a21 studio is a young practice based in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam, very actively promoting a new generation of Vietnamese architecture and gathering important media attention through its outstanding and unexpected projects.
POAR is young research/design studio, based in Bangkok, that aims to combine traditional, local and modern architecture, promoting a new generation of designers who combines international education and experience with local knowledge.
Paulus Mintarga is an unusual contractor, who, also in collaboration with many important local architects, designs and builds projects, which experiment in various directions, from material recycling to urban farming, to different forms of living and working spaces.
Ronaldiaz Hartyanto is a designer and enthusiastic activist for the promotion of agriculture and natural products through design and media. He’s one of the founders of Growbox, a startup that creates boxes containing spores to grow edible mushrooms at home.
Joshua Simandjuntak is the founder and director product design studio and brand Karsa in Jakarta. His numerous collaborations with the most important architecture studios in the country highlight the presence of Karsa’s works in the growing world of Indonesian design.