Jacob Stavrakis, an architect working at Sydney-based interior design and architecture studio YSG, shares his reflections from Sydney Design Week, held from 12 to 24 September 2025. As an architect, I’ve learnt that sometimes too much attention to detail can blur the bigger picture. This year for Sydney Design Week, organisers Powerhouse invited us to […]
Australian architectural firm Cox has identified an increasingly common duality facing the workplace design sector, writes director and interior designer Brooke Lloyd. Macquarie Group’s global headquarters by Cox. Photo: Brett Boardman. Workplace design for professional services has always carried symbolic weight. More than places of work, offices are also instruments of reputation, carefully calibrated to […]
There is something exciting and grassroots about an inaugural design week, and for the short 24 hours that Alice Blackwood was in Adelaide last week, she caught the lightning bolt of energy that was circulating among galleries, curators and designers alike. Here, she shares some of her highlights from every*where: Adelaide Design Week. Design weeks […]
When it comes to designing a space that feels complete, window coverings often sit quietly in the background. However, they can be one of the most powerful elements in shaping how a room feels, functions and endures over time, writes The Blind Factory director Brett Thomas. From managing light and heat to framing views and […]
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