As a farmer’s daughter with a profound affection for Australia, internationally award-winning rug designer Jenny Jones unearthed her zeal for rug making while living in Turkey in 1995. This marked the start of a decades-long journey curating distinctive storytelling pieces for Australia and the world. Today, she is a pioneering Australian designer, pushing the boundaries […]
Samantha Wardle and Hady Anboussi share honest dispatches four years into running their small design studio, in Sydney. Some interior designers enter the field aspiring to ascend the ranks of prestigious studios whose styles and sensibilities match their own. Some, after cutting their teeth at these big firms, learn quickly this is not for them. […]
Something is happening in Perth. The Western Australian design scene is on the rise — underlined by the fact that this year’s IDEA Designer of the Year presentation took place in WA for the first time in its 23-year history. On Thursday 22 August, a blustery winter’s night, a chic crowd gathered in the new […]
Architects are increasingly highlighting the importance of light in building design, turning this element into an essential part of their projects. For Steensen Varming, long-time practitioners in engineering services and sustainable designs that enhance spatial perception, this ethos has been a consideration for nearly a century. When done properly, light can play a pivotal role […]
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