designer interviews

People
Vicky Wang of WATG discusses the needs of the hospitality industry
The Managing Director, Asia Pacific of WATG and Wimberly Interiors on contextual design and her convivial leadership approach.

People
Cream Pie: From side hustle to a multidisciplinary design studio
Stephanie Er of Cream Pie discusses human-centric design and the purposeful engagement of materials and space.

People
Patricia Urquiola sheds light on design’s direction
As we teeter on the edge of rapid and volatile change, we look to one of the global industry’s leading lights for insight and direction.

People
Not that much has changed for Helen Kontouris after all
In putting together Indesign #83, our Workplace Progress issue, we spoke with Helen Kontouris to get her thoughts on the longer term impacts of COVID-19.

Products
Christoph Hefti rug designs: worn by all the fashionable floors
Stepping out of Dries Van Noten’s Antwerp atelier and onto our radar, we love the expressive use of fibre and colour of Christoph Hefti’s hand-knotted rugs.

Project
M Moser’s culturally resonant workspace for Kids2
The Kids2 Shanghai office champions brand storytelling while strengthening connections with customers and partners in China.

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.