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 […]
Brahman Perera, whose eponymous interior design studio has been shortlisted for the IDEA 2024 Designer of the Year, is known for experimental lighting and textile designs that imbue many of Melbourne’s hospitality, retail and residential spaces with unique character and sentiment. Some of these spaces feature the BP pendant made to order by Perera himself. […]
When the renowned Museum of Old and New Art’s (Mona) brewery Moo Brew needed a bar to call its own, Manky Sally’s was born. Settled in Hobart’s Salamanca Place – hence the name – the innovative taphouse / nano-brewery seeks to materialise Moo Brew’s unpretentious brand by incorporating all of the unconventional twists that have […]
Driven by his desire to create inspiring living spaces in the home, Livin’ Beauty founder Engelbert de Wit has been purveying stunning lighting works in the Netherlands since 2007. For the first time, de Wit’s glazed ceramic pieces are available in Australia exclusively at Bloomingdales Lighting. The awe-inspiring collection of functional art stretches the imagination […]
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