Category: Sustainability
Australian Design Review (ADR) recently reunited with Crafted Hardwoods director and founder Geoffrey Swinbourne to unpack the rewards and challenges of the manufacturer’s first year in business. Swinbourne is determined to play a part in remedying the limitations and setbacks of Australia’s sustainable and regenerative product market. Crafted Hardwoods director and founder Geoffrey Swinbourne refuses to […]
Enchantingly placed within the South Australian landscape, Monarto Safari Park Visitor Centre exemplifies the innovative use of BlueScope steel walling and roofing to create breathtaking architecture. The centre’s design merges the Australian landscape with the essence of Zimbabwe’s Matobo Hills, offering visitors a portal to Africa. Spanning 1500 hectares and home to more than 500 animals, Monarto […]
In a thought-provoking panel discussion, pioneering zero-waste designer, floral artist and restaurateur Joost Bakker joined emerging talent from Australian Design Review‘s 30UNDER30 on Wednesday night to examine how designers can better embrace dirt. Miele’s Experience Centre in Chatswood set a clean stage for the young designers and architects in attendance to explore beyond the surface […]
The writing is on the wall — or, at least, the window — for plastics, thanks to an innovative collaboration between Aesop and Melbourne artist Jessie French. In place of the usual petrochemical-based PVC decals, French has been applying algae-based films to the shopfronts of 28 Aesop stores across Australia and New Zealand. These films, […]
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