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This Heritage Home Gets a Contemporary Extension
An extension to this 140-year-old Victorian terrace house serves as a restrained counterpoint to the ornate original building and facilitates indoor-outdoor living
Offhand Practice Designs a Cave-Like Gallery in Shanghai
A pebble-washed facade and recessed doorway mark Single Person’s street presence in Shanghai's Xuhui district, while beyond the low, rounded doorway is a cave-like vintage design gallery
Pantone Collective Designs Abdul Halder Flagship Store
Fashion designer Abdul Hader’s new retail space is swathed in rich Sacramento green, while materials like brass and velvet and a series of graceful arches and portals add a sense of luxury
Rethinking Follies
As part of the 2020 Anthology Festival in Manila, some of the country’s foremost architecture and design firms conceived a series of pavilions under the programme title Follies
Getting to Know GOLDEN
On a recent trip to Melbourne, our editor-in-chief sat down with Kylie Dorotic and Alicia McKimm of design studio GOLDEN to learn more about their process and design philosophy
Aesop Releases Charlotte Perriand-Inspired Fragrance
In creating Rōzu, perfumer Barnabé Fillion was inspired by the French modernist’s life, work and legacy
Jardine Restaurant Group’s Ruby-Hued Headquarters
Hong Kong firm Bean Buro has designed a bold and agile work place for one of Asia’s leading restaurant groups. We speak with the firm’s founders about how they drew inspiration from the company’s heritage and looked to the future to create this innovative, social and highly functional space
Getting to Know Sans-Arc Studio
Focusing on social connections and sustainability, Sans-Arc Studio creates beautifully sculptural spaces that are as functional as they are delightful
Old & New Meet at Kanvela House
This charming boutique hostel makes its home in a restored shophouse in Bangkok’s historic Nang Leong neighbourhood
Himani Gupta’s Spatial Perspectives
Indian urbanist Himani Gupta’s art practice culls out emotional narratives shaped by spatial environments and explores how land and cities evolve and impact human behaviour and identity
The Commons Hobart: Designing Community
Connection to community and a sense of home have become more important as the world heads into uncertain times. In Tasmania, new apartment development The Commons Hobart has embraced these most basic of human needs, with every aspect of the design and programming demonstrating an aspiration to facilitate connection with each other and the surrounding environment
The Art of Cruising
The new Custom Line Navetta 30 is the result of a world-first collaboration between Antonio Citterio, Patricia Viel and Filippo Salvetti
Getting to Know Adam&Arthur
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
Exquisite Detail: In Conversation with Jean-Michel Gathy
Acclaimed hospitality designer Jean-Michel Gathy talks to us about his process and oeuvre
A Space to Gather
The team behind Singapore favourites Punch and Ronin have recently opened Gather, a cafe and boutique serving up perfectly crafted crêpes, coffee and a curated selection of lifestyle products from established and emerging Japanese brands
Industrial Meets Coastal in Whitford House
Matter Architects conceived a carefully managed arrival sequence, reveal of views and sense of scale that lend intrigue to this New Zealand home wrapped in handcrafted materials
History and Old-World Glamour at The Chow Kit
Boutique hotel The Chow Kit pays homage to the richness and glamour of the neighbourhood’s history, while the conjoined lifestyle hotel MoMo’s serves as a playful counterpoint
La Dolce Vita
Studio Daminato incorporated sensitive references to the history and context of this historic villa overlooking Lake Como
Paul Conrad: Working in the Grey
Our editor-in-chief recently had the opportunity to meet architect Paul Conrad, founder of Conrad Architects, at his Cremorne studio to glean an insight into his modus operandi
An Arts Centre Modelled on a Walled City
In designing the Shou County Culture and Art Center, Studio Zhu-Pei drew on the traditional vertical courtyard houses and narrow lanes of the ancient walled city to conceive a contemporary urban cultural space that is at once introverted and inviting