The Carlisle Street extension is a foray into a new Australian vernacular. Familiar materials and form are used with a higher consideration to context and passive design to create an extension that is restrained and simple; a volume of space that is light-filled and expansive yet private.
We talk to Marcy Ewing, the global studio design director at Shaw Contract, to find out what it takes to design for such a niche field – carpet.
Every week in our Q&ADR column, ADR interviews an architect, designer, object maker or industry person about who they are beyond the work – their life, inspiration, challenges and aspirations. This week talk to Ceci and Aydin Keyvanloo, the founders of furniture brand VUUE, to find out how they got started, what makes Australian design […]
This year the Componibili collection by Kartell celebrates 50 years since its creator, Anna Castle Ferrieri, dreamt up a unique design system that transformed plastic from labware to luxury item, inspiring a generation of designers including Patricia Urquiola. The Componibili represents the experimental exuberance and optimism of post-war Italy and a movement of designers and […]
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