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.

It Takes Two • Design Anthology’s new editors-in-chief reflect on the magazine’s ten-year history and the power of pairing up.

Design Anthology, Asia Pacific Edition

OUR WORLD

Dossier • People, products and places to know

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

Centre Unfolding • New Japanese brand Centre makes its debut with an elegant foldable table that speaks to the founders’ philosophies of connection, freedom and flexibility.

A Dance with Time • As founder of Chinese luxury lifestyle brand Shang Xia, Jiang Qiong Er is dedicated to raising the profile of design and craft from her homeland. Working with European brands and institutions, she acts as a cultural ambassador, bringing Chinese art to a global audience.

Made By Her

Work-Life Balance • There aren’t many items for daily living that venerable Japanese product designer Naoto Fukasawa hasn’t reimagined at some point in his decades-long career, so it’s unsurprising that almost every object in his serene riverside atelier and home in Tokyo was designed by him, each reflecting the quiet mix of intuitive function, pared-back form and timeless beauty for which he has long been famed.

Built to Last

Style • Fashion for the design-conscious

Farm to Closet • Indonesian social enterprise SukkhaCitta pioneers fair and responsible systems at every stage of a garment’s life cycle.

For All Seasons • Whether you’re headed to cooler climes or revelling in a year-round summer, these brands and collaborations ensure an enviable ensemble no matter the temperature.

Wanderlust • Designer destinations

Sixth Sense • Six Senses has joined the world’s biggest hospitality groups in hotel hotspot Kyoto with its second urban offering. Realised by Blink Design Group, the group’s first Japan opening focuses on the brand’s key pillars of wellness, sustainability and a strong connection to local cultural heritage.

Dispatch from the Steppes • The homeland of Genghis Khan is known for its dramatic landscapes, nomadic culture and ancient traditions that are still upheld today.

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

Vernissage • Perspectives from the art world

The Poetics of Land • Australian poet and artist Tais Rose Wae has found a new language at her loom, weaving colours and textures to tell stories of her heritage.

Foreigners Everywhere • Asian artists are increasingly visible at the Venice Biennale, with national pavilions and collateral events around the city highlighting artistic production from the region.

Home • Spaces that inspire

Island Haven

Coastal Charm

One Small Touch

In Harmony

Architectonics • Surveying the built environment

Untapped Potential • Bangkok’s BTS Skytrain winds its way over the city, where pedestrians and street economies exist on the ground and luxury malls and development soar up above — but it also presents new possibilities for urban mobility in the Thai capital.

Business As Usual