Nissie Bungbrakearti, a computational designer at COX Architecture, has the advanced skills to solve complex challenges using data and design. However, it hasn’t been an easy road from shy young practitioner to being named one of Australian Design Review‘s 30UNDER30 for 2025/2026. Below, Bungbrakearti shares some early career lessons. Australian Design Review: Why did you […]
Applying to join Australian Design Review‘s 30UNDER30 in order to be ‘part of the conversation’, Blake Hillebrand currently works full-time at Kerstin Thompson Architects. He says his work is driven by ‘curiosity, generosity and accountability’. Australian Design Review: Why did you enter the 30UNDER30 program? Blake Hillebrand: I entered because I care deeply about where […]
They came, they saw, they tried out the 2026 collection – at a vibrant launch event curated to mark Krost’s arrival in a new state. We’ve all heard that old chestnut about successful families – the ‘shirtsleeves to shirtsleeves‘ theory. You know, the one about the first generation making the money, before 70 percent of […]
Phoebe Allen is one of Australian Design Review‘s 30UNDER30 for 2025/2026. In this Q&A the lead interior designer from Studio Traces shares how her love for design started at her grandmother’s side. Australian Design Review: Why did you enter the 30UNDER30 program? Phoebe Allen: I entered the 30UNDER30 program because I’ve been leading and delivering […]
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