Objects
Objects
Mood inducing, spectacle signalling, hip hallmarking or functionally illuminating, lighting permeates every interior design from foundational proposition to finishing touch. An article by Adrienne Hughes, featuring works by Tom Dixon and Ash Allen, takes a detailed snapshot of current directions in international and Australian contemporary lighting.
Eric Steigerwalt, current Creative Director Asia Pacific for global insurance brokering firm Marsh, reflects on winning the Concept award at IDEA 2004, in an interview with CATC student Clinton Moore.
The London Design Festival is an annual design event, conceived by Sir John Sorrell and Ben Evans. The event promotes London's creativity, drawing in the country's greatest thinkers, practitioners, retailers and educators. Genevieve Murray reviews this year's festival for ADR.
Named for both a primary artwork and a return to Marion Borgelt’s exploration of red and black that marked her work of a decade ago, the exhibition is far from restricted.
Twin Peaks returns to television screens in 2016; who can forget its bizarre closing sequences? But where did David Lynch get his inspiration and how does it tie to architecture?
Product designer Ross Gardam has created a new metallic range of lights to compliment the existing Glaze pendant colour range.
The Experimenta vase explores and reinterprets the classic kerosene lamp in a way that the flame becomes a flower and the fuel becomes water.
The tradition of Karimoku New Standard is born from a deep understanding of craftsmanship, bound together with innovative technologies. The collection is available exclusively through Stylecraft in Australia.
For over 20 years Tretford have sourced their goat hair from Mongolian goat herders, playing a vital role in supporting their indigenous animals, communities and customs.
The customisable Chevron shelf by designer Henry Wilson is a flat pack modular storage solution with designer appeal.
Melbourne based artist and jewellery designer Emily Green is now at work designing a different kind of pendant, setting her sights on lighting design in a recent collaboration with Dale Hardiman.
For The Wish List project, legendary designers acted as mentors to emerging talent, tasked with creating objects of their desire out of a single material: American hardwood.
Made of recycled materials, the chair retains the classic form of the original 1944 model, repurposed for modern interiors.
Blanca is available in two practical colour ways, to suit both commercial and contemporary residential interiors.
In its 40 years Maralunga has been much admired, both as a high-end designer piece and as a genuinely comfortable, user-friendly couch.
The Melbourne based lighting designer's quirky industrial aesthetic has been embraced both in Australia and abroad, with custom orders a business speciality.
Australian Design Review continues the IDEA 2014 Shortlist series with a range of playful yet robust outdoor furniture by Yellow Diva. Photography by David Walley.
A contemporary range of lounge furniture referencing the classic lines of the 1950s, developed by one of Australia's most influential designers for a stalwart of the Melbourne interiors scene.
Continuing our IDEA Retrospective series, Australian Design Review presents a conversation with Ross Didier written by CATC student Amy Thomson. Didier reflects on his IDEA award winning project of 2005, the Obelisk Chair.
In designing a light that relies on air to define its form, Puff Buff rethinks the materials we use to create our built environment.
Delicate compositions in playful multicolour, arranged to suspend in perfect balance.
The Portuguese timber specialists showcase natural materials in their latest design.
Artist David Serisier studied the images from James Turrell’s 2013 Guggenheim installation, and observed minute changes in colour and light to create a collection of paintings focused on re-formation and an attempt to capture the ephemeral. We look at the artist’s latest works for his upcoming exhibition – Gallium Sky.
Japanese design studio Nendo has worked with traditional artisans in Kyoto to create their new Basket Lamp.
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