Author Archives: Yen Kien Hang

Beirut Design Fair - What You Might Have Missed...

Amidst the busy September design schedule, you might have missed the Beirut Design Fair held last week at the Seaside Arena. Fear not, we are here to give you the low down on the 2nd edition of this new Lebanon design event....

October 02, 2018

London Design Festival: Asian Designers Edition...

London Design Festival celebrates and promotes London as the design capital of the world. But where did Asian designers stand amongst the crowd? We head to Decorex and London Design Fair to find out....

September 24, 2018

London Design Biennale: Winner & Highlights...

What are your Emotional States? At the second edition of London Design Biennale, nostalgia wins the biggest award while eco and smell-oriented installations are Asia's greatest feature....

September 14, 2018

Discover Qing Studio's 'Swifting' at EAST Design Show...

September is a busy month for the world of Chinese design: with a total of four major trade fairs in rotations, the lesser known EAST Design Show might be a force to be reckoned with - thanks to Qing Studio's well-curated show, ‘Swifting’....

September 13, 2018

Rising Talent Awards: Lebanon in the Spotlight...

With less than 2 weeks to go, young Lebanese designers are gearing up to take over the next edition of the Rising Talent Awards at MAISON&OBJET Paris....

August 24, 2018

Richard Yasmine: "My work acts as a reminder to society to connect with each other"...

If love at first sight exists, then Richard Yasmine's first impression at Milan Salone was a lasting one. We couldn't help but to ask him for his thoughts....

August 16, 2018

Hans Tan: "Practice creativity by not being afraid to fail"...

Winner of this year's President's Design Award, Hans Tan finally secured his highest achievement since setting up his studio in 2007. We talked to him about his design evolution and his hopes for young and aspiring designers....

July 29, 2018

Applause for the Newbies (Part 3)...

In this last segment of our new design graduates review, we reached across the pond to the annual New Designers show in London and got a first look at our creative future....

July 20, 2018

Applause for the Newbies (Part 2)...

For Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts' graduates, there is an ultimate goal for designs to come to fruition. With that in mind, an array of ready-to-produce products emerged....

July 13, 2018

Applause for the Newbies (Part 1)...

With its centennial birthday in full swing, CAFA's newly graduated designers did not disappoint, showcasing their eye-catching and often poetic interpretations of Chinese designs....

July 09, 2018

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