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Theatre of arches

Theatre of arches

Neri&Hu’s design for the Cultural Arena at New Bund 31 Performing Arts Center makes a strong impression through differentiated spaces.

4 stylish Italian furniture pieces to covet

4 stylish Italian furniture pieces to covet

Unsurpassed branding, versatility, classic aesthetics, and iconicity. Who can resist Italian furniture? Arflex’s 2021 collection gave us four new reasons to keep the love affair going.

A sight to behold: The magic of expressive lighting

A sight to behold: The magic of expressive lighting

In a magical lighting installation designed by STUDIOX3, Stylecraft extends their European offering with an exciting new collaboration with Italian powerhouse, Artemide.

Really though, what value do hotels offer guests?

Really though, what value do hotels offer guests?

As the hospitality industry goes into a tailspin from the pandemic, hoteliers and designers alike are forced to reckon with the true value that hotels bring to guests.

Italian-Born Arflex Finds A Second Home At Space Furniture

Italian-Born Arflex Finds A Second Home At Space Furniture

Arflex has a long and proud history as one of Italy’s foremost furniture design and manufacture companies yet the latest chapter in its story takes place on Australian soil.

Neri&Hu creates a moment of pause

Neri&Hu creates a moment of pause

Neri&Hu inserted a dramatic courtyard into a rigid structure creating a moment of tranquillity at Alila Bangsar – a hotel sandwiched between Kuala Lumpur’s old and new.

Cubes 96: Consuming Encounters

Cubes 96: Consuming Encounters

What and how are we consuming in the spaces where we socialise, relax, play and shop? How are brand, experience and social interaction colliding in new ways? Cubes 96 takes a broad look at encounters of consumption.

Cubes 96: Consuming Encounters Is Out Now!

Cubes 96: Consuming Encounters Is Out Now!

What and how are we consuming in the spaces where we socialise, relax, play and shop? How are brand, experience and social interaction colliding in new ways? Cubes 96 takes a broad look at encounters of consumption.

10 Fabulous Furniture Pieces From W.Atelier’s Early Bird CNY Sale

10 Fabulous Furniture Pieces From W.Atelier’s Early Bird CNY Sale

From a chair debuted at the Salone del Mobile 2018 to an iconic table designed in 1946, W.Atelier’s CNY sale offers the latest and greatest from Italian brands LEMA and Zanotta. Here are our picks!

Light Years Ahead: Neri&Hu’s Light-Filled Space

Light Years Ahead: Neri&Hu’s Light-Filled Space

Design darlings Neri&Hu have repurposed a former restaurant at The Opposite House hotel into a resplendent, light-filled space with an ingenious reinterpretation of historical elements.

Stellar Works’ East-West Dialogue

Stellar Works’ East-West Dialogue

Shanghai-based Stellar Works sees itself as the first global furniture design brand from Asia, and has been building its presence steadily since its founding in 2012. In Milan this year, the brand presented a major installation in the Tortona district.

Stellar Works, From Asia to the World

Stellar Works, From Asia to the World

Shanghai-based Stellar Works sees itself as the first global furniture design brand from Asia, and has been building its presence steadily since its founding in 2012. In Milan this year, the brand presented a major installation in the Tortona district.