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Malaysia

Fable Range

Six essential elements pared back to bare original character.

Design Award win to Wiltshire Staysharp MK4

In recognition of design and innovation excellence, Wiltshire Staysharp MK4, the new generation of iconic Wiltshire Staysharp knives, scissors and knife blocks, has won a Design Award in the consumer category of the 2011 Australian International Design Awards.

Rumah Kenangan House

Even in Asia, the extended family is giving way to the nuclear family. But there are still architects – and clients – wanting to explore the possibility of housing, if only on a temporary basis, the extended family. Typically, these experiments involve the idea of compound housing.

Mood

The Mood collection did not steal its name. Whoever sits not only enjoys their stylish design, but also a great comfort and relaxed feel.

In Profile: Deka Design

The voice behind Deka, the Queensland furniture company that creates beautiful, timeless pieces that are locally produced and can be customised in their design.

Cosmic Mix

The Mix collection designed by Martín Azúa for Cosmic– winner of various awards such as Design Plus in 2009 – presents washbasins with open spaces for storage and built-in towel rails, a functional, complete bathroom solution.

Damansara House

This addition to a house in Damansara Heights outside Kulala Lumpur in Malaysia is by a small, young two-man practice, RT+Q Architects. For Joanne Goh it is a revealing example of how vernacular forms can be reinterpreted for contemporary purposes.

Faber Castell celebrate 250 years

Over the course of history, the Faber-Castell family owned-business has taken some hits. Yet this pre-eminent stationer will not lay down and die as, Belinda Aucott happily reports.