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Conrad Lowry will judge the 2025 Interior Design Excellence Awards (IDEA), joining Andrew Glover, Jade Whittaker, Melissa Leung and jury chair Paul Hecker. IDEA is Australia’s longest-running independent architecture and interior design awards program, with winners selected annually by a panel of expert judges working in the industry. Rothelowman associate of interior design Conrad Lowry […]
Leading interior decorator Simone Haag is one of six international exhibitors – and the only Australian – taking part in the third edition of L’Appartamento by Artemest. Set during Milan Design Week, L’Appartamento is a celebration of decoration, inviting interior designers and stylists to each transform a distinct room using only furniture, lighting, art and […]
Set in the gently undulating landscape of Victoria’s Yarra Valley, Chandon’s newly reimagined Homestead is a space that invites guests to slow down, settle in and savour the moment. Designed by Melanie Beynon Architecture & Design, the project is a study in layered warmth – an elegant reflection of terroir, legacy and local creativity; a […]
Daniella Bassin is among Australian Design Review’s 30UNDER30 Interior and Product Designers for 2024/2025. Below, we get to know the senior interior designer at Carr, who speaks to the power of practising gratitude in her personal and professional life. Australian Design Review: Do you remember your first encounter with design? Daniella Bassin: My first encounter […]
What if door handles weren’t just functional objects, but sculptural moments within a space? What if a cupboard pull could echo the architectural language of an entire interior? For Bankston, these are not abstract questions but the foundation of their latest collaboration with Sans-Arc Studio – an expansion of the award-winning Super Collection that challenges […]
Alice Blackwood shares her highlights from attending and presenting at Perth Design Week, held from 20 to 27 March 2025. We’ve long pondered the divide between Australia’s west coast design culture and the east. Living and working in different time zones does take its toll on day-to-day communications and business and, as a result, Western […]
Roca Group, an industry leader in the design, production and commercialisation of bathroom furnishings, has been awarded the EcoVadis Platinum Medal for Sustainability Performance. The Platinum Medal is the highest recognition granted by EcoVadis, a global provider of business sustainability ratings. The award places Roca Group in the top one percent of more than 150,000 […]
Australian designer Tom Fereday collaborates with Zenith Design Studio to produce the new luxury lounge collection Easel. As furniture designers and curators of the modern workplace, Zenith has long championed Australian design through partnerships with local visionaries. Its latest collaborator, award-winning furniture and product designer Tom Fereday, brings a shared passion for honest design, sustainable […]
British interior stylist, designer and journalist Sophie Robinson is renowned for her bold, vibrant approach to interiors and her fearless use of prints and textures. Here, Robinson takes time out from her busy filming schedule of her own show, Dream Home Makeovers with Sophie Robinson, to share the designer furniture pieces and artworks that spark […]
Studio Shand won the Emerging Designer of the Year award, sponsored by ForestOne, at the 2024 Interior Design Excellence Awards (IDEA). With an integrated approach to design, realised through essential materials, geometries and tectonics, Studio Shand has worked on projects ranging from single residential and commercial projects to object design for private clients and retail, […]
On Thursday 22 March, a balmy summer day in Sydney, dozens of curious and intrigued interior designers from across the city came together at the Fanuli showroom for Designer Rugs’ inaugural ‘Lunch and Learn’ event. What do teabags have to do with art, or much less, interior design? For Ruth Levine, mixed-media sculptor, multi-award-winning interior […]
The Melbourne-based contingent of Australian Design Review’s (ADR’s) 30UNDER30 cohort came together for the first time on Thursday 20 March – here’s how it went. While a balmy storm moved over Melbourne CBD, this year’s 30UNDER30 settled in at Bar Jayda’s private dining room for a warm in-person welcome to the program and the people […]
Our music choices say a lot about us – make the wrong choice when on the AUX cord and risk side eyes from your coworkers. There are the crowd-pleasers you know will get most of the office tapping their feet, and then there are the songs so special to us that we dare to share […]
Chilean-born, now Sydney-based interior designer José Chandia has an artist’s sensibility. Through his interior design practice, a throughline connecting the cosmopolitan energy of cities with the grandeur of the natural world serves as a unifying creative ethos. For Australian Design Review’s (ADR’s) Designer Selects series, Chandia shares the pieces that inspire his elegant, dramatic, timeless […]
From the luxury suites of the Titanic and Queen Mary to the bedrooms of Real Madrid football players, Vispring mattresses are finding new homes in the abodes of Australia’s rich and famous. Renowned British luxury bed maker Vispring has officially launched in Australia with a flagship showroom in the affluent Melbourne suburb of Armadale. The […]
Australian-born product designer and lighting specialist Leah Martin is set to debut her new lighting collection exclusively through Bloomingdales Lighting in April. Leah Martin with one of her designs from the Remmy collection The new three-piece Remmy collection explores the contrast between functionality and aesthetics, steering light in various directions to the user’s discretion, with […]
Global flooring solutions company Interface has announced its partnership with the Goodes O’Loughlin Foundation (GO), an organisation dedicated to empowering First Nations students through education. This partnership will see a portion of the profits from Upon Common Ground, Interface’s locally manufactured carpet tile collection designed by First Nations students, directly supporting GO’s scholarships. This effort […]
Jade Whittaker has been named sustainability judge of the 2025 Interior Design Excellence Awards (IDEA). As the bearer of this specialist position in the IDEA jury, Whittaker will oversee IDEA’s Sustainability Award, which is presented to the submission that demonstrates a holistic and effective response to sustainable design. She will work alongside fellow judge Melissa […]
Timber is known for adding warmth, texture and a natural touch to interior environments, but rising material costs and construction constraints can place timber veneer out of reach for many projects. Elton Group has come up with a solution in Eveneer WoodWall. Timber has long been revered in architecture and interior design for creating spaces […]
Self-taught homeware designer Larissa Haddad has an innate eye for sculptural lines. This is evident in the pieces she creates for CoTheory, the Melbourne–based homeware brand she launched in 2022, and in every aspect of her personal style – from the books she reads and the lounge she dreams of reading them on to the […]
BRITA, a global leader in water filtration, has introduced a new range of commercial-grade water dispensers to the Australian market. Designed to meet the increasing demand for sustainable, hygienic and aesthetically appealing hydration solutions, these dispensers are ideal for everywhere, from offices to hotels, healthcare settings and public spaces. Leveraging more than 50 years of […]
Visitors to Melbourne Design Week can expect a display of 100 lights by more than 100 artists, a renewed exploration of design and death, and a run club past landmarks produced by women when the event returns from 15 to 25 May 2025. Now in its ninth year, Melbourne Design Week has become Australia’s largest […]
Melissa Leung will judge the 2025 Interior Design Excellence Awards (IDEA), joining jury chair Paul Hecker and other esteemed designers announced over the coming weeks. IDEA is Australia’s longest-running independent architecture and interior design awards program with winners selected annually by a panel of expert judges working in the industry. With an educational background in […]
HAY has unveiled its latest furniture collection, blending timeless design with modern innovation. This new range reflects HAY’s commitment to quality and accessible design, offering stylish and functional pieces suited to contemporary living. Featuring both revived classics and fresh designs, the collection represents a dedication to craftsmanship and aesthetics. One of the standout pieces is […]
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