Creative platform DESIGNEW pairs emerging designers with local manufacturers in the hopes of inspiring both to pursue higher standards of design. We spoke with co-founder Mario Tsai and some of the designers to find out about their projects following the platform’s debut exhibition at Shenzhen Design Week 2020

Neat, organised and cosmopolitan, Singapore is a design-led nation. Here Mike Lim, principal of homegrown firm DP Design, weighs in on what the term ‘Singaporean design’ means to him

Seoul-based architect and designer Hyunjong Kim founded Atelier KHJ in 2018 with the intention of exploring and reinterpreting materials in new ways. We spoke with the young designer to find out more about his background and practise

Leading Australian designer Adam Goodrum takes part in Kvadrat’s design project Knit!, which will debut at this year’s 3daysofdesign in Copenhagen and online

The young Korean designer may only be about to start his postgraduate studies at the Design Academy Eindhoven, but already we’re intrigued by his practice and interest in exploring monochromatic colours

Hong Kong-based creative agency Unveil Limited launches THE SHOPHOUSE, a lifestyle and exhibition space in a restored 1930s shophouse

Recently launched online platform POJ Studio offers contemporary lifestyle products that are sustainable and made to last, in an effort to encourage the revival of dying Japanese craft traditions and celebrate the stories and heritage of the artisans involved

Seoul-based designer Teo Yang’s recent collaboration with de Gournay is inspired by the history and culture of his native Korea

The launch of Sebastian Herkner’s lighting collection for Rakumba marks the award-winning German designer’s first collaboration with an Australian brand

Working with Japanese artisans and manufacturers to create bespoke objects for an international audience, prolific product and interior designer Teruhiro Yanagihara collaborates with a host of international partners and is the creative director of ceramics brand 1616 / arita japan

Newly launched studio and workshop Surrounding Objects creates locally inspired furniture in collaboration with Indonesian artists, designers and craftspeople

In Kuala Lumpur’s Kampung Attap neighbourhood, The Zhongshan Building is is a robust independent arts and culture hub in the city

London-based furniture brand Kam Ce Kam bridges East and West by reimagining traditional Indian crafts in contemporary designs

Young New Zealand-born duo Alexandra Batten and Daniel Kamp have established multidisciplinary studio Batten & Kamp in Hong Kong with an already impressive portfolio of interiors projects and one-off product designs

French artisan Arthur Seigneur and Australian designer Adam Goodrum have teamed up as Adam&Arthur to create pieces that combine straw marquetry and contemporary furniture design

We get to know Fukuoka-based Kazunaga Sakashita, the self-taught designer who continues to intrigue with his minimalist forms that celebrate memory and tactility

A survey of some of the designers making names for themselves both locally and on the international stage

Esteemed architect Kengo Kuma achieves an abstraction of modern and traditional Japanese form in this seaside home

Chinese designer Xu Ming and French architect Virginie Moriette founded Studio MVW in 2006 in Shanghai. We spoke with the duo to find out more about their backgrounds, inspirations, processes and approach to interior design, architecture and limited-edition objets d'art and furniture

Hong Kong’s Studio Florian and Christine designed the Tai O light using location-specific waste materials and working in collaboration with local marine craftspeople. We speak with the designers to find out more about the project, which highlights Hong Kong’s microplastic pollution problem and the value of heritage crafts in sustainable design