From dealing with early indifference to Thai wellness traditions to attracting private equity, the brand is an exemplar of how the region is telling its own stories
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From dealing with early indifference to Thai wellness traditions to attracting private equity, the brand is an exemplar of how the region is telling its own stories
In Zhongshan, designers Alex Ho and OJ Miu have created a timeless sanctuary that prioritises sensory experience and raw, responsive materials
Jasper Morrison tells Design Anthology why he holds Sori Yanagi’s bowl and strainer in such high regard.
A guesthouse on the Great Barrier Reef is designed around the environment and the breezy entertaining of a sleek kitchen equipped with Fisher & Paykel appliances
The co-founder of acclaimed studio Edition Office is now at the helm of All Days, creating spaces that attest to his personal, humanistic approach to architecture
As Hakodate’s population declines despite record visitor numbers, Japanese hospitality company Staple is expanding its Portside Inn project with an eight-room hotel and a small restaurant, as part of a longer-term effort to revive the historic port city.
Moon Gang, Ubud’s newest stylish hideaway, has transformed an abandoned holiday villa into an experiment in music-led hospitality and cosmology-tinged wellness
Paris-based Studio Jouin Manku continues its long partnership with the Maison, creating a space that privileges light, serenity and artisanal touches
Yangon’s motorbike ban and right-hand-drive cars on the right side of the road reflect a city that defies easy logic. Acknowledging this chaotic charm is a roundabout way of staking my claim — Yangon, my home for the past decade, is one of the greatest cities I know.
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Reclaimed teak houses from Java, buried timber and jungle views that hypnotise — Ubud’s Hartland Estate is a home that ignites wonder
In rural Rambukkana, a nineteenth-century family residence has been restored as a six-suite retreat, with its climatic logic still determining how the house is experienced
As Hakodate’s population declines despite record visitor numbers, Japanese hospitality company Staple is expanding its Portside Inn project with an eight-room hotel and a small restaurant, as part of a longer-term effort to revive the historic port city.
Moon Gang, Ubud’s newest stylish hideaway, has transformed an abandoned holiday villa into an experiment in music-led hospitality and cosmology-tinged wellness
Twenty‑one years after its opening, Mandarin Oriental The Landmark, Hong Kong unveils a new design that pays homage to the city’s storied colonial past, heritage crafts and contemporary culture
Tristan Auer was given the unusual opportunity to revisit his own work and to reimagine the narrative behind the space
In Bangkok, long-time Aman architect Jean-Michel Gathy reveals how Vladislav Doronin’s vision is reshaping the cult hotel brand, as Aman’s ongoing urban experiment trades pure escapism for a more social, city-driven energy within seven acres of Nai Lert Park
Following an 18-month renovation, Park Hyatt Tokyo returns with a sensitive refresh by Jouin Manku, replacing much of the interior while preserving the spirit of the 1994 Tange–Morford original
With landscaping by July & Partners and rotating furnishings curated by Stream, the retreat functions both as a boutique hotel and an experiential showroom for a select number of guests
The Standard Pattaya Na Jomtien is the brand’s third Thai property, inspired by the sugar palm, sunset orange and sea breeze
Inside One Bangkok on Wireless Road, the new 244-room Andaz organises itself as a vertical neighbourhood, and hands its most prominent spaces to a roster of Thai women artists
At Kaipuu on the Reef in Quanzhou, Signyan’s renovation decision to expose rather than conceal the ancient granite beneath the building turned out to be its making
The new Four Seasons in Osaka splits its interiors between design firms Curiosity, Simplicity and Design Studio Spin. The smallest of the three commissions — Simplicity's tatami-floored Gensui — is also the most revealing
