Meet the creme de la creme of interior designers

BEING an interior designer is no longer about finding the best place to put your chair or deciding between neoclassical or minimalism. From biophilic design to sustainability, interior designers are now working for the betterment of society - so much so that a new award has since been created to recognise the best of them.

In tomorrow's BTLifestyle, we spotlight the winners of the Society of Interior Designers Singapore's inaugural "20 under 45" awards - the brightest local talent under 45 years of age. Meet the likes of Cherin Tan from LAANK, Dennis Cheok from UPSTRS_ and Pan Yi Cheng from Produce Workshop, all award-winners in their own right, and find out how they're shaping living spaces in Singapore and around the world.

Meanwhile, things are looking up for art galleries as a new study shows that sales are steadily picking up after the 2020 downturn, with millennials and female collectors leading the way. And if you happen to be in the market for movie memorabilia, check out Sotheby's auction of rare collectibles from auteur Wong Kar Wai's In the Mood for Love and other iconic films.

In Dining, we score a seat at the over-subscribed La Bottega, to find out if its much-hyped pizza is really the best thing since Hawaiian Choice.