Interiors
Interiors
Bates Smart undertook the large-scale commercial project for the Salvation Army under its pro bono program, recognising the not-for-profit's contribution.
Bold colour blocking combines with natural timbers, patterned flooring and the greenery of a central void to reflect the PEXA brand at its futuristic workplace in Collins Square, Melbourne.
Bringing elegance to Western Sydney University (WSU), The Chancellery is most assuredly a very beautiful space. It is also highly functional and able to answer myriad WSU requisites in terms of sustainability and end user needs.
ADR talks to Sharyn Lowe – managing director of Flaunt Media and Marketing. Lowe manages the PR for many clients in the art, architecture and design sphere, and discusses her love of design, how architects and designers can market themselves better, and who she has her money on as the next big thing in Australian design.
Italian creative Martina Mondadori, together with Airbnb, presented a new kind of experience at this year’s Milan design week, claiming that the Salone del Mobile has increasingly become more international. Titled Passeggiata, the interactive installation brought together a selection of objets and curiosities all carefully displayed in a private home, built in the 15th century. […]
Our Australian In Stock program has been expanded to offer one of the largest choices of commercial modular flooring designs that are suitable for workplace, education, health, and aged care projects. Encompassing over 250,000m2 of carpet tile and resilient flooring options, this new stocked range includes a wide variety of styles and colours that can […]
“Currently all the indoor play experiences for kids are pretty feral. Everyone’s on red cordial, running around, there is screaming and lots of noise. They’re high octane. Manic is probably a good word for it. So the client had this idea for creating a new kind of experience that would be different. Pretty much the antithesis of the current model.”
KPDO's Melbourne penthouse is such a construction: a beautiful, lofty, exploration of colour shifting through space. It belongs to an art collector who wanted his home to be as remarkable as the objects he collects and not a passive gallery-esque expanse of white.
"The space references what is inherently Melbourne – laneways, graffiti, cafes and raw environments." A display suite in Melbourne, designed byTechnē, is demonstrating how the city’s culture can be adapted to the design of its commercial offices.
Pervading Amber Road's Inside-Out house is a design maturity born of rhythm and layered nuance, Gillian Serisier writes about Sydney-practice.
Taking a bespoke approach to design, the recently completed Crown Towers in Perth by Bates Smart features refined detailing, along with an exhaustive collection of art procured by FORM. Crown Towers Perth boasts 500 elegant and spacious guest rooms, suites and villas. Drawing influence from the Western Australian landscape and the world’s best international design […]
Previously a timber mill, and the site of a car mechanic and hardware store, The Mill is a loose amalgamation of buildings that has been turned into a new hub in Bowral’s main street.
Welcome to inside for another stellar year of design, information and excitement, as 2017 promises to be all that and more. After the Christmas break and new year revelries it’s certainly time to buckle down and get back into our work lives… but then for most of us work or design is part of our […]
Originally a building used by Freemasons, who did not accept women as members, The Sonic is now a retail and fashion centre owned and designed exclusively by women.
Image above, custom wallpaper by de Gournay Rateau design. Photo by Natalie Dinham. Scratchy hard-edged lines through to soft delicate hand painting – there’s something to be said of the character that is imparted from a hand-drawn artefact. Even in architecture, the softness imbued in a hand-drawn architectural render doesn’t seem to translate when produced […]
ADR shines a light on some of the women who’ve been blazing a trail on the Australian design scene. This is by no means an exhaustive list; simply a small snapshot of what is a great number of influential Australian female architects and designers. Brit Andresen As the first female recipient of the Australian Institute of […]
Australian commercial furniture company Stylecraft has announced the launch of a new brand that caters to the residential market, StylecraftHOME.
When lighting is everything, it pays to get it right and a trip to the theatre certainly brings this home. A recent production from the Sydney Dance Company, the double bill Untamed, comprising Wildebeest and Anima, mostly delivers perfection. Sydney Dance Company Artistic Director: Rafael Bonachela Production: Wildebeest Choreographer: Gabrielle Nankivell Production: Anima Choreographer: Rafael […]
Every week in our Q&ADR column, ADR interviews an architect, designer, object maker or industry person about who they are beyond the work – their life, inspiration, challenges and aspirations. This week we catch up with Anne-Claire Petre, a furniture designer and founder of anaca studio, to talk about the Australian furniture industry and taking the leap to […]
Respectfully embracing of history and functionally modern, Smart Design Studio's BMA House is part of an extraordinary ongoing relationship.
ADR talks to Paul Kelly of Paul Kelly Design – a practice that specialises in hospitality interiors and has designed a number of recognisable establishments across the country, including Darlinghurst's Supper Club, the Betty's Burgers restaurant chain and the Lakes Bar and Bistro in NSW.
A design collaboration between Craig Tan Architects, Bergman and Co and Samantha Eades Design, Hawker Hall is a contemporary Malaysian style restaurant and beer hall for the Lucas Group, located in an inspiring old masonry warehouse on Chapel Street in Windsor.
In a first for Australian paint companies, Dulux Australia has published and released in-depth environmental documentation, Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs), on its products.
Bernie de Le Cuona has built a fabric empire with her company – De Le Cuona fabrics. From London and beyond, her vision is a testament to creativity.
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