Design Diary International - 2026/Issue-03/ Vol- 01

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The third issue of Design Diary International is anchored by our cover story, an exclusive conversation with Jason deCaires Taylor, whose work continues to challenge how we understand sculpture, environment, and permanence. Working beneath the surface, his practice collapses the distance between art and ecology, reminding us that design today must engage with responsibility as much as expression.

That sensibility carries through the rest of the issue. Contemporary work sits alongside this history with equal restraint. Projects by Norm Architects, Trung Tran Studio, RK Malik & Associates, Workshop for Metropolitan Architecture, and Apoorva Shroff are read through material choice, spatial clarity, and the everyday rhythms they support, rather than through stylistic gestures. Each reflects a measured approach to building, one that prioritises longevity over visual noise.

Design, in this issue, is allowed to move freely across scales. A long-form interview with Femo Wong, founder of Femo Design, traces a practice shaped by collecting, making, and close engagement with craft. Elena Salmistraro’s work follows a different trajectory, crossing product design, art, and illustration without settling into a single discipline. History enters through a study of early throne chairs, where furniture functioned as authority and symbol long before comfort became its concern.

This issue brings together practices, places, and ideas that share a commitment to depth, context, and thoughtfulness. The intention is not to present answers, but to offer space for reflection, where design is understood as something shaped over time, through use, care, and consequence.

Thank you for reading and for supporting a publication shaped by independence, curiosity, and a sincere respect for the world of design.