Interiors
Interiors
One of China’s most celebrated architects, Xu Tiantian, has been announced as the recipient of the 2026 MECCA x NGV Women in Design Commission, the international series inviting leading designers to create new work for the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) Collection. Based in Beijing, Xu is the fifth recipient of the Commission, following Tatiana […]
Melbourne Design Studios co-founder Felicity Bernstein will take up the specialist position of sustainability judge at the 2026 Interior Design Excellence Awards (IDEA). Bernstein has long been an enthusiastic proponent of sustainable architecture. She says she was lucky to “dive in from day one”, undertaking her degree in Germany in the 1990s, during the infancy […]
Global floor manufacturer, Interface has showed its commitment to Australian-made production with a multimillion-dollar investment at its manufacturing facility at Minto, NSW. The move comes as part of the company’s strategy to improve quality, efficiency and sustainability for its carpet tile operations worldwide. The upgrade to the South West Sydney plant includes the installation of […]
Designer Rugs has unveiled the six rug designs shortlisted in its Evolve competition. The Evolve Design Competition is Designer Rugs‘ premier platform for Australian creatives to explore rug design. Over the years, Evolve has provided a unique opportunity for new voices and seasoned professionals to see their work produced by one of the country’s leading […]
With a slew of new initiatives and campaigns underway, Australia’s premier not-for-profit cooperative supporting small- and medium-sized architecture practices has had a busy start to the year. ArchiTeam and RAA join forces Kicking off 2026 ArchiTeam has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Regional Architecture Association (RAA) to further assist regional architects working […]
Melbourne Art Fair’s 19th edition – its first to place a clear emphasis on design – has concluded with reports of record crowds. Organisers say 20,000 visitors attended the 2026 Melbourne Art Fair (MAF), surpassing previous attendance records for the event, which brought together 60 Australian galleries and Indigenous-owned art centres at the Melbourne Convention […]
Spearheaded by GHD design leader Joshua Rhodes, the Sydney-based architecture firm reimagined the eighth floor workspace of its bustling Brisbane office as a centre for collaboration and connection. Nestled in a tight meander of the winding Brisbane River, with clear views of City Hall and the surrounding central business district, the Queensland headquarters of engineering […]
Krost has been providing office furniture solutions for over three decades. Long established in its Melbourne and Sydney showrooms, the brand is now expanding its reach in the north of the country, opening a brand new showroom in Brisbane. To celebrate both the new space and simultaneously launch Krost’s 2026 collection of office and workspace […]
When a partnership ticks all the boxes, it’s time to take it to another level. Australian Design Review (ADR) talks to Laufen‘s sales and marketing manager Dianna Hanna, about the company’s sponsorship of ADR’s 30UNDER30 program. For over 130 years, the Swiss sanitary ware manufacturer has been creating products of exceptional quality. The brand has also had a long […]
Searle x Waldron won the Workplace Over 1000sqm category award at the 2025 Interior Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) for Northern Memorial Park Depot, a building for workers who deal daily with grief and loss. IDEA’s Workplace Over 1000sqm category, sponsored by MillerKnoll, has seen a line-up of deserving winners present myriad takes on office design […]
A new model of hospital opened yesterday (Wednesday 18 February 2026) in Melbourne’s western suburbs. The Footscray Hospital was designed by COX Architecture and Billard Leece Partnership (BLP) and built by Multiplex, partnering with the Victorian Government, Western Health and Victoria University. ‘Delivered on time and in budget’ is not an expression you hear too […]
Joining the esteemed jury for the next iteration of the Interior Design Excellence Awards (IDEA 2026) is Adèle Winteridge, the inspirational founder and leader of Foolscap Studio. Winteridge has been at the helm of Foolscap for 17 years, overseeing its expansion to three studios – in Melbourne, Perth and Sydney. She founded the studio following […]
Architectural historian Marianne Taylor is helping Brisbane remember itself before it forgets. The Pink Lady of James Street Behind a Corten picket fence, Miss Midgley’s pink-flushed façade hums with memory. Built 160 years ago, it’s one of Brisbane’s oldest heritage homes and now lives on as boutique accommodation on James Street in New Farm. When […]
A Melbourne-based interior designer and artist who has worked with WOWOWA, Studio Co & Co and Danielle Brustman has struck out on her own, officially launching with the completion of a small bookstore project in Melbourne. Chiara Hunwick always knew that starting her own studio was on the cards. She just assumed it would develop […]
For six decades, Guildhouse has operated as a quiet but powerful force within South Australia’s cultural landscape, backing artists at moments where time, trust and resources shape what comes next. In 2026, that commitment sharpens with the announcement of an expanded Guildhouse Fellowship, a nationally significant professional development program that lifts both ambition and expectation […]
Drawing from 1950s Italy, American Art Deco, French Modernism, 1980s Hamer Hall and the Industrial Revolution, Melbourne’s Hannah St Hotel inside the new Queensbridge Building has a layered web of design references within, courtesy of interior designer Flack Studio (architecture by Fraser & Partners). Founding director David Flack reveals how these influences converged to capture […]
Here’s a question for you: what do Pedro Almodóvar, Joana Vasconcelos, Jiang Qiong Er, Hans Hopfer, Jean Nouvel, Sacha Lakic, Marcel Wanders and Jean Paul Gaultier have in common? If you answered that they’re all incredibly talented creatives, globally recognised and consistently working at the top of their game, you’d be only half right. For […]
Indonesia International Furniture Expo returns to Jakarta in March 2026 with scale, substance and a sharpened international focus that places it firmly on the global design calendar. As one of the world’s most influential furniture and craft exhibitions, IFEX Indonesia has earned its reputation by bringing together serious buyers, progressive designers and manufacturers operating at […]
HDR took on the challenge of delivering a co-location facility that prioritises functionality, but not at the expense of creativity and a human-centric approach. Data centres are playing an integral role in the transformation of our virtual world. Every sector from health to banking, or finance to education increasingly relies upon them for scalable, reliable […]
Three women redefine furniture through material intelligence, craft lineage and objects designed for everyday life. At first glance, Escultura reads as a furniture brand. Spend a little time with its founders, and it becomes clear the studio operates closer to a design philosophy, one shaped by material intelligence, lived experience and an insistence that furniture […]
At the 2025 Interior Design Excellence Awards (IDEA), Breathe Architecture won two awards for projects completed more than a decade apart, both espousing the firm’s enduring clarion call for smaller, more sustainable housing. A lot can happen in 12 years in the world of A+D. New studios rise up, projects reach completion, material innovations emerge, […]
A refined mixed-use tower by Plus Studio sets a new benchmark for housing diversity and urban clarity in West Perth. As West Perth continues to recalibrate its identity between civic gravity and residential life, a newly approved mixed-use tower on Murray Street is setting out a clear proposition for how future development may engage the […]
From the lobby to the bathrooms, the design details inside Hotel Indigo tell a story of Melbourne Walk’s urban context and heritage. The first major development in Bourke Street Mall in more than 50 years, Melbourne Walk unites a collection of eight buildings of different eras across an entire block, and is located between Bourke […]
For a toy that will celebrate its 100th birthday in six short years, LEGO remains one of the most popular playthings across the planet. Its assistance with developing young (and not so young) imaginations is well-established, but that’s just the start of its selling points. A new guide has been developed and released by engineering […]
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