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Art & DesignDecember 6, 2019July 22, 2024

Designs on Asia: The Pansodan in Yangon, Myanmar

Looking out to the Yangon riverfront, the street housing the regal Strand Hotel is full of historical and aesthetic value. You start with the old Tele…

Art & DesignNovember 16, 2019January 21, 2020

Singapore Biennale 2019: Imagining Change With Soundscapes, VR Worlds & Interactive Works

Art, the poet Cesar Cruz once said, should comfort the disturbed – and disturb the comfortable. There's certainly plenty to unsettle and sooth our sou…

Art & DesignNovember 1, 2019July 22, 2024

Designs on Asia: Kyoto’s Node Hotel Looks Like A Private Art Gallery

There are hotels with dedicated art galleries in their premises, and then there are hotels that could very well pass off for art galleries themselves. Node Hotel, the new 25-room boutique property on …

Art & DesignOctober 17, 2019March 26, 2020

Climate S.O.S: A Season Of Sustainability at ArtScience Museum, Singapore

We're all feeling the changes in our environment with the rising global temperatures and odd meteorological phenomena, which has led to many to call f…

Art & DesignOctober 4, 2019July 22, 2024

Designs on Asia: Kaeng Krachan Library in Phetchaburi Province, Thailand

Not much is known about the owner of the Kaeng Krachan Library in Thailand’s Phetchaburi province, but their desire is clear: a small public space run…

Art & DesignOctober 1, 2019July 25, 2024

Singapore Writers Festival 2019 Highlights: Literary Cocktails, Travel Musings, Spoken Word Slams

The.annual bonanza for bookworms is back! Singapore Writers Festival 2019 returns this November with the theme 'A Language of Our Own', celebrating the unique power of languages to hurt and heal, frac…

Art & DesignSeptember 23, 2019July 25, 2024

Voilah! France Singapore Festival 2019 Highlights: Film, Street Art, Fine Wines Galore

From films to fine wine and cheese to classical music, French culture has that je ne sais quoi which keeps us coming back for more. Lucky for us, the …

Art & DesignSeptember 6, 2019July 22, 2024

Designs on Asia: Treeline Urban Resort In Siem Reap Celebrates Cambodian Art & Design

It’s always a shame when quaint properties are torn down to make way for newer and shinier projects, but sometimes, something quite spectacular emerge…

Art & DesignSeptember 4, 2019September 3, 2019

Catch These Inspiring Artists At Affordable Art Fair Singapore’s Young Talent Solo Exhibitions

The Affordable Art Fair Singapore is the highlight of any art lover's calendar, but before that, there's the Young Talent Programme Winners' Solo Exhibitions to get you geared up. A joint initiative b…

Art & DesignAugust 22, 2019July 22, 2024

Sleeves, Flash, and Custom Work: Tattoo Artists That Specialise in Black and Grey Art in Singapore

It's 2019, and the conversation about body art has become less about why you should (or shouldn't) get one, but where from, and by whom? If you didn't…

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