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In Haruka Misawa’s Work, Paper Dances and Pencil Shavings Bloom
Haruka Misawa approaches materials with the precision of a graphic designer and the curiosity of a researcher, finding moments of surprise in the familiar and everyday.
Do You Travel Like a Local? Make Yourself at Home
The features that make a city useful to its residents are often the very things that make it worth visiting. In Tokyo, the impending closure of Shibuya’s 50-year old Hands is a reminder of what gets lost when the ordinary gives way to gimmicks
Chinese Designer Chen Min Refuses to Choose Between Old and New — Instead, Both Become Timeless
Chen Min’s Neo-o-old platform is reshaping Chinese craft and design, continuing the designer’s years of work in connecting craftspeople with the contemporary design ecosystem
As Holistic Wellness Brand Pañpuri Looks East, How Far Can Its Thai Roots Take It?
From dealing with early indifference to Thai wellness traditions to attracting private equity, the brand is an exemplar of how the region is telling its own stories
How to Spend Three Days in Mumbai, One of India's Most Paradoxical Cities
Discover the frenetic energy of India’s financial capital. From Parsi cafes in Colaba to progressive dining in repurposed textile mills, here’s how to spend 72 hours in Mumbai
How a 21-Day Tibetan Pilgrimage Transformed This Designer’s Home in Zhongshan
In Zhongshan, designers Alex Ho and OJ Miu have created a timeless sanctuary that prioritises sensory experience and raw, responsive materials
Jasper Morrison on the Remarkable Ingenuity of Sori Yanagi’s Bowl and Strainer
Jasper Morrison tells Design Anthology why he holds Sori Yanagi’s bowl and strainer in such high regard.
On Australia’s Lizard Island, a Home Built for Resilience and Style
A guesthouse on the Great Barrier Reef is designed around the environment and the breezy entertaining of a sleek kitchen equipped with Fisher & Paykel appliances
Architect Kim Bridgland on His New Path and What Architecture Means to Him
The co-founder of acclaimed studio Edition Office is now at the helm of All Days, creating spaces that attest to his personal, humanistic approach to architecture
Can Hospitality Help Revive a Shrinking City? Portside Inn Hakodate Puts the Idea to the Test
As Hakodate’s population declines despite record visitor numbers, Japanese hospitality company Staple is expanding its Portside Inn project with an eight-room hotel and a small restaurant, as part of a longer-term effort to revive the historic port city.
New Ubud Hotel Moon Gang Embraces its Surroundings through Craft and Ritual
Moon Gang, Ubud’s newest stylish hideaway, has transformed an abandoned holiday villa into an experiment in music-led hospitality and cosmology-tinged wellness
The Van Cleef & Arpels Maison in Hong Kong is an Ode to the City’s Singular Landscape
Paris-based Studio Jouin Manku continues its long partnership with the Maison, creating a space that privileges light, serenity and artisanal touches
Yangon, Its Grand History and Unwritten Future
Yangon’s motorbike ban and right-hand-drive cars on the right side of the road reflect a city that defies easy logic. Acknowledging this chaotic charm is a roundabout way of staking my claim — Yangon, my home for the past decade, is one of the greatest cities I know.
The List: Our Editors’ Guide to Design-Focused Destinations and Products in October and Beyond
The monthly briefing from Design Anthology’s editors on the most interesting things to see, places to go and products to know
Along Bali’s Sacred River Lies a Home of Buried Teak and River Stone for a Former New York Gallerist
Reclaimed teak houses from Java, buried timber and jungle views that hypnotise — Ubud’s Hartland Estate is a home that ignites wonder
At Wahawa Walauwa, a 150-Year-Old Family Home Finds a New Life
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
Inside an Intimate Singapore Home Where Every Space Opens to a Garden
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
The Japanese Brand Turning Towels and Bedding Into a Form of Escape
Yasuharu Kuzaki treats a linen towel with the same seriousness he brings to a garment. From this conviction, Échapper was born.
Singapore Retailer Basa Takes a Fresh, Humble Approach in its New Space
The store, run by designer Amy Lim and photographer Marc Tan, is home to a thoughtfully selected range of objects