With a tip of the hat to Chinese culture and urban context, Aedas crafted a thoughtful approach for the Olympia 66 retail complex, providing generous community spaces and plazas with integrated landscapes Even before it was built, Aedas’ Olympia 66 was winning awards, from being shortlisted at the Global RLI Awards in 2011 in the Future …
Established by Patrick Leung in 1997, PAL Design Group continues to make waves in the Hong Kong design scene with its latest restaurant opening: Sky Boss Located in the iconic International Commerce Centre building (ICC), Sky Boss sits on the 101st floor, allowing guests the opportunity to truly dine amidst the clouds. Presenting Guangdong cuisine with …
Ben Chiu is executive director and international curator of the annual Taiwan Designers’ Week. On a recent trip to Taipei, Perspective sat down with him to learn about the growing design industry in the region How did you get involved with Taiwan Designers’ Week (TWDW)? I actually studied industrial design in a different part of the country, …
At the recent London Design Fair, Turkish glassware brand Nude showcased its latest collections, created by world-renowned designers from across the globe Nude creates its products solely from lead-free crystal glass, making the firm’s collections some of the most delicate and transparent in the world of glass. At the recent London Design Fair, the company unveiled …
Located in the eastern Dutch city of Enschede, Villa CG employs a unique horizontal form and is the latest residential project from Powerhouse Company Villa CG sits on Museumlaan: a new, particularly special avenue reserved for designs by architects of national and international standing, including SeARCH, Erick van Egeraat and Bolles+Wilson. The clients, a family of four, commissioned …
Kokaistudios has transformed a 1920’s historical villa into the House of Grace Chen, a Haute Couture retail outlet in the heart of Shanghai This newly finished office incorporates a showroom, gallery, library, show kitchen, VIP suite as well as fitting rooms and office rooms. The design was done in collaboration with fashion designer Grace Chen, with emphasis …