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Artedomus adds the Le Corbusier: LCS ceramics, which is based on Le Corbusier’s Polychromie Architecturale, to its extensive and luxurious portfolio. A colour system innovated by Le Corbusier, it is the first of its kind for architectural ceramic surfaces application. Le Corbusier was an artist and architect by trade, with his work respected internationally and […]
"The name DesignByThem was chosen because it represented the collective vision we had for the brand." Sarah Gibson and Nicholas Karlovasitis of DesignByThem discuss their brand, the future of Australian design and overcoming limitations.
As technology invades every part of our lives these days, it’s difficult to imagine that in some parts of the world large-scale manufacturing is conducted without the aid of robotics, whether laser cutting of timber or fabric or the actual building of products. In Japan, however, there is a small city called Takayama situated in […]
This week we meet Ilan El, founder of lighting studio ILANEL. He discusses his 13m tall Deco chandelier, working with Save The Children, and his upcoming project in Melbourne's Malt District.
Exuding modern flare and uncompromised attention to detail, the Jena chair stands out as a unique and distinctive furniture piece in any landscape.
Seaton Mckeon’s winning entry into the 2015 Australian Furniture Design Award led to the opportunity to design a furniture range, distributed by Stylecraft. The result is Paperclip, an outdoor seating collection, ideal for residential, corporate and hospitality settings.
Melbourne-based creative studio ILANEL has designed a custom pendant light for The Malt District development.
The move to sit-stand office solutions has come of age, with myriad positive outcomes and solutions to match. Boasting an elegant contemporary design, the Orbis range of work desks comprises a design solution to suit any workplace, commercial or institutional interior.
What does it take to bring Australian design to the world stage? What embodies the Australian aesthetic? How do you get a furniture brand off the ground? These are the kinds of questions the guys behind SP01 ponder. Sitting comfortably in the brand’s new outdoor range (designed by Tom Fereday) in Milan, Italy, Aleesha Callahan chats to SP01’s product development manager Matt Lorrain.
Every now and then an exhibition comes along that invites the viewer to delve deep into past experience in order to see the possibilities of the future. A visit to Future Eaters, the latest exhibition to grace the floors of Monash University’s MUMA (Monash University Museum of Art), is just such an occasion.
The VIVID 2017 Award winners were announced last week, at an award ceremony held at Decor + Design and AIFF exhibition in Melbourne. Selected from a shortlisted 44 products, the winners include James Walsh and Ash Allen's Igneous light, an elegant bike rack by Adrian Olassau and a task light which pays homage to ancient boat building techniques.
As the VIVID design competition is days away from being announced, ADR chats with last year’s furniture design winner, Bryan Cush.
Nest and its products became known to the world around six years ago, and its security and safety product range, which includes the Nest Cam Indoor, Nest Cam Outdoor and Nest Protect smoke and carbon monoxide alarm, will now be available on Australian shores.
Danish design brand HAY pops-up in Melbourne for a limited time only with a HAY Accessories Market at the northern end of the city, which will be open from 15 July – 15 September. The HAY Accessories Market is a concept installation first launched at Milan Design Week in 2014. Since then, it has popped-up […]
As second-generation, family-run business, Planex is a company that has continued to evolve and keep up with what designers need in steel lockers.
The bicycle: It possesses a classic form that has remained relatively constant for well over 100 years. When Maurice Garin won the inaugural Tour de France back in 1898, he did so on a bike that would not look incongruous today racked outside a coffee shop in any fashionable inner-city suburb. And it’s a form […]
Movement through Australia’s expansive interior provided the inspiration behind Elliat Rich’s winning entry into this year’s Australian Furniture Design Awards. The Alice Springs-based designer took top honours with her piece titled Place. The highly original work can be described as a sculptural vanity – a kind of old-fashioned object evoking feminine ritual. The unit, which […]
Preserved plants provide real greenery that needs no sun or water, that lasts years. Stem & Stamen founder, Fleur Anderson, discusses the technology which allows plants an almost eternal life.
Interstudio introduces Skagerak to its portfolio of Scandinavian brands. One of the most appealing things about this new collection is the company’s commitment to produce the least amount of impact on the environment. At Skagerak, quality and sustainability are two sides of the same coin. It integral that the brand’s designs are both beautiful and […]
Interactions sets out to create a series of spaces where visitors can socialise, watch, collect and interact by Tomek Archer of NOMI.
We're calling for designs of a distinctive bar for Scottish whisky company The Balvenie – your design will come to life at the 2017 IDEA Gala Party.
The Danish bar stools were originally produced in the mid 1950s and are the first to be released in Workspace’s new 'Origins Collection'.
Tondina, designed by Favaretto & Partners for Infiniti Design, is a seating collection that is inspired by the rigour of Nordic design.
Schiavello has announced a new direction for in MAP: Makers of Australian Product's trajectory, breathing new life into the iconic furniture brand.
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