Design Anthology, Asia Edition

Welcome to the first edition of a refreshed Design Anthology. What better time to bring something fresh to the table than the new year, and the Year of the Rabbit no less, the Chinese zodiac sign symbolising elegance and beauty, as well as peace and prosperity. You’ll notice a few changes, not all cosmetic. Aside from subtle updates to the design and layout of the magazine, we’ve brought Australia and New Zealand back into the editorial fold to create an Asia Pacific edition, which we intend to be even more impactful and maximise our reach. After a two-year hiatus from physical events, we have big plans to meet and interact with you, our audience, in 2023. We’re hosting the third edition of the Design Anthology Awards this year, with a stellar panel…

WEBSITE Updated throughout the week, our website is an inspiring resource for the best new interiors, architecture, design, travel and art stories design-anthology.com EMAIL The Dispatch is a collection of original stories from our globetrotting team delivered straight to your inbox each month design-anthology.com/dispatch PODCAST Take an international tour with The Design Dialogues as we meet some of the biggest names in design, architecture and interiors design-anthology.com/podcast AWARDS The awards for Asia Pacific’s design community, celebrating high-calibre work by emerging and established designers design-anthology.com/awards EVENTS We bring thought leaders together to explore the future of design and inspire the people making it happen design-anthology.com/events UK EDITION Get to know Europe’s creative community with Design Anthology UK, edited out of London and published by Astrid Media designanthologyuk.com SUBSCRIBE Receive two issues, plus exclusive invitations, discounts and access to the digital edition, with an annual…

Moebel Gallery Sydney Australian furniture, lighting and material importer Moebel has launched a gallery space in The Chocolate Factory, in Sydney’s Chippendale. The new space showcases a growing roster of artisanal brands such as Dimoremilano, SERVOMUTO, Giopato & Coombes, Man of Parts and Studio Raw Material, including pieces never before shown in Australia. Open to designers and architects by appointment, the gallery also houses Moebel’s finishes library, which offers designers the opportunity to customise individual pieces for specific projects. moebel.com.au The Goldwyn House Los Angeles In celebration of its 20th anniversary, American design gallery The Future Perfect has opened a new Los Angeles flagship, The Goldwyn House. Parts showroom, white cube exhibition space and permanent residence of founder David Alhadeff, and including 3,000 square metres of lush gardens, The Goldwyn House will incorporate custom works from…

01 B&B Italia × Monica Armani In this outdoor iteration of her Allure O’ table for B&B Italia, Monica Armani reinterprets the table’s graceful form for al fresco settings. The base frame uses the same moulded grey cement, but the top is made from a lightened grey concrete and glossy, glazed stoneware, a nostalgic material that harks back to traditional kitchens and is also robust and resistant to corrosive agents and stains. The surface material is manually glazed by airbrush, creating a unique depth and variety in colour. The table is available with a square or rectangular top and in two heights, and comes in ocean blue, clay or dove grey. bebitalia.com monica-armani.com 02 DeMuro Das Brian DeMuro and Puru Das, the founders of New Delhi- and New York-based design studio DeMuro Das, have launched…

BACKGROUND, FRAME, PLATFORM by Nazmi Anuar SUBURBIA PROJECTS Malaysian imprint Suburbia Projects’ first book is a call by architect and educator Nazmi Anuar to rethink architecture. ‘Why is good architecture synonymous to “foreground” buildings when architecture aims to create a dignified background of our lives?’ asks imprint founder and fellow architect Naadiya Hani in her introduction. The work is thus a manifesto of sorts. As the author describes the title, ‘The core idea… is that what is enabled by architecture — events, sets of relations, everyday life — is always more intriguing than the architectural object itself.’ The ideas are explicated through seven peripatetic illustrated chapters and an appropriately sardonic postscript on the author’s experience with architecture competitions. Though compact, the book covers informal urban adaptation, the importance of the commons, houses as homes,…

Silom Road, one of Bangkok’s most prominent arteries, is undergoing something of a renaissance thanks to upcoming mixed-use developments and its access to both public transport and the city’s green lung, Lumpini Park. But before the high-rises, Mass Transit System and legendary traffic, there was the Dusit Thani Bangkok Hotel. When it opened in 1970, it was not only the country’s tallest building, but a landmark of Thai hospitality. And 49 years later, when the hotel closed its doors, it was to make way for another landmark project. Developed by Dusit Thani PCL and retail giant Central Pattana, Dusit Central Park is an ambitious mixed-use development designed by architecture giant OMA and Thai firm Architects 49 (A49). The four-hectare megaproject comprises four structures, each designed according to feng shui and biophilic design…