Interiors
Designed by Gaia Starace Design, Sabbia Residence is a compact beachfront apartment located in Freshwater, Sydney. What it lacks in square metres it makes up for in abundance with bespoke artistic touches that elevate everyday living. Custom pieces create cohesion Rome-born, Sydney-based Starace drew on her multidisciplinary background combining architecture, art and custom joinery design […]
Head of her eponymous design studio for nigh on quarter of a century, Miriam (Mim) Fanning has been racking up the accolades on a regular basis since then. Last year, she was named the recipient of the Interior Design Excellence Awards’ Gold Medal but that’s not her only experience with programs created by Niche Media(the […]
Last Thursday, seven practices from around the country came together at ForestOne’s showroom in the inner Melbourne suburb of Abbotsford to present their portfolios to an invited audience and representatives of this year’s Interior Excellence Awards jury panel. Following the Shortlist Reveal event at the Art Gallery of NSW in Sydney a couple of weeks […]
Newcastle’s beaches, ocean baths, laneways, parks and landmarks are being transformed for 10 days in a celebration of art, music and ideas. Run by the City of Newcastle from 25 September to 4 October, the program for the sixth New Annual festival includes over 400 artists, 40 events and seven new commissions. Building on the […]
For the fifth year of what has swiftly become the primary annual mentorship and creative pathways program for emerging professional designers and architects, Australian design brand King Living has come on board as a co-major partner. Australian Design Review talks to the brand’s head of design, Chris Cooke about King Living’s decision to support the […]
Sydney Contemporary is returning to Carriageworks for its 10th year, bringing together the largest gathering of leading contemporary art galleries from Australia, New Zealand, Asia and around the world. Ahead of the fair opening on 3 September, ADR asks three creative women working across the Australian art and design industry to share their thoughts on […]
Behind a pink door in the inner Melbourne suburb of Clifton Hill lies a family home that reimagines the Victorian terrace as a light-filled, modern space while honouring the building’s classic character. Designed by IF Architecture, the renovation of Northside Terrace gives the home a renewed expression, reshaping its spaces while meticulously restoring the historic […]
Sixty-four percent of global textile production uses synthetic fibres, while only about nine percent of plastics are successfully recycled each year worldwide. The latest National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) exhibition, Plant Life, seeks to provide alternative material solutions derived from plants. As our reliance on synthetic products – plastics, synthetic adhesives, polyester, synthetic foams… the […]
Colour has always been a key component of the designer’s handbook, but it’s only recently that we’ve started to understand why certain colours make us feel certain ways. Through understanding the psychology of colour, Herman Miller is repositioning the use of colour as a design strategy, creating human-centric, impactful products with purpose. When it comes […]
Over 10 days in November, the capital’s bubbling creative scene will spill over into more than 130 activations across the city for Craft + Design Canberra. If you’re not well-acquainted with Canberra, you may not be aware of the city’s creative prowess. With 25,000 people working in the creative sector, approximately 11 percent of the […]
Despite only founding his studio in 2014, David Flack’s profile and reputation in the Australian design industry have soared in the intervening years. Australian Design Review is delighted to announce that he will be among the judges and mentors for the 2026/2027 cohort of the 30UNDER30 program. Multi award-winner and designer of such acclaimed projects […]
For 19 years, The Rug Collection has helped Australia’s interior designers create beautifully layered interiors through handcrafted rugs. As the business grew beyond rugs into a curated furniture collection, the time came for a name that reflected its broader vision. Enter Tallira. What’s in a name? Founded by Simon Robinson, Yosi Tal and Eli Tal, […]
Receiving a brief to deliver discrete and private spaces without resorting to separation, developer and manufacturer of architectural surface systems, Axolotl, selected Grid Glass as the perfect product for The Ghan, Australia’s luxury rail option for passengers travelling between Adelaide, Alice Springs and Darwin. Australian Design Review: How did Axolotl become involved in The Ghan […]
Cera Stribley reveals the local expertise behind Melbourne’s most successful international design collaborations. Melbourne’s luxury residential market is becoming increasingly competitive, with boutique low- and mid-rise developments across the city’s affluent suburbs vying for the attention of a discerning downsizer and rightsizer audience. In this environment, a project’s success is often determined by the strength […]
The A+D industry turned out in style last Thursday – flocking to the Art Gallery of New South Wales’ Meers Hall to see if their practice’s projects had made the shortlist for this year’s IDEA. Introduced by the team from Niche, the IDEA 2026 shortlist announcement event featured a chat with two of the program’s […]
A decade on from its last iteration, the commissioning platform at the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art (ACCA) titled ‘NEW’ is being revitalised this September in a biennial format. Seven emerging artists have been selected from across Australia to create new site-specific works for the exhibition, which will run at ACCA from Friday 18 September […]
Western Sydney’s first state cultural institution, the highly anticipated Powerhouse Parramatta, has announced it will open to the public later this year on Saturday 7 November 2026. The Mall is the first of five opening exhibitions to be revealed, with the following exhibitions to be outlined in the coming weeks. It will examine the history, evolution and cultural […]
Byron Bay studio Kitsune Moon turns storm-damaged and salvaged timber into furniture that keeps its scars visible. A slab found rotting in a shed, fungus already threading through its grain, is not the kind of material most furniture makers would choose to begin with, yet it is exactly the sort of starting point that defines […]
A 15-metre pink rubber duck, a river parade and a citywide art takeover will define Melt Festival’s most ambitious Brisbane program to date. Spanning more than 70 venues and over 100 events between 21 October and 8 November 2026, Melt Festival has used public art, architecture and urban activation to reimagine Brisbane as a stage […]
Cult’s team shares the standout releases, themes and conversations from this year’s 3daysofdesign in Copenhagen. For a festival that has grown into one of the design calendar’s most closely watched fixtures, 3daysofdesign 2026 distinguished itself through a collective willingness among exhibitors to slow down. Held across Copenhagen from 10–12 June, the festival turned the Danish […]
Outback Queensland and the French countryside don’t typically exist in the same sentence, but for the McMahon family, the two go hand in hand. After 100 years of running their Stanthorpe family farm, the McMahons are sharing the love with a new purpose-built 150-capacity wedding venue on the property that brings the essence of France […]
For many designers, materials are selected to solve practical problems. For Jamal Ghouzali, they are an opportunity to tell stories. The founder of Sydney-based design studio and showroom Amazali approaches every project with a simple question: how far can a material be pushed before it reveals something entirely new? It’s a philosophy that has shaped his […]
Thanks to the advocacy of the Design Institute of Australia (DIA), designers will be formally recognised in Australia’s official occupational classification system on the National Census, marking a significant milestone for the evolution of the country’s design industry. Following the DIA‘s behind-the-scenes work, the Australian classification system used for the national Census will include graphic […]
The distance between a brilliant drawing and a flawless installation is almost always a handover. At Krost’s manufacturing facility in Sydney, design engineering and fabrication share a single footprint. Keeping the entire operation local and in-house brings rare agility to complex custom work, protecting tight tolerances, zero-joint edging details and material continuity from initial prototype […]