At the Hyundai Motor Group Innovation Center Singapore (HMGICS), which opened this past November, innovation ventures far beyond the automated manufacturing of electric vehicles. The future-thinking facility is now home to Na Oh, a tech-driven seed-to-table Korean restaurant concept spearheaded by California-based chef Corey Lee. The James Beard winner cut his teeth as chef de cuisine at Thomas Keller’s French Laundry before venturing out on his own and becoming the first Korean to earn three Michelin Stars for Benu, the acclaimed San Francisco culinary destination whose deeply nuanced menu fuses contemporary Korean and Cantonese influences with western techniques and local produce.

Na Oh takes much of what cemented Benu’s success but applies it to casual dining—an idea that unfolded organically. Hyundai initially sought Lee’s perspective on building customer relationships, but the conversation soon pivoted to the potential for a restaurant partnership at HMGICS. Lee was motivated to venture beyond cuisine and connect traditional Korean craft with the advances in agriculture technology and HMGICS’s sustainable offerings. Na Oh, which translates to “moving from inside out” in Korean, sits at that nexus. Expect a meticulously crafted four-course prix fixe seasonal menu inspired by Korean staples—Pyongyang-style cold noodles, buckwheat and mugunji jeon, butterfish gamasot—that diners enjoy in a calming interior replete with Korean artisan wares and whose layout nods to hanok homes.

After experiencing Na Oh and HMGICS firsthand, Surface broke down its top five most memorable features.

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World-class architects like Frank Gehry and Zaha Hadid have left their mark on the Vitra Campus in Weil am Rhein, Germany, with an ensemble of statement-making buildings, but you may need to look harder to see its latest intervention. On the top floor of VitraHaus, the furniture brand’s Herzog & de Meuron–designed on-site flagship store, Sabine Marcelis crafted a series of color-blocked domestic living spaces that mix veritable Vitra classics with her own pieces that play with color and reflection. It’s a suitable successor to when the Dutch designer organized the Vitra Design Museum’s holdings by color in 2022.

Each zone is meant to spark reflection on how we live with color, from a cool green lounge pit echoing the site’s gable-framed pastures in the distance to a blush-toned bathroom that mixes her bubblegum-pink Candy Cube with a resplendent onyx tub. “I like these colors and never tire of them, which makes them timeless for me,” Marcelis says. “I think this attitude is important for anyone creating their own home.” To further mark the occasion, she also reinterpreted two Verner Panton pieces: the Panton Chair Classic (1959) and the Visiona Stool (1970) in seven limited versions that each represent her favorite colors.

Earlier this past spring, friends, colleagues, and loved ones mourned the passing of Jeffrey Beers. On June 25, hundreds of the prolific hospitality architect’s dearest convened at Hudson Yards to honor him with a Celebration of Life gathering. Guests toasted his life with Belvedere vodka and Armand de Brignac champagne, and were treated to bites from Peter Luger Steakhouse and from chefs Costas Spiliadis, Daniel Boulud, and Michael Lomonaco—all of whom Beers collaborated with during his career. A seven “chapter” exhibition, focused on Beers’ love for the sea, glassblowing, wine, travel, his work, his family, and his early years, gave guests the opportunity to engage in a multifaceted exploration of his life.

When: Until Aug. 18

Where: Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana of Museo Correr, Venice

What: The Czech painter and graphic artist’s latest show features eight sizable glass sculptures, seven large-scale paintings, and a series of works on paper. It highlights Dokoupil’s inventive use of materials like glass and soap bubbles, reflecting his oft-explored themes of impermanence and transformation. His glass sculptures, which bear a resemblance to his Soap Bubble Paintings, narrow the gap between viewers and the art, while his large-scale paintings, created by blowing soap bubbles onto canvases, evoke spontaneity and challenge traditional notions of artistic control and permanence.

Throughout his five-decade career, Memphis Group mastermind Peter Shire’s subversive touch has lent whimsy to ceramics, furniture, toys, interiors, and sculptures, parodying genre while unafraid to have fun and break free of its confines. Now, thanks to a partnership with Rocky’s Matcha, the rule-breaker and founder of Los Angeles studio Echo Park Pottery is tackling an entirely new medium: a series of chawans, or tea bowls typically used for East Asian tea ceremonies. Each uniquely hand-crafted piece is painted in chaotically chromatic splatters that evoke the paintings of Sam Francis and ceramics of Adrian Saxe, injecting some bite into a ritual that otherwise soothes the nerves. From $250

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Surface Says: A master of timeless design, Carl Hansen & Søn always knows how to balance homeyness and modernity.

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