How Ethical, Sustainable Design Involves Not Just Materials, But Also Places And People

Brien Chua of HOUZE on how ethical, sustainable design involves not just materials, but also places and people.

Home Design That Has Evolved To Accommodate Living And Working At Home

As the pandemic becomes endemic, it gives rise to a new normal. LYNN TAN finds out how this home's design has evolved to accommodate living and working at home.

What's Trending & What We Think Overcoming Covid-19 Together

The Hard Truth

FAMILIAL ELEGANCE

A new baby marks the beginning of a new chapter and a new home in the lives of a newly-wed couple and six children from their first marriage. LYNN TAN takes a look at how KNOF Design went about it.

Vivid Colours, Bold Wallpaper And Patterned Tiles

This home showcases the owners' personality to maximum advantage with vivid colours, bold wallpaper and patterned tiles. Melody Bay takes a tour.

How To Have A Japandi-Style Condominium Unit With Loft!

From the outside, you cannot tell that this compact one-bedroom, Japandi-style condominium unit has a loft. ASIH JENIE discovers how.

Glamorous Home For Entertaining In Style

This walk-up apartment has been beautifully renovated to create a glamorous home for entertaining in style. Asih Jenie susses out the details.

One-Stop Shop For Home Furnishings

Furniture retailer P5’s latest brand partnership is a one-stop shop for home furnishings.

Give Your Early 20th-Century House A New Look

Copenhagen-based designer Cora Lucaz gave this early 20th-century house a new look by playing with opposites and mixing styles and periods. KARINE MONIE learns more.

Singapore Pavilion At Expo 2020 Dubai

A layered design and passive energy-saving strategies show how architecture can coexist with nature.

GLORIETTA

Designed by Alexander & Co, this bar and restaurant brings an Italian vibe to Sydney.

CARROTSTICKS & CRAVINGS, STANLEY STREET

The third outpost of this Aussie-inspired cafe features an interior designed by celebrated hospitality designer Isabelle Miaja.

KINK BAR & RESTAURANT

The restaurant, bar and culinary laboratory in one brightens up its industrial surroundings.

Playfully Eclectic Furnishing Inspired By Mid-Century Modern Aesthetics

This rare corner conservation HDB flat in Tiong Bahru features clever spatial strategy and playfully eclectic furnishing inspired by mid-century modern aesthetics. ASIH JENIE takes a tour.

Ideas And Inspiration From Those In The Know

Ideas And Inspiration From Those In The Know

How To Make Your City Apartment Feel Like An Idyllic Tropical Villa

Integrating the outdoors and indoors in a seamless spatial transition was key to making this Brazilian city apartment feel like an idyllic tropical villa. MELODY BAY discovers more.

Convert Your Four-Room HDB Flat Into A Trendy Downtown Loft

This sleek apartment looks more like a trendy downtown loft than the four-room HDB flat that it really is, thanks to the careful curation of colours and designer furnishings by the savvy owners. MELODY BAY finds out more.

Colours And Curves

Curved elements and contrasting colours give this home a unique, refreshing look. LYNN TAN succumbs to the seductive silhouettes and eye-catching hues.

Bynd Artisan + Sunday Folks

Both a shopping experience and a cafe, this new concept store at ION celebrates the strong bond between two popular home-grown brands.

Apartment That Marries A Scandi-Boho Style And Functionality

Second time’s the charm for this family of three, who engaged the designer who worked on their first home. Their new, upgraded apartment effectively marries a Scandi-boho style and family-focused functionality. MELODY BAY finds out more.

How To Design A Practical And Stylish Yet Timeless Bedroom For Your Child!

Your child’s bedroom plays a vital role in their development. Here’s how to design a practical and stylish yet timeless one that grows with them.

New Home, New Chapter

For many newly-weds, happily-ever-after begins with a home where they can build a life and family together. LYNN TAN checks out this self-designed flat that reflects not just the couple’s tastes and aesthetic preferences, but also their philosophies in life.

THE HARI HONG KONG

Exuding an updated, mid-century modern vibe, this boutique hotel in Wan Chai brings London’s tailored yet approachable attitude to Hong Kong.

5 Tips To Achieve The Breathtakingly Chic Look For Your Kitchen

An all-white kitchen can look either sterile or breathtakingly chic. Here are five tips on how to achieve the latter look.

Define Your Minimalist Style

We take a look at three styles of minimalism from three regions.

How To Lift Monochromatic Look

The monochromatic look may be timeless and sophisticated but it is in danger of appearing too clinical or monotonous. Here’s how to lift its appeal.

Sparking Joy During A Pandemic

It’s been several years since the world first became obsessed with the idea of a clean, Zen-like existence. As boundaries and design concepts have evolved drastically since then, is the KonMari method still a thing? We ask Eve Wee-Ang, Singapore’s first KonMari-certified consultant.

The Art Of Contradiction

Through his crossed-out letters proposing different points of view, Rio de Janeiro-based artist Rero has perfected the longstanding French tradition of contradiction.Y-JEAN MUNDELSALLE discovers more about the artist’s creative journey, the evolution of his work, and the significance of the strikethrough and ellipsis at the end of his typographic artworks.

HAFARY GALLERY

Spanning 20,000 sq ft, the new floor in Hafary Gallery’s latest expansion showcases its new large-format porcelain slabs in a series of imaginative spaces.

DAVID GAN

Co-founder and CIO of F&B group Tipsy Collective, David Gan talks about giving back during humanitarian missions, when he’s most inspired and what helps him relax after a long day.