The latest in interiors
Softening an industrial interior aesthetic, while working within strictly defined brand constraints, provided a challenge for the design team charged with remodelling global sports brand Nike’s Sydney office. Melbourne-based practice Project 12 Architecture was part of a successful joint venture team comissioned to remodel Nike’s Sydney office. The 580-square metre office accommodates approximately 20 employees […]
Australian paint manufacturer and supplier Haymes has released new colour palettes that extrapolate the successful launch of their 2018 colour forecast trends. The curated 2019 range, entitled Colour Conscience, consists of three entities – Cohabitate, Contribute and Comfort – and each pays homage to the way we live, sustainability within our environment and the need […]
Tickets for the 2018 Interior Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) are on sale now. Join the best of Australia’s design talent for a night to remember! Book now! IDEA 2018 is excited to invite you to an evening of celebration as the hotly anticipated winners of this year’s awards are revealed. The Gala will take place at the […]
Shaun Lockyer Architects has transformed an old Queenslander from a small timber cottage into an expansive family home where there is room to entertain family and friends in contemporary comfort. It is not unusual for a family to settle in a place they love, to put down roots and stay for years, but the progressive […]
Shaw Contract has introduced a new carpet tile collection that aims to create impact and moments of pause in our busy, digital lives. Named Off The Grid, the collection is deeply textural and can be used to create subtle or dynamic shifts in scale and texture density. The design of the tiles was inspired by […]
Sydney-based INK interior architects has transformed an Italian restaurant lacking in warmth and personality into a space with a moody and intimate quality, which reflects the richness of hearty Italian cooking. Located in Sydney’s Queen Victoria Building, Vanto has been renovated to enable an easy transition from a day to a night venue. Previously, the restaurant only […]
Ikea has announced that it has inked it’s first Australian partnership and will be working alongside Australian Indigenous artists from Pwerle Gallery to explore how stories can be interpreted into art. The Swedish furniture company says it’s on a quest to “democratise art” and is “especially curious about how art is influenced through different parts of the world”. “We […]
Loke Architects has designed the latest Melbourne studio for pilates brand KX Pilates, with a focus on creating a bold and edgy personality in combination with luxurious post-workout facilities. KX Pilates is a fusion of traditional reformer pilates with cardio and endurance training and so the studio had to nurture physical workouts while also nourishing […]
AAP residence is a quintessential Mim Design project with creative director Emma Mahlook creating an interior rich in style that translates to pure and simple elegance, writes Jan Henderson. As a contemporary home for a family of four, AAP residence proudly showcases authenticity at the heart of its design. With a restrained palette in both […]
David Jones and Country Road Group’s new corporate headquarters makes its mark at the Shaw Contract Design Awards. Gray Puksand’s work for the first stage of the new David Jones and Country Road corporate headquarters has recently been announced as a final winner in the 2018 Shaw Contract Design Awards, chosen from a pool of […]
Meet three designers who work separately yet together. It’s a smart move to pool knowledge and resources when you’re making your way in the world of product design and Michael Gittings, Jonathan Ben-Tovim and Makiko Ryujin are leading the way through their talent and collaboration. These days collaboration in design is approached as a meaningful […]
March Studio, a multidisciplinary architecture practice, has been a leader in design since it was established in 2007. It has amassed a critical portfolio of completed projects that are truly individual, embrace new ideas and directions and inevitably set trends. In the latest issue of inside directors Rodney Eggleston and Anne- Laure Cavigneaux discuss their […]
The latest in architecture
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 […]
In this opinion piece, David Constantine discusses what we can expect from an increasingly urbanised environment and how we can make it work for us. Through my professional practice, I spend a good deal of time considering the opportunities presenting at the intersection of property, the built environment and social impact. Over recent months I’ve had a number […]
The City of Greater Geelong has chosen COX Architecture’s design for their new $200 million civic precinct, which is set to be built on 137 Mercer Street. The multidisciplinary Australian practice was selected ahead of EPC Pacific with Fender Katsalidis, Raffles Chatter with Grimshaw and Geelong-based Chandler Architecture, all of which were shortlisted from tenders submitted in […]
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