From chairs to desk lamps to office tables, the Interior Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) has long celebrated the creativity and craftsmanship that goes in to designing furniture and lighting. With just a few weeks to go until entries close for 2018, ADR takes a look back at five of the previous winners from the Object- Furniture […]
Josephine Wilson’s second novel, Extinctions, won the 2017 Miles Franklin Literary Award. Mark Scruby speaks to her about the key role that furniture and designed objects play in the story. Mezzanine: How would you describe Extinctions to someone who hasn’t read it? Josephine Wilson: I tried to write a book that had many layers, that […]
No longer just clever toys to thrill users in ‘show and tell’ situations, virtual and augmented realities can now have significant impacts on a business’ bottom line, reports Vanessa Choi. As AR has reported previously, “the commercialisation of virtual reality technology has brought a complex technology into the hands of almost anyone with a smartphone […]
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