The latest in interiors
Simone LeAmon steps into the role of chief executive officer of the Design Institute of Australia, bringing her vision of design as a cultural, economic and civic force that shapes how the nation lives, works and imagines its future. Strong in her conviction that design is woven into the way Australia lives, LeAmon speaks with […]
Curators of the modern workplace, Zenith examine the shortlist for the Workplace Under 1000sqm category at the 2025 Interior Design Excellence Awards (IDEA), identifying the key ingredients to success in this sector. Human creativity often emerges from constraints. Take the late French visual artist Henri Matisse. In his sixties, when ill health prevented Matisse from […]
Interface’s ReEntry program demonstrates that circular economy is a ‘team sport’ in design. In Minto, New South Wales, the rhythmic hum of the Interface factory underscores the quiet progression of an environmental mission. For Interface sustainability manager Aidan Mullan, the global flooring solutions company’s ReEntry program is not just another recycling initiative, but a beacon […]
Designer Rugs has launched the exquisite Opal collection, its latest collaboration with celebrated Australian designer Emma Elizabeth. The new series of handmade rugs draws its inspiration from the iridescent beauty and layered mystery of Australian opals, translating the gemstone’s shifting colours into four distinct, textural designs: Fire Sovereign, Celestine, Aurora Terra and Aqua Lumina. Emma […]
A highlight of the annual calendar for ArchiTeam, the organisation that has acted as an advocate for small, medium and emerging architecture practices for over 30 years, the annual awards program this year celebrated its 18th iteration with a ceremony and celebration in the inner Melbourne suburb of Collingwood on Wednesday 19 November. The event […]
Otomys, a leading contemporary gallery in the heart of Melbourne, celebrates its 15th anniversary with Still Point, a milestone exhibition now open at the historic Villa Alba Museum in Kew. Excuses are hardly needed to prompt a visit to Villa Alba. Any time the 130-year-old Kew mansion opens its doors to the public is an […]
The Robin Boyd Foundation continues to champion the Australian modernist architect’s belief that great architecture should be honest, experimental and accessible to all, using Boyd’s own Walsh Street house as both a living archive and a catalyst for public conversation. Robin Boyd famously attributed a humble design staple as the key to enhancing a person’s […]
Winners of the 2025 Interior Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) will be announced at the IDEA gala in Sydney on Friday 28 November. Here’s what patrons can look forward to at A+D’s party of the year next week. IDEA is Australia’s premier interior design award. Since 2003, the program has championed the very best in Australian […]
A new national report from workplace strategy and design firm Spaceful has revealed a strong link between workplace design and employee satisfaction and retention, suggesting that the physical office is becoming a strategic business tool. Based on responses from more than 1000 Australian workers and 200 business leaders, the ‘Spaceful Workplace Insights Report 2026’ finds […]
Ross Gardam, founder of the Melbourne-based practice bearing his name, has launched three new glassware pieces at the prestigious Milan Design Week, including two original collections and a bespoke limited-edition piece. Unveiled at Luminescent Duality – the practice’s meticulously designed showcase of lighting pieces – Gardam artfully embodied his studio’s aesthetics-driven ethos through three new […]
Championing the power of design to shape the way we live, work and create. When Herman Miller and Knoll came together in 2021 to form MillerKnoll, it wasn’t a merger in the traditional sense. It was the forging of a collective bound by a shared belief in design as a catalyst for progress. Today, the […]
ForestOne, an innovative force in the timber and decorative solutions industries, thrives on the reciprocal energy of new design studios. Sometimes the most exciting interior design studios are the ones you haven’t heard of yet. The Interior Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) carves out space specifically to celebrate those burgeoning studios operating for five years or […]
The latest in architecture
Australia’s newest city, Bradfield City Centre in Dharug Country (Western Sydney), is home to the First Building by design firm Hassell in consultation with First Nations cultural research and design agency Djinjama. Photo: Mark Syke As the name suggests, it is the first building designed for the city of Bradfield and the surrounding Aerotropolis, a […]
The university’s coffee concrete innovators have developed an ingenious decarbonising solution for the built environment that strengthens concrete by 30 percent by using biochar made from recycled coffee grounds. RMIT University continues its reputation for delivering industry-leading sustainability innovations with the development of a coffee biochar that can replace sand in the creation of concrete. […]
The Lusso range adds further warmth and subtlety to the overall Vetérro® collection of premium fibre cement panels by HVG Facades. With a distinctive matte texture and natural tonal variations, each Vetérro® panel is unique and shifts in character as it weathers, much like a fine wine. This evolving surface quality enhances the material’s warmth […]
HDR appoints a new managing principal, Yerrabingin continues along a growth trajectory, Jasmax announces team and studio expansions and more in this month’s round up of industry appointments. HDR appoints a new managing principal HDR managing principal of architecture Huai Lim. Photo: HDR HDR has hired Huai Lim to take over from Cate Cowlishaw as […]
Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA) and GHD have launched a practical guide to circular procurement to assist with sustainability efforts across the sector, as part of the Transform 2025 conference. GHD and GBCA’s guide for new buildings and major refurbishments offers a practical roadmap for industry professionals, government and private decision-makers to adopt circular […]
In a seminal initiative, multi-award-winning architecture practice Kaunitz Yeung has partnered with The University of Sydney to offer an immersive on-Country field trip that will enlighten and inform the next generation of architects. The experience will give a select group of 18 Master of Architecture students the chance to walk on Country, learn from Barkandji […]
Australian cladding solutions company HVG Facades has announced its Nucleo® product has officially received two Global GreenTag Certifications, a significant milestone in the world of sustainable and health-conscious building solutions. Nucleo®, a precision-engineered aluminium bonded panel notable for its application in sleek facades, has achieved a Global GreenTagCert™ PHD™ (Product Health Declaration), which rated the […]
In architecture and design, as in life, nothing is static. The buildings and homes we occupy are in a constant state of flux, shifting and evolving to align with the needs of those who live, work and play within the sheltered structure of four walls and a roof. For many architects, this cyclical relationship between […]
The integration of First Nations knowledge into urban planning, architecture and landscape design has long been acknowledged as important. But according to Christian Hampson, co-founder and CEO of Aboriginal-owned design practice Yerrabingin, the shift underway now goes deeper – it is no longer about adding Indigenous perspectives onto projects, but embedding them into the very […]
MillerKnoll, in collaboration with Queers in Property (QIP) NSW and Living Edge, proudly hosted ‘The Queer Wish List’, an insightful panel discussion that brought together LGBTQIA+ voices across architecture and design. Held at the Living Edge Sydney showroom, the event explored the career experiences, challenges and aspirations of LGBTQIA+ professionals while fostering meaningful conversations about […]
ASPECT Studios unveils new co-chief executive officers, the DIA announces its Hall of Fame for 2024, Carr appoints two new associate directors and more in this month’s round up of industry appointments. ASPECT Studios announces new co-CEOs Left to right: ASPECT Studios co-CEOs Valter Vieira and Adam Kiekebosch. Photo: ASPECT Studios Early in February, ASPECT […]
For more than 60,000 years, First Nations Australians have fostered a deep relationship with the land, developing structures that merge with the natural environment. These traditional design principles, rooted in sustainability and cultural narratives, continue to inform contemporary architecture. Architecture is an expression. It can act as an explanation of its surroundings or contradict and […]
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