From furniture designer John Kelly, Seven Easy Pieces gives rise to a long-overlooked material and a new star of the furniture industry in the east.

Architect and academic Juan Du has devoted all aspects of her career to the study of urban development in Shenzhen and Hong Kong, and the pursuit of more socially and culturally sustainable outcomes.

Mark up your diaries and set a recurring reminder in your iCal, because Indesign’s ground breaking Webinar series “Design After Distancing” is here! Join us every second Wednesday as Acting Editor Jan Henderson leads discussions that will examine the future of architecture and design, with exclusive insights and commentary from our industry’s leading names.

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This week Sue dials in with William Smart, the founder and creative director of SDS, Smart Design Studio.

Working collectively from Singapore, Bali and Chiang Mai, Goy Architects is nimble in method but deep in consideration – always attuned to opportunities to cross-pollinate ideas, materials and crafts from around Southeast Asia.

Jonathan Richards and Kirsten Stanisich create spaces that align with the human need for wellbeing, that address inclusivity and sustainability, and that make people ‘feel something’.

This week Sue Davies dials in with Koos de Keijzer, founding Principal of DKO, to discuss how the dynamics of their workplace practices have changed.

The Nintendo game Animal Crossing has taken the world by storm and it turns out the interior designs that work in the real world have been a big help to people designing their ‘virtual spaces’.