The latest in interiors
Australian Design Review is thrilled to reveal that Meryl Hare, founder and design principal of Hare + Klein, is the final judge announced for the 2025 Interior Design Excellence Awards (IDEA). Celebrating 23 years of IDEA Now in its 23rd year, IDEA is Australia’s largest and most successful independent design awards program. Honouring the best […]
Australian-owned independent distributor of plywood, timber, laminate and decorative surface materials for sustainable interior design, ForestOne, has unveiled the all-new DesignerOne range of decorated panels and laminates. Proudly crafted in Benalla, Victoria, at ForestOne’s manufacturing site, DesignerOne offers a high standard of quality and design for discerning consumers, designers and builders alike. It raises the […]
Global independent publishing and media business Hardie Grant required a new office that mirrored its focus on creativity and collaboration. Designed by Carr with timelessness front of mind, Hardie Grant’s new office in Collingwood, Melbourne, serves as a celebration of storytelling and creativity. With accents of colour and varied spaces for both pause and collaboration, […]
Annie MacLean is among Australian Design Review’s 30UNDER30 Interior and Product Designers for 2024/2025. Below, we get to know MacLean, who is the proud founder of her own practice and vows to increase the accessibility of interior design no matter the size or scale of the project. Australian Design Review: Do you remember your first […]
Named after the racehorse whose winnings paid for the Edwardian red-brick home, Melbourne-based interior decorator Alessandra Smith’s Kazoo vision spans both modernity and heritage. Following significant renovations in 2014, the sunlit Caulfield East home – fittingly located opposite the Caulfield Racecourse – was in need of a fresh aesthetic identity that more closely served the […]
In the heart of Randwick’s Health & Innovation Precinct, a quiet revolution is taking shape. The Minderoo Children’s Comprehensive Cancer Centre (MCCCC) is transforming cancer treatment for our kids through innovative laboratory design. A first for Australia, this groundbreaking facility within the Sydney Children’s Hospital, Randwick, challenges conventional thinking with its ‘sustainability sandwich’ approach – […]
On Tuesday 27 May, Poliform’s Melbourne showroom hosted a select group of design aficionados for an evening of conversation between interior stylist Steve Cordony and Australian Design Review’s editor-at-large Jessica Agoston Cleary, celebrating the launch of Technogym’s partnership with Poliform. Italian designers are renowned for their ability to fuse functionality and precision engineering with beauty […]
Brisbane-born self-taught artist and sculptor Tan Arlidge’s path to becoming a world-renowned artist was, much like the fluid and highly refined sculptures she creates, anything but straightforward. Arlidge’s eye for form and composition was honed during the decade she spent working in the fashion industry. As a visual merchandiser, stylist and set designer for some […]
When Melbourne-based interior designer Nickolas Gurtler was tasked with creating a real estate office that didn’t look like a traditional workspace, inspiration came from some down-to-earth sources. Situated in the leafy, community-oriented Sydney suburb of Redfern, the Ray White Touma Taylor team was seeking a new workspace to reflect its founders’ grassroots connection to the […]
Kaila Cicchini is one of Australian Design Review’s 30UNDER30 Interior and Product Designers for 2024/2025. In this Q&A, we get to know more about the Perth-based creative coach as she talks impostor syndrome, finding purpose through mentorship and the unexpected joy of public speaking. Kaila Cicchini. Photo: Flossy Photo Australian Design Review: How would you […]
Melbourne-based furniture upholstery designer Zenn Design has unveiled the Elba seating collection. Designed and handcrafted in Caulfield South, the Elba collection conjures the essence of conscious design, subtle structure and refinement. Elba has been developed as a natural progression from the Archie stool collection and introduces a trio of purposefully designed options: a stool, bar […]
The Interior Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) gala will sparkle a little brighter this November courtesy of our newest event partner Chandon. As the exclusive sparkling wine partner of the IDEA gala, Chandon will treat guests to some of the finest bubbles across the night. At the pre-gala gathering, a special pour of the 2018 Chandon […]
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 […]
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The latest in architecture
Australian Design Review’s 30UNDER30 Architects and Innovators of the Built World stream is a key platform for mentorship and career development in the fields of architecture and design, particularly for practice partner – SJB. SJB’s collaboration with Australian Design Review’s 30UNDER30 program empowers its professionals to stay agile and responsive to social and economic advancements. […]
LANDMARK by Lexus collaborator Koichi Takada Architects is driven to forge an empathetic relationship to nature through architecture and design. For 15 years, the Sydney-based practice – founded and fronted by principal Koichi Takada – has used nature as guiding inspiration. The practice brims with a passion to incorporate the liberating and relaxing benefits of […]
Snag in some proactive Christmas shopping with CULT and HAY offering 20 percent off all furniture and lighting in-store and online across three days for Black Friday. From Thursday 23 November to Saturday 25 of November – only one month out from Christmas Day – CULT and HAY are offering shoppers 20 percent discount on […]
The South Australian architecture practice’s design of a new head office for Can:Do Group seeks to enrich the health and well-being of those using the space. Following its partnership with Can:Do Group last year, Matthews Architects has provided a new head office for the charity – amalgamating staff and client requirements of Can:Do’s previous Welland […]
The Melbourne-based architecture and interior design studio has designed 38 Abermarle Street – an Australian first reimagination of a medium density build-to-rent – for Assemble, a Certified B Corporation build-to-rent developer. 38 Albermarle Street – a ‘build-to-rent-to-own’ (BTRTO) development – comes from the fruitful collaboration between Fieldwork and Assemble seeking to create socially vibrant, aesthetically […]
The Melbourne-based architecture and interior design studio Splinter Society demonstrates its usual penchant for restoration and paying homage to site history, via Gable House in Hawthorn, in Melbourne’s inner east. Splinter Society was tasked with delivering a practical and aesthetically rich contemporary home for a young family that celebrated the history of the site as […]
Sydney-based architecture practice Richards Stanisich maintains that an ongoing evaluation of the sensory experiences of a space is imperative to the growth of designers. Australian Design Review’s 30UNDER30 program provides mentorship and career development in the architecture and design industry, bringing together game-changers, industry leaders, practice founders, product manufacturers, suppliers and sponsors to highlight and empower young […]
Victoria’s most reputable annual sustainability awards have this year acknowledged three Victorian architectural projects as finalists. Recently celebrating its twenty-first year as an awards program, the Premier’s Sustainability Awards offer the chance for two winners to take out the title in each of the six categories. Such categories include the Community Champion award in recognition […]
Australian Design Review’s 30UNDER30 program provides mentorship and career development in the architecture and design industry, bringing together game-changers, industry leaders, practice founders, product manufacturers, suppliers and sponsors to highlight and empower young architects and innovators of the future. In celebration of the new ADR 30UNDER30 Architects and Innovators of the Built World stream, ADR […]
The new Hardie™ Architectural Collection by James Hardie is a symphony of profiles and textures that deliver modern looks and contemporary home designs. Taking design versatility to a new level, the Hardie™ Architectural Collection achieves renowned durability and the product performance of James Hardie’s existing exterior cladding portfolio via new textures and profiles to transform […]
Smart Design Studio’s IDEA 2023 shortlisted projects show a proclivity to excel in designing spaces conducive to mental and physical wellness. Clocking over 25 years as a practice, Alexandria-based Smart Design Studio has cultivated a reputation as veterans of the Interior Design Excellence Awards (IDEA). This year is no different, with the practice shortlisted in […]
The trans-Tasman design firm, known for designing buildings that provide a resounding positive impact, has revealed plans for the University of New England’s (UNE) Tamworth Central project in central New South Wales. The Tamworth Central project involves designing the foundation building for the proposed campus on the existing Velodrome site on Peel Street in Tamworth’s […]
The small but mighty Collingwood-based practice Chan Architecture expanded a 1920s art deco residence into an inviting, earnest and subtly sleek family home grounded in passive design principles. For 16 years, Chan Architecture has been guided by an immersive, hands-on and collaborative approach to design, constantly motivated to experiment with methodologies and work closely with […]
Hassell has designed a dynamic, flexible and adaptive research space for Australian National University’s (ANU) School of Physics. Hassell has delivered a long awaited and purpose-built science facility – conducive to rigorous engagement and cutting-edge research – that coincides with its eight year partnership with the university. The global design practice’s design has enabled the […]
The upgrade to the exterior façade of Perth’s most recognisable CBD tower will establish a new precedent in design sustainability through a rigorous material recovery and recycling program. The revamping of the exterior facade of Central Park Tower reflects a prioritising of sustainability, with over 150,000 kilograms of materials being recycled and a recovery rate […]
The winners of this year’s awards program will be officially announced on Thursday 16 November at the ArchiTeam Awards Opening Night in Melbourne. ArchiTeam Cooperative has provided small practice architects with support and guidance for thirty-one years. The membership association prides itself on being member-led in encouraging and empowering small practice architects to excel and […]
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