A new brick collection is drawing on the fine quality and craft traditions of Italy’s famous Murano glass-making techniques and transforming them into a crystal-clear glass brick. Created by Austral Bricks, the Poesia collection’s solid glass construction allows architects and designers to use the bricks to create light-filled interiors, gallery spaces and transparent volumes that […]
As Australia’s older generation continues to grow, the architecture and design community is beginning to see tremendous opportunity for change within aged care, says Kirstin Ojerholm business development manager at Zenith Interiors. By 2042 one in four Australians will be 65 years or older. This unprecedented change in our society, coupled with longer life expectancy, means […]
A new pharmacy has sprung up in Brooklyn, New York that blends its online and physical worlds through playful visual cues and ease of use. Medly Pharmacy is a neighbourhood pharmacy that wants to override the often impersonal experience that people have when they visit a pharmacy. Owners Marg and Sahaj Patel wanted to create […]
The new Teamwork pendant light from Melbourne-based ISM Objects has been specially crafted to absorb sound, with the aim of enhancing both concentration and collaboration in the home and workplace. The light shell is crafted from spun aluminium and has a decorative fabric panel that conceals an internal sound absorbing material. The outer shell is […]
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