The latest in interiors
Welcome to inside for another stellar year of design, information and excitement, as 2017 promises to be all that and more. After the Christmas break and new year revelries it’s certainly time to buckle down and get back into our work lives… but then for most of us work or design is part of our […]
Originally a building used by Freemasons, who did not accept women as members, The Sonic is now a retail and fashion centre owned and designed exclusively by women.
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 […]
ADR shines a light on some of the women who’ve been blazing a trail on the Australian design scene. This is by no means an exhaustive list; simply a small snapshot of what is a great number of influential Australian female architects and designers. Brit Andresen As the first female recipient of the Australian Institute of […]
Australian commercial furniture company Stylecraft has announced the launch of a new brand that caters to the residential market, StylecraftHOME.
When lighting is everything, it pays to get it right and a trip to the theatre certainly brings this home. A recent production from the Sydney Dance Company, the double bill Untamed, comprising Wildebeest and Anima, mostly delivers perfection. Sydney Dance Company Artistic Director: Rafael Bonachela Production: Wildebeest Choreographer: Gabrielle Nankivell Production: Anima Choreographer: Rafael […]
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 […]
Respectfully embracing of history and functionally modern, Smart Design Studio's BMA House is part of an extraordinary ongoing relationship.
ADR talks to Paul Kelly of Paul Kelly Design – a practice that specialises in hospitality interiors and has designed a number of recognisable establishments across the country, including Darlinghurst's Supper Club, the Betty's Burgers restaurant chain and the Lakes Bar and Bistro in NSW.
A design collaboration between Craig Tan Architects, Bergman and Co and Samantha Eades Design, Hawker Hall is a contemporary Malaysian style restaurant and beer hall for the Lucas Group, located in an inspiring old masonry warehouse on Chapel Street in Windsor.
In a first for Australian paint companies, Dulux Australia has published and released in-depth environmental documentation, Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs), on its products.
Bernie de Le Cuona has built a fabric empire with her company – De Le Cuona fabrics. From London and beyond, her vision is a testament to creativity.
The latest in architecture
The Gold Coast Suns Elite Training and Administration Facility was designed as a new home for the AFL team that breaks down the segregation of players, coaching staff and administrative staff. Designed by BVN the facility provides a new transparent and cohesive home for a young AFL team within the wider Gold Coast Sports Precinct. The ambition […]
The Interior design Excellence Awards (IDEA), Australia’s largest and most successful independent design awards program, launched its 17th iteration last evening at an event in South Melbourne. Launched by inside magazine in 2003, IDEA celebrates the best of Australian interior and product design across 14 categories and five Special Awards. “Each year the design bar is raised higher than […]
Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA) has snapped up the former general manager of sustainability and corporate procurement at Stockland, Davina Rooney, for the role of chief executive officer. GBCA chair Rod Fehring says Rooney’s “inspirational leadership capacity” together with her deep technical knowledge would enhance the organisation’s industry perspective as it furthered its goals to […]
Having designed the original playground 25 years ago, Gardiner Architects has designed the new Eltham North Playground after it burned down in 2017. The playground is part of a community recreational precinct and is an iconic landmark for the area. More than just playground, it is a community meeting place that caters for an age […]
As Studio Ongarato celebrates 25 years, ADR catches up with founders Fabio Ongarato and Ronnen Goren to talk about the practice’s design journey. What were the origins of Studio Ongarato? How did the studio begin? We both studied at RMIT University. Fabio Ongarato studied visual communication, where the emphasis was more on art direction rather than graphic […]
HASSELL has announced Jared Thorp, graduate of the Queensland University of Technology’s Bachelor of Design (Landscape Architecture), as the winner of the 2019 HASSELL Travelling Scholarship – Robin Edmond Award. Thorp was selected following interviews with 19 students, nominated by seven participating universities around Australia. His presented project, titled ‘ZOOSubverted’, challenges the traditional design of zoological […]
Woods Bagot has won an architectural competition to design a luxury hotel in Sydney, which the firm says is the “first luxury city hotel in 20 years”. Woods Bagot’s winning design for the hotel and office tower at 4-6 Bligh Street in central Sydney proposes “an extraordinary urban experience from street level to crown”. Competition […]
Japanese architect Arata Isozaki has received this year’s Pritzker Prize, widely considered to be the profession’s highest honour. The 2019 jury says: “Possessing a profound knowledge of architectural history and theory, and embracing the avant-garde, he never merely replicated the status quo, but his search for meaningful architecture was reflected in his buildings that to […]
The Australian Trellis Door Company (ATDC) recently completed a project for the members’ bar at the prestigious Cruising Yacht Club of Australia (CYCA) at Sydney’s Rushcutters Bay. The project required the installation of bar closure doors along a curved bar counter top. The CYCA is one of Australia‘s leading yacht clubs and is widely reputed […]
Geoff Hanmer, adjunct lecturer in Architecture, UNSW, weighs in on the landmark Lacrosse fire ruling, which could have industry-wide ramifications. On the last day of summer for 2019, the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) delivered a burst of sunshine to apartment owners at the high-rise Lacrosse building in the Melbourne Docklands precinct. Lacrosse suffered […]
Christopher Elliot Design has breathed new life into this Heritage school building where only minor structural changes were allowed. St Michael’s Grammar School had a problem. It had an ageing facility, Marlton House, and a group of youthful, vibrant students who used the rooms of the building as their classrooms. To create a space more […]
Four Australian universities have been ranked among the world’s top 25 schools for architecture according to the latest QS World University Rankings. The QS World University Rankings by Subject ranks the world’s top universities in individual subject areas, covering 48 subjects. QS says the rankings “aim to help prospective students identify the world’s leading schools in […]
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