Asian Champions of Design
An article series highlighting Asian brands that make particularly effective use of design. Contributed by Katie Ewer, strategy director at JKR Global in Singapore
Asian Champions of Design: Uniqlo
With stores that feel like walking through an extremely cheerful computer program, the clothing retailer Uniqlo has cultivated a design aesthetic that is consistent without being confining.
Asian Champions of Design: Blunt Umbrellas
A simple observation about eyeballs in peril led to a true innovation that's not only functionally elegant but also visually distinctive.
Asian Champions of Design: TWG Tea
TWG Tea's delicious blend of luxury and old-world glamour is capturing the imagination (and taste buds) of tea drinkers from Singapore to New York City. Does anyone care that despite the brand's colonial-era trappings, it only dates back to 2008?
Asian Champions of Design: Hello Kitty
In which we ponder how the innocuous character (who is NOT a kitty, according to her owners) continues to enthrall millions and make billions.
Champions of Design 4: What does the future hold for homegrown Asian brands?
The author of the 'Asian Champions of Design' series comments on why finding companies worthy of that status has been disappointingly challenging.
Asian Champions of Design: Mikimoto
Is nature the ultimate designer? For many centuries in fine jewellery and fashion, that was the prevailing wisdom. Kokichi Mikimoto disagreed.
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