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The Igneous light by James Walsh and Ash Allen takes an iconic Melbourne material and reimagines it in a new way. Developed in collaboration between the two Australian designers, the wall sconce light uses the bluestone foundations of Melbourne as a driving concept. The inventive Igneous light will be shown as part of the Melbourne […]
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 […]
'Featherston' is richly illustrated monograph on Grant Featherston, best known for his Contour chairs and creator of hundreds of mid-century designs.
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 […]
Inspired by the masters of Japanese minimalist architecture, the Unique tile collection by Feri & Masi offers a contemporary concrete aesthetic and feel.
Written by Annie Reid. Image above, Christopher Boots’ Nepenthes pendant light. Today’s designers are busy with tomorrow’s next lighting collections, and there’s plenty on offer for all things bright and sparkly. Annie Reid rounds up lighting’s best and brightest. One thing’s for sure: glamorous pendants for residential applications are now equally at home within commercial […]
When Bill Stumpf and Don Chadwick designed Aeron, they combined a deep knowledge of human-centered design with innovative, never-before-seen technology to deliver a chair unlike any other. Now Aeron has been remastered—ergonomically, functionally, anthropometrically, and environmentally—for today’s work and workers. When Aeron debuted in 1994 it was a chair unlike any the world had ever […]
Celebrating the regional issue and supporting homelessness, Marcus Piper teamed up with furniture maker Chris Nicholson to create the Mezzanine stool.
REMO, designed by award-winning international designer Konstantin Grcic for Plank, is a versatile, stackable polypropylene chair for indoor or outdoor use. In stock now, the REMO chair features a T-shaped back that is available in 12 exciting colours, including: black, white, basalt grey, signal grey, green blue, yellow grey, avion blue, fern green, oxide red, […]
Say ‘Thonet’ and the refined elegance of the bentwood chair springs instantly to mind. Lauded for a simplicity of form that belies its strength, the Thonet Bentwood chair is as robust as it is graceful, classic and unabashedly a champion for the tactility and warmth of wood. It is not surprising then, that when Thonet […]
All photography by Martina Gemmola. The latest collection of furniture designed by Anaca Studio thoughtfully considers apartments and small spaces. Featuring sleek and modern pieces that take Scandinavian design cues, the range includes four key pieces. The Camille sofa has an elegant modernist aesthetic; the Edgar coffee table, a model of simplicity and lightness; the […]
Nest Collection, designed by Swedish brand Form US with Love, embodies the concept of giving humanity a chance to take a break.
In collaboration with Kvadrat, London-based wunderkinds Doshi Levien has designed a range of curtain textiles inspired by Le Corbusier, which use hi-tech fabrication methods.
Photo courtesy FINK Design. The FINK water jug is an achievement perhaps only made by mid-century Danes and very much the last thing you would expect to come out of the near-capital city of Queanbeyan but, hey, in 1993 Robert Foster made it happen! This piece of Australian design exploded into our memories. Its vibrant […]
All images courtesy of Workspace Commercial Furniture. When manufacturing in Australia seems to be on the wane, one company is taking great strides to keep Australian expertise, know-how and jobs at home. South Australian-based furniture manufacturer Workspace is defying the odds and creating a successful business designing, manufacturing and supplying Australian designers and architects with […]
A newly-released furniture range by Sydney-based Wajarri Yamatji woman Nicole Monks tells the compelling story of her heritage and lived experiences through its design.
Leading Italian bathware manufacturer, Catalano, have introduced the latest collection to their portfolio of washbasins, Premium Up. This ultra-modern range is now available in Australia exclusively through Rogerseller. The Premium Up collection represents an evolution in design and applications of washbasins by including functional surfaces next to the bowl. Beautifully thin edges accentuate the design […]
Image above: the Mo bed designed by e15, which is at the centre of the dispute with IKEA. German furniture brand e15 is taking Swedish conglomerate IKEA to the High Court over a disputed copyright infringement on the design of its Mo bed. Designer Philip Manzier claims the Mo bed was developed over a three-year […]
What do Chairbiz and Products for People have in common? For those in the know, one is the evolution of the other. What started as Chairbiz in 2000 has grown, morphed and adapted into Products for People in 2016. Australian Design Review talks to both Simon Duerden and Stewart Brown of Products for People (or […]
Workspace’s latest in-house designed timber family is simply named A-series after the A-frame form which is carried through from the table to the chairs.
Touted by his clients as the best kept secret in the Australian furniture industry, manufacturer Nick Mouat of Nickisms combines an understanding of both technology and timber to help make the ideas of Australia’s leading designers a reality.
Earlier in the year at Denfair, the American Hardwood Export Council invited six designers across Australia and New Zealand to use US hardwoods to create a bespoke piece of furniture. Each design was mapped from when the trees were felled in the hardwood forests of the US, tracking their environmental profile all the way to Australia, including the final design outcome.
Maison&Objet is synonymous with style and the January fair will be a fine reflection of this. With a plethora of exhibitors on show, designers and architects have the opportunity to source furniture, products and objects that are not seen elsewhere, while also taking time to enjoy the very enjoyable French style of the exhibition.
With a generosity of spirit and well-crafted sense of humour, Dale Hardiman is fast-emerging as an exciting new face in the Australian design crowd. Marcus Piper chats to the new-comer for MEZZANINE.
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