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Herman Miller and Eames Office are celebrating 75 years – and more than 2 million permutations – of the Eames Shell Chair. It’s hard to imagine a world without the Eames Shell Chair, but the market had not seen anything like this unique seating configuration when Herman Miller introduced it in 1950. Making its mark […]
With their modern-retro take on high-end speakers, Tasmania’s Pitt & Giblin have embraced aesthetic appeal without forsaking the principles of acoustic design, writes Engel Schmidl. Room acoustics play a transformative, yet sometimes mysterious, role in how we perceive, interact and engage with a space. Often, however, the aural character of a space is a lower […]
An immersive night of design, connection and innovation returns under the theme ‘Future Future’. Niche Media is proud to partner with one of Sydney’s design scene’s most anticipated industry events, as The 69 O’Riordan Collective returns for its fourth annual showcase on 4 September 2025. Held at the vibrant design precinct of Level One, 69 O’Riordan Street, […]
Kaunitz Yeung Architecture is expanding, Gray Puksand and Wardle have announced a number of internal promotions, while David Hicks celebrates 25 years in practice – all in this mid-year round up of industry appointments. Kaunitz Yeung Architecture strengthens senior leadership team Kaunitz Yeung Architecture has boosted its expertise with the appointment of Karen Sangster in […]
For Streifen founders Frances Normoyle and Madeleine Murdoch, there are a number of key moments in design and fashion history that have come to serve as inspirational touchpoints for their process-driven design practice. Given the duo’s predilection for poetry, philosophy and creating work that expresses a slightly gothic, borderline brutalist tension distilled through the lens […]
Dedicated to workplace innovation and research-led design for almost 60 years, Schiavello Furniture has heralded the next evolution of its online presence – a new digital space designed to inspire. Beyond aesthetics, the aim was to create a dynamic, purposeful tool that blends technical resources with endless inspiration and creativity. This new digital design destination […]
Inspired by European modernism and mid-century tiles, Tongue & Groove’s Bosco collection with Greg Natale reinterprets the traditional craft of parquetry with captivating patterns and intricate geometry. The inaugural project from Tongue & Groove’s exciting new Co.Lab platform is a collaboration with award-winning Australian interior designer Greg Natale. The Bosco collection celebrates bold pattern and […]
Gavin Hepper reimagines a Northern Beaches home with refined materiality, intuitive flow and tactile luxury at Bayview Residence On Sydney’s sun-drenched Northern Beaches, a family home has been quietly transformed into a sanctuary of clarity and warmth. Helmed by award-winning designer Gavin Hepper of Concepts by Gavin Hepper, the renovation of Bayview Residence presents a […]
Despina Carpis Tsathas is one of Australian Design Review’s 30UNDER30 Interior and Product Designers for 2024/2025. In this Q&A, Carpis explains what it means to go beyond surface-level sustainability to design spaces with a deep and long-lasting connection to the earth. Australian Design Review: What guiding values drive you and what kind of impact do […]
Nickolas Gurtler’s design for a Melbourne-based menopause clinic places the concept of the powerful woman at its core. In arriving at the glamorous interior of Dr Fatima Khan’s The Menopause Specialist Clinic in Melbourne’s Cremorne, interior designer Nickolas Gurtler was given a simple brief: a medical clinic that didn’t feel clinical. Luxurious Italian design accents, […]
For founder and principal of Foolscap Studio, Adele Winteridge, materiality has always been more than a means to an end. Through placing materials that carry a story of innovation, sustainability and beauty at their core, Winteridge and her team have carved out a niche within the design landscape. Their work consistently pushes the limits of what […]
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 […]
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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. Eilish Barry, a project leader at Hayball, found her passion for architecture through a pivotal […]
On January 11, Sydney had its muggiest day on record, with the hourly dew point reaching a record temperature of 25.9 degrees Celsius and humidity weighing in at 94 percent. But the office workers at architecture practice Smart Design Studio, in the inner-southern Sydney suburb of Alexandria, did not experience a temperature higher than 26 […]
Music at work – it’s a surprisingly divisive subject. Top 40 hits and classical concertos can be too distracting for those who need total silence or a bit of ambient noise to really knuckle down. Meanwhile, some creatives find the audio artistry of others to be good fuel for their own endeavours. Australian Design Review […]
Australian design practice Hayball has delivered two joint-use education projects in New South Wales that create demonstrable value for the communities they serve: Hilltops Young High School Library and Scientia Terrace at Monte Sant’ Angelo College. Well known for its work in the education sector, Hayball’s focus on designing for long-term social value has seen […]
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. First up is Kaitlin Sells, a Adelaide-based architect at JPE Design Studio. Sells’ design philosophy […]
The Interior Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) has found a kindred spirit in new sponsor ForestOne, an innovative force in the timber and decorative solutions industries. The Australian company will be supporting the Emerging Designer category in 2024. Backed by a 140-year history, forward-thinking mindset and a strong focus on sustainability, ForestOne is the largest independent distributor of […]
“Every man’s work, whether it be literature, or music or pictures or architecture, or anything else, is always a portrait of himself.” – Samuel Butler For Gerald Matthews, managing director and senior architect at Adelaide-based architecture practice Matthews Architects, these words from English novelist Samuel Butler could not be more appropriate. As a self-confessed audiophile, Matthews […]
In 2023, Australian Design Review (ADR) opened its second annual 30UNDER30 recognition and mentorship program to architects and innovators of the built world. After a rigorous judging process, our final 30 are revealed below. ADR’s 30UNDER30 initiative launched in 2022, welcoming our first stream of talented interior and product designers aged 30 and under. This […]
For a project so outwardly simple, Monash University Pharmacy Pavilion had to achieve many things, which is what first attracted Melbourne-based architecture and interior design studio Splinter Society to the tender nearly five years ago. Located on Monash University’s Parkville campus in Melbourne and visible to passersby on Royal Parade, the Monash University Pharmacy Pavilion […]
Thursday 25 January 2024, on an evening when Melbourne lived up to being the city of four seasons in one day, turning on an unexpected mid-summer deluge, Cosentino opened its second Oceania showroom. Material luxury combined with history Melbourne’s famously changeable weather did little to deter the local design community from attending the opening of […]
Constantine Procopiou of Trinity Architects takes us through the free-flowing Matteo, an unconventional family home in Melbourne’s east that changed the studio for good. Matteo by Trinity, a small architecture firm based in Malvern, Melbourne, emerged from a challenging site set among the beautiful streetscapes of nearby Toorak. The footprint of the residence was surprisingly […]
HDR’s architecture practice – a champion of the future of the industry and partner of Australian Design Review’s 30UNDER30 Architects and Innovators of the Built World program – forecasts six trajectories of change for 2024. Triple net-zero design As populations continue to face climate change, biodiversity loss, waste and pollution, designers are being encouraged to […]
Set on an astonishing 1.25 acres and nestled on a grassy outcrop near Beaumaris Beach, Talbot House once boasted timeless beauty, but the wear and tear of time had started to show. Built in the 1860s with a stunning rendered façade, Victorian Georgian columns and ornate detailing, then remodelled with Art Deco curves in the […]
When Technē Architecture + Interior Design embarked on its first winery project, director Nick Travers knew it was a very special opportunity. It’s not every day you’re called upon to add another chapter to the history of a Heritage-listed property in an incredibly beautiful, quintessentially Victoria setting. Located on the banks of the Murray River […]
Melbourne-based practice Architecture by Us has proven its countryside credentials with Merricks House, a sprawling family retreat for a repeat client. When Architecture by Us set out to design a country residence for the Nesci family, the Merricks location presented an “overwhelming footprint”. Far from the suburban houses on tight Essendon blocks that Architecture by […]
Architecture with Pride (AWP) 2024 is delivering a lineup of international and local queer thinkers, parties and globally celebrated events in Sydney and Melbourne as part of its new program. AWP brings together the LGBTQIA+ design community in the built environment through an immersive program that aims to challenge the status quo and celebrate the […]
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