As one of the most communal places in your home, the kitchen should be designed with care. Spice up your cooking quarters with these quirky or colourful items.

In more recent years, the line between hospitality design and residential design has been blurred with many hotels and resorts beginning to look more like high-end homes and vice versa. As a designer, I am always on the lookout for the latest ideas in interiors.

Matt Lorrain’s foray into furniture design was almost a fluke. “When I was growing up, I was really interested in horticulture and landscaping, to be honest,” he says.

Design news from around the world.

Innovative products that make tasks easier.

Water features heavily in Feng Shui — after all, the term “Feng Shui” literally means “wind” and “water”.

Self-service storage (self-storage) is a relatively new concept in Malaysia. The service offers storage spaces ranging from as small as a locker to a substantial room size.

The French cookwear brand celebrated its 90th anniversary last year, marking nine decades since Octave Aubecq, an enamelling specialist, and Armand Dasaegher, a casting expert, melded their skills to create porcelain-enamel-glazed cast iron cookwear.

Rejuvenated with a new configuration and cosmetic update, an old bungalow in Ampang is now a charming tropical cosmopolitan home.

What you need to dress up a special sit-down dinner.