With Singapore Design Week kicking off in just a few weeks, we’ve rounded up our picks of what to see and do during the annual city-wide festival

From the bright minds of The Lo & Behold Group, New Bahru is a 20,000-square-metre lifestyle destination in Singapore’s River Valley neighbourhood where more than 40 businesses, from cafes and restaurants to retail and wellness, have set up shop, giving the old school a new lease on life.

Sohen Studio looks to Japanese domestic traditions to create an exemplar of living small yet well

Curated by Design Anthology co-founder Suzy Annetta, as part of Singapore’s FIND – Design Fair Asia in September, Emerge shines a spotlight on recently graduated and emerging designers from Southeast Asia. We speak with Suzy and curatorial assistant Alysia Soon to find out more

A restaurant and cooking club focused on circularity has taken over a 4,000 square-metre site in Singapore’s Dempsey Hill, a collaboration between architects OMA, Potato Head co-founder Ronald Akili and chefs Matthew Orlando and Will Goldfarb

Takenouchi Webb has designed an elegant, textural apartment in Singapore, led by the family’s different interests

WOHA has transformed four historic shophouses into 21 Carpenter, a new boutique hotel in Singapore

An architect, interior designer and builder come together to create BASA, a paint shop and retail concept in Singapore’s Joo Chiat 

New & Kawakami Architects renovated this compact home in Singapore to become a family’s charming weekend residence. Studio principals Yi Tian New and Hiroshi Kawakami share more

Mikael Teh, founder of Monocot Studio, speaks to us about his firm’s renovation of a heritage Tiong Bahru apartment

Led by the city’s insatiable appetite for good food, it’s no surprise that Singapore’s restaurant and bar scene continues to flourish. Here are the newest standout spots, spaces that give as much attention to their interiors as their dishes

We round up some of our must-see events and installations during Singapore Design Week 2023, all taking place under the theme ‘Better by Design’

In this Singapore home, L Architects injects bursts of delight into everyday functions with nature-filled corners and nostalgic references

In Singapore, local interior design firm Studio Metanoia took inspiration from Eastern European villas and the wabi-sabi aesthetic to realise this couple’s apartment immersed in lush vegetation. Studio lead Cher Lin and interior designer Wei Ting Tan share more about the project

On the outskirts of Singapore, Right Angle Studio designed this airy, serene duplex with a seamless connection to the outdoors. Here design director Alex Liu and art and business director Jay Liu share more about the project

Singaporean creative consultancy Hjgher works across brand strategy, interior design and art direction, with every project emphasising authentic voices and meaningful experiences

Designed by Tsukurto, Homeground Coffee Roasters’ new location in Singapore feels more like visiting someone’s home

In Singapore, Open Studio took a sensory, storytelling approach to designing Seroja, a new restaurant celebrating the flavours and culture of the Malay Archipelago. Here studio lead Jun Nan Lam tells us more about the project

Takenouchi Webb weaves together breezy, casual materials with modern flair at the new location of Singaporean nasi lemak restaurant The Coconut Club

In designing this young couple’s first home in Singapore, Tunisha Kapadia of studio nátu worked to establish a balance between the bold and the minimalist in a modern and functional apartment. Here Kapadia tells us more about the project