The latest in interiors
Hayball has unveiled its new studio in Surry Hills, which the team designed through an extensive “co-creation” process. Hayball launched its first Sydney studio in late 2015 and following an increase in staff numbers due to a growing portfolio, decided to design an office environment that also acts as a prototype to test new workplace settings. Sydney […]
Inspired by New York lofts and industrial warehouses, the main challenge in creating this house in Sydney’s Enmore was drawing in light. The catalyst for the renovation was the need for a light and airy space to replace the existing dark south facing kitchen and dining room. With teenage kids, the owners desired a parent’s […]
Talking with Ross Hamilton from Hamilton Conte is a lively undertaking. He is passionate and articulate about Hamilton Conte, the company he and associate Fabian Conte created. Now, with the opening of its latest Parisian showroom, Hamilton Conte’s offering is complete, providing a home away from home for designers and their clients in a perfect […]
Design company Technē Architecture + Interior Design has joined forces with Grazia & Co to launch a new furniture range, The Collaborative Collection, marking Technē’s first foray into furniture design. The Melbourne-based firms have produced the Technē Shelves, a durable yet refined selection of shelving products, including a tall shelving unit, medium-sized sideboard and side […]
Melbourne-based designer Adam Cornish is a busy man. He has recently teamed up with Cult for its Australian design brand Nau and has designed his first collection with Tait called Seam. ADR chats to Cornish about designing democratically, the responsibility of the design industry to think sustainably and how Australian design is being noticed on […]
Group GSA has designed an ‘ante-office’ with an adaptable space that can easily morph into different functions and uses for research and innovation Agents of Spring. Striving for a different type of office space, Agents of Spring doesn’t have fixed desks, a reception and or meeting rooms, instead, it has one large creative space that morphs […]
ADR has teamed up with Zenith to offer our readers the chance to win one of seven Buzzilight pendants designed by Buzzispace. To enter the competition we are asking A+D professionals to take a photograph (you can use your phone) of their favourite piece of architecture or interior design and upload it to Instagram using #giveawayadr. […]
Last week, thousands of design professionals, along with the public, descended on the third annual Melbourne edition of Denfair, a three-day event featuring carefully curated designs from local and international brands. Some of the bigger trends to emerge from the expo included a sharper focus on sustainability across the interiors industry as well as a […]
Jason Stancombe, furniture designer and founder of Relm Furniture, was recently commissioned to design the dining furniture for the Supernormal Natsu pop-up restaurant, at the National Gallery of Victoria’s (NGV) garden restaurant. The restaurant was temporary, part of Natsu, a 10-day festival held at the museum in January 2018. Stancombe used timber for the furniture to […]
Highly attuned to the client’s aesthetic, Pattern was given free creative control over The Daily Edited (tde) flagship store. Co-editor of inside Gillian Serisier takes a look at how the largely online entity is using bricks and mortar to provide experiential support to its accessories brand. Having previously worked with tde, Pattern has leveraged the […]
Founder of furniture and lighting studio Coco Flip, Kate Stokes has recently teamed up with Cult for its Australian design brand Nau. ADR caught up with Stokes at Denfair in Melbourne, where her Jolly lighting range was on display, to talk design inspiration, why females in the industry need to “step up” and how Australian […]
Shaw Contract last week held a party in their Melbourne showroom to celebrate the six Australian design practices that took out Category Awards in the 2018 Shaw Contract Design Awards. Cocktails, Canapés and conversation fuelled a fun evening celebrating the truly inspiring work being done by the Australian architecture and design community. Each firm was presented […]
The latest in architecture
In anticipation of IDEA 2019, we’re taking a look at some of this year’s shortlisted entries. This week we investigate Studio Hollenstein’s entry in the public spaces category. As part of Australia’s largest urban renewal precinct, Studio Hollenstein (in collaboration with Stewart Architecture) took a holistic approach in designing the Green Square Library and Plaza. […]
The renowned Danish architecture firm behind VIA 57 West building in New York, the Serpentine Gallery in London and the Shanghai Expo Danish Pavilion has applied its ever-evolving style to Italian mineral brand San Pellegrino’s newest factory. The design of the so-called ‘Future Factory’ was developed to embrace and enhance the architecture of the existing structure, while […]
Have you got your tickets for the IDEA 2019 Gala yet? With just four weeks to go, here’s a peek at what’s in store! IDEA is Australia’s premier interior design and architecture awards. For 16 years, we’ve been celebrating the very best in Australian architecture and interior design with an evening of great food, wine, company and healthy competition […]
If you’ve been watching the scenes from London’s climate change protests, you might have noticed the modular plywood box towers, benches and stages that are scattered throughout the streets. Quick to assemble, easy to modify and riddled with holes for protesters to lock on through, these boxes are being called “protest architecture” by organisers Extinction Rebellion (XR). Speaking to Dezeen, […]
A regional cultural tourism facility celebrating Australia’s national gemstone has announced the appointment of Root Partnerships as project manager for its new multi-million-dollar energyefficient, largely underground building. The new Australian Opal Centre (AOC) will be a world centre for opal-related education and training, certification, scientific research, art and culture. The long-anticipated off-grid building, designed by renowned Australian architects Wendy Lewin and […]
The 2019 RIBA Stirling Prize for Britain’s building of the year has been awarded to a council housing project for the first time in the award’s 20+ year history. Hailed a “modest masterpiece” by the 2019 Stirling Prize jury, Goldsmith Street is located in Norfolk in the country’s east and was designed by Mikhail Riches Architects with Cathy […]
Multidisciplinary French architect and urban planner Odile Decq has been selected to lead an almost entirely female judging panel in next year’s Royal Institute of British Architects’ (RIBA) International Prize. The recipient of the Architizer’s Lifetime Achievement Award in 2017, Decq is know for her pioneering work, as well as her contributions to the debate on architecture. […]
Mixed reviews for the new Museum of Modern Art (MoMa), which is set to open its doors to the public on 21 October. An extra 15,3330m2 of gallery space, an increase of 30 percent, was the main goal for the interdisciplinary design studio Diller Scofidio + Renfro, which started renovations in 2013 together with Gensler. […]
Victorian architects Tristan Wong and Jefa Greenaway will be responsible for our pavilion at next year’s Venice Architecture Biennale with their project In| between. Greenaway is the director of the eponymous practise, an academic, design advocate and a regular design commentator on ABC Radio Melbourne, while Wong is a director at SJB. Together with architectural anthropologist […]
The Victorian Small Business Commission’s (VSBC) Annual Report 2019 reveals a record 2074 small businesses sought help in resolving their business disputes. The main issues causing disputes were: retail leases money that wasn’t paid understanding rights and responsibilities when it comes to contracts the quality of goods and services, and goods and services that weren’t […]
BEHF Architects has been twice awarded at the Iconic Awards 2019: Innovative Architecture – in the Architecture category for the projects Koller + Koller am Waagplatz Restaurant and Residential Complex Korb Etagen, Brandstätte 7 (BEHF Architects and Mittermair Architekten). Iconic Awards: Innovative Architecture, established by the German Design Council, is the first independent international architecture and […]
Australians are being advised to lodge tax returns before the end of the month. As we enter the final fortnight of tax time, hundreds of thousands of them may still be missing out on their tax refunds. The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is encouraging people to take advantage of potential refunds by lodging their return or […]
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