Asia/Pacific
Concept stores may be common today, but 10 Corso Como was way ahead of the pack 22 years ago, blending art, design, cuisine and culture into one holistic retail vision. A former fashion editor for magazines such as Italian Elle and Vogue, founder Carla...
MILAN – The world’s biggest furniture fair, Salone Internazionale del Mobile, is where fresh design concepts are presented, and the automotive world is no exception. This year, Renault, BMW and Hyundai showed just how their cars are driven by design...
SINGAPORE – With 16 offices across four continents, hospitality interior design giant Hirsch Bedner Associates (HBA) counts many of the world’s top hotel names as clients, from Waldorf Astoria, Ritz-Carlton, Four Seasons to St. Regis. With growth exploding...
In a Japanese music scene finely tuned and controlled by giant management agencies, creative artists are few and far between. Ayako Mori, better known as Salyu, has earned a reputation as one of Japan's most enigmatic and mysterious singers, having used...
SINGAPORE — The voyage will continue for Tumi and Anna Sui in 2013, as they reunite for a second season to introduce a new stylish travel collection. ...
SINGAPORE – International art fairs should not just be spaces for selling art, says Lorenzo Rudolf, director of Art Stage Singapore, they also have a role to play in developing an eco-system between artists, galleries, and collectors. And where the galleries...
In its heydays in the 1930s-40s, Hotel Majestic was regarded as one of Southeast Asia’s grandest hotels. Business waned though and the building was used for other purposes, including as Malaysia’s National Art Gallery between 1983 and 1998. The historical...
The latest urban oasis in Singapore’s bustling city center has found a home in a row of renovated 1920s Peranakan-styled buildings that incorporate some of the original timber flooring and traditional windows.Peranakan refers to the culture that developed...
SINGAPORE – The Asian Civilisations Museum (ACM) will be adding a new wing to its landmark colonial-era buildings by 2015.Designed by Singaporean architects GreenhilLi Consultants, the new wing clad in titanium will be a distinctive architectural departure...
QUEENSLAND, Australia — Established in 1993, the Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (APT) is the Queensland Art Gallery and Gallery of Modern Art’s flagship international contemporary art event, and the only major exhibition series in...
