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Portfolio Podcast: Lim Choon Hong
Portfolio's managing editor, Marc Almagro, speaks with Lim Choon Hong, the founder and Managing Director of Xtra Designs Pte Ltd

What's In My Portfolio
What's In My Portfolio: Su Anne Mi
Meet Su Anne Mi, co-founder of The Great Room, a co-working space based in Singapore

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Sweet Success
Chef Janice Wong, Singapore’s undisputed queen of desserts, is experiencing sweet success in two of the most mature food markets in Asia — Hong…

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Come Rain Or Shine
Lim Choon Hong, chief executive of Xtra Designs Pte Ltd, talks about weatherproofing his business

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A Strong Suit
The COO and executive director of Nobel Design Group remains unfazed by widespread predictions of a slowdown

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The No-Frills Thrills
A tightly edited design that leans towards the masculine is redefining the look of new hotels

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Designers' Collective Joins The Billion-Dollar Club
How Design Entrepreneurs are stealing the investment thunder from the Tech Geeks

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Flavour Profile: Chef Florian Ridder, The Summerhouse
Meet The Summerhouse's German chef who is championing local produce and flavours

What's In My Portfolio
What's In My Portfolio: Surya Jhunjhnuwala
Surya Jhunjhnuwala is the CEO and founder of Naumi Hotels

Design Instincts: Noden
Noden breathes new life to vintage Scandinavian furniture for the 21st century homeowner

Design Instincts: SHOUTEN by biro
Japanese products, tradition, and techniques take centre stage at SHOUTEN by biro

Design Instincts: Emporium of the Modern Man
The ultimate one-stop-shop for those who take design seriously

What's In My Portfolio
What's In My Portfolio: Olga Iserlis
The ever-glamorous Olga Iserlis, the Creative Director of Events by Olga, gives us a peek at what's in her portfolio

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The Staple Ingredient
With four thoughtfully designed hotels under their self-created Naumi Hotels brand, Surya and Gaurang Jhunjhnuwala may have perfected the way to…

Design for Life
Design For Life: If You Build It, Will They Come?
How relevant is the business of design to improving lives

Design for Life
Design For Life: Dreamweaver
Indonesian designer and entrepreneur Lim Masulin taps on the traditional craft of weaving for modern objects and architectural fittings

Design for Life
Design For Life: Writ Large
Internationally renowned designer Ken-tsai Lee takes design to roads less traveled

Design for Life
Design For Life: Taipei's Crowning Year Of Design
In 2016, Taipei was bestowed with the title of World Design Capital (WDC) by the The World Design Organization™. The biennial designation, which…

Design for Life
Design For Life: Design On The Cusp
Celebrated Thai designer Anon Pairot crosses and re-crosses the divide between art and design to examine the human condition

Seeking Huaren Design
The annual Golden Pin Design Award is the only competition in the world that seeks to celebrate design created for and within huaren (Chinese-speaking)…

Insights: Gaurang Jhunjhnuwala
Gaurang Jhunjhnuwala is the CEO of Naumi Hotels, Australia and New Zealand

What's In My Portfolio
What's In My Portfolio: Jeffrey McCall
Jeffrey McCall is the Founder and Director of brand consulting firm Flânerie. Among its clients are Soori, Akar de Nissim and The Four Seasons Hotel