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Getting to Know Victoria Tang-Owen
Through her recently launched project Victoria Tang Studio, the Hong Kong-based multidisciplinary creative pays homage to Chinese art and craft with modern collaborations that reinvent the idea of ‘Made in China’
Getting to Know Clementine Stoney Maconachie
The Sydney-based designer and maker explores the possibilities of metal and aerated concrete through her striking sculptures and experiments
DESIGNART Takes a Chance on New Talent
The theme of ‘chance’ inspired this year’s DESIGNART, Tokyo’s annual design and art festival, with more than 80 events across in neighbourhoods across the capital. We round up our highlights of the inspiring roll call of emerging talent
Mixing Work and Play
Designed by IXI Design, the new offices of a Shanghai-based gaming company make room for both productivity and relaxation. Here, founder Mac Huang and designer Evan Ding tell us more about the project and process
Cult Design Unveils a New Collection by Independent Designers
Four of Australia’s most esteemed designers have created furniture and lighting ranges for Cult Design’s in-house brand, nau
FREE-MAN and studiojos Launch Sphaira
Design gallery FREE-MAN and multidisciplinary practice studiojos have launched a range of striking spherical furniture and lighting in natural materials inspired by ancient Greece
Japan’s Modern Crafts Movement
Involving a string of high-profile creative directors, craftspeople and new generation artists, new festival Go for Kogei offers a contemporary take on Japan’s heritage of craft in the modern world. We explore its landmark design exhibition, and speak with participating designer Kenya Hara about his thoughts on modern craft
Getting to Know Gunjan Gupta
New Delhi-based furniture designer Gunjan Gupta marries Indian craft with contemporary furniture design
Getting to Know Nikhil Paul
New Delhi-based designer Nikhil Paul’s timeless lighting collection explores traditional craft and new technologies
Inside Latitude 22N
In this story from the Design Anthology print archive, we visit Latitude 22N in their Hong Kong ceramics workshop and artist studio
Dowel Jones and Ries Launch Volta
Australian design brand Dowel Jones and Buenos Aires-based Ries have paired up to create Volta, a collection of tubular-framed furniture with contrasting autumnal upholstery
Design PLANT at Bangkok Design Week
At this year’s edition of Bangkok Design Week, Design PLANT’s exhibition, curated by Decha Archjananun of THINKK Studio, showcased a series of sustainable, nature-inspired pieces by a crop of emerging talents
Pas Normal Studios Opens its First Clubhouse in Taipei
Known for their Japandi style, Copenhagen-based design duo OEO Studio has seamlessly infused minimalism and warmth into Danish cycling brand Pas Normal Studios’ new Taipei clubhouse, which marks the brand’s very first flagship store in Asia
Highlights from Design Shanghai 2021
One of few design events to be held in 2021 thus far, Design Shanghai recently returned for its eighth edition. Here, our editor-in-chief rounds up her highlights from the exhibitions stellar line-up
Made in China
In issue 11, we got to know then start-up brand ZaoZuo, a furniture producer intent on changing perceptions of ‘Made in China’
Design, the Silent Ambassador of Taiwan
Following Paul Rand’s notion that design is a brand’s silent ambassador, design advisor and columnist Cyril Zammit explores what makes Taiwan a design-led nation
A Clothing Factory That’s Anything but Run-of-the-Mill
In designing the new Ho Chi Minh factory of streetwear manufacturer UnAvailable, multidisciplinary studio The Lab Saigon drew inspiration from the process of stitching. We speak with creative director Tuan Le to find out how this translates into the various spaces and functions
Diverse Design Perspectives at Melbourne Design Week 2021
How can design transcend borders in a time without travel? Tash Miles and Manami Ray discuss their upcoming talk ‘Designing Change Through Cross-Cultural Collaboration’ at Melbourne Design Week 2021
What to See at Melbourne Design Week 2021
From exhibitions and screenings to talks and tours, our editor-in-chief rounds up her pick of events coming up during Melbourne Design Week 2021
Light & Growth: Getting to Know Vezzini & Chen
‘East meets West’, ‘yin and yang’, ‘opposites attract’ — all of these can be used to describe London-based lighting design duo Vezzini & Chen's partnership, but ultimately it was their love of nature that brought them and their chosen materials of ceramic and glass together