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Melbourne interior designer and IDEA 2021 judge Brahman Perera brings whimsy and elegance to new Paddington restaurant Ursula’s amid a backdrop of bold coloured walls. Opened in October 2021, chef Phil Wood’s first independent restaurant is named after his mother-in-law and features a menu of modern Australian favourites. Perera completed the project under the limitations […]
We’re teaming with Cult for the giveaway, with its in-house design team on hand to help the winner personally choose their favourite fabric from the Capture, Diablo, Fame, Rime or Tonus upholstery collection. Designed by Danish architect and furniture designer Arne Jacobsen, the Swan Chair is one of history’s most iconic pieces and was first […]
In celebration of the 2021 IDEA Awards, ADR is taking a sneak peek into the people behind the design magic. Today we’ll learn more about the design duo from Kennedy Nolan. As a Designer of the Year finalist, Kennedy Nolan has seven projects shortlisted in a range of categories, most notably Residential Single. Winners are set to […]
The client’s love for contemporary collectible design and their impressive art collection are the centre of this Tamarama Beach house by Decus Interiors. Just south of Bondi Beach, the family home eschews the typical beachside aesthetic in favour of a “more eclectic and refined expression. “We believe homes should respond to the identity of their […]
To enhance the public purpose of the Judith Neilson Institute for Journalism and Ideas, Tzannes designed an interior that tells a story of time past and present. Completed last year, the JNIJI has been shortlisted for IDEA 2021, the winners of which are set to be announced in person in February 2022 at the IDEA […]
Situated in Sydney’s Inner West, Rodanthe is designed to reflect the personality of its multi-generation inhabitants in bold and unexpected ways. Completed last year, Rodanthe by Australian spatial design studio Amarot has been shortlisted in the Colour category for IDEA 2021, with winners set to be announced next year in February. To receive regular updates […]
Fiona Lynch has infused the materials of Italian trattorias, but “with a rebellious edge” in the latest offering from restauranteur Maurice Terzini. Cicciabella opened its doors in Parramatta at the start of 2021, promising “spontaneous aperitivo hours after work” alongside its pizza, pasta and panini menu. Part of the new $3.2 billion Parramatta Square development, […]
In our latest competition, we’re giving you the chance to win one Fritz Hansen Swan Chair by Arne Jacobsen valued at $6420. We’re teaming up with Cult for the giveaway, with its in-house design team on hand to help the winner personally choose their favourite fabric from the Capture, Diablo, Fame, Rime or Tonus upholstery […]
A giant timber tree sits at the heart of a newly unveiled children’s library by Buchan, located in the centre of the Queensland city of Ipswich. The purpose-built library is part of a $250 million CBD redevelopment that includes new council buildings, an adult library and carpark facilities. Drawing from its surroundings near Bremer River […]
Sydney interior designer Brendan Wong has teamed up with Archie Rose for a limited edition gin that blurs the line between mathematical precision and art. “I’ve always been fascinated by string based sculpture, installations and art,” Wong tells ADR of the label design. “A single linear piece of string can be geometrically arranged to create […]
Set within the beautiful and open Heritage space of Hinchcliff House, Lana “celebrates togetherness”, according to interior architecture and design studio Mitchell & Eades. Completed in Sydney in June this year, Lana has been shortlisted in the hospitality category for IDEA 2021, with winners set to be announced next year. Helmed by one of New Zealand’s […]
In many ways, 2021 feels like a repeat of 2020. So many of the challenges we as creatives and designers faced in 2020 have reared their ugly head in 2021. As the organisers behind Australia’s first independent architecture and interior design award, we are in the unenviable position of trying to bring together a program […]
The IDEA Gold Medalist was introduced in 2010 as a way to recognise those practitioners who have made an influential and enduring contribution to Australian design culture over the course of a career. All this week and last, we’ve been sharing the shortlisted projects and practices for IDEA 2021. See the 2021 IDEA shortlist here. […]
In 2021, we introduced a new category to the IDEA awards program – Community Services. The new category acknowledges the positive impact interior design and architecture have had on our community or not-for-profit sectors. Designed to highlight the work architects and interior designers do for those who don’t traditionally have access to design expertise, it […]
All this week and last, we’ve been sharing the shortlisted projects for IDEA 2021, but there are a few categories that don’t have shortlists. Case in point – the IDEA Overall Winner. Overall Winner is awarded to the submission the jury believes to be the most outstanding design among the individual category winners for that […]
Today is the day! The last of the IDEA 2021 shortlisted projects are set to be revealed, and we could not be more more excited about our Designers of the Year and Emerging Designers of the Year. All the finalists are listed below, each with a link to a dedicated page on the IDEA website where you can find […]
The final week of the IDEA 2021 shortlist reveal begins with our other two Residential categories: Residential – Interior Curation and Residential Multi. 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. On Friday, we shared the finalists in […]
The first week of the IDEA 2021 shortlist reveal ends with the Colour, Hospitality and International categories. 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 announced almost all the shortlisted categories this week and will be continuing […]
The IDEA 2021 shortlist reveal continues today with the Retail, Workplace and Sustainability categories. 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 […]
The IDEA 2021 Object – Furniture and Lighting categories have been announced today with 11 rising projects and 16 professional ones shortlisted. 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 […]
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. […]
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