Mindmapping Milan
What are the current themes driving design in new directions? Hosted by XTRA in Singapore, our fourth annual Milan Review was an exercise in critical thinking recapping the world’s largest design fair.
The Mantab Group: Where Business Meets Leisure
In Kuala Lumpur, the Mantab Group workplace is a hospitality-driven design, where business and leisure come together in space of intentional mismatches.
Solid Wood Makes A Comeback At Salone
Whether fuelled by an appreciation for craftsmanship or by a retreat from technology, simple and robust solid wood furniture makes its mark at Salone 2019.
The Leading Sustainable Brands at Salone del Mobile 2019
With the design industry focusing more on sustainability, we took to the streets of Milan during Salone in search of the brands that are doing it best.
BIG-GAME Redefine Simplicity With Every Iteration
BIG-GAME expands its Castor Collection for Karimoku New Standard with a ‘quiet’ design, a durable character and a solid working relationship.
Broken Nature At Triennale Milano
Broken Nature is an extensive exhibition that encourages normalisation of the perception that humanity may one-day face extinction.
A Versatile Retail Space By Schemata Architects
Incorporating ‘moveable interfaces’ and display systems into its design for HAY Tokyo, Schemata Architects has allowed the temporary store interior to move and grow as its needs change.
Pastel Colours Champion This Indonesian Café By AlvinT Studio
A new, pastel-hued café by AlvinT Studio in Jakarta, Indonesia, has been designed with an eye to encourage social interaction between strangers, as well as creating different clusters of seating.
A New Visitors Pavilion At The Singapore Botanic Gardens
The new Bukit Timah Gate Visitor Pavilion by Genome Architects references the Bukit Timah Core’s history of rubber plantations and railway transport.
Whats Motivates Singapore-Based WOHA Studio?
Without realising it, and certainly without apologising for it, the work of WOHA’s Wong Mun Summ and Richard Hassell has a tendency towards the radical.
Meeting Myanmar Interior Designer Mya Myitzu
Habitus Living speaks to the Yangon-based interior designer Mya Myitzu about her studio M.ID, what it’s like to practice in Myanmar, and what the profession needs for industry growth.
Finding Colour In Milan For Salone Del Mobile 2018 At Hermes
Architects and interior designers may have a reputation for wearing all-black, but if this year’s Hermes installation at Salone del Mobile was anything to go by, they certainly won’t be designing in the same vein. 2018 and onwards: colour is the new black!