I Love KL

Once a warehouse, and at one point, the most happening club in town, The Godown KL, located at 11, Lorong Ampang now aims to be a creative hub for the arts. What differentiates The Godown KL from other similarly repurposed buildings in town is it combines a warehouse that’s almost 100 years old with a newly built annex that’s rustic, yet artistic. How does The Godown KL plan to compete with other players in this increasingly saturated scene? I Love KL paid a visit to the space, when they hosted an event called “Temasya Taming Sari”, to pose this question, and more, to one of its owners.

Nestled in Zhongshan Building is Malaysia's very own cave of wonders: The Malaysia Design Archive (MDA). Initially a website in 2008, it is not just a collection of vintage images—rather, MDA promotes visual literacy to the general public by studying the context, themes and history of the illustrations and photographs from the colonial era to the present. Here to connect the dots between graphic design and the humanities are MDA members Chua Pei Ying and Nadia Nasaruddin.

You'd be lying if you claimed to never try origami once in your life. But how exactly is this childhood staple revolutionizing the future of engineering, medicine and design? Kenneth Ch'ng from the Malaysia Origami Association shares with us the educational and cognitive benefits of doing origami, innovations inspired by this universally-loved art form and responds to the inevitable question for educators today: Can't I just watch a tutorial on YouTube?

As one of the more famous commercial enclaves in Kuala Lumpur, Jalan Masjid India is bustling, and yet rooted in tradition and culture. But with competition from malls (both brick-and-mortar and e-commerce) changing the landscape of how we consume, can it survive and still remain relevant? Elizabeth Cardosa from Badan Warisan Malaysia joins us to ponder that very conundrum.

What is it like to run a small enterprise at a wet market these days? What’s their routine like? To commemorate World SME Day, we speak to a trader at Pasar Borong Baru Selayang, to hear how he runs his business, and the challenges that come with it.