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 […]
On a cold mid-winter day, Australian Design Review ventured into Rydges Melbourne to experience Spectra, a temporary immersive project by award-winning artists Rowena Martinich and Geoffrey Carran. In the second instalment of our feature series exploring site-specific art and its power to shape place and experience, we discover that when artists are given creative free […]
One of Australia’s most admired and prominent contemporary designers, Ross Gardam‘s practice merges traditional craft with modern know-how. A natural collaborator who believes that designing in a vacuum should be discouraged, he explains why he’s excited to join the panel of esteemed mentors for the 2025/2026 30UNDER30 program. Australian Design Review: Why did you want […]
ABI Interiors is a multiple-award-winning global leader in premium architectural fixtures and fittings, celebrated for shaping Australia’s interior design and renovation landscape. Widely acknowledged for offering the best tapware, ABI Interiors also provides tiles, showers, basins, wastes, bathroom vanities and hardware amongst their comprehensive range of bathroom, kitchen, laundry, and outdoor fixtures. Every piece reflects […]
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