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Colin Seah on creative amnesia and designing social universes
Colin Seah discusses the philosophy behind crafting meaningful social spaces, the importance of emotional intent in architecture, and how “creative amnesia” helps his studio stay ahead of trends.
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Anything but standard
Ministry of Design crafts playful interiors for The Standard, Singapore, blending mid-century style with lush tropical luxury.
News
The Standard Singapore wins The Social Space at the INDE.Awards 2025
The Standard, Singapore by Ministry of Design has been crowned winner of The Social Space at the INDE.Awards 2025. Redefining hospitality with a lush and immersive experience, The Standard celebrates both community and connection.
Events
An exemplar jury for the 2025 INDE.Awards
With the 2025 INDE.Awards now over, it’s time to take a breath before it all begins again in early December. However, integral to the awards this year and every year is the jury – and what an amazing group came together in 2025.
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In the spotlight at the 2025 INDE.Awards
Projects and people from across our region were certainly prominent at the 2025 INDE.Awards gala and in particular, Aotearoa/New Zealand, Singapore and Thailand made their presence felt.
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Celebrate! Marking 25 Years with INDESIGN #94
The latest print magazine is about to arrive! With Guest Editor Colin Seah of Ministry of Design (MOD), Singapore flooding our world with love, we are ready to party in style!
Events
INDE.Awards Gala 2025: A night of outstanding design and glamorous celebration
At Saltbox in Sydney, this year’s INDE winners – including a Best of the Best from Asia – were announced at an extravagant, fun Gala awards night.
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Setting the highest hotel design standards in Singapore
The Standard has opened in Singapore, offering sophisticated hotel and hospitality design amidst lush greenery in a serene pocket of the city.
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Shop, but not. 5 fit-outs that recast retail
Retail has become a hyper-dimensional experience. While a destination may draw you in for any number of reasons – social, educational, personal wellness – shopping remains the ultimate act.
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Biophilic design redefines the retail banking experience
As winner of The Shopping Space category, Citi Wealth Hub designed by Ministry of Design with Architectural QP: Space Design Architects is a game changer.
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YTL headquarters deliver a wow factor from the get-go
The public spaces of YTL Corporation’s new Kuala Lumpur headquarters walk a fine line between celebrating legacy and embracing the future.
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First impressions are everything in YTL headquarters
The public spaces of YTL Corporation’s new Kuala Lumpur headquarters walk a fine line between celebrating legacy and embracing the future.
Ideas
9 fresh takes on Education and Urbanism in Indesign #84
Our latest issue looks beyond the classroom as simply an environment for teacher and student, to consider the relationship between education and urbanism.
Ideas
Really though, what value do hotels offer guests?
As the hospitality industry goes into a tailspin from the pandemic, hoteliers and designers alike are forced to reckon with the true value that hotels bring to guests.
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Here’s to the Insta-worthy: where to eat, play and stay
With venues in popular locations boasting high star-ratings these days a dime-a-dozen, there is a new criteria being coveted in the hospitality scene.
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Ministry Of Design’s ‘Colonial Prestige’
Ministry of Design transposes heritage in the new quasi-colonial Prestige Hotel in Penang, with a contemporary interpretation of Victorian design – visual trickery included.
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Ministry Of Design’s “New Quasi-Colonial” Aesthetic: The Prestige Penang
Ministry of Design transposes heritage in the new quasi-colonial Prestige Hotel in Penang, with a contemporary interpretation of Victorian design – visual trickery included.
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The Prestige Hotel: Ministry Of Design’s Sleight Of Hand In Penang
Ministry of Design transposes heritage in the new quasi-colonial Prestige Hotel in Penang, with a contemporary interpretation of Victorian design – visual trickery included.
Events
Cubes 96: Consuming Encounters
What and how are we consuming in the spaces where we socialise, relax, play and shop? How are brand, experience and social interaction colliding in new ways? Cubes 96 takes a broad look at encounters of consumption.
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Cubes 96: Consuming Encounters Is Out Now!
What and how are we consuming in the spaces where we socialise, relax, play and shop? How are brand, experience and social interaction colliding in new ways? Cubes 96 takes a broad look at encounters of consumption.
Events
SIA Conference 2018 Recap Part 1: ‘Design For People’ and ‘Design for Time’
Architects addressed the fundamentals of their creative efforts at this year’s Singapore Institute of Architects (SIA) Conference, held during Archifest.
People
Ministry Of Design: Capturing The Zeitgeist
The bold and aspirational approach of Ministry of Design has seen the studio attain widespread recognition and international growth. The studio is shortlisted in The Design Studio category of INDE.Awards 2018. Find out more!
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Ministry Of Design’s Layers Of Beijing At VUE Hotel Houhai
MOD’s holistic design for this new boutique hotel boldly adapts a collection of quasi-historic vernacular-style buildings.
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RACE Robotics by Ministry Of Design
Globally recognized design house Ministry of Design has recently aligned RACE Robotics Lab with what they call ‘Smart Industry’. MOD’s spatial experience and branding for the new RACE robotics facility provides education about industrial automation.
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MOD Aligns RACE Robotics Lab With ‘Smart Industry’
Ministry of Design has designed the spatial experience and branding for RACE – a new robotics facility that provides education about industrial automation.
Ideas
Cubes Indesign: Issue 82 Out Now
Today’s shifts in workplace design; the rise of co-working; radical retail design; a fresh take on elements of traditional tropical houses; and much more in our latest issue.
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Singapore’s First Sociatel, Where Guests Get Social
Designed by Ministry of Design, COO is a new type of hospitality experience that helps guests form connections with one another.
Articles
CUBES INDESIGN: ISSUE 77 OUT NOW
A house that tests the border between privacy and exposure; a tile and stone showroom that dissolves conventions; a conversation about accreditation for landscape architects; a public garden that embraces cultural dichotomies; the ‘learn-by-doing’ approach of LOOK Architects; and much more in our latest issue.
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Redefining the industrial building typology
Through a series of key architectural gestures, Ministry of Design has redefined the typical industrial building typology to cater to the creative ‘black collar’ worker.
Events
A Perfect Shape As Inspiration
Seven locally based designers and architects interpret the iconic 1955 Fritz Hansen Series 7™ chair designed by Arne Jacobsen.
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Show Galleries: Reinventing the Wheel
Ministry of Design challenges the conventions of typical show galleries and recreates the visitor experience. Stephanie Peh writes.
Ideas
Industry+: An Asian Perspective
Designers from Singapore explore topics close to their hearts in the debut collection of furniture and products for Industry+.
Ideas
Cubes Indesign – Issue 65 Out Now
Conversations with RT+Q Architects, Colin Seah and Claus Sendlinger, Ben van Berkel of UNStudio and many more make for a fascinating read.