Trends for 2023

AS THE countdown to the new year draws near, all thoughts are on what’s to come in 2023. In tomorrow’s issue of BT Lifestyle, we look at what’s in store on the design, travel, arts and wellness fronts.

In Design, we speak to urban planners and architects on how our living spaces will look. And it seems like the era of “bling” is over, giving way to understated luxury in interiors. Hybrid workspaces are here to stay, and carbon reduction will still be a big part of architecture.

Meanwhile, the major art fairs and the opening of more art galleries in Singapore marks 2023 as a make-or-break year for Singapore’s art scene, as it tries to usurp Hong Kong’s position as an Asian arts hub.

And if 2022 was the year people got physically fit, 2023 is the year to focus on mental well-being.

And as revenge travel takes hold, where will you go in 2023? We talk to travel and hotel experts to find out the hottest destinations and the meaning of experiential travel, as the year shapes up to be the one where discovering the world becomes the new pastime.

In Dining, we visit the newly reopened Chinese stalwart Asia Grand for a taste of old-school Cantonese favourites. Check out all this and more in Friday’s edition of BT.