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TIM KOBE: The Power of Strategic Design
If you’re reading this on an Apple device, you’ve probably seen Tim Kobe’s work. He is the founder of Eight Inc, the strategic design firm responsible for creating the Apple Store. Since the first of...
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Mark Boddington: Our Designs Are so Exclusive, only 30 clients have them
Sculptural Pebble Bench Silverlining, a company that creates luxury furniture for super yachts, palaces, and private residences, has had only 30 clients in the last 29 years. The exclusivity points to...
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TALENIA PHUA GAJARDO: FROM ARCHITECTURE TO ART
Talenia Phua Gajardo has one simple yet fundamental criteria when appraising art: it has to be visually intuitive. The founder of online gallery The Artling scours Asia to unearth talented artists,...
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The Story of Carl Hansen & Søn
Like fine wine, terroir determines the quality of a piece of furniture from Carl Hansen & Søn. The family-run Danish furniture company exclusively uses wood from Denmark, which is made stronger by...
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Hear What Our 8 International Guests Have To Say At Singapore Indesign
# 1 Alberto Perazza Find him at XTRA Alberto Perazza is the Co-Managing Director of Magis – the second generation in the family-run Italian design brand. Perazza has maintained Magis’ focus on...
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The Man Behind Artemide
I first interviewed Ernesto Gismondi about 23 years ago for Interior Design magazine in the UK, long before I even thought of making a career in the lighting industry. Yet, throughout those years,...
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Alexander Lorenz: The Unexpected Designer
The partnership between Alexander Lorenz and Herman Miller appears to be a most unlikely one. Lorenz, who hails from Cologne, Germany, has a background in business administration, and a keen interest...
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Patrizia Moroso on being different
Patrizia Moroso was in town recently to celebrate the opening of the Moroso Showroom at XTRA and to give a talk at the National Design Centre. By the end of her lecture, in which the art director had...
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George Budiman: The Interior Design Industry’s Next Leap
As founding executive member of the Interior Design Confederation Singapore (IDCS) and having served the the Society of Interior Design Singapore prior, since 1999, before it merged with IDA eight...
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LIVING DIVANI: AN ONGOING STORY
Living Divani’s humble beginnings traces back to 1969 when Renata Pozzoli had just completed high school. She took over a small upholstery workshop with merely three employees. In the same year, she...
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4 Emerging Japanese Architects To Watch
Top image: Fumihiko Sano The Pool Aoyama by Nobuo Araki / The Archetype With all eyes on Japan for craftsmanship and design, the country is producing some of the most unique thinking and approaches to...
View ArticleMartin Leatham has been appointed Director of Scott Brownrigg Singapore
Martin Leatham has over 30 year’s professional experience on a wide range of projects within Southeast Asia, Australia and the Middle East, and has worked extensively on the master planning, design and...
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The Magis Way
Since hitting the scene 38 years ago, Italian furniture house Magis has earned a reputation in the design world as being quite the risk taker and industry maverick. It’s been largely due to the...
View ArticleWOODS BAGOT WELCOMES STEVE HARGIS
From his base in San Francisco where he has practiced for the past 20 years, Steve will direct the firm’s industry recognized consulting practice worldwide, serving clients across the firm’s industry...
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Tan Kok Hiang: A Mindful Practice
Top image: Almukminin Mosque Tan Kok Hiang, Principal Director of Forum Architects Can you share with us your journey as an architect? I knew I wanted to become an architect at the age of 14. I made...
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LAANK: ALL IN THE FAMILY
Creativity runs in the family for the Singapore-based interior architectural firm LAANK, set up and run by siblings Cherin and Clarence Tan since 2012. A young but flourishing firm, LAANK has already...
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Dedon: Weaving the Dream
“I always wanted something normal,” says the now 50-year-old Bobby Dekeyser. But normal is a path he was not destined to follow. Born in Leuven to a family of serial entrepreneurs, and raised in...
View ArticleRanko Kume Appointed New Head Of M Moser Kuala Lumpur
Born in Tokyo and raised in Singapore, Malaysia and the US, Ranko Kume joined the Kuala Lumpur team as an Associate and immediately played an important role in engaging with clients and designing...
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wynk;collaborative: Exploration through Collaboration
Top image (left to right): Dennis Huang, Leong Hon Kit and Si Jian Xin Founded by Si Jian Xin, Dennis Huang and Hon Kit Leong in 2011 as a small design start-up, wynk;collaborative rides on the...
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Experiencing WOW
Top image (left to right): Wong Chiu Man and Maria Warner Wong, founders of WOW Wong Chiu Man and Maria Warner Wong of WOW have invited me to their home for this interview, and it’s little wonder why....
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