Dara Huang’s debut furniture collection — launched by Huang’s firm Design Haus Liberty — balances form and function and celebrates effortless luxury through craftsmanship and sustainably sourced materials

Stable COVID-19 rates and a scattered format convinced the Designart organisers to go ahead with this year’s event, placing Tokyo in the creative spotlight. Dozens of exhibitions and product launches (many originally scheduled for Milan) took place across 70 sites — here we round up some of the highlights

A restored hutong in Beijing’s historical heart is now home to multi-brand design company HOUSE OF WANG, the sole distributor of a selection of internationally renowned lifestyle brands in the Chinese mainland

What is Southeast Asian design? Each collection by experimental Singapore-based design brand Industry+ is a thesis on the multifaceted topic as explored by the region’s creative minds

For the recent Dutch Design Week 2020, Netherlands- and South Korea-based Nee Nee Collective presented HOMEomorphism, an exhibition inspired by the changing nature of the home in the face of global stay-home orders. We speak with the designers to find out more about their practice and this inaugural project

Skincare brand Aesop introduces Ptolemy, Aganice and Callippus, a trio of fragrant candles inspired by ancient astronomy and mythologies

Lifestyle brand Lumio has launched a Kickstarter campaign to realise Teno, a sculptural speaker and light inspired by the art of kintsugi and our connection to nature

Retail conglomerate Central Group returns to its roots with the opening of Central: The Original Store, a four-storey community space home to a design library, gallery, cafe and bar, and a restaurant, with architecture by Vincent Van Duysen and interiors by Japanese studio Tripster

In this video conversation, our editor-in-chief speaks with internationally renowned designer and scholar Professor Kun-Pyo Lee, Dean of Hong Kong Polytechnic University’s School of Design, about the state of design education, redefining the role of the designer in response to AI, his observations of design industries across the region, and his own research and work in the fields of UX and human-centred design

Australian architect and designer Daniel Boddam has launched an interactive virtual showroom in the form of a Paris apartment, a Haussmann-style space outfitted with his new collection as well as several existing pieces

Before Milano Design City, set to open later this month, there was the Salone that didn’t happen. Here we round up our favourite new pieces that would have launched in Milan earlier this year, and while some of them will be launched in the city later this month, we’re looking forward to seeing them all in person as soon as we’re able to

Leading architects and designers, including Tadao Ando, Kengo Kuma and Marc Newson, have joined the Tokyo Toilet Project to redesign 17 of Shibuya’s public toilet facilities, turning them into beautiful public/private spaces

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