southeast asia
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Nature Weave: Jia CURATED returns to Bali for a Southeast Asian design feast
Jia CURATED is happening once again in Bali and this extraordinary design festival is not to be missed!
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“A dialogue between advanced digital technology and traditional craftsmanship”
Southeast Asian craft traditions meet French high fashion in Thailand, as Enter Projects Asia completes Hermès with an emphasis on rattan materiality.
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Jia CURATED 2026 expands its horizon with Nature Weave
From a beachfront transformation in Bali to a cross-cultural prelude in Tokyo, Southeast Asia’s leading design platform returns with renewed urgency and regional ambition.
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Hong Kong Art Week wraps up for another year
Where East Meets West and where leading commercial galleries connect with global audiences in an energetic week of sales, conversations, programmes and cultural exchange.
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Shophouse-inspired Soori Penang is a personal tribute to home and place
Architect Soo K. Chan restores the shophouse typology, informed by the memory of growing up in one within the UNESCO World Heritage Site of George Town in Penang.
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Designing education on a grand scale
Monash University Malayasia will be making its presence felt with a grand new project in Kuala Lumpur.
Workplace
Stepping into Singapore: Humanscale HQ marks APAC expansion
Humanscale’s new showroom is about the modern workplace, with ergonomic excellence, sustainable design and architectural heritage in Singapore.
Articles
The Material and the Maker: Celebrating Dynamic Design in Southeast Asia
The final instalment in our three-part series on collaborations between the world’s best designers and the American Hardwood Export Council.
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The Standard, Pattaya Na Jomtien: A coastal escape shaped by design
Opening in October 2025, The Standard, Pattaya Na Jomtien brings together ONION, DIN Studio, Studio Lupine and Verena Haller to create a sculptural modernist retreat where art, architecture and coastal culture meet.
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A winning appointment
Leading by design, Erik L’Heureux has recently taken the helm of Monash University’s Department of Architecture, and so a new and exciting journey begins for both L’Heureux and the University.
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Growing space: grovve by FARM and WY-TO reimagines youth wellness with design empathy
grovve sets a new benchmark in youth mental wellness design – an empathetic, biophilic sanctuary where mental wellbeing is nurtured through choice, comfort and co-creation.
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A Singapore resort “for those who appreciate both heritage and modernity”
At Raffles Sentosa Singapore, Yabu Pushelberg has crafted a narrative-driven resort experience where heritage, landscape and quiet luxury intertwine to create a deeply immersive retreat.
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Riverside restaurant history in Singapore
Dinding Design Office has crafted Jiak Kim House, an Asian restaurant rich with layers of history set on the banks of the Singapore River.
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This new embassy “softens the boundaries between formality and warmth”
Architectkidd brings curves, texture, warmth and dynamic details into the interior design of the Kuwait Embassy in Brunei.
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A sustained approach
Enter Projects Asia is an architecture and design practice that breaks the mould of traditional making and design but also ensures that the environment is front and centre in all that it does.
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The bakery that Singapore kneaded
The design narrative by Hot Design Folks takes cues from the tactile process of baking, with each feature curated to improve the sensory experience.
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Another (provisional) boutique in Nudie Jeans’ back pocket
Nudie Jeans’ steadfast, sustainable ethos extends into this Indonesian pop-up store, lacquered in locally sourced timber.
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“A turning point for Thai hospitality”
Dusit Thani Bangkok has reopened with a contemporary interpretation of its heritage by André Fu Studio, blending Thai cultural influences with modern design.
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The fabulous fabulous New Bahru
In Singapore, old meets new and does it with style and grace in FARM’s culturally appropriate, site-specific design. It’s a place that provides connection for everyone who visits.
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A fusion of design and culture high up in Singapore’s Capital Tower
Kokaistudios’ first Singapore project is an 846-square-metre hospitality interior celebrating cultural synergy through its dynamic and vibrant aesthetics.
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A garden paradise
A new hotel conceived by revered Singaporean architecture and design practice WOHA is just the place to stay when visiting the Lion City.
Workplace
MillerKnoll and Pergo put on celebrations in Bangkok
The global leader in design and innovation, formed from the merger of Herman Miller and Knoll, recently hosted an exclusive event to mark a milestone in its partnership with Pergo.
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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.
Workplace
Aldwin Ong on CCD’s expansion to Singapore, AI integration and hospitality design
This insightful interview reveals how CCD Singapore plans to lead the luxury design industry through design innovation and adoption of AI technology in creating unique user experience.
Ideas
Book review: from MANufAcTURE to Architecture, Museum of Modern Aluminium
This book may be small but it has mighty things to say about a signature project in Thailand designed by HAS design and research.
Events
“We need to stop pretending it is for someone else to solve”: Carol Marra on climate crisis
We speak to architect Carol Marra following recent events focusing on climate-resilient design.
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Nature and a humanised airport experience at Singapore’s Changi Airport
Paris-based architecture and interior design practice BOIFFILS Architectures has completed an expansion to the already impressive Changi Airport.
Articles
MillerKnoll solidifies Southeast Asian presence with Jakarta and Singapore partnerships
MillerKnoll, the design powerhouse born from the iconic merger of Herman Miller and Knoll, expands its reach in Southeast Asia with two major new dealerships.
Events
Extra XTRA, read all about the new design showroom in Singapore featuring brands from the MillerKnoll Collective
In a significant development for Southeast Asia’s design scene, XTRA has recently inaugurated a new showroom.
Project
Nature in the Kuala Lumpur sky at Lloyd’s Inn
Third in the series of boutique hotels under the Lloyd’s Inn brand, Lloyd’s Inn Kuala Lumpur bring the immediacy of nature to the new high-rise hospitality experience in the heart of a bustling city.
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Jeffrey Wilkes on refreshing the iconic Mandarin Oriental, Singapore
We spoke with Jeffrey Wilkes of WILKESDESIGN about the John Portman-designed building, which has been infused with touches of local culture and colour.
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Dining, cooking, learning, farming: AIR by OMA is a multifaceted adaptive reuse project in Singapore
Esteemed international practice OMA has completed AIR in Singapore, a genre-straddling project defined by openness and an emphasis on waste.
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A whole new meaning to the term ‘walled garden’ with RAD+ar in Indonesia
The latest iteration of Tanatap deploys walls as a key architectural device to create both a cooler microclimate and elevated spatial experience.
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Exploring Hotel Indigo Kuala Lumpur on the Park with Anna Vivian
We hear from the GA Group Marketing Executive about how the neighbouring forest reserve, local culture, art and sustainability create a unique boutique hotel with a sense of place.
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Ms. Elliot at Hock Bee, where past meets present in Malaysia
JUJURWORK has created a stellar destination to meet, drink and eat. Through adaptive reuse, this heritage venue has once more come to life in a fashionable and timeless design.
Events
WY-TO on well-being for all in tropical cities of the future
In a time of climate emergency, how can cities support and balance the needs of their people and the planet, while ensuring their prosperity?
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An Expandable House Prototype In Batam By The Future Cities Laboratory
How can cities meet the challenges of rapid growth and rural-urban migration? The Future Cities Laboratory at the Singapore-ETH Centre has a proposal for our region: the Expandable House.
Events
M+ Museum’s New Exhibition Explores Southeast Asia’s Diverse Creativity
The museum’s first interdisciplinary exhibition has opened at the M+ Pavilion in Hong Kong. It studies SEA’s vast assortment of cultural expressions.
Events
M+ Goes In Search Of Southeast Asia With Its New Exhibition
The museum’s first interdisciplinary exhibition has opened at the M+ Pavilion, offering glimpses at the varied cultural expressions of Southeast Asia.