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Drawing at a young age gave Angelene Chan an appreciation for architecture and provided the impetus to propel her to the top of her profession.
Events
Celebrating our 10th anniversary, the 2026 INDE.Awards program is now open!!!
Time to assess your projects, ensure photography is at hand and begin your submissions for the 2026 INDE.Awards.
People
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.
Events
Lifecycles by Nathan Yong explores the tenets of sustainable furniture design
Designer Nathan Yong launched his latest furniture collection, Lifecycles, created in collaboration with American Hardwood Export Council.
People
Studio Gin&G on materials, details, storytelling and shared authorship
The young firm’s interesting works reflect how the coming together of two different minds doubles the creative energy.
Events
6 Singapore designers exhibit their sustainable creations at Milan Design Week
Six of Singapore’s most progressive designers exhibit their sustainable creations at Future Impact in Milan.
Project
Gensler’s Singapore office stands tall despite state of flux
The practice’s new office on the CBD fringe of Singapore offers a window into the future of hybrid work.
Project
This tropical take on a French bistro has an industrial edge
French Fold restaurant in Singapore by Takenouchi Webb is the latest addition to Merci Marcel’s portfolio of fresh, immersive and impeccably designed venues.
Ideas
When did placemaking become a private business matter?
For whom and for what reasons do we make ‘places’? Could a more inclusive approach to placemaking improve social connections and opportunities?
Project
Design for fine dining is its own art form at Yi
At Yi by Jereme Leung at Raffles Hotel Singapore, Aedas Interiors invites diners on a design journey through the Chinese legend of creation.
People
Quck Zhong Yi of ASOLIDPLAN on creating evocative spaces
In the age of social media, does form still follow function or is it vice versa? The narrative has always stayed the same for architect Quck Zhong Yi of ASOLIDPLAN.
Articles
New space, new identity for Stylecraft Singapore
Stylecraft and HASSELL’s collaborative legacy of awe-inspiring showroom interiors has breached new frontiers with the new Stylecraft Singapore showroom.
People
Quck Zhong Yi of ASOLIDPLAN On Creating Evocative Spaces
In the age of social media, does form still follow function or is it vice versa? The narrative has always stayed the same for architect Quck Zhong Yi of ASOLIDPLAN.
Project
Split Down The Middle: UPSTAIRS_ Designs A Contemporary Clinic
Despite a limited selection of materials for medical facilities, UPSTAIRS_ has conceived a contemporary clinic, fit for medical and aesthetic treatments, while embedding the practitioners’ beliefs.
Project
A new cross-over typology: Project #13 by Studio Wills
With this smart and forward-looking renovation of a 30-year-old Singaporean public housing flat, STUDIO WILLS + Architects topped INDE.Awards 2019 Living Space category, partnered by Gaggenau.
People
Produce: Shaping a progressive practice
Singaporean studio Produce was recognised with the Best of the Best accolade at the INDE.Awards 2019, partnered with Zenith. We unpack the innovative and progressive spirit that earned them this ultimate regional honour.
People
The visionary: Yip Yuen Hong
Yip Yuen Hong is the principal of Singapore studio ip:li Architects and has been selected as one of our INDE.Awards 2019 Luminaries. Here we retrace the growth of his contextualised and humanist point of view.
People
Normalising the Radical with WOHA
The rigorous vision of WOHA sees the firm consistently challenging the status quo. We speak to Richard Hassell and Wong Mun Summ about how radical city transformation is not only possible; it’s necessary.
Ideas
Questioning the Question ‘What is Singapore Design?’
“What is Singapore design?” we often hear, but is this still a relevant enquiry? What are the better questions to ask of design in Singapore, going forward? How comfortable are we with our past and future of design?
Project
An Industrial Space for an Emotional Experience
It is often argued that good design arises as a response to its context. In the case of the Wedding Chapel in Eunos, design studio LLx addressed an industrial context by way of stark counterpoint.
Ideas
International Furniture Fair Singapore
It’s almost showtime in Singapore, Indesign’s Paul McGillick looks at what makes IFFS an increasingly important event on the globe’s annual design calendar