The 2023 edition of Hong Kong’s leading annual design and innovation conference will present a robust programme focused on urban planning and new urban models, transformative brands and consumer experience, and technology and future trends

Since its founding in 1987, Antipodean skincare brand Aesop has been renowned for its commitment to design and hospitality. Each one of the 400-plus Aesop stores is unique, conceived by designers and architects from around the world but always with the same emphasis on product, place and people

The National Taiwan Craft Research and Development Institute (NTCRI) continues to champion the use of bamboo in craft and industry, supporting bamboo artisans and highlighting their work ahead of the 2024 World Bamboo Congress

Renowned photographer Douglas Friedman has reimagined one of Kohler’s most iconic advertisements using the new Numi 2.0 toilet

Bespoke rug producer Tai Ping has collaborated with Italian designer Elena Salmistraro to produce a series of six hand-tufted rugs inspired by the human hand as a symbol of connection and exchange

Lamitak and local collaborators PPP Coffee and Soilboy presented a contemplative space at FIND – Design Fair Asia 2023 that offered respite and a beautiful aesthetic

Under the guidance of design director Justin Hutchinson, Australian brand Kett’s furniture is made in Melbourne but intended to be part of the wider design ecosystem

Since its founding in 1987, Antipodean skincare brand Aesop has been renowned for its commitment to both design and hospitality. Its new headquarters and laboratory in Melbourne’s Collingwood reflect this long-standing commitment to the creative and the considered

The top 20 designs for a new monument at Da Lat’s Valley of Love have been selected as part of the Global Monument Design Competition, with the winner announced at the end of June 

During Milan Design Week, Kohler celebrated art, colour and innovation with the work of five artists, including an installation by Janet Echelman and new limited-edition Artist Editions® pieces

Hong Kong is home to some of the world’s most compelling buildings, from historic monuments to modern masterpieces. Don’t miss these six landmarks in your architectural explorations

Launched on 7 March, the Global Monument Design Competition calls on designers and architects to pay homage to the city of Da Lat through a monument inspired by love

Creativity, community and inclusivity are the watchwords of Hong Kong’s Harbourfront Shared Spaces, playful and engaging public spaces by the sea

Upcoming mixed-use developed Dusit Central Park promises to be a new urban landmark. OMA and Architects 49 have created two new residential concepts that offer all the luxury of the famed Dusit Thani Bangkok Hotel with a connected community lifestyle

Long-time Aesop collaborators MLKK Studio reimagined a ubiquitous residential building material for the brand’s new Fashion Walk store in Hong Kong

In cool Kichijoji, Aesop’s latest Tokyo store was designed by Schemata Architects as an exercise in sustainability and community involvement

Lanterns and circles are two central motifs in Aesop’s Jing An Kerry Centre store, for which the designers looked to the nearby Jing'an Temple for inspiration

Bamboo scaffolding, neon lights, tiled facades and Hollywood Road — each of these is synonymous with Hong Kong, and they all come together to stunning effect in Aesop’s new Hollywood Road store

Designed by architecture firm Samuso Hyojadong, Aesop Seochon is modelled on the traditional open-sided pavilion and invites people, nature and the elements in

At this year’s Maison&Objet Paris, the Taiwan Crafts & Design pavilion exhibited dozens of locally crafted pieces under the theme The Taiwanese Crafts Equation