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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Peppersmith chewing gum
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Murano glass collection by Petersham Nurseries
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World View: Letter from Singapore
Introducing our new series, which shines light on the creativity and resilience of designers around the world as they confront the challenges wrought by the Covid-19 pandemic. Working with contributing editors across eleven global territories, we reach out to creative talents to ponder the power of design in difficult times and share messages of hope. Here, on the eve of a monthlong lockdown in the city state, our Singapore editor Daven Wu checked in with architect Charles Wee, artist Dawn Ng, and designers Elyn Wong, Clara Yee and Olivia Lee, discovering tales of self reflection, crisis messaging and mutual assistance.
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Chanel and Colette Pop-Up store
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Singapore Design Week 2019 features musical pavilions, Indonesian craft and ‘Passion Projects’
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Fibre fanatics: Canadian brand Kotn creates ethical men’s staples
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Marmol Radziner prefab homes
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Signal boost: Console, by Clara Yee and Da a
The Beatles’ All You Need Is Love inspired this shrine-like plinth for a wi-fi router, created for Wallpaper* Handmade X
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Jacqueline Hassink takes a seat at the table of power
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Taschen’s booth at Frankfurt Book Fair
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Singapore's cultural cachet rises with opening of new National Gallery
Singapore's creative revolution continues apace with the opening of the new National Gallery
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Serpentine Pavilion construction
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Marcio Kogan brings Brazilian design to Vietnam with Caye Sereno
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'Arquivo Brasilia' by Lina Kim and Michael Wesely
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Bui Gallery, Singapore
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The spirit of Stanley Kubrick is present in Optimist Design's monochrome LA lair for Three Six Zero
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Ataúlfo House is designed around Mexican light and natural ventilation
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Architect Daniel Libeskind's trio of new projects
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’Plus’ shirt by Margaret Howell and Sam Hecht
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In conversation with Design Awards 2016 judge and architect David Adjaye
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Great pace: creamy concept store The Slow opens in Beirut
Lebanese architect Sari Kassouf opens concept store The Slow in Beirut, designed by Copenhagen-based studio Frama
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A new Eindhoven studio sparks new creativity for Kiki & Joost at Salone del Mobile
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A French mixed use development inspired by Mediterranean traditions completes in Montpellier
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Modern hutong: a home renovation with a traditional Beijing twist
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