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

Designed by ONOAA Studio, Conceive by Cotemp pushes back against overbuilding and excessive consumption, preferring longevity and material honesty

Designed by Rama and Romy Dwiwahyu, Kurasu’s fifth Jakarta opening brings the Kyoto-born coffee brand’s intimate spatial language to a markedly larger setting, relying on subtle shifts in proportion and material play