LIFESTYLE ASIA
From hotels to high-rises, some prominent interior designers and architects in Asia are making the world sit back and take note of their craft. Combining elements of Western style with Eastern culture and traditions, these designers have produced some of the most beautiful buildings and spellbinding interiors in Asia and elsewhere.
Here are some of the top interior designers and architects to watch out for.
Lee is known for his knitting style of art. (Image credit: _kwangho_lee/instagram)
Kwangho Lee has designed this interior of Osulloc Tea House. (Image credit: Kwangho Lee)
A general look at Kwangho Lee’s style and one can make an educated guess that the art of knitting is what has been a major influence on the designer. Indeed, from chairs to lighting, several of Lee’s works appear like finely knitted pieces of sculpture. Wire, nylon, hose, leather and PVC tubes are the materials he usually uses to create the finely woven objects, including chairs, but he has also employed 3D printing for his creations.
A graduate of the prestigious Hongik University in Seoul, the Korean designer is as famous for his contemporary art objects as he is for decorating spaces. His 25-piece cherry wood furniture collection was showcased at the New York gallery Salon 94 Design at Design Miami/Basel in 2018. Using electricwire, sandstone and wood as uniquely as granite, enamel, copper, aluminum, stainless steel, styrofoam and glass, he created the beautiful interiors of the Osulloc Tea House. In 2011, the Korean Ministry of Culture named him Artist of The Year.