
Through the Grapevine
May 2025
Aesthetic Pleasure, Construction Layers, Mad Matter, Lespoir Studios, and more

Fresh Faces: Supakorn Buareun of Grofe
The Tiety bag and more

Fresh Faces: Ryan Lee
Creative collaborations and youth subculture

Fresh Faces: Grace Duong
Vernacular typography, underground culture and more

Fresh Faces: Pindo Saraswati
Interview with Pindo Saraswati, one half of eco-conscious Indonesian brand Kallarona

Fresh Faces: Nok Salirathavibhaga
Thai jewellery brand PATTARAPHAN is a nod to the designer’s own lived experiences

Fresh Faces: Beam Ratchapol Ngaongam
New York-based Thai designer with 3D knitwear

Fresh Faces: Tifanny Bophadavy Doche
Highlighting locally-produced Cambodian fashion

Fresh Faces: Eugene Malabad
Capturing Manila’s urban landscape in ‘Rotonda’
Fresh Faces: Zin Min Thike
Driving the Myanmar fashion landscape forward

Fresh Faces: Kina Hassan
Sculptural jewellery at the intersection of art and fashion

Fresh Faces: Jordan Nguyen
Vietnamese-Canadian designer on self-identity and cultural connections

Fresh Faces: Anna Termtanasak
Textile artist on capturing Thai culture through vibrant prints

Fresh Faces: Laurencia Irena
Indonesian designer on portraying Romanticism and femininity

Fresh Faces: Lynn La Yaung
Merging fashion and textile through handcrafted knitwear

Fresh Faces: Carla Zhang
Upcycling fashion with unconventional materials

Fresh Faces: Shaofen
Gender-neutral and seasonless fashion

Fresh Faces: Money Wang
Seremban-based textile and print designer on creativity in the age of Covid

Fresh Faces: Caro Chia
Sculpting the abstract to the body

Fresh Faces: Nyemas Indah Nabilla
Bali-based jeweller reincarnating the ancient in Subeng Klasik

Fresh Faces: Dien Huyen Linh
Stylist from Ho Chi Minh on ‘Tree, Earth, Life’ and ELLE Vietnam’s impact on her career
The Dossier
Creative Director of Artclass Vietnam & VMAN SEA Magazine
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Photographer & Head of Photography of Artclass Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Cultural Entrepreneur & Founder of Studio Gypsied
Singapore
Fashion Stylist, Consultant & Founder of Balcone
Singapore
Designer & Founder of Tisi
Bangkok, Thailand
Designer & Founder of SAIWO
London, UK & Bangkok, Thailand
Designer & Founder of LE NGOK
Metro Manila, Philippines
Designer & Founder of Revivre Studio
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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