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In rural Rambukkana, a nineteenth-century family residence has been restored as a six-suite retreat, with its climatic logic still determining how the house is experienced
Chang Architects has reworked a Singapore family home around the intimacy of single-storey living, using balau timber, stone and garden views to shape a sequence of interconnected spaces
Yasuharu Kuzaki treats a linen towel with the same seriousness he brings to a garment. From this conviction, Échapper was born.
The store, run by designer Amy Lim and photographer Marc Tan, is home to a thoughtfully selected range of objects
After stepping away from design for a year, Bali-based designer Eva Natasa began her own furniture practice, working with mature Indonesian teak and designing with the full life of an object in mind
Twenty‑one years after its opening, Mandarin Oriental The Landmark, Hong Kong unveils a new design that pays homage to the city’s storied colonial past, heritage crafts and contemporary culture
Out of the hundreds of submissions we’ve received from around the Asia Pacific region, we now reveal the finalists in each category of the Design Anthology Awards 2026
In the quiet suburbs of Kuala Lumpur, architect Shin Chang’s Lapan House balances raw concrete with lush greenery to create a soulful sanctuary defined by simplicity, restraint and functional beauty
In what is almost a return to first principles, a group of landscape and design firms across Asia are rethinking highly managed, human-centric urban spaces in favour of nature-led systems that often serve as civic infrastructure. As their projects take root, city logic shifts from control to coexistence
A Chongqing Family Home Whose Reinvention Launched a Young Designer’s Studio
At Aedi Design Bureau’s South Jakarta studio, rest and reflection are not viewed as disruptions, but essential practices that nurture the spaces and rituals anchoring their human-centred design process
Zhang Haihua of Z+H Renhai Design brought a Ming dynasty-style garden and an Italian-influenced interior together through a painterly view
Singapore-based practice Open Studio has transformed a former school laboratory in lifestyle complex New Bahru into a striking sound healing studio
As privacy becomes harder to find, editor-in-chief Jeremy Smart argues that designers, developers and operators need to put discretion back on the agenda
Tristan Auer was given the unusual opportunity to revisit his own work and to reimagine the narrative behind the space
For a quarter of a century, André Fu has brought a distinctive sense of cultural fluency to hospitality and residential interiors around the world. A new monograph from Assouline goes inside his influential practice
With the calibre of craft to represent the region and enough personality to claim a place on Asia’s design circuit, Bali’s Jia Curated is getting plenty right. The test may well be preserving its formula
The monthly briefing from Design Anthology’s editors on the most interesting things to see, places to go and products to know
A multigenerational Gujarati family finds refuge from the city in an open home enveloped by a mini forest, embracing the rawness of exposed materials and open sightlines
Riverside Modern shines a light on the homes of Studley Park, a small enclave where Australia’s architectural luminaries expressed the country’s own form of modernism
In Bangkok, long-time Aman architect Jean-Michel Gathy reveals how Vladislav Doronin’s vision is reshaping the cult hotel brand, as Aman’s ongoing urban experiment trades pure escapism for a more social, city-driven energy within seven acres of Nai Lert Park
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Twenty‑one years after its opening, Mandarin Oriental The Landmark, Hong Kong unveils a new design that pays homage to the city’s storied colonial past, heritage crafts and contemporary culture
Tristan Auer was given the unusual opportunity to revisit his own work and to reimagine the narrative behind the space
In Bangkok, long-time Aman architect Jean-Michel Gathy reveals how Vladislav Doronin’s vision is reshaping the cult hotel brand, as Aman’s ongoing urban experiment trades pure escapism for a more social, city-driven energy within seven acres of Nai Lert Park
Following an 18-month renovation, Park Hyatt Tokyo returns with a sensitive refresh by Jouin Manku, replacing much of the interior while preserving the spirit of the 1994 Tange–Morford original
With landscaping by July & Partners and rotating furnishings curated by Stream, the retreat functions both as a boutique hotel and an experiential showroom for a select number of guests
The Standard Pattaya Na Jomtien is the brand’s third Thai property, inspired by the sugar palm, sunset orange and sea breeze
Inside One Bangkok on Wireless Road, the new 244-room Andaz organises itself as a vertical neighbourhood, and hands its most prominent spaces to a roster of Thai women artists
At Kaipuu on the Reef in Quanzhou, Signyan’s renovation decision to expose rather than conceal the ancient granite beneath the building turned out to be its making
The new Four Seasons in Osaka splits its interiors between design firms Curiosity, Simplicity and Design Studio Spin. The smallest of the three commissions — Simplicity's tatami-floored Gensui — is also the most revealing
A century-old Higashiyama residence, renovated by Kooo Architects, becomes the first property under the Kiraku Tei villa brand — its interiors marked by Juraku plaster, hinoki cypress and natural light
Amidst Hong Kong’s relentless momentum, Kimpton Tsim Sha Tsui emerges as a dynamic new anchor. Blending rich maritime heritage with modern glamour, the hotel offers a sophisticated pause for travellers
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From open houses and exhibitions to a festival and documentary screening, Design Trust’s autumn programme takes a closer look at Hong Kong’s architecture, histories and communities
Tokyo’s citywide platform for contemporary art returns with a record 55 museums, galleries and art spaces as well as special projects that link with fields such as architecture and design.
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From open houses and exhibitions to a festival and documentary screening, Design Trust’s autumn programme takes a closer look at Hong Kong’s architecture, histories and communities
Tokyo’s citywide platform for contemporary art returns with a record 55 museums, galleries and art spaces as well as special projects that link with fields such as architecture and design.