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Consonant Construction

Closed and exposed, the Concord House is a testament of love for concrete and a creative freedom to design.

Taking Flight

Inspired by the organic shapes found in the Negev desert, Israel’s Ramon International Airport is a futuristic mirage in an ancient place of passage.

The Fabric Of Wood

The new Herman Miller Shop-in-Shop at XTRA’s new flagship store at Marina Square, Singapore, is a massive and intriguing structure. Occupying a 20m long by 7m wide space, the continuous surface stretches across the entire site like a sail of tensile fabric, leading the viewer from the low 3m entrance to the lofty 8m glass curtain wall at the other end. Fascinatingly, this structure is made of plywood.

​Bringing Out The Best In Design

The best in interiors, design and architecture was once again on show at the exhibition halls of Nord du Villepinte on January 20 to 24 2017 for another season of MAISON&OBJET Paris. With 2,871 exhibitors showing off their latest designs and innovations spread across eight halls, the fair was one of the biggest platforms for industry professionals and buyers to see the latest offerings from established and independent designers from all over the world.

An Architect's Vision Come True

With the rise of exclusive wellness retreats and sublime spas, Jean-Michel Gathy, master architect of Aman Sveti Stefan, Montenegro; Amanyara, Turks and Caicos; and Aman Venice Italy shares his design inspiration behind the creation of environments of rejuvenation and relaxation.

City Within A City

Spanning three city blocks, Brickell City Centre will soon be home to more than 100 global and local retail brands, showcasing the best Miami has to offer – all in one landmark setting.

Warehouse Revival

The last conserved warehouse in Singapore now restored wonderfully with a brand new purpose, in true representation of the island’s culture, heritage and context.

The Sound Cave

Legendary Toyo Ito puts life into the National Taichung Theater as he anatomises the entire fluid structure and breathes soul into it.

Covered In Tradition

Rich tones and refined shades define this new wallpaper collection

Loo And Behold

Technology, elegance and functionality come together in a potent mix to create the Antheus collection from Villeroy & Boch.

Through The Ages

This bedroom collection is your sturdy companion through time

Spring Is Here

Welcome the new season with a green-themed selection of home accessories

A New Stone Age

A New Stone Age

This Sedan Packs More Than A Few Design Stories Under Its Hood

This sedan packs more than a few design stories under its hood.

In the Shadows

Ennobling the natural geographic landscape and a simple inexpensive material, Architect Jean Verville creates an expressive form in the midst of a hemlock forest.

Brick Boxing

A brick building gives a Vietnamese artist a dedicated place for creating clay sculptures and potteries.

Designed For Learning

Architecture should not be side-lined when it comes to educational institutions. It can even help improve student performance.

Intelligent Integration

CannonDesign + NEUF architect(e)s lifts the veil on Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CHUM), the largest healthcare construction project in North America.

A Renewed Philosophy

A private residence in India unites traditional and modernity with its use of concrete, natural materials and the fundamentals of Vaastu Shastra.

Same Same But Different

A design museum in Zurich has received a new lease of life

Designer Shower

AXOR One has a new companion which will leave you feeling revitalised

Recognising The Best

An interior design awards gala showcased the best from Singapore and the region

They Came, They Played

Fun is the precursor to a good idea. SingaPlural 2018 set out to explore the truth behind this concept.

Luxurious Minimalism

Impeccably designed with all round wellness in mind, here is a retreat that pampers not only the body but also the senses with its contemporary luxe interior.

Cut Into Pitches

A minor setback turns into a major gain for this landed home in sunny Singapore.

Hailing Hybrids

SingaPlural 2019 places under the microscope the importance of multidisciplinary collaborations.

What Lies Beneath

It doesn’t look like much but this project has the potential to become a game-changer: Replacing construction steel with a bamboo fibre composite material as reinforcement in concrete. The Alternative Construction Materials team at the Future Cities Laboratory of the Singapore-ETH Centre is proposing this.

How To Be Different

Aesop has opened its first store in Penang, Malaysia. Its Retail Architectural Manager Denise Neri shares about its design inspiration and how the Australian brand conceptualises each one to be unique.

Home And Office

Two designers share their best practices when it comes to shaping the interiors of these two different spaces.

Play At Work

Shanghai has an exuberant new co-work venue: a collaboration between Linehouse and the WeWork in house design team, WeWork Weihai Lu melds history with modernity, opulence with tactility, and fiction with function.