Indonesian architects and designers are combining traditional materials and vernacular with contemporary approaches, in spaces from hospitality to educational and commercial.

With its unique approach and presentation, Jia Curated is becoming a destination event for the region’s creative industry. Ahead of the fourth edition, we spoke with founder Budiman Ong.

Millimeter Manifesto is an initiative by nine Indonesian product designers that aims to elevate the country’s design ecosystem by demystifying the discipline down to the finest detail. We speak with participant Alvin Tjitrowirjo of design studio AlvinT to learn more.

Conscious that their nation has been better known as a manufacturing hub, these emerging industrial and product designers are marking a new chapter for Indonesian design with ambition and imagination.

In his latest exhibition at Singapore Art Museum, Bagus Pandega’s kinetic, bio-responsive installations hand agency to plants, minerals and mud, exposing how ideas of endless productivity at any cost remain bound to finite environmental resources

Architect Livinia Cali crafts her holiday home with local materials, reworking the traditional wantilan

Guided by experimentation and hand crafted techniques, Jakarta-based label ANW transforms traditional Indonesian silhouettes into unexpected forms through thoughtful material play

Occupying the upper floors of a 37-storey office tower, Park Hyatt Jakarta, designed by Conran and Partners, frames a panoramic view of the city while layering a distinctly Indonesian sense of place through local crafts and materials

The Bali home of Hôtel Magique founder Milou Neelen and DJ Davey Massiki blends local materials, natural textures and hotel-inspired amenities, including a kitchen island that doubles as a DJ booth

A riverside holiday home by Bada Studio feels like part of the landscape

Ong Cen Kuang’s unique lighting designs marry contemporary sensibility with Balinese craft

Indonesian weaving atelier BYO Living works at the intersection of design, craft and engineering to bring the heritage craft to contemporary projects.

Indonesia Design Week returns in 2025 with an expansive line-up of engaging events and programmes.

Soil and Sand is a serene retreat inspired by Mediterranean-style slow living, where natural materials and handcrafted touches help guests disconnect

Architect Andra Matin decided to embrace the elements rather than isolate himself from them when creating his family home

Rafaelmiranti Architects undertook a thorough research process to uncover the original structure of the heritage home, restoring and updating it with sensitivity and verve

Aedi Design Bureau worked closely with a young couple to create a warm yet refined space that reflects their commonalities and differences

An unusual block was the starting point for architect Wiyoga Nurdiansyah’s serene tropical modern family home in South Tangerang

This house by Caceres + Tous takes its cues from the surrounding landscape to create a cool space with a hilltop aspect and beach views

Designed by Rafaelmiranti Architects, new Thai grill restaurant Young combines heritage architecture and contemporary interiors in a leafy pocket of Indonesia’s commercial capital