Written by
Narelle Yabuka
Ideas
What can we gain from virtual experiences of physical sites?
Rather than the feeling of walking through a place or watching it in real-time from afar, could virtual tourism offer something deeper?
People
Herein lays the solution to ‘the social dilemma’
AvroKO is a master at creating hospitality environments that are as engaging as they are impeccable. Behind the design is a human-centred process of ‘hospitable thinking’.
People
What’s ‘place’ got to do with it?
If not placemaking, what are retail and hospitality design? Design practices Wynk Collaborative and MentahMatter discuss placemaking for customer experience via their own projects.
Ideas
From ‘Quantity And Scale’ to ‘Quality And Innovation’: Perspectives on China’s architecture and design
The Chinese development model is undergoing a process of re-examination, says INDE.Awards strategic partner Green-Blue International. The agency’s Founder Feng Gao shares perspectives on China’s architecture and design.
News
Five reasons to enter the INDE.Awards 2020
The countdown is on! As you get down to business with your INDE.Awards entries, we give you five reasons why your time is being well spent.
News
INDE.Awards Ambassadors on why regional dialogue matters. Join the conversation and enter now!
There’s no time to waste. Entries for the INDE.Awards 2020 close soon! But just as urgent in this time of rapid change and uncertainty is the ongoing progressiveness of our region’s architects and designers. Mark your contribution through the INDE.Awards 2020.
News
Have you designed the INDE.Awards’ best workspace of the decade? Mark its impact and enter now!
How have your workplace projects driven commercial design in the Indo-Pacific region? Tell us by entering the INDE.Awards 2020 special category: Best of the Decade | The Work Space, presented by Wilkhahn.
News
Is your project the INDE.Awards’ best living space of the decade? Enter it now!
Dust off your jpgs. In this milestone year, the INDE.Awards celebrate the lasting impact of our region’s most influential residences with a special award category: Best of the Decade | The Living Space.
People
The progressive mindset: In conversation with INDE.Awards judge, Luke Yeung
What constitutes ‘progressiveness’ in architecture and design? For Luke Yeung of Thai studio Architectkidd, transcending conventional categorisations and methods is key.
News
Jury advice for an INDE.Awards entry that hits the spot
Putting together your INDE.Awards entry? We asked the Jury what advice they have for entrants. Put it to good use and hit the mark with your submission!
Articles
A warm, personal glow from a Louis Poulsen collectors’ item
The Water Pump, designed by Poul Henningsen in the 1950s, is a classic adjustable floor lamp with the anti-glare ingenuity of the Louis Poulsen PH three-shade system – in warm amber-coloured glass.
Products
The satisfying practicality of Louis Poulsen’s VL Ring Crown
Straddling tradition and modernity, Vilhelm Lauritzen designed the VL Ring Crown light in the 1940s with a keen eye for practicality and beauty. Now Louis Poulsen has re-issued the design classic for contemporary times.
News
That’s a wrap! Singapore Saturday Indesign
The design and architecture crowd was out in force in Singapore over the weekend for Singapore Indesign and a housewarming for Flokk & JEB helped to kick-off of the year’s biggest design event.
News
Register now for Saturday Indesign Singapore and don’t miss the action!
If you’re going to be in Singapore on 12 October, Saturday Indesign is where you need to be. Tap into the island’s top suppliers and thought leaders, and don’t miss the industry networking!
Ideas
Hawker Reload: The social obligation of architecture
The winner of the INDE.Awards 2019 Influencer category (partnered by Careers Indesign) exemplifies the massive impact that a socially-minded vision can have.
Articles
Louis Poulsen reinvents the chandelier again with Patera Silver
Øivind Slaatto’s new silver-foil version of his Louis Poulsen Patera lamp brings new dimensions to his modern take on the chandelier.
People
The long game: Discussing practice with Budiman Hendropurnomo
After winning the INDE.Awards Luminary People’s Choice trophy, Budiman Hendropurnomo of DCM Jakarta shared deep insight into practising in Indonesia during a special discussion at Saturday Indesign in Melbourne.
News
Junya Ishigami’s slate Serpentine Pavilion opens
61 tonnes of slate define the 2019 Serpentine Pavilion in London. Junya Ishigami describes it as “a hill made out of rocks”.
Articles
Louis Poulsen celebrates 125 years of innovation with Poul Henningsen
The PH 5 and PH Artichoke are among Poul Henningsen’s most beloved lighting designs. Louis Poulsen marks his 125th birthday with new versions of these eternal classics.
Products
Solid timber makes a comeback
Is it being fuelled by a retreat from technology, a focus on crafting, or the will to slow down and pause? Simple, robust, solid wood furniture seems to be making a comeback.