At The Ascott, chief design and technical officer Leong Teng Wui sees hospitality as more than simply providing a place to sleep — it's about shaping spaces that reflect how people truly live, work and connect. As he puts it: “Urban planning and urban design operate based on the scale of the city, districts and neighborhoods. In many ways, hospitality developments are akin to how cities or neighborhoods work, where the different parts must come together to create a bigger whole.”
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WHERE PERANAKAN HERITAGE FEELS LIKE HOME
To Alvin Yapp, Peranakan heritage isn't just history — it's home. Through The Intan, Singapore's smallest museum, he's preserving a culture, one artefact at a time.
RISEN FROM THE ASHES
The regeneration of the Antipodes’ answer to the Galapagos is a testimony to the resilience of wildlife and the strength of the human spirit.
PAPAYA HQ
As reigning constructors' champion McLaren gears up for the 2025 Formula One season kicking off this month, we take an exclusive look inside their Norman Foster-designed headquarters in Woking, England.
SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL
With a wrist size of just 12cm, watch lover Stefanie Knight felt shut out of the mainstream collecting market, but found just the right solution.
RARE BOOKS AND MAPS AT FIRSTS HONG KONG
From antique governmental reports to Chinese celestial maps, Firsts Hong Kong offered aspiring collectors and curious visitors access to rare books, maps, and paper-based objects.
WHEN THE TOUGH GETS GOING
On the back of a challenging 2024, brands participating in the LVMH Watch Week 2025 play up their strengths by elevating their hero models and inducting new icons.
THE NATURAL WAY FORWARD
More than schnitzels and sausages, Austrian cuisine's biggest triumph card lies in locally grown and organic produce that fine-dining restaurants champion.
MANMADE PLEASURES
As Vietnam's Pearl Island urbanised in the past eight years, it has become a surreal playground for local and foreign visitors alike.
SHAPED BY HAND, SAVED BY WILL
Copper cookware, a classic French kitchen relic, is seeing a renaissance among chefs and collectors.
ALL ABOARD!
Flexing the fullest extent of its creative prowess, Van Cleef & Arpels reawakens our inner-child with its enchanting treasure-hunt voyage.
