Design Anthology, Asia Pacific Edition

Design Anthology, Asia Edition is a luxury interiors, design, art and architecture magazine, with a strong focus on Asia and it's burgeoning creative scene. Aimed at a sophisticated, well-travelled audience, we aim to provide a reading experience that will transport and inspire you.

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Design Anthology, Asia Pacific Edition

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Dossier • People, products and places to know

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

Cultural Heartbeat • Aesop has become known as much for its skincare formulations as for its support of cultural and creative endeavours the world over. In Asia, the brand continues to both catalyse and partake in key cultural moments

Circle of Life • Designed by architecture firm Walter Brooke, Evergreen Community Precinct diverts the process of loss and grief into a space for community and connection.

Calm & Collected • Studio Gardner’s founders Joseph Gardner and Aaron Wong established the gallery in Sydney’s Rushcutters Bay as a space to share their collection of contemporary and vintage design objects from around the world.

Material Allure • Heami Lee’s silver vessels are marked by their restraint and simplicity, qualities that hint at the time-honoured process behind their creation.

Light Years • With growing international interest and a series of high-profile collaborations, craft and heritage remain at the heart of Kojima Shoten, the Kyoto lantern workshop whose history dates back to the late 18th century.

New Roots • AlvinT’s contemporary furniture draws on Indonesia’s rich heritage

The Art of Tai Ping • Heritage craft rug brand Tai Ping has collaborated with acclaimed artist and designer Stanley Wong, aka anothermountainman, on a new showroom that brings together the functional and emotional.

Style • Fashion for the design-conscious

Honest Luxury • Tibetan studio Norlha weaves new life into Tibetan heritage, redefining modern luxury by preserving age-old traditions in its khullu yak wool garments.

New Uniform • Updated shapes and shades to see you through the new season

Wanderlust • Designer destinations

Soft Landing • Cathay Pacific has long set itself apart as a design-led airline, becoming known for creating a sense of home in its cabins and lounges. From working with collaborators like John Pawson and Ilse Crawford to carefully considered seating finishes and even an on-board art programme, the airline’s approach to the passenger experience is rooted in creating environments that are sensory, tactile and, above all, human.

Seoul Essentials • Few cities have known changes as dramatic as Seoul. The 1950s Korean War wiped out centuries of architectural history, razing the peninsula and its capital to the ground. South Korea has, however, since achieved a historic feat: not only has it risen from the ashes to become an economic powerhouse, it has also grown into a thriving centre for design, art and fashion. The city is the symbol of this transformation: Italian sports cars cruise on boulevards paved over former rice paddies, and skyscrapers rise where huts once stood. Seoul rarely stands still: that sense of change, albeit contradictory and even chaotic at times, is one of many reasons why you should discover this fascinating city. There’s newness at every turn, and its magnetism continues to draw a creative set from around the world.

Checking In • Our pick of the latest design-forward lodgings from around the world

Heritage Reimagined • Lanson...