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Martin Brudnizki-designed Fortnum & Mason Opens in Hong Kong
Located in K11 MUSEA, the brand’s first store outside of London was designed by Martin Brudnizki Design Studio and marks the firm’s first project in Asia. The space, which also houses F&M’s 181 restaurant, is inspired by the Georgian architecture of the original Piccadilly store, with a touch of whimsy and old-world charm. We spoke with Martin Brudnizki to find out more about the landmark project
Michelin-starred restaurant TIRPSE Opens in Hong Kong
After achieving a Michelin star for the original Tokyo location in record time, Chef Shimizu Yuta has brought his French-Japanese restaurant TIRPSE to Hong Kong. Minus Workshop founder Kevin Yiu talks to us about the project and his interior design concept
Accumulated Chic in a Sheung Wan Apartment
Inside the 85-square-metre Hollywood Road home of an art and book collector
An Ocean View Apartment in Mosman
Banker turned interior designer Murni Yanti established Revery Interiors after discovering a love for design. This project is particularly close to her heart: she renovated her own Mosman property to make it ready for sale, but also to prove her skill as a newly qualified interior designer
A Spiritual Journey
Recently named one of the 50 best bars in the world, Mandarin Oriental Singapore’s MO BAR — with chic new interiors by Blueplate Studios — has launched its final iteration of the Nomadic Foragers programme with a robust cocktail menu inspired by the flavours, textures and ideas unique to different cities around the region
Forest- and Fire-Inspired Gastrolounge Charcohol
Local firm STUDIO8 designed craft cocktail bar and restaurant Charcohol to reflect the transformative nature of charcoal. Here, STUDIO8 co-founder Shirley Dong tells us more about her team’s approach to the architecture and interiors
Socially Apt: Co-living in Seoul
Industrial and interior design meet in Seoul’s latest urban co-living space designed by Joongho Choi Studio
Celebrating Hong Kong’s Traditional Crafts through Contemporary Design
Crafts on Peel is a new not-for-profit organisation that aims to preserve and encourage the appreciation of the city’s artisanal heritage by pairing traditional craftspeople with of-the-moment designers and artists
Brand Maker: Gabriel Tan
Gabriel Tan’s demeanour is humble and thoughtful. His clothing is never loud, his manner of speech never bombastic. His personality reflects his oeuvre, where design is always centred on natural materials, simple functionality and nuance
An Office Space That Encourages Engagement
The founders of Hong Kong studio Bean Buro discuss their latest project, a calm office space in the city, inspired by traditional Japanese architecture, where employee comfort and wellbeing are the top priorities
A Round Up of Singapore Art Week 2020
The second edition of S.E.A. Focus and several noteworthy satellite events made Singapore Art Week 2020 a resounding success. We round up some of the highlights, including standout works at the fair and exhibitions in a converted substation and former ship repairs workshop
A Lush Cafe in Pererenan
Human Bean takes advantage of its coastal location among vibrant green rice fields and fruit trees, serving up ingredients-focused fare and specialty coffee under a semi-open pergola
Where The Light Is
PiN Metal Life combines industrial waste with an artist’s eye to create lighting designs unlike anything you’ve seen
Industrial Containers Become a Modern Marketing Suite
Multidisciplinary design studio A Work of Substance used timber and glass to soften the industrial feel of these four shipping containers that have been transformed into a modular, collapsible and sustainable marketing suite for a logistics company in Hong Kong
A Parisian Cafe in Singapore
Hui Designs combines French joie de vivre with a relaxed tropicana mood in Merci Marcel Orchard
Architecture, Art & Fashion Combine in ‘The Essence’
Since the brand’s debut in 2016, Movers & Cashmere continues to create ‘of the moment yet timeless’ designs. We spoke with founder Leslie Tsang about her fourth collection, for which she collaborated with world-class Danish leather house Sørensen Leather and globally renowned Copenhagen-based architecture & design studio Norm Architects
The Arts Club Gets an Update by Joyce Wang Studio
Celebrated designer Joyce Wang shares more about her design of the new Oscuro cigar lounge and expanded Kyubi restaurant at London’s The Arts Club.
A Designer’s Quest: Furong Chen
At this spring’s Design Shanghai, Design Anthology sat down with Furong Chen, recipient of the inaugural show’s Emerging Chinese Designer award who has now returned as an exhibitor. Chen talks about his journey as a designer, what he’s learned along the way and how the award has helped shape the early years of his career
Industrial Elegance at OAK Whisky Bar
This new Hangzhou bar was designed by Hong Kong firm M.R. Studio as an elegant and dramatic homage to the art of whisky making
A Permeable Pavilion in Dialogue with Historic Architecture
For the 8th Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism\Architecture (Shenzhen), Leon Liang Xu, lecturer at The Chinese University of Hong Kong’s School of Architecture, created the Double-Wall Pavilion at the centuries-old Dapeng Fortress. Here he shares more about the project, which was inspired by the ancient structure and its context