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Scattershot approach creates comfortable home 

Sunday | Home and Design
2011-12-16

HELENE de Lataillade is a master at making clutter look chic. The "modern vintage" interior looks eclectic in her rented three-floor house and it is evident the space has been artfully edited. The clash of Chinese,...

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Comfort the key to French couple's home 

Sunday | Home and Design
2011-11-25

ISABELLE Donadieu and Buno Roussel have turned their two-floor villa hidden in a compound in Qingpu District into a refuge. The French couple's lifestyle is humble, unassuming and above all, cozy. Visitors walk...

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Sophisticated softness creates a warm home 

Sunday | Home and Design
2011-11-11

WITH views of the city's old town and the Pudong New Area skyline, Bruce Ryde's Shanghai home has a relaxed but eclectic feel to it. The high-rise apartment has a mix of classic furniture, trinkets that mingle...

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Color adds energy to French couple's home 

Sunday | Home and Design
2011-10-28

IN a busy, stressful city like Shanghai, you may enjoy empowering yourself with a fresh perspective and renewed energy. One of the easiest ways to do this is to decorate your home with vibrant colors to create a good...

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Home displays rotating collection of contemporary Chinese art 

Sunday | Home and Design
2011-9-18

ON the top (fifth) floor of a 1930s apartment building on leafy Wuyuan Road, Nunzia Carbone's 140-square-meter apartment has plenty of white walls and a lighting system to showcase her rotating collection of striking...

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Gallery owner makes art part of her home 

Sunday | Home and Design
2011-8-28

THE house that Mandy d'Abo calls home, along Hong Kong Island's south coast, has some impressive pieces of contemporary art. The founder of The Cat Street Gallery and The Space has had a long association with...

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Relaxing fairway vista 

Sunday | Home and Design
2011-8-14

THE owner of this duplex villa house with a paramount view of a fairway at Chung Shan Golf Club in Hong Kong, chose the location because, as an amateur golfer, he desired to escape from hectic city life and enjoy the...

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THE DESIGNER 

Sunday | Home and Design
2011-7-31

WHO is he? Andre Fu is one of the edgy and leading designers in Asia, who graduated from the University of Cambridge in 2000 and founded AFSO in the same year to create distinct projects. In 2004, he returned to...

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Hong Kong pad offers fresh start 

Sunday | Home and Design
2011-7-31

FOR Kate Swan Malin and Ian Malin, moving to a new place presents an opportunity for giving life a new direction and a new inspiration to home interior decoration as well. The charm of their 223-square-meter apartment...

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THE DESIGNER 

Sunday | Home and Design
2011-7-17

WHO is he? Ed Ng is co-founder and director of AB Concept, Hong Kong, which has confirmed its position as one of Asia's most ambitious architectural and design firms. Schooled and trained in Hong Kong, Ng interprets...

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Villa's tranquility is down to a tee 

Sunday | Home and Design
2011-7-17

HAVING lived happily in their spacious Tomson Golf Villa house for a decade, the Taiwanese owners decided to update their living space with a new style. After a one-year renovation project, the light-filled three-story...

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ASK THE OWNER 

Sunday | Home and Design
2011-7-3

Q: What's the best thing about living in Shanghai? A: The best thing in Shanghai is the energy in this city. I love it but when I come home I need to feel zen and to relax. My interior decoration is very zen and...

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Creative touches fill artist's abode 

Sunday | Home and Design
2011-7-3

ART abounds in the home of French artist Florence Reto. She has harmoniously combined her creative drives in this three-floor villa where her family of five has lived for three years. Since moving to Shanghai in...

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THE DESIGNER 

Sunday | Home and Design
2011-7-3

WHO is he? Born into a noble but ruined Parisian family, Hubert de Malherbe is a graduate of the Arts et Metiers Engineering School. The free spirit with a creative and open mind never took an engineering job but...

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Manila pad fashioned to editor's taste 

Sunday | Home and Design
2011-6-19

IT'S not really necessary to have a flat number when your home is as distinctive as Pauline Suaco-Juan's. The elevator door opens onto an inspiring mix of vintage pieces and color-clashing accessories that one would...