Daven Wu
Daven Wu is the Singapore Editor at Wallpaper*. A former corporate lawyer, he has been covering Singapore and the neighbouring South-East Asian region since 1999, writing extensively about architecture, design, and travel for both the magazine and website. He is also the City Editor for the Phaidon Wallpaper* City Guide to Singapore.
Latest articles by Daven Wu
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JW Marriott Jeju is a sleek island beauty
JW Marriott Jeju Resort & Spa launches, marking the hospitality brand's first resort in South Korea’s largest Island
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Suzuki by Kengo Kuma in Singapore serves up sushi in a garden
Suzuki by Kengo Kuma launches at the Mondrian hotel in Singapore, serving sushi in a Japanese garden setting
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Otro Oaxaca is a hotel embracing its Mexican region’s traditional textures
Otro Oaxaca in Mexico, designed by local architects RootStudio for hospitality brand Grupo Habita, reflects on the rich traditional textures and moods of its region
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Geoffrey Bawa film celebrates the architect’s life and work
Geoffrey Bawa is celebrated in film through new documentary ‘The Genius of the Place: The Life and Work of Geoffrey Bawa’, which premieres in Sri Lanka on 15 July
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Oberoi Beach Resort, Al-Zorah by Piero Lissoni is an understated UAE gem
The Oberoi Beach Resort, Al-Zorah by Piero Lissoni offers beach breaks and contemporary design in the UAE
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Geoffrey Bawa’s Lunuganga Estate offers chance to stay in the architect’s master suite
Geoffrey Bawa’s Lunuganga Estate opens the celebrated architect’s former master suite to visitors in Sri Lanka
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Ian Chee’s Singapore apartment blends past and present
Architect Ian Chee welcomes us into his Singapore apartment, where past and present cohabit in perfect equilibrium
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MSCTY asks, what does unbuilt architecture sound like?
Sound and architecture studio MSCTY creates a collection of music and sounds inspired by unbuilt buildings
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A Kolkata home’s cavernous interior is dominated by curves
Cavernous is a Kolkata home by Nitin Barchha and Pooja Bihani designed around its curves
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Minimalist Cartier Guest Lounge enriches the brand’s Tokyo headquarters
An elegant Cartier Guest Lounge has been added to the brand’s minimalist Tokyo offices, courtesy of studio I IN
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Wonderfruit 2022 balances art, culture, music and nature in Thailand
Wonderfruit 2022 featured a masterplan by Ab Rogers with pavilions and installations that blend art and culture, music and nature
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Minimalist mountain retreat by architect Sigurd Larsen floats above nature
A family mountain retreat in the Austrian countryside makes for a peaceful alpine bolthole
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Taipei revealed: we tap into its cultural heartland
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Malta's hotel by architect Edwin Mintoff and interior designer Daaa Haus has front-row views of the harbour
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Qantas moves its hub back to Singapore with a new first class lounge
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Piero Lissoni designs Swire's new Shanghai Hotel
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Lee Broom designs London's latest watering hole
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Danish brand Vipp launches its new hotel line with a loft in Copenhagen
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Claridge's new suites, by Diane von Furstenberg
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Georgian and contemporary architecture merge at One Crown Place
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Oppenheim Architects designs Jordan's curving Ayla Golf Academy and Clubhouse
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Aman Spa opens at the Connaught
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Mandala.TheRocks launches in Uluwatu
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A cocoon of respite in Air France's business class lounge designed by Mathieu Lehanneur
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