For ADR’s first Pineapple Soup event in Adelaide, Design by WBL and Designer Rugs collaborated to present a beautifully curated experience that was totally tactile, vividly visual… and even edible. Design by WBL (Williams Burton Leopardi’s new name following its rebrand last year) has been in its studio in Adelaide’s heritage-listed Darling Building for a […]
Cortisol has somehow found its way into the interior design presentation. We now hear about spaces ‘regulating the nervous system’, wall colours influencing dopamine, curves reducing stress and finishes described in language that sometimes sounds closer to a prescription than a specification. In this article for The Podium, Australian Design Review‘s new thought leadership series, Cocoplum […]
Arts Centre Melbourne’s flagship space, the Ian Potter State Theatre, has reopened after two and a half years of renovations and upgrades – six months ahead of schedule. Local architecture practice NH Architecture led the project, collaborating with the Melbourne studio of renowned Norwegian studio, Snøhetta. Walking into the 2079-seat auditorium, everything actually feels very familiar… […]
MDS architects + designers recently transformed the original Malt Store at Melbourne’s Carlton United Brewery into a flagship store, workshop and headquarters for Birkenstock. Located on Swanston Street in Melbourne’s CBD, the project retains the original heritage-listed 100-year-old structure and preserves the character of the space. The team positioned the concept of repair front and […]
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