•make your fridays matter with a well-read weekend
by Pooja Suresh Hollannavar Mar 29, 2023
Indonesia-based Ismail Solehudin Architecture creates a modern residence rooted in function and religious tradition, taking elements from traditional Indonesian architecture.
by Sukanya Deb Mar 02, 2023
Non-Aligned, Non-Alienated by Nathalie Muchamad at Kochi-Muziris Biennale 2022, investigates familial history, spice trade in Asia and its significance in imperial history.
by Vatsala Sethi Dec 26, 2022
Best of 2022: STIR looks at art galleries, art collectives, and movements that supported LGBTQ artists, people of colour, and diverse life forms.
by Jerry Elengical Dec 25, 2022
Best of 2022: STIR presents exemplary projects from across the archipelagic nation of Indonesia, highlighting the diversity of its built environment and architectural traditions.
by Riya Patel Dec 15, 2022
Last month a former crematorium on the outskirts of Berlin saw itself transformed into an atmospheric bunker primed for speculation on our ecological and social future.
by Sunena V Maju Nov 14, 2022
For Clan Living–The Founder Ubud, Ruang Nyaman employs bamboo architecture to design a micro-living space for the digital nomads, combining the comforts of working and vacation.
by Zohra Khan Oct 13, 2022
From poufs and screens made of natural rattan to tables of paper waste and coffee grounds, here is a round-up of 10 distinguished projects and its creators from EMERGE @ FIND.
by Zohra Khan Oct 01, 2022
Illustrated by products, installations and artworks, the exhibition titled N*thing is Possible traces the zero-waste journey of hospitality brand Potato Head.
by Sunena V Maju Sep 24, 2022
The winners of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture 2022 respond to social issues and extend an architectural responsibility toward communities, culture and environment.
by Rahul Kumar Aug 07, 2022
The not-for-profit organisation focusses on supporting the lumbung gallery, an entity formed and conceived by artists and the lumbung of documenta fifteen.
by Jerry Elengical Jul 26, 2022
K-Thengono Design Studio has derived influences from traditional rice barns in local vernacular architecture for this contemporary home in Bintaro, Tangarang, Indonesia.
by STIRworld Jul 18, 2022
Appearing to be floating above the ground, Birdhouses by Alexis Dornier is a stilted spectacle of tropical modernism in the tranquil rainforests of Bali.
by STIRworld Jun 01, 2022
Delving into the transgender artist Daniel Lie's first solo exhibition Unnamed Entities, that involves organic material, at the New Museum in New York City.
by Jincy Iype May 28, 2022
The YD House designed by Isso Architects in Jakarta, Indonesia, unites a composed concrete structure with calm, airy interiors, masterfully utilising 87sqm of compact space.
by Srinivas Aditya Mopidevi May 08, 2022
Multiple voices of resistance will come together for lumbung - documenta fifteen, scheduled to open in Kassel, Germany in June 2022.
by Jincy Iype Apr 08, 2022
Designer Maximilian Eicke builds Dukuh Haus, his unique Bali dreamhome in tandem with designing all sculptural pieces of furniture, products and accessories that reside inside.
by Srinivas Aditya Mopidevi Apr 04, 2022
STIR interviews the Indonesian collective about their curatorial plans for documenta fifteen, scheduled to take place in Kassel, Germany from June to September, 2022.
by Anmol Ahuja Feb 26, 2022
Designed by western Java based PSA Studio, the WYAH Art and Creative Space is centred around inducing a relationship with nature for its patrons in lush forested confines.
by Zohra Khan Dec 31, 2021
STIR looks back at five projects that demonstrated intriguing applications of this woody grass in the areas of architecture, interior design, and temporary urban spaces.
by Jerry Elengical Oct 11, 2021
Nestled into the sloping terrain of Ubud in Bali, Indonesia, this two-storey mansion offers a luxurious private stay for tourists, complete with an overhanging infinity pool.
by Jerry Elengical Aug 23, 2021
Nestled near the Balinese town of Ubud, this holiday home clad in traditional kerobokan stone features a grid shell roof with sinuous geometries.
by Anmol Ahuja Aug 17, 2021
Building on their own unique design vocabulary, the Indonesia-based green design practice imparts lightweight structural brilliance to their newest addition at the world renowned school.
by Dilpreet Bhullar Jun 20, 2021
Amsterdam-based visual artist Fiona Tan’s first retrospective, With the other hand, at the Museum der Moderne Salzburg and Kunsthalle Krems, spans her output across the past 20 years.
by STIRworld Feb 09, 2021
Armed with a modest budget and a morsel of land, DELUTION’s dual homes in Jakarta, Indonesia, explore an array of possibilities to connect and unwind amid constrained building.
by Anmol Ahuja Jan 18, 2021
Consisting of a residence, workshop, and studio, the complex in Piyandeling, Indonesia, by Realrich Architecture Workshop (RAW) is constructed in local bamboo and recycled plastic.
by Jones John Nov 26, 2020
Through the works of eight Southeast Asian artists, the Singaporean art gallery grapples with the complex colonial histories of photography and their continued influence today.
by Shraddha Nair Oct 19, 2020
Indonesia-born artist Entang Wiharso shares a glimpse of a large canvas-based painting which is yet to get an audience.
by Rahul Kumar Oct 05, 2020
The specially curated series by STIR takes a peep into artist studios to explore a work that has been created but never placed before an audience.
by Dilpreet Bhullar Aug 05, 2020
The Japanese artist Takashi Kuribayashi’s mammoth-sized installations excavate the meaning of truth beyond the obvious nature of reality that shapes the human existence.
by Meghna Mehta Jun 23, 2020
The Lakehouse Restaurant by Luwist Spatial, embracing the contoured forest topography, is equipped with a sunken seating area and has an artificial lake as its lowest elevation point.
by Rafael Arsono and Margareta Miranti Jun 04, 2020
STIR X ICA Pidilite present Design After COVID-19: Rafael Arsono and Margareta Miranti throw light on the way design and architecture is taking shape in Indonesia during lockdown.
by Jones John May 06, 2020
The performance artist’s first solo exhibition, Why Let the Chicken Run? gives Indonesian audiences a chance to understand her practice, and through it, performance as a medium.
by Meghna Mehta May 04, 2020
Designed by architect Nic Brunsdon in Tejakula district of Bali, The Tiing draws its name from local word meaning bamboo, with the site framing views of both the mountains and the sea.
by Jincy Iype Dec 14, 2019
The Indonesian graphic designer creates surreal minimalist images with repeated colours and patterns, taking viewers onto a pleasant journey often accentuated by a human life.
by Zohra Khan Oct 22, 2019
Uluwatu House by SAOTA puts a contemporary spin to the vernacular architecture of Bali, bringing courtyards, gardens and green terraces to blend with the built fabric.
by Rahul Kumar Aug 01, 2019
STIR speaks to the Mumbai-based visual artist, who while travelling prefers to make 'visual notes' by creating real-time sketches, as against taking pictures on his mobile phone.
by Apurva Bose Dutta Jun 03, 2019
Meeting award-winning architect Realrich Sjarief in his famed office space in Jakarta, is a reminder of how architecture and philosophy have always shared an inherent bond.
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