s inaugural Design Futures Symposium 2022
Paola Antonelli, senior curator of the Department of Architecture & Design as well as the director of R&D at the Museum of Modern Art, New York City, and British designer Thomas Heatherwick are among the…
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Architecture Events Exhibition Furniture design Installation Lifestyle Sustainable designOMA and Potato Head Bali join hands to bring zero-waste exhibition to Singapore Design Week
Jakarta native Ronald Akili is not just an entrepreneur but an innovator and changemaker. The founder of Potato Head Bali – a restaurant, beach club and entertainment venue – that catapulted the tropical island…
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Culture Design Events Installation InterviewsRe-Route Festival by Plus Collaboratives navigates Little India through design and storytelling
Taking place against the backdrop of the Singapore Design Week (SDW; 16 to 25 September), are several fringe events that highlight multiple facets of design and creative concepts in Singapore and beyond. One such…
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Design Events Fashion Furniture design Industrial design InterviewsDSg head Dawn Lim discusses the future of Singapore’s design industry and its global ambitions ahead of Singapore Design Week 2022
In an exclusive interview, Dawn Lim, the new Executive Director of DesignSingapore Council (DSg), shares how after a hiatus of two years, the upcoming Singapore Design Week (SDW) will rejuvenate the industry as it…