As early as the 1950s, Japanese labels like Onitsuka Tiger, catering to the street fashion consumer, had an impact with their products across the globe. The emergence of strong youth cultures in the 1960s and 70s, fuelled by the rise of consumerism, which played an important part in Japan’s evolving national identity during its economic…
Textile making traditions connect diverse global cultures as one of the earliest human technologies. As well as providing shelter, warmth and holding goods, textiles have and continue to serve decorative purposes, maintaining a significant place in arts and crafts traditions of various societies around the world. Over the centuries, textile art has garnered labels from…
Taiwanese chef and trained artist Erchen Chang is the creative director and co-founder of London restaurants BAO, Rice Error and, until its closure in 2021, Xu. Chang lived in Taiwan until she was 14, and was schooled some distance away from where her family lived, prompting her exploration of the local night markets and street…
Instagram account at @fado_tropical is a vibrant celebration of Brazil’s cultural riches, traversing the realms of visual art, architecture, indigenous traditions and festivities, fashion, nature and more. Brazil is the largest country in South America with one of the swiftest growing economies in the region. Close to 85% of the population now reside in the…
Since its inception two decades ago, the Copenhagen restaurant Noma, credited with the invention of New Nordic Cuisine, topped the list of the World’s 50 Best Restaurants five times, most recently in 2021. But after years of serving dishes based on locally foraged ingredients, from reindeer brain custard with bee pollen to a quince and…
The sixth edition of the Dhaka Art Summit (DAS), an initiative of the Samdani Art Foundation, takes place this year from 3–11 February 2023 at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy. The first instalment of the Summit to have a Bangla title, Bonna, translating to “flood” in English, unites diverse artists, architects and community groups, weaving together the…
Born in Singapore to Malaysian parents, chef Abby Lee Xin Pei grew up watching her grandmother cooking Asam Pedas, a classic Malaysian stew dish translated literally as “sour spicy,” and eating coconut pancakes and wonton noodles from the local street stalls in her parents’ hometowns of Taiping and Cebu. The chef earned her diploma at…
Boasting a rich tradition of progressive design, with figures like Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer being seminal in the development of modern architecture, South America is home to a vast number of exciting and inventive architects. Spanning Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Ecuador and Argentina, Something Curated highlights the innovative practices of six compelling architects shaping the built…