A KWHD / SCAFFOLDS PROJECT
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Scaffolds Stories documents people across Asia making, building and creating.
We speak with artists, makers, founders and independent practitioners about the work they do, how they got there, and what happens behind the finished product.
These are stories about process — the experiments, decisions, failures and small breakthroughs that shape a practice over time.
Issue 001
Featured Stories
Stories about people across Asia making, building and creating.
About Us
Why we document creative work, and what we look for in the stories we tell.
Scaffolds Education
Experiential learning programmes built around making, exploration and real-world projects.
Our Approach
How we think about process, practice and the work behind the finished outcome.
Coming Soon
New stories, projects and initiatives from Scaffolds.
FEATURED STORY
Featured Creator of the Month
Kairos Academy
Soo and Mujid created Kairos Academy as more than just a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu gym—it's a space dedicated to learning, growth, and community, with craftsmanship at its core.
Featured in this issue, we dive deep into the journey of Soo & Muujig, exploring how they transformed their passion into a sustainable creative practice that inspires others across Asia.
Read Full Story →
MORE STORIES
Passion-Driven Stories from Asia
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三妹光陶艺 Sam Mui Kuang Pottery
By Ben Kee
Mr. Chua Soo Kim on dragon kilns, glaze chemistry and learning the craft....
Story
3
The Urbanist Singapore
By Ben Kee
Rethinking local history through digital storytelling, theater, and boutique education...
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Shophouses of Singapore: Beyond the Facade · ManMoMedia · 2026
By Ben Kee
Writer and editor Hong Xinying on Shophouses of Singapore: Beyond the Facade — why curation comes before writing, rewriting as the real work...
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Cloudy in June — Interview
By Ben Kee
Ceramic artist Cloudy in June on her first solo exhibition at NUTSHOUSE, Kyoto — a year of wheel-thrown work in black clay, happy accidents ...
WHY THESE
STORIES MATTER
Interesting work rarely arrives fully formed.
It develops through repetition, curiosity, constraint, chance, persistence and plenty of things that do not quite work.
Scaffolds Stories looks beyond the finished outcome to the thinking, choices and experiences behind it.
Together, these stories offer a growing picture of creative practice across Asia.
About This Project
Scaffolds Stories is an editorial project by KWHD / Scaffolds.
Through interviews and visual storytelling, we document the people, practices and places behind independent creative work.