April 2026

Fact File Project Name: Aster Location: No. 208, 150, Yongyuan Road, Jing'an District, Shanghai Project Date: 2025 Interior Design: RooMoo Design Studio Lead Designers: Tao Zhang, Ray Zhang, Marine Bois Design Team: Gino Wang Construction: Shanghai Suji Decoration Engineering Co., Ltd. Lighting Consultant: Shanghai Baizi Lighting Engineering Design Co., Ltd. Manufacturer: Hafele Furniture: Shanghai YiZhu Decorating Engineering Co., Ltd. Client: Shanghai Rise Pie Catering Co.,

Hòa Vang sits at the edge of Da Nang where the city has not quite arrived yet. The plots are wider here, the pace slower, and the feel of the village is still present in the way people move through their days even as new construction steadily fills in the gaps. For a young family building a home in this kind of place, the question is not simply what the house should look like but what kind of relationship it should have with everything around it. Architect Võ Văn Thành and th

The House of Time by Natura Futura—Where River, Craft and Light Become Architecture The city of Babahoyo in Ecuador's Los Ríos province has always lived close to its river. The water shapes the temperature of the air, the rhythm of the seasons, and the logic of how buildings are made and how long they last. Seasonal flooding is a recurring condition that construction in this city has always had to account for, and the heat and humidity that come with a lowland tropical climat

In Goa, UNIIFYY, led by principal designers Ar. Ashish Batra and Kavita A. Batra, has completed a series of 4,000-square-foot villas where the site itself was the first design decision. Before the layout was fixed or the massing studied, the existing trees on the plot were mapped and retained. The architectural plan was adjusted around this mature vegetation rather than the other way around, allowing the built form to sit within the landscape rather than beside it. The exteri

In Primrose Hill, London, New York-based firm Archi-Tectonics has transformed a historic brick townhouse into a contemporary residence for a family of four, doubling the original building's floor area to 210 sq. mtr. within an existing and constrained urban plot. The project addresses a condition common across European cities: how to expand a protected historic structure without betraying the character of its street or its own material history. The street facade reads as two

Portside House La Jolla Portside is a residential project in La Jolla, California, completed in 2025 by architect and interior designer Daniel Joseph Chenin. The original building, a 1950s structure sitting directly on the Pacific coastline, could not be demolished and entirely rebuilt due to restrictions imposed by the California Coastal Commission. The house was instead stripped back to its essential structure and reimagined entirely from within, working within the original

South Asia is one of the most sun-intense regions on earth. India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal — across the entire subcontinent, UV index levels regularly reach extreme highs, humidity is significant for most of the year, and the combination of heat and pollution creates daily skin stress that most globally marketed sunscreens were never designed to address. Add to this the fact that the majority of international sunscreen formulations were built around lighter ski

ARAN Cucine presented Virgola at Fuorisalone 2026, previewing the new kitchen design at the brand's flagship store in Porta Nuova, Milan during Milan Design Week 2026, which runs from 20 to 26 April. The project is the result of a collaboration with architect and designer Massimo Iosa Ghini. The Design Concept Virgola is built around the curve as its central structural and ergonomic principle. The name references both the Italian word for comma and the French word for gold, p

If you have spent any time in Asian skincare communities, you have come across it. In Korean beauty forums it is called a grail, meaning one of those rare products that people swear changed their skin permanently. In Japanese department stores it outsells products that cost a fraction of its price. In China, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Taiwan it has had a waitlist at various points in its history. In India, where SK-II officially launched in 2026, the first question most skinca

Michael Kors has opened a new flagship store at Beijing China World, one of the Chinese capital's most prominent retail destinations. The 3,500-square-foot store introduces the brand's latest global retail concept to Asia and debuts the world's first Jet Set Lounge café — a format previously seen in Michael Kors flagships in New York and London but never before in Asia and never before with a café component. The Store The Beijing flagship spans 3,500 square feet and is design

CaratLane, India's leading omnichannel fine jewellery brand, has opened its second US store in Frisco, Texas, within the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. The 1,200-square-foot boutique is the brand's second American location after its debut store in New Jersey and carries more than 2,000 designs in natural diamonds and silver diamond jewellery, with prices starting at 49 US dollars. The Store and What It Carries The Frisco boutique stocks a curated assortment specifically selecte

The colours you choose for your home do more than fill walls. They set the emotional temperature of every room, influence how spaces feel at different times of day, and reflect something genuine about how you want to live. In 2026, the home decor colour conversation has moved decisively away from the grey and white minimalism that dominated the last decade toward something warmer, more personal, and considerably more interesting. Whether you are planning a full home renovatio

Fashion trends in 2026 are being shaped by more than runway shows. From the slowdown of fast fashion to the quiet rise of AI in design, the rules of style are changing at a structural level — and knowing what's ahead gives you an edge in building a wardrobe that actually works. Whether you're a conscious consumer looking to invest in fewer, better pieces, or someone who loves self-expression and statement looks, this guide breaks down the eight biggest style shifts defining 2