The latest in interiors
Melissa Leung will judge the 2025 Interior Design Excellence Awards (IDEA), joining jury chair Paul Hecker and other esteemed designers announced over the coming weeks. IDEA is Australia’s longest-running independent architecture and interior design awards program with winners selected annually by a panel of expert judges working in the industry. With an educational background in […]
HAY has unveiled its latest furniture collection, blending timeless design with modern innovation. This new range reflects HAY’s commitment to quality and accessible design, offering stylish and functional pieces suited to contemporary living. Featuring both revived classics and fresh designs, the collection represents a dedication to craftsmanship and aesthetics. One of the standout pieces is […]
Australian Design Review (ADR) recently revealed the 30UNDER30 Interior and Product Designers for 2024/2025. To celebrate, we are getting to know each of these future Australian design stars, including Kate Riley, senior interior designer at Richards Stanisich, whose design ethos centres on human connection and capturing a complete narrative, much like her dream design collaborator, […]
Sleek. Elegant. Refined. The ultra-minimal lines of ZETR’s award-winning products are the stuff of architectural product design dreams. To reach this level of precision – where even a humble light switch or USB-C module can be described as sexy – takes more than just design intellect. It takes countless hours of research and development and […]
Despite progress across the architecture and design industry, Australia trails behind the United States and United Kingdom when it comes to closing the gender pay gap, according to a new report released by Bespoke Careers. The 2025 Architecture and Design Market Report, which surveyed more than 1000 industry professionals, captured data across Australia, the US […]
Melbourne’s design precinct in Richmond has welcomed a newcomer: Swiss premium home appliance designer and manufacturer V-ZUG. Located on Church Street Richmond, V-ZUG’s new 165-square-metre Melbourne studio stays true to the V-ZUG design principles of pared-back elegance, while borrowing design cues from the local context. Global interior art director Gabriel Castelló Pinyon is behind this […]
The integration of First Nations knowledge into urban planning, architecture and landscape design has long been acknowledged as important. But according to Christian Hampson, co-founder and CEO of Aboriginal-owned design practice Yerrabingin, the shift underway now goes deeper – it is no longer about adding Indigenous perspectives onto projects, but embedding them into the very […]
For designers Sarah Gibson and Nick Karlovasitis, co-founders of Sydney-based furniture and product design studio DesignByThem, design is not simply an activity or a profession, it’s a way of life and a calling. Founded in 2007, DesignByThem has established itself as the go-to destination for exceptionally curated Australian-designed furniture, accessories and lighting. It’s their ceaseless […]
Soozy Lee is among Australian Design Review’s 30UNDER30 Interior and Product Designers for 2024/2025. Below, we get to know the self-effacing and passionate HDR interior designer, who relishes the sense of camaraderie and teamwork afforded by involvement in design projects and believes in constantly pursuing excellence. Australian Design Review: Do you remember your first encounter […]
Paul Hecker, founding principal of multidisciplinary Melbourne design practice Hecker Guthrie, has been named as the jury chair for the 2025 Interior Design Excellence Awards (IDEA). Now in its 23rd year, IDEA is Australia’s longest-running independent architecture and interior design awards program with winners selected annually by a panel of seven expert industry judges. Hecker […]
Baker D. Chirico Brisbane blends bold design with artisanal craft, featuring a striking plywood ceiling, open-plan kitchen and European-inspired piazza setting for an immersive baking experience. After years of anticipation, the latest Baker D. Chirico has finally opened its doors in Brisbane’s Newstead, marking the next chapter for the beloved artisanal bakery. Fourteen years after […]
On a small forgotten street in Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, a colourful civic structure cuts a jagged line in the sky, creating a collective living room for the community. Designed by Adriano Pupilli Architects (APA), Windale Hub, bilyabayi, represents the evolution of Lake Macquarie’s former community hall and an opportunity gateway for the disadvantaged. […]
The latest in architecture
In pursuing sustainable, inclusive and accessible design, architecture must give something back to the human condition, according to HDR’s Australian design principal Simon Fleet. As we near the end of a frankly climactic and colourful, albeit chaotic, year, wherein the need for climate-responsive and sustainable spaces and co-designing with Country emerged as pressing design tools, […]
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 […]
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