
Design Anthology, Asia Edition, Issue 33
Design Anthology, Asia Edition, Issue 33
In our annual summer issue, our globetrotting editors take you inside some of the most sublime homes, hotels and more from Asia and beyond, making it the ideal partner to your cabin baggage or poolside cabana
Inside the issue
Dossier
Openings
A new store opening in Bangkok
Products
New collections and collaborations
Read
Upcoming and new books on design, art, interiors and architecture from the world’s best publishers
A Day in the Life
We spend a day in Bangkok with Charif Lona, founder and design director of multidisciplinary firm Studio Act of Kindness
Museum, Seoul
In renovating parts of South Korea’s National Hangeul Museum, Teo Yang took a minimalist approach to emphasising the history and significance of the storied script
Studio Culture
We go behind the scenes at Yellow Nose Studio, established in Berlin by Taiwanese natives Hsin-Ying Ho and Kai-Ming Tung
Office, Ho Chi Minh City
Designed by MIA, this new office responds to the frantic concrete development of the city by bringing the greenery indoors
Store, Bangkok
At P Palladio, the bold world of illustrator Pomme Chan and her interiors brand Swoon meets family-owned woodcraft business J. Timber
Style
Editor’s Picks
Season-appropriate pieces from brands we love
Profile
From his provincial Philippine roots to spending formative years in New York, serendipity has marked Manila-based Joseph Bagasáo’s colourful career
Wanderlust
Photo Essay, Yangon
Myanmar's storied former capital through the lens of Australian photographer Simon J Nicol
Openings
The best of the new boutique and luxury designer hotels from around the world
Vernissage
Art Fair, Seoul
We find out more about Frieze art fair’s Asia debut in Seoul later this year
Art Scene, Thailand
Thailand’s art scene is in bloom, energised by current events and driven by official and unofficial festivals
Home
Hong Kong
The Good Studio founder Kaye Dong’s coastal family home reflects her design expertise as well as her passion for wellness
Singapore
Park + Associates redesigned this Good Class Bungalow as a multigenerational home that makes room for four families and plenty of nature
Nandgaon
Designed by SPASM Design Architects, this linear home on a coconut grove is a meditation on nature, introspection and the relationship between ancient and modern technology
Ho Chi Minh City
StudioDuo designed this penthouse as a nature-infused respite from the dissonance of city life
Architectonics
Property Restoration, Indonesia
Project Etere breathes life into Bali’s unfinished buildings and offers a model for property development with a social impact
The Flâneur
Secrets in Lamu
A flâneur is an urban explorer — a connoisseur of the street. In our rotating column, guests share their musings, observations and critiques of the urban environment in cities around the world. In this issue, author Sarah Bullen explores the ancient winding streets and mesmerising landscapes of the Kenyan island of Lamu