The latest in interiors
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 […]
What does the term ‘Swissness’ bring to mind? Legendary precision? Exquisite design? Highest quality? All these adjectives and more can be applied to the sanitaryware designed and manufactured by Laufen, which has been utilising the oldest malleable material available to make its products for over 125 years. At a recent intimate dinner, a group of […]
BVN principal Sally Campbell is eager to guide the next generation of designers and architects coming through Australian Design Review‘s 30UNDER30 program – encouraging them to cultivate purpose, breadth and the courage to learn through trial and error. Australian Design Review (ADR)’s 30UNDER30 program provides mentorship and career development in the architecture and design industry, […]
The world-leading Australian rug company weaves a world of colour into its unique creations. As sponsor of the Colour award at the Interior Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) for two years running, Designer Rugs walks the walk. From the very start, the Marrickville-born rug brand resisted the sedated greys and pinks of the 1980s, injecting striking […]
The latest in architecture
With bushfire risks rising, the burning question on many minds is how to innovate to safeguard homes and communities. As the city of Los Angeles, and the world, watch tens of thousands of acres turn to ash in the wake of raging fires decimating the precious California landscape – and bushfires blaze across western Victoria, […]
A report from Champions of Change Coalition sets a new standard in architecture, calling for equity by design from the outset. The new resource from the Champions of Change Coalition, Equity by Design, offers a framework to transform the design space by addressing long-standing systemic gaps in design decisions and development processes that disproportionately affect […]
Multidisciplinary practice FK has designed an aviation-inspired hotel and coworking precinct for Melbourne Airport, with Technē lending its hospitality design prowess to three internal food and beverage venues. Located next to the Terminal 4 transport hub, the vibrant mixed-use project marks the first new-build hotel at Melbourne Airport in more than 20 years. It integrates […]
‘Design culture’ puts conversations about design into the daily activities of a studio. In architecture, it’s not just a practice – writes TURNER associate director James Lauman, leader of the firm’s Design Culture Panel – it’s a philosophy that shapes how teams design, collaborate and connect, laying the foundation for effective projects. Below, Lauman gives […]
As we approach 26 January, it’s inevitable that the architecture, design and creative communities are reflecting on the capacity and potential for the built world to bring people together in meaningful ways. Vigil: Gunyah, part of Sydney Festival 2025, is a site-specific temporary gathering space for talks, workshops and performances at Barangaroo Reserve. Designed by […]
Kith and kin. Friends and neighbours. Yet so much more. Infinitely deeper. When an artist and an architect come together to collaborate on the design of a home for an artwork, the possibilities are endless. When the artwork itself charts thousands of years of familial and Indigenous cultural history, the home the work will reside […]
A new era of wellness in St Kilda has opened its doors to a vibrant community seeking their best lives. Gurner Group has unveiled its latest luxury concept, Saint Private Social Club, located at 1 Wellington Street, St Kilda. Building on the runaway success of Saint Haven, this exclusive new club combines ultra-luxury amenities with […]
Sydney-based architect Jansen Che is one of three joint winners of The Norman Foster Foundation Kharkiv Freedom Square Revival Competition to redesign “one of Ukraine’s most important symbols”, according to competition organisers. The Norman Foster Foundation, in collaboration with Buildner, the Kharkiv City Council, UNECE and Arup, launched the international competition in September, seeking design […]
Greystar has opened Victoria’s largest build-to-rent project, The Gladstone, with the help of architect Scott Carver and interior designer Hecker Guthrie. Just a ten-minute drive from the CBD, The Gladstone brings 700 high-end, purpose-designed and built rental homes to the bustling suburb of South Melbourne. Its three towers offer residents a mix of dwelling types, […]
Whole systems thinking represents a paradigm shift in design philosophy, emphasising the intricate relationships among components within a system. At its core, whole systems thinking advocates viewing designs not in isolation but as integral parts of a larger ecological and social tapestry. By embracing rudimentary concepts like feedback loops, emergent properties and holistic perspectives, whole […]
With the start of a new year, thoughts about what’s on the horizon for 2025 are inevitably top-of-mind. For some readers, particularly the 30UNDER30’s, gaining international experience may be something you’re considering. Naa Effia Atswei Adjei, one of Australian Design Review’s (ADR) 30UNDER30 Architects and Innovators of the Built World cohort, took a leap and […]
Deeply embedded in the heart of Rothelowman, a visionary manifesto transcends conventional design, informing the interplay of environment and innovation in architectural design. By integrating cultural insights with a pioneering spirit, Rothelowman has created architecture that is both aesthetically compelling and enduringly relevant for more than 20 years. In simple terms, a manifesto is a […]
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