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.

In this issue, Asia-based Australian writer Kee Foong discovers his home country’s smallest and most southerly state capital is both human in scale and a haven for native wildlife

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.

From Bund renovations to park pavilions, Shisuo Design Office crafts contemporary spaces that honour genius loci through material storytelling

This singular home acts as a canvas for its owners’ artistic work and existential views

Swathes of natural materials and soaring volumes characterise Karijini House, designed by Gritt Studio

On Naoshima island, Tadao Ando’s latest museum emerges from the hillside like a modernist temple

A concrete dwelling, designed by the late Japanese architect Yasuhisa Ota and now home to a photographer and a designer, is almost entirely hidden by nature

Nelson Chow breathes wonder into a family home inspired by ecclesiastical architecture

A design-led tour of one destination, selected by our global contributors and team. In this edition, we visit Penang’s UNESCO World Heritage site of George Town

Across Asia, a fresh wave of art spaces is redefining the landscape, creating places where art and architecture engage in a dialogue, blurring the line between creation and setting

Rahee Yoon reinterprets industrial materials through a craft ethos to create geometric yet emotive forms

Bustling Ho Chi Minh City has become home to fashion brand Kaarem, which defines itself by its slow approach.

Our pick of the latest design-forward lodgings from around the world

Whether you’re packing for an energetic city sojourn or languid days by the water, our edit of vacation essentials will see you through the next holiday season. 

Master planned by Bijoy Jain of Studio Mumbai and opened in late 2022, the mountain resort of Amaya now has a series of new villas by Voon Wong of London’s Viewport Studio that complement the property’s idyllic, enduring character

The biannual briefing from Design Anthology’s editors on the most interesting things to see, places to go and books to read

Korean designers Hyunseog Oh and Sangmyeong Yoo of Niceworkshop experiment with construction and building waste to create new forms.