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This Jakarta Studio Thrives on Pauses, Communal Spaces and Analogue Rituals
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
In Suzhou, a Contemporary European Interior Built Around a Traditional Garden
Zhang Haihua of Z+H Renhai Design brought a Ming dynasty-style garden and an Italian-influenced interior together through a painterly view
Future Resonance Brings Thoughtfully Designed Wellness to Singapore
Singapore-based practice Open Studio has transformed a former school laboratory in lifestyle complex New Bahru into a striking sound healing studio
Do Not Disturb: The Luxury of Being Left Alone
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
Paris’s Decadent Hotel Sinner is Reborn as Experimental Marais, Realised by its Original Designer
Tristan Auer was given the unusual opportunity to revisit his own work and to reimagine the narrative behind the space
André Fu’s New Monograph Offers a Window into His Vision
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
Why Bali’s Jia Curated Works — and What It Means for the Region
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 List: Our Editors’ Guide to Design-Focused Destinations and Products in August and Beyond
The monthly briefing from Design Anthology’s editors on the most interesting things to see, places to go and products to know
Architecture Brio Has Created a Home Among the Trees in Ahmedabad
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
A New Book Foregrounds Melbourne’s Crucible of Modernist Residential Architecture
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
Is This the End of the Aman Escape? Its Latest Urban Experiment Lands in Bangkok
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
Across River Valleys and Mountain Passes, Sā Ladakh Biennale Proposes a New Model to the Art Show
More than most, the event is deeply rooted in local traditions both tangible and intangible, and grapples with the question of what it leaves behind
What Can Japan’s Bureaucracy Teach the Design Industry?
As Japan modernises its national identification card, Design Anthology’s editor-in-chief Jeremy Smart argues that public services and digital infrastructure are among the most important design challenges of our time
A Taiwan Apartment that Embeds Memory into a New Space
HHH Design Lab worked with its clients to create a home that eschews the tropes of both newer and compact apartments in favour of a space that feels comforting and lived-in
Shanghai’s Historical Landmark Reimagined as an Urban Palimpsest
Masterplanned by The Oval Partnership, Phase II of the adaptive reuse project completes the evolution of the Concession-era complex into a contemporary urban quarter that encourages social interaction and serendipitous encounters
In Singapore, a Design Festival Asked to Be Felt, Not Just Seen
Presented by Xtra with Singapore studio Produce, 5DesignDays invited visitors to consider the idea that interiors are not simply containers for living, but active participants in it
Singapore’s First 3D Printed Multi-Storey Home Is Designed Around Light and Family
For Singapore’s first 3D-printed multi-storey home, Park + Associates used technology to rethink the domestic interior, turning the process itself into part of the architecture
This Designers’ Apartment in Singapore is a Hidden Treasure
Designers Randoll Lee and Levin Huang’s ground-up conversion of a former dormitory combines clever spatial planning with considered materials
Architecture Studio Nebbia Designs a Stone Monument to Last a Millennium
An antidote to transience, Interlude is among the first of 1,000 structures being built by charitable trust Paererewā
On Japan’s Izu Peninsula, a Fisherman’s Hut Transformed into a Hideaway with Ocean Views
On the Izu Peninsula, Studio Cochi Architects has reimagined a dilapidated cabin as a contemporary getaway that offers the best of the locale