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Design and Living

This Is A Gardening Show host Zach Galifianakis is happiest when he’s down and dirty

Zach Galifianakis, who hosts the Netflix documentary comedy miniseries This Is A Gardening Show, loves the miracles of gardens.
Zach Galifianakis, who hosts the Netflix documentary comedy miniseries This Is A Gardening Show, loves the miracles of gardens.

Branded Content

Timeless design, quiet reliability: Why these home owners value Swiss-made appliances built to last

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vzug-sustainability-feature-st-kristina-dieta-setiabudi-washer-dryer

Singapore’s heritage buildings so old, they’re new again

(Clockwise from top left) The Coliwoo Bukit Timah Fire Station, heritage bungalow 15 Malcolm Road, an artist’s impression of 179 Piccadilly, and 14 The Oval.
(Clockwise from top left) The Coliwoo Bukit Timah Fire Station, heritage bungalow 15 Malcolm Road, an artist’s impression of 179 Piccadilly, and 14 The Oval.

Los Angeles finally opens audacious ‘amoeba’ art museum

Works by one of the museum's walls of windows, shielded from light damage by sheer curtains.
Works by one of the museum's walls of windows, shielded from light damage by sheer curtains.

Paragon and Janice Wong unveil Singapore’s largest chocolate art installation

The Blooming Imagination chocolate art installation at Paragon is now open to the public.
The Blooming Imagination chocolate art installation at Paragon is now open to the public.

Decor and lifestyle brand Stacked Store opens first physical retail outlet at Gardens by the Bay

The IMBA Stacked Store at Gardens by the Bay is now open.
The IMBA Stacked Store at Gardens by the Bay is now open.

Washington’s ‘hall of history’ gets a rare makeover

Visitors in the Rotunda at the Capitol in Washington. The National Archives has added the Emancipation Proclamation and the 19th Amendment to the grand central rotunda of its headquarters in Washington, the first additions to its permanent display of founding documents in nearly 75 years.
Visitors in the Rotunda at the Capitol in Washington. The National Archives has added the Emancipation Proclamation and the 19th Amendment to the grand central rotunda of its headquarters in Washington, the first additions to its permanent display of founding documents in nearly 75 years.

The latest fashion is not in your closet – it is on the dinner table

Kerrilynn Pamer’s outdoor dining setup at her home in Los Angeles, March 3, 2026. Interior design and personal style are being showcased more often on dining room tables around the country. (Stella Kalinina/The New York Times)
Kerrilynn Pamer’s outdoor dining setup at her home in Los Angeles, March 3, 2026. Interior design and personal style are being showcased more often on dining room tables around the country. (Stella Kalinina/The New York Times)

Inside the Singapore decor store that sells lamps made of real baguettes

Stacked Store has made a name for itself selling premium and unique home decor and lifestyle products.
Stacked Store has made a name for itself selling premium and unique home decor and lifestyle products.

Need a place for clothes not dirty enough for the wash? There’s a chair for that

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CREDIT: YETCH STUDIO
yastuff03 - Laundry Chair 2

CREDIT: YETCH STUDIO

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.