Design Anthology, Asia Edition

Warmer weather, longer days, fresh tropical fruit, trips to the beach and swimming in the ocean — these are just a few of my favourite things about summer. They’re always welcome markers of the change in season, much like the arrival of the annual summer edition of Design Anthology. In this issue, one of our favourites to research and put together each year, we’ve scoured the region for stories about culture, creativity, commerce and contemporary living: from a lush space in Ho Chi Minh that looks more like a greenhouse than an office, to a community architecture project in Bali run by a local design collective. We’re also thrilled to share four stunning homes — in Hong Kong, Singapore, India and Vietnam — that reflect an equally stunning range of personalities.…

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British designer Alexander Lamont has worked in Thailand for more than two decades. His Bangkok-based workshop houses craft ateliers for various natural materials, and artisanal techniques form an integral part of each one of Lamont’s furniture, lighting, wall covering and accessory designs. Now, following the brand’s flagship store in London’s Design Centre Chelsea Harbour, Alexander Lamont has opened a new gallery in the creative hub of Warehouse 30 on the Chao Phraya. The two-level Gallery takes over a traditional shophouse building; the ground floor showcases the brand’s handcrafted gifts, accessories and decorative items, while upstairs are furniture, lighting and wall hangings curated in a tranquil showroom designed for homeowners, interior designers and architects. Whether a delicate gilded vessel made from horse-tail hair, natural lacquer and pure gold leaf, or a cabinet made…

Salvatori × John Pawson Italian natural stone specialist Salvatori has teamed up with renowned British architect John Pawson to produce Omphalos, a collection of coffee tables crafted in serene Bianco Carrara marble and Crema d’Orcia limestone. The collection references the Greek creation myth in which Zeus used two eagles to locate the centre of the world, its omphalos or ‘navel’. Pawson draws on this concept of centrality, and the resulting tables draw the gaze almost involuntarily. Omphalos tables are available in circular and rectangular versions, and feature concealed bases that make them appear to hover quietly just above the ground. salvatoriofficial.com/ johnpawson.com stem. Aman Bhayana and Sugandhi Mehrotra of Noida-based studio stem. have released a new series of handcrafted table objects in aluminium, brass and gunmetal bronze. The bookend, pen stand, pen tray, table…

01 Barefoot Living by Natalia Swarz HÔTEL WEEKEND The increasing pace of life seems to be leading to an uptick in the number of ‘slow’ books that remind us of the value in reducing our pace and inspire us to do just that. Barefoot Living explores the picturesque destinations where creative consultant and globetrotter Natalia Swarz has felt the least hurried. From the Mediterranean coast to various sunny isles, countryside locales and, surprisingly, cities, the book explores homes, guest houses and boutique hotels belonging to people who embrace a quieter existence. Each section includes a part on setting the table, a fundamental sensory experience of slowness and locale, as well as sundry musings and appropriately torpid photography. 02 Faye Toogood: Drawing, Material, Sculpture, Landscape edited by Alistair O’Neill PHAIDON Faye Toogood established her studio almost 15 years ago and…

Learn more louispoulsen.com When Danish architect Vilhelm Lauritzen designed Radiohuset in the 1940s — the functionalist building that housed the headquarters of national Danish broadcaster DR in Copenhagen until 2006 — he didn’t know that the fixtures he created for the space would become icons themselves. Now, eight decades later, Danish lighting manufacturer Louis Poulsen has revisited Lauritzen’s archive and introduced updated versions of his original studio wall lamp, paying homage to the late architect and to the spirit of Danish functionalism. Originally designed to be placed on the wall outside the broadcaster’s recording studio to indicate, with a green or red light, whether the studio was recording, the opaline glass lamp was also used throughout the Radiohuset. It was designed around the same period as Lauritzen’s famous VL38 Table lamp, VL…