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The IDEA 2021 Institutional, Public Space and Event shortlists are in! All shortlisted projects are listed below, each with a link to a dedicated page on the IDEA website where you can find more images and information about each project. We’ll be announcing all the shortlisted categories this week and next. Yesterday we shared the shortlisted projects in our […]
The IDEA 2021 Residential Single shortlist has been unveiled, with 74 projects selected across Australia. All shortlisted Residential Single projects are listed below, each with a link to a dedicated page on the IDEA website where you can find more images and information about each project. We’ll be announcing all the shortlisted categories this week and next. Next up […]
Dulux has chosen three tonal palettes as an “emotive reflection of what humanity needs in this era of uncertainty” for its 2022 forecast. As we develop into a society with deeper reliance on our homes, the team at the global paint company predicts its 2022 palette with more acuity than ever before. It falls upon […]
With more than two decades of design experience in Australia and France, Léo Terrando didn’t make the decision to go solo lightly. The former SJB director tells ADR it may have been a spur of the moment decision – made in the middle of Melbourne’s fifth COVID-19 lockdown – but it’s one he doesn’t regret. […]
Seeking design autonomy, former SJB, GOLDEN and Mim Design senior interior designer Charlotte Weatherley established her own practice Studio Amble at the start of 2021. “When you work for yourself, you get a taste of indecision,” she tells ADR of the move. “The questioning of the project and teasing out all the elements, really makes […]
Sydney Design Week 2021 has gone digital with a two-day Design Summit featuring David Flack, Yasmine Ghoniem and New York lighting designer Lindsey Adelman. The trio will be discussing the ethics of embedding community into your practice and studio on the second-day of the summit – Friday 17 September. The festival, which usually takes place […]
The wait to find out which projects have been shortlisted for IDEA 2021 is almost over! The 2021 shortlist reveal will kick off on Monday 20 September with largest category – Residential Single. On Tuesday 21 September, we’ll be sharing our Institutional, Public Space, and Event finalists, followed by our Object – Furniture and Lighting […]
Inspired by Australian designers and Italian masters equally, Sydney-based lighting designer Alex Fitzpatrick is one to watch. The founder and director of A Design Studio, Fitzpatrick is thoughtful and expressive – the human embodiment of his pieces, which are just as considered and contemplative. Using both traditional skills like glassblowing and metalworking and contemporary lighting […]
Ikea is coming to a computer screen near you with its first-ever 24-hour festival featuring artists, designers, DJs and chefs. Kicking off at 4pm AEST on 16 September 2021, the program is set to include concerts and DJ sets, home visits, food demos and kitchen talks, as well as behind the scenes peeks into life […]
Haymes Colour Library Volume 15: Awakening is all about embracing the change we see all around us. The Australian paint brand‘s latest colour library explores how we are adjusting to the “new normal”, encouraging us to “let our personality shine through” and “live the life we’ve always dreamed”. The new library features a set of three […]
ADR has teamed up with Sydney spirit mavericks Archie Rose for the ultimate design collaboration and competition! Earlier this year, we called on three of the country’s best interior designers to create bespoke labels for Archie Rose’s insanely good Tailored Spirits Collection. Now, we’re giving you the chance to win one of five prize packs […]
For its latest South Yarra location, co-working space The Commons tasked Foolscap with a brief to emphasise all those little things you can’t get from working at home. “In the past year, we’ve seen the typology of working from home emerge in parallel to the office,” explains Foolscap founding director Adele Winteridge. “For [this project], […]
This week, Grimshaw launched a podcast series on how global cities will “adapt and flourish” in a post-pandemic world. It comes as more and more practices and publications increasingly turn to the medium to share their insights on design, architecture and urbanism. With that in mind, ADR has waded through the myriad of podcasts out […]
Abe McCarthy Architects has teamed up with AV-ID Design to create a “temple of timber” in the Victorian seaside town of Flinders. The Ballarat-based practice used Tasmanian oak to express form and shape in a family home that it describes as “farmhouse in style” but “distinctly modern” in aesthetic. “Flinders Residence is a study in […]
What better way to kill time during lockdown than to inject some of Australia’s outstanding residences into your daily dullness? From coastal to farmland, these magnificent properties are dotted across the country and the creative masterminds responsible deserve an applause. So kick back and come along as Australian Design Review takes you on a (virtual) […]
DesignByThem has teamed up with fashion designer Dion Lee for a project that, at its heart, promotes cross disciplinary design across Australia. The DL Range picked up top prize in the USE category at this week’s Design Institute of Australia awards, beating out 20 other shortlisted entries to take home the win. The DIA jury, […]
Looking to make your next career move? Work with us at Australian Design Review. We have an exciting new role for a journalist at our Melbourne office! The role: This is an exciting new role that provides an excellent opportunity for an ambitious journalist to join our Melbourne office on a Six Month Fixed Term […]
For our latest lookbook, we’ve chosen 10 projects that use colour not just with abandon, but with a clever understanding of colour therapy. Also known as chromotherapy, colour therapy is based on the idea that colour can cause subtle changes in our moods and biology. Colour therapy has a long history with records suggesting it […]
LA and London-based Fettle design studio channels mid-century colours and an industrialist aesthetic in its latest hospitality project. Located in the Bavarian capital, a stone’s throw from the site of Oktoberfest, Aparthotel, Schwan Locke draws inspiration from the Deutscher Werkbund movement. Born out of a desire for greater efficiency in the crafts industry, better design for industry and a […]
YSG has infused a Sydney penthouse apartment with rich colour gradations that evoke a “material take on the Northern Lights”. Featuring the “trifecta hues” of musk, lilac and plum, Dreamweaver sits atop of Engelen Moore’s Altair apartments in Rushcutters Bay, overlooking the Sydney Harbour. Home to empty nesters, the apartment’s bold colour story acts, as […]
IDEA 2021 has a new sponsor in Australian furniture company, Harbour. The family-owned business will be sponsoring the Object Furniture and Lighting (Rising) category. Harbour creates furniture with unique design, incredible durability and a deep sense of culture derived from the harsh climates that Australians call home. In 1976, the Sydney-based Condos family set up shop as Tecno Furniture. […]
PJH Constructions has teamed up with ABI Interiors to deliver a crafty amalgamation of coastal and cottage in this Queensland home. In the blossoming surf town of Burleigh Heads, the Ohana Beach House offers a tranquil haven with stations of relaxation in every nook, ready to entertain. The dual level, open plan residence is a […]
White “fins” cast “dynamic patterns” of natural light across the surfaces of this new Brisbane coffee shop by Platform by Design Office. Industry Beans in Newstead is the latest project from Platform – a strategy-led design service launched by Melbourne’s Design Office, which focuses on the commercial sector. The new cafe is the third brick […]
Bright colours and polished timber dominate in Tribe Studio Architects’s reinterpretation of a classic Californian-style bungalow in Sydney’s inner west. Embracing the “eclectic and experimental”, the local studio sought to “channel the spirit” of the two-storey interwar house, which had undergone numerous renovations. “Originally built by the proprietor of a local lumber yard, the house […]
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