Russell and George's creative originality has earned the practice five projects in this year’s Interior Design Excellence Awards (IDEA). Their shortlisting in the Workplace category is the Cloud at Medibank, an inspired office space.
Technology is here to help not hinder and Anthony Caruana, editor of MacWorld, has compiled a list of eight essential apps for architects and designers that will make life easier with the touch of a finger.
This apartment, within the historically significant Foy and Gibson warehouse complex, had over time succumbed to a series of dubious conversions. Breathe Architecture reignites the space while sparking connections with the past.
From Tasmania to London and beyond, the world of design is Neill's oyster, and his products are ours to enjoy. Through his imaginative designs and dogged determination, Neill has achieved what few can only dream of – success in the challenging world of furniture design.
Gorgeous, sumptuous, ridiculous and fun, there simply are not enough adjectives to grapple with Grayson Perry CBE (Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire) and FAT’s (Fashion Architecture Taste’s) elaborate and whimsical and hedonistic treat.
Against the foreboding clouds of a particularly tempestuous Melbourne morning, the Lexus Design Pavilion makes its presence felt. The ADR team was in attendance at Flemington Racecourse yesterday to experience Mim Design and Joost Bakker's inspired second collaboration.
Latitude is a group of passionate, talented and design-orientated experts. Pioneering uncharted territory, this multidisciplinarian studio works with designers and architects to provide an offering that reaches far beyond the usual graphics and branding experience.
Royal Oak Floors’ Driftwood is composed of a top layer of French oak bonded to an engineered base, ensuring stability.
Working within limited footprints and restrictive spaces, small projects say much about the art of architecture and creative space making.
The Revy will be interior architect Blainey North's first Sydney residential project, inspired by the concept of the 'gilded transformation' - a luxurious environment that celebrates the layering of rich historical craftsmanship with refined modern details.
David Rockwell is a powerhouse designer and is this year celebrating a 30-year milestone for his practice, the Rockwell Group. (inside) co-editor Jan Henderson talks with Rockwell to discover the man behind this design juggernaut.
Nestled within the precinct of NewActon in Canberra is Roji, a hair salon with a difference. In Roji, Craig Tan Architects presents a design journey that engages the senses through the manipulation of light and perspective, thoughtful process and simple composition.
For its grand L’Hotel Gitan project in Melbourne’s Prahran, SJB Interiors has earned itself a shortlisting in the Hospitality category at this year’s Interior Design Excellence Awards (IDEA).
With a host of art and design heavyweights at the helm, including David Bromley and Mim Design, the display of marquees in the exclusive birdcage enclosure at this year’s Melbourne Cup Carnival is sure to be the most impressive yet.
With its considered design of Kookai’s flagship store on Melbourne’s Chapel Street, acclaimed practice Hecker Guthrie has earned itself a shortlisting for Designer of the Year in the 2015 Interior Design Excellence Awards (IDEA).
Defiantly European, Kieran McInerney Architect's House on Dalley Avenue posits deeply embodied luxury as pivotal to renovation longevity.
A building's former life provides added texture to an architect's canvas, with a deeper cultural richness worth preserving. An article for MEZZANINE by Penny Craswell.
Woods Bagot’s Business Lounge at Los Angeles International Airport exemplifies design of the highest esteem. It is no surprise the firm has been shortlisted for Designer of the Year in this year’s Interior Design Excellence Awards (IDEA).
In contrast with ubiquitous high-shine accessories, shine-free fixtures and finishes exude a subtle tactility and pared back luxury – particularly in wet areas; where glazed porcelain, mirrors and polished chrome have long been the standard.
There are many dichotomous aspects to Trent Jansen – designer, maker and perhaps even historian. The iconic furniture designer brings us closer to our collective past through the modern interpretation of urban legends, as discussed in MEZZANINE.
John Wardle Architects, in collaboration with Phillips/Pilkington Architects, has created a truly unique, state-of-the-art public space with its Jeffrey Smart Building at the University of South Australia.
House in Double Bay, designed by Tribe Studio, is a simple, rectangular prism, clad in timber and painted black. It reveals a hint of its interior softness through double-height window openings, lined in twinkling white tiles.
Occupying a triangular tenancy wedged between Malvern Road and Beatty Avenue, Mammoth Café’s unique dimensions provide a dynamic setting for the café’s quirky stylised interior.
Double-fronted Edwardian brick houses in leafy Melbourne suburbs are to be desired, but if you renovate, modernise and include an addition, the appeal is heightened tenfold. (inside) co-editor Jan Henderson visits one such gem and is taken by the style and tone of the design.
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