From starchitect visits to outdoor parties to DIY furniture prototyping, these are the events not to miss.

With new local designers joining the ranks.

Do some CNY shopping for the house. HAY is making a pit stop at the National Design Centre till April.

The markets and festivals worth heading up North for, including a talk from Kinfolk magazine founder Nathan Williams. 

If you’re a student of typography, listen to the Design Pai, Bon Pai podcasts, or are just a Bangkok biking enthusiast, then you probably know Wee Viraporn, 35. He is the founder and director of the environmentally-focused graphic design studio Conscious, as well as a popular guest lecturer on graphic design and typography. Before speaking at next week’s Bangkok International Typography Symposium 2014 (Nov 14-16), Wee told us why typeface matters.

Though only 33 years old, Anon Pairot has been praised as one of Thailand’s most talented designers for his organically-shaped furniture and dramatic style. This weekend, he’s curating the Asian Talents section at BIG+BIH, Southeast Asia’s biggest design and products showcase. He tells BK how Thais underrate themselves and the secret to creativity.