The latest in interiors
Leading manufacturer of architectural hardware, Halliday + Baillie has long-established winning partnerships with two premium German brands to deliver a range that is unsurpassed in design and quality. A harmony of design excellence Operating for more than 30 years, Halliday + Baillie designs, manufactures and exports high-end hardware and fittings in both Australia and New […]
Pottery aficionados are celebrating the introduction of three exquisite additions to the lighting collection at Robert Gordon Interiors. The Curve Ceramic Wall Light, the Box Ceramic Wall Light and the Cylinder Ceramic Ceiling Light embody the organic charm of Robert Gordon designs. In an age of mass-produced fixtures, this Australian family pottery business has retained […]
Australian furniture brand Satara offers a catalogue and a service that are effortless in equal measure. Satara’s founders Andrew and Colleen Johnston have a passion for working hard to enjoy the good things in life. They’ve travelled around Australia and the world with their family, discovering amazing architecture, furniture, dècor, meeting new people and opening […]
Dalton Stewart is one of Australian Design Review’s 30UNDER30 Interior and Product Designers for 2024/2025. In this Q&A, Stewart shares why experimentation is central to his creative process, one in which he questions, reframes and challenges current narratives around our built and cultural environments. Australian Design Review: Do you remember your first encounter with design? […]
Australian design brand NAU exhibited at 3daysofdesign in Copenhagen, running from 18-20 June 2025, introducing a distinctively Antipodean voice to the Nordic design scene. Showcasing at Galerie Mikael Andersen in Copenhagen, Denmark, NAU unveiled the Cove and Nola collections by Australian designer Tom Fereday. The new Cove and Nola collections were presented in a curated […]
Hannah Goldberg, founder and creative director of Melbourne-based custom furniture brand Zenn Design, draws inspiration from everywhere – from the elegant fine jewellery of local icons Sarah & Sebastian, to the minimal yet strong lines of fellow Melbourne lighting designer Ross Gardam and the brighter-than-bright artwork of Jonny Niesche. The threads that run through each […]
In a field where creativity often starts in solitude, it’s easy to forget how fundamentally collaborative design truly is. But as a recent panel at Tongue & Groove’s Brisbane showroom revealed, no successful design career is built alone. Tongue & Groove’s Brisbane showroom on 3 July 2025. Design can be a solitary pursuit. Before we […]
Crafted Hardwoods challenges the obsession with select-grade timber, inviting designers to embrace character and variation. In the pursuit of perfection, something vital gets lost. For too long, the Australian design industry has given privilege to the pristine. Clean grains, uniform tones and the absence of knots have become synonymous with quality. But timber does not […]
Global bathroom furnishings brand Roca Group has acquired Phoenix, an Australian tapware company in the mid-to-high-end market segment. Roca announced the acquisition on Thursday 10 July, after more than 35 years in the Australian market for Phoenix. In that time, Phoenix has become a leading tapware brand in Australia, designing, assembling and marketing a wide […]
Julia Prell is among Australian Design Review’s 30UNDER30 Interior and Product Designers for 2024/2025. Here, we speak with SJB senior interior designer about her formative experiences in Copenhagen, the importance of timelessness, transcending trends and overcoming impostor syndrome. Australian Design Review: What has been a highlight in your career so far? Julia Prell: A very […]
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 […]
The latest in architecture
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 […]
New Epping project director Ben Rowe, along with Jeremy Gaden from Greenshoot Consulting and Joanne Green from Tract Consultants, hosted a conversation during Melbourne Design Week to explore how Riverlee is embedding the knowledge of Country at New Epping. In 2021, Riverlee partnered with Greenshoot Consulting to work with representatives from the Traditional Owners of […]
Djinjama, COLA Studio, Hassell and Edition Office have won a design competition for Ngurra: The National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultural Precinct in Canberra. Ngurra – meaning ‘home’, ‘country’ or ‘place of belonging’ in many different Aboriginal languages around eastern parts of Australia – will be a significant cultural landmark where Australians and international […]
Taking place at Potato Head Resort, Bali, Australian Design Review’s second annual 30UNDER30 creativity and high-performance leadership retreat was nothing short of remarkable. Over three action-packed days, from Friday 31 May to Sunday 2 June, 30 complete strangers came together to explore what it takes to be truly innovative, brave and values-driven architects, becoming lifelong […]
This year’s Tasmanian Architecture Awards project entries will be on show in both Launceston and Hobart in June. Doors are currently open to the 2024 Tasmanian Architecture Awards Launceston Exhibition at Brickworks Design until this Friday 7 June, before the exhibition relocates to Hobart on Thursday 13 June. The exhibition displays the 35 projects entered […]
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