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Tucked into the corner of Manchester and Flinders lanes, Elio’s Place is an all-day trattoria that channels Southern Italian warmth with an unmistakable Melbourne flair. Designed by Studio Co & Co, Elio’s Place is as much a tribute to memory as it is a statement of contemporary hospitality design. Rich, confident and full of character, […]
During a recent field trip to Japan with Brahman Perera, Australian Design Review witnessed the creative inspiration behind LANDMARK by Lexus – a hospitality pavilion he has designed for this year’s Melbourne Cup Carnival, writes Jane Rocca. A new three-level architectural building within the glamorous Birdcage enclosure at Flemington Racecourse will see LANDMARK by Lexus […]
Cristina Napoleone was among Australian Design Review’s 30UNDER30 cohort in 2024/2025. Below, we get to know how the young founder spearheaded Terrain, an experimental community space in Fitzroy, Melbourne, where ecology, design, technology and culture intersect. Australian Design Review: What is Terrain? Cristina Napoleone: Terrain is an initiative that creates playful physical and digital spaces […]
There’s an old adage that ‘the key to success is sincerity… and if you can fake that you’ve got it made’. Was it Groucho Marx who said it? George Burns? French playwright Jean Giraudoux? The gloriously acerbic character actor Celeste Holm? The notoriously tongue twisted Hollywood producer Samuel (‘Gentlemen, include me out’) Goldwyn? The truth […]
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