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Issue 26: Second Life
Photography by Alyona Kuzmina
A market for material afterlife. With Priya Ahluwahlia, Christoper Raeburn, Veja, Godefroy de Virieu, Pati Hill, Heman Chong.
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Living in a time of Monsters
by Bruce Quek
Holding accountable governments and cultural institutions alike.
Design in Reverse
by Joshua Comaroff
Petit h pushes designers to discover old materials in a new way—starting from scraps.
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Thinking With Nature
by Ruby Thiagarajan
“Eating Chilli Crab in the Anthropocene” radically reframes life in the Garden City.
The Magical Life of Pati Hill’s Objects
by Clifford Loh
Why the Xerox prints of American artist Pati Hill are the mirrors to how we see ourselves.
A market for material afterlife
by Tang Jialei
Once romantic fixtures in fashion capitals, second-hand stores have grown over the past decade and some have evolved into ecommerce hybrids.
Weaving a kaleidoscope of unwanted garments
by Bianca Husudo
Paralleling the trail of discarded Western fabrics with her family’s Nigerian and Indian roots, Priya Ahluwalia is reconsidering how clothes can and should be made.
Cultural Dictionary: Heirloom
by Sophia Park
Passed down like an heirloom that shapeshifts as it is changed by the environment, Han is like a gift that transforms one into the next version of oneself.
Recycled Creations
by Muhammad Fadli & Allysha Nila
An interpretation of some of the most memorable looks from the Spring/Summer 2021 collections—strictly with used objects.
The (Secret) Lives of Objects
by Joshua Comaroff
We ruminate on our immaterial attachments and ask 5 creatives to share theirs.
The Business Of Normalising Sustainability
by Bianca Husudo
Through a deconstruction of sneakers and their production processes, French brand Veja is setting the new norm for how a fashion business should be run.
Cradle to Cradle
by Clifford Loh
Aesop’s new partnership with Raeburn Studios is a testament to cross-industry collaboration.
Rituals of care
by Ashlin Ballif
Fresh perspectives: practices to further refine your body and psyche.
Learn how to lucid dream
by Ashlin Ballif
Fresh perspectives: practices to further refine your body and psyche.
What's your pronouns?
by Ashlin Ballif
Fresh perspectives: practices to further refine your body and psyche.
Forming a new habit and breaking it
by Tang Jialei
Turn off the autopilot: manoeuvres to transform the everyday.
Third Tones
by Tang Jialei
Recommendations to make room for explorations in the everyday. It’s time to switch up your routine.
Media Recommendations
by Tang Jialei
Recommendations to make room for explorations in the everyday. It’s time to switch up your routine.
Decluttering Skincare Regiment
by Grace Hong
Fresh perspectives: practices to enliven routine and re-energise the soul.
Incense Burning
by Tang Jialei
Fresh perspectives: practices to further refine your body and psyche.
Reading a biography of someone you don't like
by Olivia Wong
Turn off the autopilot: manoeuvres to transform the everyday.
Regenerated Fabrics
by Tang Jialei
Fresh perspectives: practices to further refine your body and psyche.
Read Art and Only Art
by Grace Hong
Recommendations to make room for explorations in the everyday. It’s time to switch up your routine.
Buying Proper Furniture
by Grace Hong
Recommendations to make room for explorations in the everyday. It’s time to switch up your routine.
Learning the Art of Chado
by Olivia Wong
Turn off the autopilot: manoeuvres to transform the everyday.
Advanced Homecare
by Tang Jialei
Fresh perspectives: practices to further refine your body and psyche.
A tee for all occasions
by Grace Hong
Recommendations to make room for explorations in the everyday. It’s time to switch up your routine.
Mix and match furniture styles
by Grace Hong
Fresh perspectives: practices to enliven routine and re-energise the soul.
Read Ursula K Le Guin's The Left Hand of Darkness
by Grace Hong
Fresh perspectives: practices to enliven routine and re-energise the soul.
Perfume Layering
by Grace Hong
Recommendations to make room for explorations in the everyday. It’s time to switch up your routine.
Bangkok Publishing Residence
by Grace Hong
Fresh perspectives: practices to enliven routine and re-energise the soul.
Embark on a home-based retreat
by Olivia Wong
Fresh perspectives: practices to enliven routine and re-energise the soul.
Reorganising your bookshelf
by Marie Lim
Recommendations for explorations in the everyday. It’s time to switch up your routine.
Choosing Tableware with Character
by Grace Hong
Fresh perspectives: practices to enliven routine and re-energise the soul.
Make your own pourover coffee
by Grace Hong
Turn off the autopilot: manoeuvres to transform the everyday.
Taking a technological sabbatical
by Grace Hong
Recommendations to make room for explorations in the everyday. It’s time to switch up your routine.
Read Known and Strange Things by Teju Cole
by Lionel Ong
Recommendations to make room for explorations in the everyday. It’s time to switch up your routine.
Changing your morning routine
by Olivia Wong
Fresh perspectives: practices to enliven routine and re-energise the soul.
Investing in a Timepiece
by Grace Hong
Fresh perspectives: practices to enliven routine and re-energise the soul.
Consuming media in another language
by Marie Lim
Recommendations for explorations in the everyday. It’s time to switch up your routine.