The latest in interiors
For decades, the realm of architecture, interior and product design was a boys’ club: Eero Saarinen, Le Corbusier, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Frank Lloyd Wright, George Nakashima, Grant Featherston. These names remain top of mind for many designers, and for good reason – their work is iconic. They pushed the boundaries of form, made […]
Through shifting styles and restless trends, the Series 7 chair by Fritz Hansen remains a quiet classic with nothing to prove. At 7.14am, on the northern edge of Copenhagen, the sky puts on a quiet spectacle: pink melting into blue, yellow flickering over green. From the coastline, the view towards Sweden becomes a soft gradient […]
The Dulux Colour Awards hosted their 39th celebration at the National Gallery of Victoria. In all respects, it proved a colourful evening. Showcasing the best of Australia and New Zealand’s design and architecture community, the recipients of the 2025 Dulux Colour Awards startled the judging panel with projects that pushed boundaries of style and genre. […]
Meaningful connections defined Australian Design Review (ADR)’s 30UNDER30 2025 retreat in Bali, as competition gave way to camaraderie and vulnerability flattened hierarchies between industry-leading mentors and the 2024/2025 cohort of interior and product designers. ADR’s 30UNDER30 program reached its annual pinnacle – the high-performance leadership and creativity retreat – at Potato Head, Bali, from Friday […]
Matiya Marovich, founder and director of Adelaide-based architecture firm Sans-Arc, will be judging the 2025 Interior Design Excellence Awards (IDEA), alongside fellow judges Andrew Glover, Conrad Lowry, Jade Whittaker, Melissa Leung and jury chair Paul Hecker. Australia’s longest-running independent architecture and interior design award, IDEA, selects its annual winners as judged by a selection of […]
Multidisciplinary designer and creative collaborator Dean Norton is a design polymath. Originally from Essex, England, Norton studied graphic design before changing paths to interior design at the University of the Arts London. The now Melbourne-based designer launched his eponymous studio in 2017 and has carved out a distinct vernacular informed by graphic linearity, a simplicity […]
Offering the same look, feel and smell as unprotected leathers but with greater longevity and less upkeep, Crypton’s premium leather is a game-changer for architects and designers, writes Adena Maier. Articolo Studios Cuff stool in Crypton Leather. Photo: Chris Budgeon Materialised, a long-standing Australian specialist in textiles, wall coverings and acoustic solutions, was the first […]
With Patricia Urquiola’s sculptural sensibility and Laufen Space’s groundbreaking SaphirKeramik material, the Sonar collection reimagines what bathroom design can be – tactile, technical and beautifully refined. In the quotidian realm of bathroom design, where form is commonly dictated by material constraint, few collections have rewritten the rules to the extent that Sonar has. Conceived in […]
Regional Victoria’s celebration of craftsmanship and creativity, Craft Lab 2025, will be held at the historic Ballarat Mining Exchange over two weekends in May. The City of Ballarat has partnered with Craft Victoria and the Centre for Rare Arts and Forgotten Trades to showcase the region’s investment in its creative economy. Together, these cultural bodies […]
Demand for high-performance buildings is surging, and the Australian Passivhaus Association (APA) is making one thing clear – Passivhaus is all or nothing, and loose claims won’t fly. As Australia confronts the dual challenges of rising emissions and worsening climate events, high-performance building standards are commanding a new level of support. Amid this momentum, the […]
German-born, Melbourne-based lighting designer Volker Haug has won the 2025 Melbourne Design Week Award. The award is an annual prize celebrating an exceptional contribution to Australia’s premier design event, and offers significant recognition of creative excellence within the local and international design community. The award recognises Haug and his Brunswick-based studio’s outstanding contribution to the […]
Maryam Moghadam is among Australian Design Review’s 30UNDER30 Interior and Product Designers for 2024/2025. Below, we get to know the passionate industrial designer, who brims with gratitude for the opportunities afforded by design and carries around a potent childhood memory as inspiration for creating and making. Maryam Moghadam. Photo: James Braund Australian Design Review: Do […]
The latest in architecture
Does your practice have a design culture? TURNER associate director Claire Mallin shares why it should and how TURNER cultivates a strong one. What gets architects and design practitioners out of bed in the morning? A love of design. The creativity, the problem-solving and the joy of bringing something to life. It’s the reason we […]
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. BVN architectural graduate Jess (Yue) Wang is committed to humanising the built environment by making […]
Stained glass windows have been used for centuries, and now, hundreds of years later, they have been reimagined in modern designs created by architects such as Frank Lloyd Wright. Modern technology developed in-house by Axolotl offers a contemporary spin on a traditional aesthetic and unlimited potential in customisation. In an era where clean lines and […]
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. Billard Leece Partnership (BLP) project architect Harsha Rajashekar’s work focuses on the logical and functional […]
Researchers have created five guides to support the wellbeing of architects, after a survey found architecture workers had a lower-than-average quality of life compared with Australia’s general working population. The Wellbeing of Architects: Culture, Identity and Practice study found two-thirds of architects experienced at least some level of psychological distress. Five new guides have been […]
Internationally renowned eco-innovator Joost Bakker will join members of Australian Design Review’s 30UNDER30 at the Miele Chatswood showroom on Wednesday 22 May for a panel discussion that goes beyond the surface of sustainability. Design can be a dirty business. Few people know this better than the pioneering Australian environmental activist Joost Bakker. Often described as […]
Heritage architecture will grapple with 21st century challenges in an upcoming Melbourne Design Week exhibition. There is a tension in the Australian design industry, according to Melbourne-based designer and marketer CJ Cornish and furniture designer and 3D artist Locki Humphrey. The desire to preserve and celebrate our heritage architecture, with its cast-iron balustrades and decorative […]
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. Amanda Beck’s architectural journey is marked by a commitment to continuous learning and real-world experiences. […]
Billard Leece Partnership (BLP) this week celebrated the topping out of stage one of the Sydney Children’s Hospital and Minderoo Children’s Comprehensive Cancer Centre in Randwick, New South Wales. Located within the Randwick Health and Innovation Precinct, the new 12-storey, $658-million building is being delivered by Health Infrastructure in partnership with BLP, John Holland, Sydney […]
Carr and Sibling Architecture welcome new associates, while a new director joins Peddle Thorp and Buchan expands its health team in this month’s round up of industry appointments. Carr accelerates into the next generation Melbourne-based architecture and interior design firm Carr has welcomed Christian Grossi to its next generation of leaders as an associate working […]
Australian Design Review (ADR) has 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. Nancy Beka is a graduate of architecture, co-director of the Melbourne-based cross-disciplinary practice Studio Edwards […]
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. Architectural graduate Gordon Akira Macindoe was born in Japan and raised between Japan, the UK […]
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