Interiors
Interiors
Tucked into the corner of Manchester and Flinders lanes, Elio’s Place is an all-day trattoria that channels Southern Italian warmth with an unmistakable Melbourne flair. Designed by Studio Co & Co, Elio’s Place is as much a tribute to memory as it is a statement of contemporary hospitality design. Rich, confident and full of character, […]
During a recent field trip to Japan with Brahman Perera, Australian Design Review witnessed the creative inspiration behind LANDMARK by Lexus – a hospitality pavilion he has designed for this year’s Melbourne Cup Carnival, writes Jane Rocca. A new three-level architectural building within the glamorous Birdcage enclosure at Flemington Racecourse will see LANDMARK by Lexus […]
Cristina Napoleone was among Australian Design Review’s 30UNDER30 cohort in 2024/2025. Below, we get to know how the young founder spearheaded Terrain, an experimental community space in Fitzroy, Melbourne, where ecology, design, technology and culture intersect. Australian Design Review: What is Terrain? Cristina Napoleone: Terrain is an initiative that creates playful physical and digital spaces […]
There’s an old adage that ‘the key to success is sincerity… and if you can fake that you’ve got it made’. Was it Groucho Marx who said it? George Burns? French playwright Jean Giraudoux? The gloriously acerbic character actor Celeste Holm? The notoriously tongue twisted Hollywood producer Samuel (‘Gentlemen, include me out’) Goldwyn? The truth […]
On a cold mid-winter day, Australian Design Review ventured into Rydges Melbourne to experience Spectra, a temporary immersive project by award-winning artists Rowena Martinich and Geoffrey Carran. In the second instalment of our feature series exploring site-specific art and its power to shape place and experience, we discover that when artists are given creative free […]
One of Australia’s most admired and prominent contemporary designers, Ross Gardam‘s practice merges traditional craft with modern know-how. A natural collaborator who believes that designing in a vacuum should be discouraged, he explains why he’s excited to join the panel of esteemed mentors for the 2025/2026 30UNDER30 program. Australian Design Review: Why did you want […]
ABI Interiors is a multiple-award-winning global leader in premium architectural fixtures and fittings, celebrated for shaping Australia’s interior design and renovation landscape. Widely acknowledged for offering the best tapware, ABI Interiors also provides tiles, showers, basins, wastes, bathroom vanities and hardware amongst their comprehensive range of bathroom, kitchen, laundry, and outdoor fixtures. Every piece reflects […]
Noosa-based creative Nicholas Gilbert has accomplished the impressive feat of becoming director of his own interior design practice at just 25. The ambitious designer has long held a passion for visual flair, rooted in his earlier fashion studies. With a bachelor’s degree in interior architecture, combined with a worldview informed by extensive overseas travel, Studio […]
COX Architecture director Brooke Lloyd credits her early-career accomplishments to a willingness to say yes and figure things out later – a lesson she is eager to impart as a mentor to the next cohort of Australian Design Review (ADR)’s 30UNDER30. Australian Design Review (ADR)’s 30UNDER30 program provides mentorship and career development in the architecture […]
Sophie Kebbell is an interior designer from Australian Design Review‘s 30UNDER30 cohort of 2024/2025, and also a senior interior designer for Melbourne-based design practice Hassell. We speak with the future-focused creative to learn more about their artistic inspirations and how it feels to be among ADR‘s select group of 30UNDER30 members. Australian Design Review: How […]
London-based designer and studio Doshi Levien co-founder Nipa Doshi presents a lively new work A Room of My Own at the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV). Doshi is the fourth female artist to have her work presented in the gallery’s Collection of Contemporary Design and Architecture. Joining Tatiana Bilbao, Bethan Laura Wood and Christien Meinderstma, […]
Australian architectural firm Cox has identified an increasingly common duality facing the workplace design sector, writes director and interior designer Brooke Lloyd. Macquarie Group’s global headquarters by Cox. Photo: Brett Boardman. Workplace design for professional services has always carried symbolic weight. More than places of work, offices are also instruments of reputation, carefully calibrated to […]
The leading designers partnering with Designer Rugs as jurors for the premier rug brand’s Evolve competition say they are excited to see what Australia’s designers will come up with in 2025. The 2025 Evolve jury. Designer Rugs’ senior designer Lia Pielli is on the judging panel, and she explains the history of the prize. “This […]
Adelaide-based Aranda artist Alfred Lowe has taken out the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV)’s 2025 Rigg Design Prize for his ambitious ceramic vessels titled ‘You and me, us never part’. Now in its tenth edition, the triennial prize is Australia’s highest national accolade for contemporary design bestowed by an Australian public gallery and seeks to […]
Now in its fourth year, Australian Design Review’s 30UNDER30 program has established itself as the leading mentorship and career development program in the architecture and design industry. The unique program brings together game changers, industry leaders, practice founders, product manufacturers, suppliers and sponsors to celebrate and empower young architects, and interior and product designers of the future. […]
A highly regarded accolade in contemporary Australian design, the Rigg Design Prize celebrates its landmark 10th anniversary in 2025 with a grand prize of $40,000. Among its decorated assembly of 35 finalists are three of Australian Design Review’s 30UNDER30 program alumni. Presented at the Ian Potter Centre in Melbourne’s National Gallery of Victoria, the exhibition […]
One woman and her growing community of protégés are leading a renaissance of architectural glass design in Melbourne. Architectural glass design was an endangered sector in Australia after the turn of the century. Veteran Melbourne-based practitioners Donna Kennedy and Dr Bronwyn Hughes conducted a survey on leadlighters in 2012 that revealed an ageing workforce. “The […]
Flack Studio celebrates a bold and prosperous first decade as a practice with a new coffee table book featuring well-known and as-yet unpublished projects. Out now through Rizzoli, Flack Studio: Interiors captures the meteoric rise of one of Australia’s most-admired interior design studios, which was founded in Melbourne in 2014 by David Flack. Thirteen projects […]
The prestigious Clarence Prize this year has been awarded to Melbourne-based designer Ash Allen for a playful reimagining of the humble bean bag, without a bean to be seen. Held twice a year by City of Clarence in Tasmania, the Clarence Prize is Australia’s most celebrated acquisitive furniture design award and carries a decorated history […]
ForestOne’s all-new DesignerOne colour range of decorated panels and laminates promises to elevate the field of wardrobe applications, internal cabinetry and custom joinery. An Australian-owned company focused on delivering high-quality, wood-based and decorative building products that are locally made and sourced, ForestOne is committed to enabling architects to Specify Responsibly. The DesignerOne range sets a […]
An innovative self-taught artist, Henryk Lobaczewski creates bold artworks and sculptures where texture is king. Loosely described as European minimalism, the style of artist Henryk Lobaczewski – who just goes by the first-name moniker Henryk – has quickly gained the attention of lovers of modern art around the globe. Admirers of his work are captivated […]
ReLove is on a mission to “break cycles of intergenerational disadvantage” by diverting good-quality furniture from landfill. In 2019, Ren Fernando and Ben Stammer – two friends from Sydney – were on the hunt for practical ways of giving back to their community. When they noticed an increasing volume of high-quality furniture discarded on neighbourhood […]
From European imports to locally crafted architectural hardware, Halliday + Baillie’s three-decade journey has been driven by design excellence, precision manufacturing and an unflinching commitment to quality. The story begins in the mid-1990s when founder Marcus Halliday was building his own home and searching for door handles that met his expectations of refinement and performance. […]
On Thursday 4 September, The 69 O’Riordan Collective returned to Sydney under the theme ‘Future Future: Reflecting What’s Next’. The high anticipated event attracted 549 professionals in the architecture and design community, marking the first large spring gathering, managed by Niche Media. A collective of 13 brands, including About Space, Blu Dot, Casa Mia, Cosh […]
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