Design Anthology

It’s said that a change is as good as a holiday. We set out to bring you both with this issue — a slightly refreshed layout, courtesy of our new art director (the change) and a bevy of wanderlust-inducing locales (the holiday, or at least a virtual o

Taiwan-based Studio Lim describes itself as material-driven and focused on merging craft with industrial manufacturing. The duo behind the brand, Yun-Ting Lin and Patricia Lip, has realised this in a beautiful collection of tableware called Fibrewood

Long-time collaborators Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby founded their eponymous studio just over a decade ago, based on a research-led approach to creating improved everyday design objects, from furniture and household objects to public installations.

Design Anthology: When did you first know that design was your chosen career path? Furong Chen: A few years ago, I participated in an exhibition called Metaphysics. We drove a van and travelled more than 10,000 kilometres across China looking for s

I was asked to be the art director of MUJI in 2001, a time when the brand was already successful. At that time, my role was to explain the MUJI concept to the world. I was trying to find the best way to explain the concept and it was then that I foun

When Sasha Young founded online artisan design company Wright & Smith, she envisioned a new way of buying beautifully crafted accessories and furniture, all without having to leave your armchair. But less than two years on, her offline business is bi

The iconic Paper Moon restaurant in Milan is a stalwart of the local dining scene and is known to all who frequent the city for its annual fashion and design weeks. First opened in 1977 by the Galligani family, the brand has since seen international

‘W hat do we need those for?’ he asked, pointing to my newly purchased set of army-green folding chairs. After years of travel, my husband and I had stopped buying souvenirs; bulky ones, in particular, were reserved for special finds, making this acq