From the United States, Mexico and France to Australia and China, these spaces have everything to please the eye and boost creativity.

IDEAS AND INSPIRATION FROM THOSE IN THE KNOW.

The “Made in China” stamp may have had a less than appealing connotation before – but that’s not the case anymore. In these pages, the top 10 trends shaping the country’s soft power of design.

This homeowner sees interior design as a process involving the dressing up of a home. His carefully curated collection of things French and European transports LYNN TAN into the heart of a Parisian maison.

Interior designer Raymond Lee’s transformation of a Penang shophouse juxtaposes heritage and modernity with sensitivity, flair and refinement.

Every year, we shine a light on 18 distinguished and powerful women in the Great Women Of Our Time Awards.

This gem of a penthouse apartment, which marries the contemporary and the traditional, is tucked away in an old building in Kensington. MELODY BAY finds out more.

SOLID WOOD FOR THE WIN

More than the heart of the entertainment industry, the city of Los Angeles is also a hot spot for design lovers to check out the latest in interior styles and architecture.

This Texas property is the weekend and holiday getaway of Sara Story and her family. KARINE MONIE chats with the interior designer about why she built this home to escape the hustle and bustle of New York City.

Enduring, stylish, and endlessly collectible, Mid-century Modern design has established itself as a movement that’s here to stay.

THE FIRST SEASON OF THE NEW DECADE SAW A LEGION OF DESIGNERS ADDRESSING THE ISSUE OF SUSTAINABILITY AND LONGEVITY—WHETHER BY RETHINKING METHODS AND MATERIALS, IMBUING PIECES WITH MEANING AND PRECIOUSNESS TO BE CHERISHED FOREVER, OR STRIPPING BACK THE SUPERFLUOUS TO CRAFT DESIGNS THAT WILL STAND THE TEST OF TIME.

Find out why co-living spaces offer stylish living while still being good for the earth as well.

UNDERSTATED ELEGANCE.

For lighting designers around the world, Euroluce is nothing less than the industry’s equivalent of what the Oscars mean to established actors in Hollywood.

Israeli designers are creating a new language of design from the city’s architectural past and multicultural present.

South Africa is leading the discourse on art and design on the African continent.

SINGAPORE'S MOST NOTABLE INTERIOR DESIGN FIRMS OF 2019 AND THEIR OUTSTANDING PROJECTS.

In a decade, Shang Xia’s Jiang Qiong Er has grown the collections of the luxury Chinese brand, known for its museum-worthy pieces. Next month, its 11th store will open in Singapore.

This month's chic list.

Behind the scenes of a four-hands collaboration between Julien Royer and Kenichi Takatsu.

A unique collection of scientific elements sets the tone for this contemporary built-to-order home. ELIZA HAMIZAH checks it out.

This month's chic list.

Audemars Piguet’s polarising new CODE 11.59 watch collection is set to play a pivotal role in the future of the brand.

Newest restaurants at Raffles Hotel includes chef Anne-Sophie Pic's first restaurant in Asia- La Dame de Pic and Alain Ducasse's first mediterranean grill concept- BBR by Alain Ducasse.

Preserving a treasured heritage while updating it with a forward-looking mindset has crystallised Raffles Hotel into a space of timeless luxury.

Whether you’re after natural beauty and cultural ruins or want to party and lounge poolside, Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula is the place to play.

Creative Director Stuart Vevers took the quintessentially New York brand to Shanghai to come up with a unique pre-fall 2019 collection for Coach.

At the forefront of fashion’s ongoing intersection with the art world is installation, a creative form that offers connoisseurs a different experience.

This boutique interior design firm is grounded in the Contemporary Singaporean style it pioneered, but at the same time is propelled forward by openness to change.

This terrace home underwent a major makeover, with strong wood accents standing in contrast to clean-lined design features.

Peru, not long ago aswarm with backpackers, has lately become a glamorous getaway boasting hotels whose design features complement the destination’s dramatic natural environs and reflect its complex heritage.

Cristina Jorge de Carvalho’s timeless and luxurious designs are featured in her newly launched showroom and atelier.

This month’s chic list.

A place of unimaginable beauty, Chateau La Coste in the south of France is where art, architecture and wine converge and are in harmony with nature.

Caterina Negra, Creative Director at Pinko, is the second- generation designer shaping the future of the brand.

A spot of rejuvenation might just be the tonic you need to see out the rest of the year.

The opening of M+ in Hong Kong next year will allow visitors to access for the first time the world’s most comprehensive Chinese contemporary art collection, thanks to the efforts of one man, Uli Sigg.

Conceived in the 18th century, the ryokan represents an exclusive form of rural hospitality based on treating guests as family.

ALL THE BUZZ IN FASHION.

Brandt zoneless horizone tech technology boasts a true zoneless induction cooking surface, being able to accommodate all shapes and sizes of cookware - from rectangle pans to oval dishes.

Just how much effort goes into producing a dish? The Peak steps into the kitchens of Singapore’s most celebrated restaurants to take notes.

A renewed interest in rattan sees the once-dated material take on new, elegant forms.

This capacious family home exudes a sleek and cosy atmosphere.

As the private members’ club scene hots up in Singapore, we look at their London equivalents, for your professional home away from home.

The people placing Asia on the world map.

For all its ritzy Art Deco interiors and gin bar that’s become the hangout-of-choice for the fashionable set, Parkview Square is also trying to democratise contemporary art with possibly the first free museum in a commercial building in Singapore.

Parkview Square isn’t just popularly known as Singapore’s “Gotham building”. It also houses the country’s largest private museum. David Fuhrmann-Lim reports.

Like in fashion, interior - design trends come and go. Minimalist, Mid - Century Modern, and hygge - inspired Scandinavian interiors are already design classics. But which emerging styles are hot right now? Here are five of our favourites.

The fifth edition of Art Basel will take place in Hong Kong March 23-25, featuring 241 galleries from 34 countries and territories, including a new curatorial sector, Kabinett, which was a highlight of Art Basel in Miami Beach.

Artist and Empire exhibition at National Gallery scrutinises Singapore’s identity through its colonial past.

We speak to the women shaking up the art world in Asia.

Looking out onto Lausanne’s imposing Gothic cathedral, the Swiss Wine Hotel & Bar provides a perfect base for a wine tour, showcasing the white wines of Lavaux. The region boasts some of the most beautiful and tranquil scenery in Switzerland. Studio MHNA’s ambitious project fuses contemporary and homely elements, with guest rooms combine raw and contemporary materials: wood, stone and cork juxtaposed with coloured glass, porcelain tiles and Jean-Paul Gaultier fabric.

The trendy industrial-meets- Scandinavian style gave this pre-war apartment a smart update.

These three designers rediscover unexpected sources of design inspiration, right here in Singapore.

Fruit, toys, magazines? The uses for these wire baskets from Harvey Norman are limitless!

A Side Of Retro: A contemporary update on retro style, this sideboard from Artful House is a chic and functional piece. Its Peranakan shophouse-inspired motifs are understated yet incredibly detailed – a design that will easily fit into a contemporary home. It has a solid oak frame that rests on retro metal legs.