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Beyond teak: Singapore’s Scanteak opens furniture megahub and lifestyle sandbox in Genting Lane

Scanteak’s new headquarters at 1 Genting Lane is a venue for retail and launchpad for new concepts and lifestyle partnerships.

Mao watch, Alexander McQueen dress and more: 5 buys under $500 from Singapore auction house Hotlotz

Where do the $3b money laundering assets go? How Hotlotz became Singapore’s go-to broker

Matthew Elton, the founder of Singapore online auction house Hotlotz, pictured at the Bukit Merah showroom on August 27, 2026.

The Chic Home

Couple’s atmospheric BTO embraces dark Japandi style

The young couple who own this Tampines flat wanted a modern Japandi interior in American walnut with space to entertain and a flexible layout.

No lab coats required: Singapore’s revamped science park transforms into playground for all

Singapore Science Park is reborn as a “cathedral” of play.

Grungy to gorgeous: Millennial hotelier rewrites Selegie story with Varel Singapore

Chinese-Indonesian developer Vinson Keefe of the new Varel Singapore hotel comes from a Surabaya business family.

The Chic Home

Biophilic DIY makeover for designer’s three-room HDB flat in Pasir Ris

Home owner Winston Lim shares his compact but cleverly designed Pasir Ris flat with two cats.

Our obsession with home reno porn needs to stop

Home renovation IG accounts have proven that cookie-cutter HDB flats need not feel generic. But it’s easy for these accounts to turn into an obsession, says the writer.

How Singapore is using art to make its MRT stations the most beautiful in the world

The artworks aid in navigation and embed cultural memories into Singapore’s fabric.

Furniture brand Castlery launches debut designer collection with Queer Eye star Tan France

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