In Singapore, chef Mirko Febbrile and Nice Projects have combined a pasta bar and fine-dining restaurant to craft one memorable destination, Somma

Design Trust celebrates a decade of community-focused design initiatives with talks, tours and mentorship that illuminate and examine Hong Kong and its environs

Wunderwall Design has transformed an abandoned pre-war building into Peninsula House restaurant in Penang, where grand original features combine with antique furniture, natural materials and plenty of charm

This house by Caceres + Tous takes its cues from the surrounding landscape to create a cool space with a hilltop aspect and beach views

Japanese furniture firm Time & Style has created a new collection for Noma Kyoto that also retails. Designers OEO Studio tell us more

Designart Tokyo put on an intriguing show for its eighth edition, with a combination of vintage and contemporary designs that both answered and raised questions about our relationship with the material environment

Janu Tokyo marks Aman Group’s first step into a more connected, urban hospitality experience, blending local influences with a global spirit, all designed by longtime Aman collaborator Jean-Michel Gathy’s Denniston

Five-day Korean design event Define Seoul sits alongside its well-established art fair counterparts, adding a new dimension to the nation’s ever-increasing cultural capital

Cathay Pacific’s long-haul business-class seats get their first upgrade since 2016 and prove that an aircraft can, in fact, make you feel right at home

The fourth iteration of the Bangkok Art Biennale brings international artists and a broader approach to the works on display across the city

The New Bahru studio of Off Duty Pilates goes beyond traditional gym design, eschewing many of the typical features in favour of a warmer, more welcoming feel

VS redefines the term ‘raw bar’, delivering delicate bowls of soba downstairs and an outpost of natural wine bar and retailer Virtus upstairs in delightfully unpolished concrete confines

Lanson Place has opened its first Australian hotel, Lanson Place Parliament Gardens, in the historic Salvation Army Printing Works in Melbourne, while the Hong Kong hotel gets a sophisticated update by  Pierre-Yves Rochon

Taiwan’s Horizontal Studio created this mountain retreat for a client with a love of tranquillity and harmony with the landscape, combining traditional Taiwanese architectural and craft elements with local art and plants

With architecture by Kengo Kuma, Kyoto’s newest luxury hotel delivers the studio’s signature use of wood alongside traditional Japanese interiors and a nod to the site’s origins as a ryokan

This November sees Hong Kong host the SaloneSatellite Permanent Collection 1998-2024, a celebration of 25 years of Salone del Mobile’s exhibition of young designers, on show overseas for the first time

Curated by Hong Kong design studio Lim + Lu, the Hong Kong Design Annex is both a prelude to the upcoming SaloneSatellite Permanent Collection 1998–2024 exhibition and an intriguing event in its own right

Southeast Asian designers come together at Emerge during Singapore’s Design Week, demonstrating the region’s creative potential 

Designed by Rafaelmiranti Architects, new Thai grill restaurant Young combines heritage architecture and contemporary interiors in a leafy pocket of Indonesia’s commercial capital

Architectural surface specialist Cosentino has launched two new collections, Le Chic Bohème by Silestone® XM and Dekton Pietra Edition, continuing the brand’s mission to produce sustainable, durable, and innovative surfaces that seamlessly blend into and enhance any contemporary space, whether indoors or out.