The latest in interiors
What does it mean to have a sense of place? Where does it come from? Is it innate and immutable – the result of a perfect collision between environmental, constructed and human elements? Or can it be generated from ‘nothing’, shaped deliberately and consciously? On a recent visit to Melbourne property development group Salta’s first […]
Taylah Cheeseman is one of Australian Design Review’s 30UNDER30 Interior and Product Designers for 2024/2025. In this Q&A, we learn how the Sydney-based interior designer from LikeMinds Studio overcomes creative roadblocks and why she thinks beautifully designed spaces can foster emotional connections. Portrait of Taylah Cheeseman by Jennifer Stroh. Australian Design Review: How would you […]
In recent years, workplace design has become increasingly residentially influenced. From a commercial furniture perspective, leading furniture design and manufacturing company, Zenith, has been at the forefront of this movement since the shift began in the mid-2010s. With the release of the Teddy table range, the newest addition to their innovative, design-led, high-performance furniture and […]
Siena Crestani is one of Australian Design Review’s 30UNDER30 Interior and Product Designers for 2024/2025. In this Q&A, we learn more about her teenage inclinations to design using Minecraft, her innovative collaborations focused on sustainability and the rewarding challenges involved in teaching emerging designers. Teaching first-year Interior Architecture at University of Technology Sydney has been […]
Founded in 2021 by Ciaran Custance and Sophie Lavis, Återvinna channels a poetic union of craft and conscience, living up to its Swedish translation: to recycle, break down or reuse. From their Adelaide studio, the duo weave Scandinavian sensibility with material reverence, creating enduring furniture from reclaimed timbers and eco-finished surfaces. Custance’s joinery finesse meets […]
More than 100 members of Canberra’s design community gathered at SKEEHAN Studio’s concept space in May to view the new Hoshi Butter armchair. The design studio launched Hoshi Butter to mark the 10th anniversary of the Hoshi chair, a collaboration with Stylecraft that has become a staple in SKEEHAN Studio’s body of work. Designer Tom […]
Humanscale’s chief sustainability officer Jane Abernethy recently toured Australia to deliver a talk titled ‘Sustainable by Design: Materials Transparency for a Healthier Planet’, imparting a wealth of information on materials transparency initiatives. Jane Abernethy arrived in Australia in May as a knowledgeable brand ambassador for office furniture designer and manufacturer Humanscale – an ambassador who […]
Ashleigh Sullivan is among Australian Design Review’s 30UNDER30 Interior and Product Designers for 2024/2025. Here, we learn more about her career-defining experiences in Amsterdam, her love of texture, pattern and colour, and her appreciation of circular design principles. Australian Design Review: Do you remember your first encounter with design? Ashleigh Sullivan: In my first year […]
When Florence and Hans Knoll married in 1946, they formed a union – both in design and in life – that would entice the best and brightest of 20th-century designers. That legacy continues today. With the founding of Knoll Associates in 1938 by Hans Knoll, a new era of 20th-century design emerged, one defined by […]
Effortless, atmospheric and soothing are the words that spring to mind when contemplating the work of Sydney-based interior designer and stylist Joss Knight. Here, the founder of Studiojos shares the art, products and music that shape his day-to-day and inspire his signature style. Indivi Sutton’s pigment powder artworks I’ve always been drawn to the work […]
New Zealand-based soft furnishings house Baya, owned by 86-year-old textile specialist Furtex, is opening its first Australian showroom. Australian Design Review takes a closer look. Laid out like an open gallery, where every display serves as its own unique artwork, the newly opened studio of New Zealand-based producer of rugs, cushions and throws, Baya occupies […]
In a bold and imaginative leap, contemporary rug design company nanimarquina has unveiled four new collections that challenge the conventional boundaries of textile design. From sculptural furniture to expressive art pieces and sustainable outdoor solutions, Folded, Talk Talk, Nuance and Garden each offer a unique perspective on the evolving role of rugs in contemporary living. […]
The latest in architecture
Craig Kerslake, managing director of majority Indigenous-owned firm Nguluway DesignInc, speaks to Australian Design Review (ADR) about what contemporary architectural narratives get wrong about privacy, and his desire to “layer connection”. In his twenties, Wiradjuri man Craig Kerslake set out to find his Aboriginal family, having never known who they were. He was studying to […]
After many years of consultation, planning and deliberation, the winning design concept for Ngurra, Australia’s National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural precinct was announced. A significant cultural landmark, Ngurra is so much more than a bold architecturally designed building. It is a place imbued with the past, present and future of the oldest living […]
When architect Sarah Waller designed and built her first dream home, it was met with wide acclaim. Her new creation, Blackwood Doonan, represents her quest to continually challenge herself with a robust piece of architecture. One might be forgiven for thinking that Sarah Waller and her family would have lived out the rest of their […]
Winners of the 2024 NSW Architecture Awards have been named for the best new residential, commercial and public buildings in the state. The awards represent the changing built environment and offer a look into the ways the state will live, work and play, now and into the future. A total of 82 winners were chosen […]
Woods Bagot architect and senior associate Matt Reynolds on ‘white elephants’, ‘unicorns’ and why we need hyper-flexible, infinitely purposed major venues. The stadium is perhaps the most likely type of civic infrastructure to attract public scrutiny. Home to a vast range of experiences, the typology hosts the highs of public life – providing the stage […]
In late May, the Australian architecture and design community was abuzz with news that award-winning multidisciplinary practice FK would be designing the new Crystalbrook Hotel precinct in Canberra. Given the scale of the project, which will usher in a transformation of Canberra’s Garema Place and Bunda Street, Australian Design Review wanted to dive deeper into […]
Aboriginal Housing Victoria (AHV), ClarkeHopkinsClarke and landscape designer Charles Solomon have collaborated on AHV Dandenong, an apartment project shaped by engagement. James Gilliland, a Yorta Yorta senior architect from ClarkeHopkinsClarke, and Ngarigo Gooreng Gooreng landscape designer Charles Solomon collaborated with Australia’s largest Aboriginal Registered Housing Agency to create AHV Dandenong, a new medium-density, all-electric apartment […]
Carr announces a major succession, Woods Bagot reveals a new chief executive officer (CEO), AJC welcomes a new studio director and BVN hands out several promotions in this month’s round up of industry appointments. McCue departs from Carr Last month, Carr announced its managing director Chris McCue will be leaving Carr after 13 years at […]
The Australian Institute of Architects celebrated Queensland’s best architecture for 2024 at their annual State Awards ceremony on Friday 21 June at Brisbane’s City Hall. The State Awards jury, comprising esteemed architects and leaders in the Queensland design industry, recognised more than 42 projects spanning 20 categories such as public, residential, education, sustainable architecture and […]
Nestled amongst the evergreen landscape of Victoria’s Dandenong Ranges is the heritage railway Puffing Billy Lakeside Visitor Centre. The structure’s COLORBOND® steel roofing and cladding in the dark shade of Monument® Matt finish ensures the construction blends seamlessly into the natural setting. The iconic Puffing Billy site, which lies within the towering rainforests of the […]
Australian Design Review (ADR) recently travelled to Bali with the 30UNDER30 Architects and Innovators of the Built World for 2023/2024. To celebrate, we are getting to know this exciting multidisciplinary cohort, the passions that drive their work and what makes them tick creatively. Sarah Yap, registered architect at Sydney’s EM BE CE Studio, sees design […]
Australian Design Review (ADR) recently revealed the 30UNDER30 Architects and Innovators of the Built World for 2023/2024. To celebrate, we are getting to know this exciting multidisciplinary cohort, the passions that drive their work and what makes them tick creatively. Petro Zghirin is a 3D visualiser, animator and storyteller. He honed his skills in understanding […]
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