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Akin to a spectacular piece of art on the wall, custom carpets work to draw the eye and tie together an entire interior scheme. Explore the world of custom carpets with Signature Floors. In the hospitality industry, guest experience is worth its weight in gold. That’s why, when it comes to creating a transformative interior […]
GlobeWest celebrated the launch of volume two of its 2021 collection at a showroom open house in Melbourne as part of the city’s Design Week events. More than 400 interior professionals attended the Australian furniture and homeware company‘s Melbourne showroom in Springvale to see four new collections over canapés and bubbly. Earlier in the year, […]
Issho… was ever a product more serendipitously named? Before you scratch your head quizzically, let us quickly explain that issho is Japanese for ‘together’. And ‘together’ is one of those words like ‘lockdown’, ‘contactless’ and, sadly, ‘superspreader’ that has seemingly come to define the times – most often in the context of ‘we are all […]
There is less than one week left to enter ADR and Cult’s Flowerpot Portable Table Lamp by Verner Panton competition, which closes for entries at 23:59 EDST on 30 March. Valued at $375, the giveaway celebrates the release of the portable version of this iconic mid-century lamp. Find out more information and enter before the deadline here. Danish […]
The sheer quantity of furniture thrown out by Australians each year influenced Australian furniture brand Cult to assemble a complete sustainability program that offers buy back, refurbishment and recycling services. Dubbed Cultivated, the service was established in 2013, but was officially launched at Melbourne Design Week last week with a dedicated exhibition and short film […]
Shaw Contract has announced all EcoWorx carpet tile products sold in Australia and New Zealand are now 100 percent carbon neutral. On average, people spend almost 90 percent of their time indoors. With this in mind, Shaw Contract is working to ensure the time we spend working, playing, healing and learning in the built environment […]
Our latest competition comes to a close soon. Enter now for your chance to win one &Tradition Flowerpot Portable Table Lamp by Verner Panton valued at $375. We’re teaming up with Cult for the giveaway, which celebrates the release of the portable version of this iconic mid-century lamp. Danish designer Verner Panton penned the vividly […]
With more than 70 years of innovation, Herman Miller’s performance seating collection is shaped by a range of research, science, design, and ergonomic experts. The core collection features eight coveted chairs designed for your comfort, from the 9-to-5 and beyond. Each comes with a 12-year warranty to back up the Herman Miller built-to-last commitment, and […]
Halliday + Baillie’s HB690 sliding door privacy sets combine the very best of form and function… and are throughout the iconic Raffles Hotel. Opened in 1887, the Raffles Hotel in Singapore is one of the few remaining great 19th century hotels in the world. Back in 2017, it was closed for an extensive restoration, breathing […]
Herman Miller says that the creativity that’s used for furniture design is the same one the company evokes to ensure the prosperity and diversity of its team. Design is how they get there. “A business is rightly judged by its products and services, but it must also face scrutiny as to its humanity,” said Herman […]
The iconic Dye Lab carpet tile collection from Shaw Contract is now available In Stock in Australia in all colourways Drawing inspiration from the natural world through natural dyes like madder root, osage orange, sandalwood and saxon, the collection was the result of extensive research on colour by the Shaw Contract team. “To create the […]
To celebrate the release of the new portable &Tradition Flowerpot Portable Table Lamp by Verner Panton, ADR has teamed up with Cult for a very special giveaway. In 1968, Danish designer Verner Panton penned a vividly coloured lamp that embodied the experimental attitude of its creator. Now, more than five decades later, fellow design brand […]
A device that enables virtual hugs from New Zealand-based designers Gayle Lee and Jessica Vea is one of six finalists in this year’s Lexus Design Awards. The duo, who are recent Auckland University of Technology graduates, designed Heartfelt in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Once connected, the little grey heart-shaped device works by illumination and vibration, […]
With less than a month until the IDEA 2020 winners are announced, we’re talking trends with a few of our favourite industry leaders. This week, it’s our overall sponsor Miele. An independent family-owned company since 1899, Miele is world renowned for manufacturing domestic appliances for the kitchen, the laundry room and for floor care, as […]
Patricia Urquiola has teamed up with Laufen to bring together the “rigour of architectural minimalism” and the “dynamism of water and sound waves” in a new basin and freestanding bathtub. Featuring a gently rippled exterior that mimics the way sound waves travel through water, the new products complement the traditional smooth surfaces found in the […]
For many people, the days of going into the office every day and sitting at the same desk for eight hours are over. But that doesn’t mean the workplace is irrelevant. As 2021 unfolds, the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic is behind us – at least in Australia – but its repercussions are long and […]
With little more than two months until the IDEA 2020 winners are announced, we’re talking trends with a few of our favourite industry leaders. This week, it’s bathrooms with Laufen. For more than 125 years, the LAUFEN brand has been using the oldest malleable material known to man to make innovative bathroom products in state-of-the-art […]
For one day only, Cult Design will be offering 20 per cent off all furniture, lighting and accessories in store and online. It’s the first time the Australian furniture and design company has participated in Black Friday, which is on 27 November 2020. Shoppers will receive 20 per cent off all authentic furniture, lighting and […]
With the IDEA awards set to be announced in person in Melbourne on 19 February 2021, we caught up with Halliday + Baillie director Tanya Rive to take stock and talk trends for the Residential Single category. In an ongoing weekly series in the lead up to our awards Gala, we’ll be chatting to our […]
While 2020’s pandemic has shone a light on the dangers of being overly sedentary, not enough attention has been paid to the health benefits of great ergonomic design, particularly in the chairs we use every day for work. Ergonomic design has been studied for thousands of years and yet the health impacts of bad design, […]
Charles Wilson and King Living combined equals an array of wonderful solutions for outdoor lifestyles. The pure joy that we can glean from being outdoors is one of things that will be associated with 2020 for a long, long time. When normal activities are restricted and our time spent outside the confines of our own […]
Phoenix is ready for summer with its brand-new Vivid Slimline SS collection, expertly crafted from premium 316 marine-grade stainless steel. Building on Phoenix’s popular and timeless Vivid Slimline range, the new SS collection is particularly suited to outdoor kitchens, laundries and beach homes. This is thanks to the superior corrosion resistance of 316 marine-grade stainless […]
The latest release from Formway is almost prescient in its design and could have been developed with today’s situation in mind- whether that is at a desk in a home office, at the dining room table or actually in your usual workspace. Formway is a research-led design studio behind products that are created to answer […]
Signature Floors launches 88 Planks – a curated collection of vinyl planks for bespoke to large-scale projects. 88 Planks by Signature Floors pushes the boundaries of what vinyl plank flooring can achieve in a commercial environment. Using wood, stone and colour finishes, the collection showcases the innovative use of these classic elements, much like the […]
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