Interiors
As someone who hasn’t spent more than four weeks in the same house this entire year, I’ve tried my fair share of sofas lately. From moving countries and staying in Airbnbs and housesits, to living with family members before finally finding my own rental in Melbourne, I’ve come to realise (the somewhat obvious truth) that […]
This October, RJ Living is expanding its collection through a considered exploration of materiality, introducing new fabrics, finishes, colours and forms across some of its most-loved designs. Rather than reinventing its design language, the Australian furniture brand continues to evolve it through a richer material palette and new expressions of familiar forms. The result is […]
Two of Australia’s favourite flavours, coffee and oysters, are getting a second life. After they’ve been extracted or shucked respectively, coffee grounds and oyster shells don’t serve much of a purpose. But Brisbane-based FRANCA Studio is transforming this culinary waste into statement lighting. Recovered through restaurant waste streams, the oyster shells and spent coffee are […]
Designed by Swiss designer Peter Wirz of Studio Vetica, LAUFEN MEDA brings together refined geometry, soft forms and considered functionality in a complete bathroom collection designed to adapt to changing needs and interiors. In a bathroom, longevity is as much a question of design as it is of durability. The most successful spaces balance immediate […]
Colour may be the first thing we notice about a tile, but it is only one part of the decision. Finish, format and location can have just as much influence on how a tile looks, feels and performs. A glossy tile suited to a shower wall may be slippery underfoot, while honed stone that works […]
Designer Rugs, the Australian family-owned luxury rug house, celebrated its 40th anniversary last Thursday with an evening at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA), quayside on Sydney Harbour. Founded by Eli and Nurit Tal and carried forward by their son Yosi Tal, the house has grown over four decades into one of Australia’s most distinguished […]
Certified Passivhaus projects in Australia have more than quadrupled in under four years, making this year’s open day the biggest yet. From 13 to 15 November, over 40 certified buildings will open their doors to the public in Australia for International Passivhaus Open Days 2026. Passivhaus certification is on the rise in Australia, growing from […]
Matt and Brittany Purves are the husband and wife duo behind Spectura Studio, based in Scamander, on Tasmania’s north-east coast. Spectura is a Building and Interior Design studio with a focus on health-conscious, energy efficient and sustainable spaces. The couple live inside a certified Passivhaus that reflects the ethos of their building and interior design […]
A historical East Melbourne terrace has been reimagined with Parisian-inspired interiors and revived heritage detailing. Multidisciplinary design practice Mim Design, in partnership with design-led developer Orchard Piper, has transformed a rare Victorian-era terrace into a sophisticated space that captures the hallmark features of a heritage home while maintaining the performance and design integrity of a […]
A 40-storey student tower beside Melbourne’s Queen Victoria Market addresses the importance of community For students stepping off a plane into an unfamiliar city, the first weeks of comfort and security depend on finding the right people to share them with, and the design of a residence can make that task easier or harder. To […]
Creative director at Lawless & Meyerson, Jo Lawless cut her design teeth working for Australian A+D legends Iain Halliday and David Katon, who also taught her about art and beauty. After nearly three decades spent crafting superior interiors, and with a passion for always seeing what’s next, she’s decided the time is right to give […]
Tom Mark Henry is a Sydney-based interior design practice founded in 2014 by directors, Cushla McFadden and Jade Nottage. It’s also the latest studio to join Australian Design Review‘s 30UNDER30 program as a practice partner. Not only that, McFadden has also signed on to be a shortlist judge for the 30UNDER30 applicants this year. Here ADR […]
On Victoria’s world-famous Great Ocean Road, a new pitstop has taken shape. Led by Grimshaw, the multidisciplinary design for the Twelve Apostles Keerray Woorroong Visitor Centre has been co-designed with Eastern Maar Aboriginal Corporation, and with landscape architecture practice ASPECT Studios. The project unites a new Visitor Experience Centre, Welcome Garden, extensive revegetation, landscaped parking, […]
Susan Caudry is the estate director at Domaine Chandon and believes that great wine and great design have a lot in common. Pivoting to the wine industry over two decades ago following an early career in fashion at Vogue Australia, Caudry led the Chandon Australia winery for six years before heading overseas. A four-year period […]
Axolotl’s Grid Glass reinterprets the centuries-old language of stained glass through architectural glass, digital manufacturing and material experimentation – with the Ghan providing a particularly demanding setting in which to push the process further. There is something inherently familiar about Grid Glass. Its geometry recalls the leaded lines and coloured fragments of traditional stained glass, […]
memobottle is the cult water bottle brand from Melbourne that’s taken the world by storm, selling millions of flat bottles in its 12 years in business. Now it’s reinventing the traditional round bottle it originally broke away from. From showing up at the Big Design Market over 10 years ago to being stocked in 2000 […]
It’s not often you come across a chair that would be equally at home in a corporate, domestic, hospitality or commercial environment, but that’s exactly the kind of all-purpose versatility the All’essenza chair by Ton achieves. First unveiled at this year’s Salone del Mobile in Milan, the All’essenza chair is the brainchild of Italian designer […]
Bradhly Le is no stranger to ADR‘s 30UNDER30 program, having been a practice partner last year. This time he’s taking on the (not so) enviable task of narrowing down the swathe of entries into a shortlist, from which the mentors and judges will select the final 30. Founder and creative director of RIZEN Atelier, a […]
We love our bread, we love our butter, but most of all, we love a beautifully designed space in which to enjoy said delights… I think that’s how the saying goes… Madeline quotes aside, Itera Bakery is Melbourne’s newest temple of carby goodness with architecture to match. Itera Bakery celebrates the craft of baking in […]
Melbourne’s favourite bathhouse has opened the doors to its first Sydney location in Surry Hills. Building on the success of the Collingwood bathhouse, Sense Of Self (SOS), Surry Hills offers Sydney bathers a 1200-square metre sanctuary for reconnection, relaxation and serenity in the city. After a two-year search to find the right site, the new […]
Melbourne-based Allume Energy’s SolShare has been named Australian Good Design Award of the Year, leading a diverse field of projects recognised for their contributions to sustainability, healthcare, engineering, the built environment and social impact. An Australian-designed technology that enables apartment residents to access the benefits of rooftop solar has taken the top honour at the […]
The contemporary workplace is no longer defined by a single posture, a fixed desk or even a consistent way of working. A working day may move between focused screen time, collaborative discussions, informal meetings and moments away from the desk, with the body continually adapting to different tasks and environments. Despite this shift towards greater […]
The 2026/2027 30UNDER30 will be a special iteration of the program, with the year’s cohort not the only ones at the Creative Retreat in Bali next May. For the five-year Reunion, all previous cohorts, mentors and sponsors are also on the invitation list. Which also makes it a special event for the dedicated 2026/2027 judges […]
On a night for which the phrase ‘raining cats and dogs’ could have been coined, an impressive number of Australia’s designers and architects braved the downpour and headed to Cult’s huge multi-roomed space in the inner Melbourne suburb of Abbotsford for the 2026 Interior Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) Designer of the Year presentations. Following on […]