Australian Design Review (ADR) today unveils its third annual 30UNDER30 shortlist, recognising 68 emerging Australian interior designers and product designers from 61 different practices who are creating meaningful change through their projects. ADR’s 30UNDER30 is a recognition and mentorship program that uplifts and connects young talent within Australia’s design community at a pivotal and challenging […]
On Friday 29 November, at the sold-out IDEA Gala at Forum Melbourne, Australian Design Review and inside magazine announced the winners of the 2024 Interior Design Excellence Awards (IDEA). Launched by inside magazine in 2003, IDEA is Australia’s premier interior and product design awards program, recognising the nation’s best projects and studios. In what was […]
On the ground floor of a quintessential Collingwood factory conversion, you’ll find Useful Objects, Dr. Simon Maidment’s latest genre-bending project. For the former curator of contemporary art at the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), Useful Objects is an opportunity to explore the possibilities that arise when designers and artists are given a provocation. At Useful […]
Acclaimed architecture firm Bates Smart has unveiled a transformative new dining experience in Sydney’s central business district with the launch of Prefecture 48. Developed for Azabu Group, this culinary precinct brings together six distinctive venues inspired by the beauty, heritage and flavours of Japan, all housed within the historic Foley Brothers building. Prefecture 48 isn’t […]
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