Colin Seah, one of Singapore’s globally-acclaimed talents, and founder of Ministry of Design (MOD), has recently completed The Prestige hotel in Penang’s capital Georgetown, a UNESCO World Heritage site. The property features 162 rooms,…
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London Design Festival (LDF), one of the world’s leading creative organisations, has awarded the much-coveted London Design Medal to designer Tom Dixon this year. It’s the highest accolade given to an individual who has…
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Architecture Design Interiors Interviews
“Indonesian capital move to Borneo will also shift its creative industry,” says Lim Masulin
Indonesian President Joko Widodo (popularly known as Jokowi) recently announced that the country will relocate its capital Jakarta to East Kalimantan on the island of Borneo. The move comes after years of overcrowding, pollution,…
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Design Interiors Interviews Lifestyle
Interview: Andreea Braescu talks about her porcelain lighting creations and favourite designers
Romanian lighting designer, Andreea Braescu‘s poetic vision combines with skilled artistry resulted in the launch of her eponymously named sculptural lighting installation brand. Inspired by the imperfection of nature, her painstakingly handcrafted lighting creations…
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Design Interiors
MOC Design Office creates a modern space for bubble tea brand inspired by Clarke Quay’s maritime history
Shenzhen-based interior architecture firm, MOC Design Office, has completed the interiors of bubble tea brand, Heytea, in Singapore’s Clarke Quay neighbbourhood. To design this 250m2 space, the team, led by Sam Liang and Vivi…
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Japanese design studio Nendo has designed an easy-to-use skipping rope for children. Odomo TV is a children’s TV program in Japan where experts from various fields come face-to-face with the ideas of “free-thinking” children…
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Architecture Interiors Residential design
Contemporary house in Thailand by SS:AR architects re-imagines traditional forms and materials
Bangkok-based Site-Specific: Architecture & Research (SS:AR), a practice founded by Chutayaves Sinthuphan, has designed a contemporary house called the Foothill House in Chiang Mai in northern Thailand, inspired by the spatial arrangement of traditional Thai…