We spend a day with legendary product designer Naoto Fukasawa in his Tokyo home and studio space

The biannual briefing from Design Anthology’s editors on the most interesting things to see, places to go and books to read

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

In Noida’s Skymark building, Melt evokes the movement and textures of the bar’s signature chocolate cocktails and desserts. Here Pantone Collective founder Tanya Chutani tells us more about her studio’s concept

The New Blue Bottle Coffee venue in Nagoya was realised in local materials by Keiji Ashizawa Design, and aimed at a diverse crowd. Founder Keiji Ashizawa takes us behind the scenes

Osaka Art & Design returns for a second year, bringing together culture, craft and commerce under the theme of ‘resonance’

Basao’s new teahouse in Xiamen is the latest in a partnership between the brand and design studio Building Narrative

Taiwanese tea purveyor Pouyuenji has opened its first physical location in Kyoto, under the creative guidance of illustrious designer Tony Chi

The latest from Indonesian hospitality heavyweight Potato Head, Dome is a new restaurant and natural wine bar in the OMA-designed cavern at Seminyak’s Desa Potato Head

New brand Permanent Resident brings a stylish take to upcycled, pre-owned and vintage furniture

Skincare icon Aesop’s first stand-alone store in Thailand makes its home in Bangkok’s Thonglor neighbourhood, with interiors by Chiang Mai-based studio Sher Maker

In the heart of old Helsinki, Shanghai- and Helsinki-based Yatofu Creatives has realised a contemporary hospitality space that pays tribute to Finnish craft. Studio founders Yihan Xiang and Angela Lindahl tell us more

SSAA Studio’s renovation of a three-storey Bangkok townhouse has opened the space to nature and introduced a palette of soothing natural materials

In Hong Kong’s Tai Hang enclave, Adrian Chan Design and Research Office has created an apartment with a minimal look and thoughtful functionality. Principal Adrian Chan tells us more

Hong Kong studio Lim + Lu has created a calm residence on Victoria Peak that maximises the location’s panoramic vistas. Founders Vincent Lim and Elaine Lu tell us more

In its new Milan store in Piazza Cordusio, Aesop offers a moment of quiet contemplation with an architectural installation by Nicolas Schuybroek

Our editor’s briefing of what to see and where to be during the year’s biggest design event

Melbourne-based designers David Flack and Volker Haug come together to exhibit a new collection of lighting design, influenced by the interior design projects from which many of the pieces originate

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

Design-forward audio brand KEF and tony menswear label The Armoury have opened a temporary listening room in the recently launched Pedder Arcade