Exploring Design in Thailand and Tokyo

From Buddhist temples and long-tail boats to the world-famous Tsukiji Fish Market and the Hotel Okura

Sponsored by ANA

With a long list of recommendations and high hopes, we recently left NYC behind for a week exploring Thailand and Tokyo by way of All Nippon Airways (ANA). Though the trip from New York’s JFK airport was lengthy, ANA’s business class kept us well-rested and ready to scout the local design scene upon arrival in Bangkok. From studio visits with Thai artists to self-guided tours …

ANA Business Class By Design

The Japanese airline aims to personify the "Omotenashi" spirit of service and an unparalleled attention to detail

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Air travel is exhausting. There’s no way around it. From taxi rides to long security lines and extended layovers, each step in the process is often as unpredictable as the last—especially when traveling abroad. Japan’s All Nippon Airways (ANA) aims to make the most important part of the trip (the actual flight) more convenient and more comfortable—a fact we were recently lucky enough to experience …

The Future Googleplex Unveiled

Google’s most innovative product yet just might be their own headquarters. They’ve called upon architecture aces Bjarke Ingels of BIG and Thomas Heatherwick of Heatherwick Studios to design the next generation of their Googelplex in Mountain View, California. Combining open community spaces with seamless, nature-focused design, the collaboration has led to modular workspaces blanketed by a translucent glass canopy that transforms the new “buildings” into …