Joseph Koh

Jan 8, 2025 | roadbook.com | Joseph Koh

Singapore’s diverse communities have created one of the world’s most distinctive cuisines. Here, we highlight the city’s must-try dishes, from street-food stall classics to hawker centre essentials, with recommendations for where to try themWhen in Singapore, one thing is for certain: eating is an all-day affair. This is, after all, a food-obsessed nation, where “Have you eaten yet?” is a far more common greeting than “How are you?”.

Nov 24, 2024 | design-anthology.com | Joseph Koh

The duo has employed distinctive Italian materials and elements while exploring new trajectories, like the pasta bar’s sinuous 14-metre red travertine counter and back bar, whose silhouette loosely references classical Apulian antiques, and the bar ledge and mirrored surfaces that run through the room and are reminiscent of Italian coffee shops.

Nov 18, 2024 | design-anthology.com | Joseph Koh

While Peninsula House may be a fine-casual restaurant, it’s designed to feel like a second home. ‘We wanted a convivial space where diners feel connected to one another,’ says Teow. Wunderwall achieved this by opening up the kitchen and breaking up the expansive 550-square-metre floor plate into different zones: dark-stained wood for the bar, round tables for the main dining room and a raised platform that offers guests a unique vantage point.

Oct 30, 2024 | roadbook.com | Joseph Koh

When it comes to getting a caffeine fix in Singapore, you won’t ever be found wanting. This island nation has a storied history with Nanyang coffee (locally referred to as kopi), where robusta beans are roasted with sugar and margarine for a caramelly and creamy cup, and rounded out with condensed or evaporated milk. In the 2000s, third-wave coffee surged in Singapore and the specialty scene has never looked back.

Oct 14, 2024 | design-anthology.com | Joseph Koh

The Southeast Asian design showcase Emerge @ Find returned to Singapore Design Week in September, with the third edition featuring over 60 designers from Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam and the Philippines. This year’s show highlighted several recent design graduates, some of them having never presented work outside of their homeland.