Milan Design Week may still be the industry’s most influential stage, but as consumer brands continue to flood in, a harder truth emerges: the line between meaningful engagement and marketing theatre is wearing thin

From the winding roads of northern India to the pages of our latest issue, our editor-in-chief reflects on why friction, effort and showing up still matter in a world increasingly experienced at a distance

Too much design is reactive, cosmetic and ignores the humans who use it. Design Anthology’s editor-in-chief Jeremy Smart makes a case for considering context, care and why the real test of any environment is whether the people inside it are smiling

Design Anthology’s editor-in-chief Jeremy Smart contemplates the importance of longevity in design, and shares his secret hotel habits for discovering imitation luxury

This month, editor-in-chief Jeremy Smart has been thinking hard about what separates neighbourhoods that feel lived-in from those that merely look the part. The answer? Patience, good tenants and a willingness to let people make it their own

Samaa, a new cafe designed by Studio Dig, brings coffee, bagels and natural wine to a Tokyo neighbourhood of ancient teahouses, giving a 70-year-old building a new lease on life

While celebrating Asia Pacific's creative industries in Indonesia, a stay at a decades-old Balinese hospitality institution offered our editor-in-chief Jeremy Smart a powerful reminder that the truest test of good design is longevity