Talking with Ross Hamilton from Hamilton Conte is a lively undertaking. He is passionate and articulate about Hamilton Conte, the company he and associate Fabian Conte created. Now, with the opening of its latest Parisian showroom, Hamilton Conte’s offering is complete, providing a home away from home for designers and their clients in a perfect […]
Design company Technē Architecture + Interior Design has joined forces with Grazia & Co to launch a new furniture range, The Collaborative Collection, marking Technē’s first foray into furniture design. The Melbourne-based firms have produced the Technē Shelves, a durable yet refined selection of shelving products, including a tall shelving unit, medium-sized sideboard and side […]
Melbourne-based designer Adam Cornish is a busy man. He has recently teamed up with Cult for its Australian design brand Nau and has designed his first collection with Tait called Seam. ADR chats to Cornish about designing democratically, the responsibility of the design industry to think sustainably and how Australian design is being noticed on […]
Group GSA has designed an ‘ante-office’ with an adaptable space that can easily morph into different functions and uses for research and innovation Agents of Spring. Striving for a different type of office space, Agents of Spring doesn’t have fixed desks, a reception and or meeting rooms, instead, it has one large creative space that morphs […]
ADR has teamed up with Zenith to offer our readers the chance to win one of seven Buzzilight pendants designed by Buzzispace. To enter the competition we are asking A+D professionals to take a photograph (you can use your phone) of their favourite piece of architecture or interior design and upload it to Instagram using #giveawayadr. […]
Last week, thousands of design professionals, along with the public, descended on the third annual Melbourne edition of Denfair, a three-day event featuring carefully curated designs from local and international brands. Some of the bigger trends to emerge from the expo included a sharper focus on sustainability across the interiors industry as well as a […]
Jason Stancombe, furniture designer and founder of Relm Furniture, was recently commissioned to design the dining furniture for the Supernormal Natsu pop-up restaurant, at the National Gallery of Victoria’s (NGV) garden restaurant. The restaurant was temporary, part of Natsu, a 10-day festival held at the museum in January 2018. Stancombe used timber for the furniture to […]
Highly attuned to the client’s aesthetic, Pattern was given free creative control over The Daily Edited (tde) flagship store. Co-editor of inside Gillian Serisier takes a look at how the largely online entity is using bricks and mortar to provide experiential support to its accessories brand. Having previously worked with tde, Pattern has leveraged the […]
Founder of furniture and lighting studio Coco Flip, Kate Stokes has recently teamed up with Cult for its Australian design brand Nau. ADR caught up with Stokes at Denfair in Melbourne, where her Jolly lighting range was on display, to talk design inspiration, why females in the industry need to “step up” and how Australian […]
Shaw Contract last week held a party in their Melbourne showroom to celebrate the six Australian design practices that took out Category Awards in the 2018 Shaw Contract Design Awards. Cocktails, Canapés and conversation fuelled a fun evening celebrating the truly inspiring work being done by the Australian architecture and design community. Each firm was presented […]
Graduates from RMIT’s Associate Degree in Interior Decoration and Design last week showcased their curated works at the FLUX 2018 Winter Edition exhibition. ADR takes a look at the work of the new generation of designers. The projects ranged from residential to commercial, and graduates have taken their theoretical and technical knowledge of materials and […]
Australia is celebrating its design prowess with six projects taking out Category Awards in the 2018 Shaw Contract Design Awards. This year’s awards saw over 500 total entries submitted from 40 countries around the world. Overall, 35 Category Winners were selected by a panel of international judges drawn from across the industry, with six […]
Creating special places in spectacular landscapes is something Tasmanians have a knack for. And for visitors to the award-winning Pumphouse Point – a hotel like no other in the centre of one of the world’s most pristine natural environments – the experience is a truly remarkable one. What these visitors may not notice, however, is […]
Marriott Hotel has opened its first branded hotel in Indonesia, with a modern designed based on the history of the region. Designed by Jakarta-based design firm Domisilium Studio, the 347-room hotel reflects local Javanese culture throughout its interior spaces, drawing design inspiration from the historical Taman Sari, a former royal garden of the Sultanate of Yogyakarta, where […]
Over the course of the last century, our workplaces have transformed beyond recognition. What were once spaces designed purely for function, the offices of today focus on leading-edge technology, collaboration and community, says Bob Stewart, head of Zenith’s research and development. US engineer Frederick Taylor is credited as being one of the first people to […]
Gray Puksand has designed the new Melbourne CBD offices for Victoria Legal Aid (VLA), a modern open-plan space that is a “bold move” for the law firm, which is undergoing a cultural transformation. Around 550 Victoria Legal Aid workers were brought together under one roof over a year-long transition from various CBD locations that also […]
A beautiful renovation of an inner city Melbourne warehouse by Centrum Architects embodies the ideals of luxury and style, as inside co-editor Jan Henderson discovers when she visits this hidden treasure. Melbourne laneways hold many secrets. Among them are the plethora of hidden bars, cafés and restaurants that are tucked away behind closed doors located […]
Online hair extension brand Gleam Seamless has opened up a physical store in New York’s Soho with a design aesthetic that draws on the “pretty in pink-ness” of the Glam brand. Designed by Sergio Mannino Studio, the salon is a cream and pale pink (the colours of the brand) and features custom-made ombre string curtains that fade from […]
With expansive views over San Francisco’s Bay Bridge, this two-level loft was once an uninspired white box chopped up into many small rooms. The architects on the project, Studio VARA, had previously worked with clients on another residence in Los Angeles’ Carmel Valley and wanted to bring a similar warm, modern and spacious character to this loft that celebrates […]
This tiny, tiny apartment on Sydney’s Taylor Square uses everything it’s got to make an impact. At 34 square metres, position is everything. Right on Taylor Square, the studio is light-filled and while there is more of a vista out towards Bondi than a view, the studio’s large façade windows provide full engagement with the […]
An eclectically designed hotel has opened in Sydney’s inner-city Camperdown precinct, which allows guests to peruse available rooms on check-in and choose their room based on the style, colour, texture and design. Opting away from standardised décor in rooms, The Collectionist commissioned seven designers from four leading design studios, and 13 artists, to create 39 […]
Leaders in their field of interior design Rob Backhouse and Scott Walker talk to inside about the future of interiors as they see it. With years of experience between them, they are perfectly poised to explore the way interior design impacts our lives and discuss the possibilities for the future on the national and international […]
Designed by Sid Lee Architecture the WOW suite at luxury hotel W Montréal tells the story of a forward-thinking city that takes pride in its heritage. The suite boasts museum-style décor inspired by Montreal’s cultural icons, featuring revisited artifacts that have been adapted to the hotel context. In the largest suite, the dining area and Habitat bar borrow the […]
Inside co-editor Gillian Serisier explores the ways in which Amber Road’s unique approach sets its work apart. Reimagining the prime-positioned apartment in a cool palette of black and white, Amber Road used an art collection as its starting point for its design. More than a curated selection of works, the art objects are a personal […]
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