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Samantha Wardle is among Australian Design Review’s 30UNDER30 Interior and Product Designers for 2024/2025. Below, we get to know the Sydney-based interior designer and co-founder of Some Studio, including her roots in Hong Kong, studies in Italy and her passion for designing low-toxic spaces. Australian Design Review: What was your first encounter with design? Samantha […]
For Kate Stokes, one half of Melbourne-based furniture and lighting design studio Coco Flip, the best design objects are those that tell stories. As a design studio, Coco Flip’s process is anything but hurried. The studio emphasises letting ideas unfold over time and allowing inspiration from its travels, community and the artisan makers it collaborates […]
Winners of the 2024 Interior Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) show us what their trophies are up to three months on from gala night. For 22 years, IDEA has celebrated the best interior and product design coming out of Australia. Axolotl, an Australian supplier of architectural surfaces, joined this journey in 2010, designing and producing the […]
DKO has designed a sun-soaked steak restaurant at Saltlick, the architecture and interior design studio’s first built project in Bali. Where many other food and beverage venues in Bali lean into the theatrical, Saltlick makes its context the star. Perched above the renowned Ku De Ta beach club, Saltlick takes in Seminyak Beach through frameless […]
Returning for its third year, Perth Design Week is set to host more than 70 events across Boorloo (Perth) and its surrounds, showcasing local design excellence and hosting thought-provoking discussions on issues shaping Western Australia and beyond. As the city’s answer to the world-renowned design festivals in Milan, New York, London and Melbourne, Perth Design […]
For more than 60,000 years, First Nations Australians have fostered a deep relationship with the land, developing structures that merge with the natural environment. These traditional design principles, rooted in sustainability and cultural narratives, continue to inform contemporary architecture. Architecture is an expression. It can act as an explanation of its surroundings or contradict and […]
Baya creative director Hannah Middleton is one of those rare creative individuals who knows how to balance creative design with practical commercialism. Her work for New Zealand soft furnishing company, Baya, gives her the scope to explore innovative design solutions and explore the almost limitless possibilities that arise when tactility, materiality, colour and narratives of […]
MillerKnoll, a global collective of design brands, has unveiled a new sustainability strategy that builds on its legacy of environmental stewardship. The new goals put forward in MillerKnoll’s sustainability strategy representing an ongoing commitment to design for the good of humankind. Their unveiling coincides with the release of MillerKnoll’s 2024 Better World Report, which tracks […]
After a rigorous judging process, Australian Design Review (ADR)’s 30UNDER30 Interior and Product Designers cohort for 2024/2025 is revealed below. In 2024, ADR launched its third annual 30UNDER30 stream, turning its attention to emerging interior and product designers for a second time since the recognition and mentorship program first launched in 2022. 30UNDER30 by numbers […]
For Sydney-based stylist and lifestyle presenter Kerrie-Ann Jones, it’s the act of discovering beautiful furniture, art and objects to add layers of visual interest and curiosity that lights her up. Her signature evocative interiors, crafted to evoke a mood and spark conversations, all balanced with a neutral colour palette, have taken her around the world […]
Are you an interior designer thinking about teaching your craft? Australian Design Review (ADR) finds the answers to all your burning questions. It’s February, which hopefully means many interior designers have taken their first steps into the new year with some semblance of a break behind them and, with that, space to recalibrate their goals […]
As one of Australia’s most inspiring design destinations, Cult champions authentic, high-quality craftsmanship from both international and local designers. With a carefully curated selection that includes Danish icons such as Fritz Hansen, Carl Hansen and Louis Poulsen, alongside its own Australian design brand nau, Cult has become synonymous with exceptional ultra-contemporary design. With the addition […]
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Australian Design Review is delighted to extend a warm welcome to Moo Brew, our craft beer sponsor for IDEA 2023 and to celebrate the launch of its new Hobart nano-brewery, Manky Sally’s. When Moo Brew set out to create Manky Sally’s, its vision was clear – to craft a drinking experience as distinctive as the […]
For the second year in a row, Miele – a trusted brand synonymous with luxury and reliability – showcases its commitment to supporting the next generation of architects and innovators through its sponsorship of Australian Design Review’s 30UNDER30. As an independent family-owned company since 1899, Miele offers superior craftsmanship and is world renowned for manufacturing […]
The global design firm’s recent completion of The Alba, a former South Melbourne office building transformed into luxury aged care, confirms its reputation for thoughtful and considered adaptive reuse. The newly enlivened building is located next to The Grace, an additional Fender Katsalidis-designed independent living residence. The firm is a fierce proponent of the ‘re-lifing’ […]
BVN’s co-CEO is wholeheartedly inspired by the fresh and young talent in the built environment industry and maintains that architecture is a vessel for social good. 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 […]
The global architecture studio’s design of the multi-purpose Yarrila Place encompasses a museum, art gallery, library and council services. Yarrila Place opened to the public on 16 September and instantly shone – in lurid emerald green – as a new landmark for Coffs Harbour due to BVN’s intimate and considered design. It is clear to […]
Victoria’s major regional hub is thrilled to announce the program for this month’s Design Week scheduled to run from the 19 to 29 October. Geelong Design Week unites designers, industry leaders and enthusiasts from across the state to celebrate innovation and creativity through more than 50 exhibitions, discussion panels and immersive experiences. Proudly a UNESCO […]
The trans-Tasman design practice is hoping to foreground a new precedent in community-driven urban design via Newcastle’s West Village Precinct. Plus Architecture has been tasked with designing the $100 million precinct in the western Newcastle CBD for developers Spotlight Property Group and St Hilliers. The practice has cultivated a reputation for sustainably designed mixed-used precincts, […]
In a thought-provoking panel event hosted by architectural hardware and fittings company Halliday + Baillie, a diverse group of industry experts braved a chilly Melbourne night to explore the ongoing importance of using locally-made products in architectural projects. The panel was moderated by Australian Design Review editor Emily Rayner and featured Halliday + Baillie director […]
Lexus’ design pavilion – LANDMARK by Lexus returns in the company’s sixth year as Principal Partner of the Victoria Racing Club for the 2023 Melbourne Cup Carnival with a marriage of Japanese architectural values and Australian sustainable produce. Designed by Koichi Takada Architects, luxury car company Lexus embraces its brand value of ‘Omotenashi’ with the […]
The Brisbane-based architecture studio, assisted by developer Andrews Projects, designed 12 whole-floor apartments located only a stone’s throw from the Broadbeach on the Gold Coast. bureau^proberts continues to demonstrate a 15-year strong penchant for delivering innovative whole-floor apartments. The studio recently reimagined the traditional beach-side Gold Coast property in Beach House – individual beach houses […]
The Danish brand’s environmentally mindful indoor and outdoor furniture collection is exclusively available to purchase in Australia and New Zealand through CULT. In early 2022, Skagerak – a furniture and accessories collection designed for both the indoors and outdoors – was acquired by the 150-year-old Danish design brand Fritz Hansen. This partnership has proved immensely […]
In the business of hospitality, lasting the test of time is just as challenging as starting out, so what is the secret to success? Plus Architecture’s interior design associate Kate Ockwell has worked with some of the most prominent restaurateurs and hoteliers and she knows a thing or two about what makes a hospitality venue […]
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