Author: Online Editor
"[The inspiration behind the venue was] capturing the essence of old school hospitality inspired by the original city coffee houses of the 1920s. Overlaid materiality creates a sensory journey, where all elements are bespoke and created using craft-like technics which have largely disappeared from contemporary building and design." Following the success of The Grounds of Alexandria, owners Ramzey Choker and Jack Hanna have opened up another venue – The Grounds of the City. Caroline Choker and Vince Alafaci of Acme and Co., who is behind the new venue's design, discuss the project.
As second-generation, family-run business, Planex is a company that has continued to evolve and keep up with what designers need in steel lockers.
There is a lot to see and read in this winter edition of inside 97 and now is the perfect time to enjoy all the design news from home and abroad. So light the fire and pour a glass of red or make a pot of tea because you’re in for the long haul.
Entitled Garden Wall, and designed by Retallack Thompson and Other Architects, the elegantly-designed structure comprises over 260 white walls clad in transparent woven mesh, which offer visitors the opportunity to rediscover NGV’s Grollo Equiset garden.
© Niche Media 2026