Design

This season we are doing something I have never done before. The Vase skirts are part of our Firecracker Collection for Chinese New Year, but they sit just as beautifully within Christmas. They are timeless wrap skirts, graceful in movement and full of colour. And yes, for the first time ever, I put my paintings directly onto a skirt.

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私たちはテストの気持ちで、シンガポールのBoutique Singapore（クリエイターたちが腕試しをする大型ポップアップのようなもの）に出店しました。

それは挑戦であり、未来を試す一歩でもありました。そして──準備に準備を重ねた今、ついに。シンガポール・Tanglin Mall にNala Designs の常設店が誕生しました。

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日本人なら誰もが知る、あのアイテム。けれど、その裏にNala Designsとの“必然の出会い”があったことは、あまり知られていません。

Food

Just around the corner from my house, it has become one of my favourite spots in the neighbourhood. My sister even said it was the best coffee she had during her entire stay in Malaysia, which tells you everything you need to know. One sip and you understand why people fall in love with it.

Food

One of my new favorite spots at The Campus is a restaurant called Pizza Duo. It’s beautifully designed, especially the outdoor seating area that looks out over the football field. The whole place has a wonderful relaxed vibe that feels instantly welcoming.

Food

I’ve been on quite the journey with food lately. From Dr. Stacey Sims’ “Women are not little men”, which firmly dismissed fasting, to Dr. Mindy Pelz’s ‘Eat Like a Girl’, which says fasting, even for three days, can actually reset your entire system.

Food

The chef believes in seasonality, not spectacle. Every omakase is affordable, changes monthly, and is guided by what is freshest and most inspiring that season. There is something profoundly honest about that. The food is clean, precise, and deeply satisfying, each bite feels like a moment of quiet.

Food

Life feels like a blur: takeaway boxes, dinner dates in loud restaurants, calendars overflowing. Somewhere along the way, we have forgotten that the simplest, most meaningful act is to cook for each other.

Travel

There are places in Singapore that quietly take your breath away, not for their grandeur but for their grace. Kee’s, the restaurant inside 21 Carpenter, is one of them. From the moment you step in, it feels like a lesson in how design can whisper rather than shout.

Travel

We found it by chance, walking along one of the main streets in Penang. We looked up, saw the lights, and decided to go in. It started with a dessert called Eton Mess that we commented on, and from that moment, it became a total love affair. We have never stopped going back.

Travel

The last time I set foot in Club Med Cherating was in 1986. I was 16 or 17, working as a GO at the Mini Club. Now it is 2025, I am 55, and returning felt like stepping into a time warp. It was as if nothing had changed. The only difference was the faces around me and, to put it politely, the GOs of today are a little different from the ones back then.

Travel

While exploring Singapore, I wandered into a beautifully curated shop called Artifactt (yes, with two T’s), tucked away on the ground floor of Palais Renaissance, 390 Orchard Road. It’s run by the elegant and warm Annie Li, and feels more like a design gallery than a store.

Travel

She dances in a slip, in a dress, barefoot, on stage, off stage, everywhere. It’s raw. It’s instinctive. And it’s real. Dance isn’t a performance for her, it’s a pulse, a way of being. Flamenco runs through her veins, and you feel it in every movement, every flick of her hand, every stomp of her foot.

Travel

This month, we fell head over heels for RIKA STUDIOS in the 9 Straatjes. The shop itself is a masterclass in elegant restraint – fresh flowers, curated art, and garments that felt thoughtful and timeless.

Taste

Some people create because they must. Because it spills out of them like breath.
Farah is one of those people.

Culture

Nala has always lived in the worlds of beauty, craft and storytelling. Now we are opening the doors to something we have wanted to bring into our universe for a long time classical music. We are proud to host our first chamber concert at nala Kantoor our creative HQ inside the Kasturi.

Culture

Saturday mornings are sacred again. I have started Chinese brush painting at the Bintang Arts and Culture Center, taught by the wonderful Laoshi Kit. I needed something to pull me away from my phone, and this does exactly that.

Culture

That is the universe my friend Shaik Reisman has built in the heart of Hulu Langat, through his beautiful project Malayajunglecraft.

Culture

They’ve just launched two extraordinary tiles that prove their vision, that a tile is art, isn’t just a slogan, it’s a standard. The craftsmanship, the scale, the beauty… it’s on such an international level that it leaves you in awe.

Culture

Each page is an explosion of color and geometry. The ribbons are made from cotton, and because grosgrain has that signature ribbed texture, the way the colors are woven through the lines is simply mind-blowing.

Design

I always travel with my Nala things because they change the whole energy of a hotel room in five minutes. When I was in Singapore for our launch, I checked into the beautiful Lloyds Hotel and emptied my suitcase like it was a mission.

Design

I stumbled upon Planted Journal by accident, drawn in by an extraordinary close-up of a moth. Zoomed in, its wings looked like feathers, soft and celestial, reminding me once again that the world we live in is nothing short of spectacular.

Design

There is the gayung, the small bucket with a handle found in almost every Malaysian household. It is still part of our lives today, whether for showering, cleaning floors or scooping water.

Travel

Nestled along the Prinsengracht canal, the Rosewood Amsterdam is a quiet triumph of elegance and design. Set within the former Palace of Justice, the building has been reimagined after a decade-long restoration, blending Dutch heritage with refined modernity.

Travel

I’ve always had a soft spot for flowers and scarves. So when Moss and Bella, brought me back a hand-embroidered scarf from Seville, I was completely taken.

Taste

Annie started at Hermès in 1926 selling gloves. She ended up running their window displays, turning them into full-blown theatre. She built flower trains, borrowed wax figures from museums, and once pinned a butterfly to the Mona Lisa’s shoulder. “That livens her up a bit,” she said. The curator nearly fainted.

Taste

It’s not just a place to discover well-made objects, it’s a reflection of someone I’m lucky to call a friend.

Goh, the founder, has supported Nala from the very beginning, and I’ve always admired his generosity, good taste, and calm wisdom. We’ve shared ideas, long conversations, and a deep belief that living well means surrounding ourselves with things that are made with care.

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彼女にとって、こけしは単なる日本の民芸品ではありません。家を守るもの、愛を伝えるもの、そして人の手のぬくもりが宿る象徴。静かに佇むその姿に、言葉では語れない深い美しさを見出したのです。

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それは「うなぎ」との出会いでした。実は私たちNala Designs Japaneseチームの名前「Unagi Club」のインスピレーションの源にもなった、大切なエピソードなのです。