Japan’s Marui Group, which owns numerous commercial facilities in and around the Tokyo metropolitan area, many of them located in highly convenient locations such as station-fronts, recently collaborated with the renowned multidisciplinary studio, Nendo,…
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Second run of DesignSingapore Council’s Business Of Design programme to fuel overseas growth for local firms
Back in 2019, DesignSingapore Council (DSg) – the city-state’s official agency that supports and nurtures homegrown creative enterprises by providing them with the resources and ecosystem to launch their ventures and scale-up – unveiled…
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M+ Hotel by designer Huang Quan in Shanghai pays ode to the Art Deco era in its modern interiors
Located in Shanghai’s Xuhui District, alongside Shanghai Conservatory of Music, Shanghai Symphony Orchestra (SSO), and Shanghai Symphony Museum, is a new hotel conceptualised by designer Huang Quan. The Blackstone M+ Hotel has, in fact,…
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Berber heritage-inspired minimalist spa in Dubai by VSHD Design features Moroccan hammam aesthetic
Designed by Rania Hamed-led interior design firm VSHD Design, ZAAZ Wellness & Beauty is a spa located in Dubai’s tony Jumeirah neighborhood. Set across two floors, its interiors are reflective of Moroccan and Berber…
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Avoid Obvious Architects designs playful and interactive childcare centre for at-risk families in Hong Kong
Hong Kong-based non-governmental organisation (NGO) OneSky Centre is the city’s biggest childcare centre that provides free education to children from underprivileged backgrounds. Recently, it tasked New York- and Hong Kong-based award-winning practice Avoid Obvious,…
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New York firm AvroKo designs two artistic F&B concepts for The Opposite House in Beijing’s Sanlitun district
New York-headquartered design-and-concept firm AvroKO has designed two new eateries for The Opposite House hotel in Beijing. Located in the upscale and vibrant Sanlitun district, the artistic hotel was designed by Kengo Kuma in…
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Vermilion Zhou Design Group transforms former Victorian villa in Beijing into pared-down pristine white Song Art Museum
Song Art Museum designed by Vermilion Zhou Design Group is essentially an “art container”, with “art” as the mainstay and “container” as the supplement. It transforms everything into geometry and purity and takes “non-action”…