Bioplastic, an alternative to plastic with similar properties but made from renewables such as seaweed, algae, shrimp shells, vegetable starch and even blood, has been adopted by designers keen on sustainability.

From Hong Kong to Paris to Berlin, Knight Frank’s Prime Global Cities Index forecasts prime property sales growth figures in 45 markets

Those who want to rent their properties part time in Switzerland and in the US are attracting a new type of paying guest: one that rarely ventures onto the slopes

Design trends will always vary but this year Pantone has picked ‘classic blue’ as its colour for 2020, while it’s predicted there will be an increasing demand for ‘healthy’ interiors with eco-friendly finishes and furniture with rounded edges.

Luxury bathroom designs incorporate wellness elements that nurture and inspire

Why accepting imperfection and impermanence – as the ancient Japanese world view teaches – chimes with contemporary ideals for natural, renewable materials and multifunctional designs

Planning on investing in UK property? For favourable terms you should try the FHL market

More than 70 exhibitors explore the future of city living at the 2019 Hong Kong Biennale of Urbanism\Architecture. Among the ideas? A tower that doesn’t add to Hong Kong’s crowded skyline – but instead plunges deep into the ocean.

If the frantic festivities are too much for you, now is the perfect time to jet off for a relaxing break in the winter sun

The Hong Kong protests are driving mainland Chinese and Hongkongers away from the city to sophisticated but affordable residential properties in Malaysia

A surge in luxury housing developments has put these areas among the most popular neighbourhoods in Hong Kong

The easy commute to the heart of the city and excellent schools, combined with magnificent scenery, add up to an enviably high-quality lifestyle

The district offers exclusive homes and proximity to some of Hong Kong’s top-performing primary and secondary schools

British furniture designers teamed up with Hong Kong design professionals from a variety of disciplines to create unique furniture pieces that will be unveiled this week in Hong Kong.

Residential developments offering the facilities, glamour and five-star brands of top hotels are springing up across Asia-Pacific

Some buyers are looking at resort markets while others seek homes near quiet lakes, golf courses and ski resorts, or a location that offers business convenience or seasonal living

K11 Musea, the new cultural-retail destination on Hong Kong’s revitalised Victoria Dockside, shows what can happen when 100 creative collaborators are brought together and given free rein – and resources – to realise one dream.

Wesleyan House Methodist International Church is a 22-storey high-rise topped with a Sky Chapel that has breathtaking views. Architect Rocco Yim conceived the structure and wanted it to be ‘enlightening, liberating, and comforting’.

In their office in Tsim Sha Tsui’s K11 Atelier, AB Concept’s Ed Ng and Terence Ngan take a personal, playful approach, and it works.

Our sofas are too soft, our chairs encourage bad posture, our spines are less upright –so designers have reworked the office chair to be kinder on our bodies. That should be a relief in places like Hong Kong where office hours are long.

The artworks Chertavian curates for One Dalton will be on permanent display throughout the hotel and residential common spaces

Hong Kong-based PAL Design Group partner Joey Ho Tzung-hsien’s inside-out design for SIS Prep Gurugram, near New Delhi, emphasises moving and playing

An unexpected turn of events meant it was back to the drawing board for hoo designers Yu-Chang Chen and Yannes Cheng, who ensured the final product delivered on the couple’s changing expectations.

At least 20 nations that offer citizenship or residency through property investment are growing increasingly popular among city’s residents looking for a ‘Plan B’

Hong Kong architects have revived a Mid-Autumn Festival tradition: tower burning. Their version is eco-friendly, flame-free and LED-lit, and a showcase for the recycled-plastic bricks used in its construction.

Taking a cue from millennials’ co-living spaces, Matthias Hollwich’s Skyler concept replaces the ‘simulated reality’ of retirement communities with apartment towers for people of all ages who look after each other.

Properties in the sun-drenched island paradise of Hawaii range from as little as US$250,000 for a modest home to oceanfront estates worth millions of dollars

Upcycled or recycled, waste materials such as bone, skins, feathers, shells, automotive parts, PET bottles, and coffee grounds are being turned into beautiful, and practical, items for the home by designers committed to sustainability.

Forget cookie-cutter offices – companies are designing feel-good workplaces that are also flexible, sociable and hotel-like in sophistication and ambience. Innovations include non-fixed modular systems and ‘non-office’ aesthetics.

US architect Bill Bensley rarely fails to surprise with his sometimes wacky hotel ideas, such as tree houses and guests zip lining to reception. Now he’s working on a human ‘zoo’ in China where it’s the guests who appear imprisoned.