The latest in interiors
Our music choices say a lot about us – make the wrong choice when on the AUX cord and risk side eyes from your coworkers. There are the crowd-pleasers you know will get most of the office tapping their feet, and then there are the songs so special to us that we dare to share […]
Chilean-born, now Sydney-based interior designer José Chandia has an artist’s sensibility. Through his interior design practice, a throughline connecting the cosmopolitan energy of cities with the grandeur of the natural world serves as a unifying creative ethos. For Australian Design Review’s (ADR’s) Designer Selects series, Chandia shares the pieces that inspire his elegant, dramatic, timeless […]
From the luxury suites of the Titanic and Queen Mary to the bedrooms of Real Madrid football players, Vispring mattresses are finding new homes in the abodes of Australia’s rich and famous. Renowned British luxury bed maker Vispring has officially launched in Australia with a flagship showroom in the affluent Melbourne suburb of Armadale. The […]
Australian-born product designer and lighting specialist Leah Martin is set to debut her new lighting collection exclusively through Bloomingdales Lighting in April. Leah Martin with one of her designs from the Remmy collection The new three-piece Remmy collection explores the contrast between functionality and aesthetics, steering light in various directions to the user’s discretion, with […]
Global flooring solutions company Interface has announced its partnership with the Goodes O’Loughlin Foundation (GO), an organisation dedicated to empowering First Nations students through education. This partnership will see a portion of the profits from Upon Common Ground, Interface’s locally manufactured carpet tile collection designed by First Nations students, directly supporting GO’s scholarships. This effort […]
Jade Whittaker has been named sustainability judge of the 2025 Interior Design Excellence Awards (IDEA). As the bearer of this specialist position in the IDEA jury, Whittaker will oversee IDEA’s Sustainability Award, which is presented to the submission that demonstrates a holistic and effective response to sustainable design. She will work alongside fellow judge Melissa […]
Timber is known for adding warmth, texture and a natural touch to interior environments, but rising material costs and construction constraints can place timber veneer out of reach for many projects. Elton Group has come up with a solution in Eveneer WoodWall. Timber has long been revered in architecture and interior design for creating spaces […]
Self-taught homeware designer Larissa Haddad has an innate eye for sculptural lines. This is evident in the pieces she creates for CoTheory, the Melbourne–based homeware brand she launched in 2022, and in every aspect of her personal style – from the books she reads and the lounge she dreams of reading them on to the […]
BRITA, a global leader in water filtration, has introduced a new range of commercial-grade water dispensers to the Australian market. Designed to meet the increasing demand for sustainable, hygienic and aesthetically appealing hydration solutions, these dispensers are ideal for everywhere, from offices to hotels, healthcare settings and public spaces. Leveraging more than 50 years of […]
Visitors to Melbourne Design Week can expect a display of 100 lights by more than 100 artists, a renewed exploration of design and death, and a run club past landmarks produced by women when the event returns from 15 to 25 May 2025. Now in its ninth year, Melbourne Design Week has become Australia’s largest […]
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 […]
The latest in architecture
The 16th annual ArchiTeam Awards, a prestigious event in Australia’s architectural calendar, concluded with the announcement of the winners on Thursday 16 November at the No Vacancy Gallery in Melbourne. Showcasing an array of remarkable entries, this year’s awards underscored the industry’s commitment to flexibility, sustainability and designing for multi-generational families. Queenscliff Recreation Reserve Amenities […]
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 […]
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