The latest in interiors
The Federal Government’s announcement of an Australia-wide ban on engineered stone has garnered mixed responses from businesses affected by the ban. Just over a year since the Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees’ Union (CFMEU) launched a campaign pressuring the Federal Government to ban engineered stone – which has caused an epidemic of the often-fatal lung […]
We know many designers and architects like things just so. With this in mind, Australian Design Review has compiled a last minute Christmas gift guide that ranges from unique pieces for the home to enthralling summer reads. PC Portable Light by HAY Summer is a gorgeous time for entertaining and HAY’s PC Portable Light, designed […]
Smart Design Studio’s sculptural and calming vision for Bridge 17 in Sydney received an Interior Design Excellence Award (IDEA) in the Workplace Under 1000sqm category in November. Nestled inside an existing rooftop addition on a nine-storey Heritage-listed sandstone building in Sydney’s CBD is Bridge 17, a lofty workspace designed by Smart Design Studio. According to […]
In the realm of home appliances, Miele has long been synonymous with quality, durability and innovation. At the helm of the company’s commitment to sustainability and cutting-edge design is Dr Markus Miele, a visionary leader whose influence is helping to shape the future of Miele. On Tuesday 21 November the Chatswood Miele Experience Centre had […]
Nickolas Gurtler Office took home the trophy for the Institutional category at the Interior Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) last month for Ocean Cosmetics. The IDEA Institutional category is open to any interior design projects funded by a public body and/or dedicated to public care. While this year’s winner – Ocean Cosmetics – is an aesthetic […]
International hotel brand The Standard is working with local interior design and architectural partners Hecker Guthrie and Woods Bagot to debut its new concept – The StandardX – in Melbourne next year. Self-described as the “rebellious younger sibling of The Standard”, The StandardX, Melbourne, will take the international lifestyle hotel made famous by Sex and […]
The December/January issue of inside magazine is out on newsstands now, showcasing all the winners of the 2023 Interior Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) and featuring interviews with the great minds working in interior design. After 21 years of IDEA, we are never surprised by the calibre of Australian interior and product design, but we are […]
Following her success at the Interior Design Excellence Awards (IDEA), Simone Haag discusses Weeroona House, the winning project of the Residential Interior Curation category, with Australian Design Review (ADR). Simone Haag hardly needs an introduction. The Melbourne-based interior stylist and founder of her eponymous studio has spent over a decade helping spaces reach their full […]
SJB’s Surry Hills project has picked up the major prize at the Inside World Festival of Interiors, surpassing a diverse array of interior design projects from around the globe. Not everyone gets to wake up each day inside the World Interior of the Year, but that’s the case for SJB director Adam Haddow and his […]
From DIY surfboard hacks to Louis Vuitton collaborations, Adam Goodrum is an international superstar product designer who never forgets his roots. Adam Goodrum sits at his desk, in his Waterloo design studio in Sydney’s inner East, surrounded by design objects and points of inspiration. Colours pop to the left of his head in the form […]
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. Leading the way in unlocking the power and potential of timber, Tongue & Groove has joined […]
LINTEL Studio for Architecture, winner of the Emerging Designer of the Year award at the 2023 Interior Design Excellence Awards (IDEA), is a small Sydney-based studio with a bold purpose. Emerging Designer of the Year is one of the most exciting categories at IDEA. Sponsored by Australian Design Review’s 30UNDER30 program, this award recognises and […]
Australian Design Review and inside magazine announced the winners of the 2023 Interior Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) at a gala event in Sydney on Thursday 23 November and Kennedy Nolan – Somers House shone as the IDEA 2023 Overall Project of the Year The highly regarded Overall Project Winner is awarded to the submission that the jury […]
With a peerless proclivity to inject spaces with emotion and a company ethos that prioritises delivering joy through human-centred design, Arent&Pyke shines as the IDEA 2023 Designer of the Year. Possessing a name synonymous with emotional interiors excellency, Sarah-Jane Pyke and Juliette Arent are titans in Australian interior design, delivering an aesthetic that bleeds an […]
Designers and design enthusiasts from around Australia celebrated the winners of the Interior Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) at Centennial Homestead, Sydney, on Thursday 23 November. Check out the highlights from the IDEA Gala. Even after 21 years of IDEA, the gala night never fails to surprise and delight. Hundreds of interior designers, architects and product […]
Australian Design Review and inside magazine have announced the winners of the 2023 Interior Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) at a gala event in Sydney on Thursday 23 November. Launched by inside magazine in 2003, IDEA is Australia’s premier interior and product design awards program recognising the best projects and studios from around the nation. For […]
The latest in architecture
Evoking timeless and restrained luxury, Brougham Place by Williams Burton Leopardi (WBL) and PACT Architects is a multi-storey development in North Adelaide. Completed in 2022 and situated behind a Victorian-era Heritage-listed home, Brougham Place is a joint collaboration between Adelaide studios WBL and PACT Architects with Hindmarsh developing and building the site. Responsible for the […]
The Kori Ice Cream world on Glenferrie Road in Melbourne reimagined by EAT Architecture, is as unique and brave from the outside as it is from the inside. Ice cream shops are what dreams are made of and where childhood memories are created. EAT Architecture’s design team had this in mind all throughout their creative […]
i2C Architects has revealed the design of Western Australia’s newest agriculture and food science hub, The Food Innovation Precinct, a state-of-the-art compound. Located 75 kilometres from Perth in the Peel region, a district known for its environmental cultivation and agronomy, the hub will serve as the industry’s tour de force, showcasing leading technology and food […]
Architecture design firm Buchan will lead the design for the Australian Pavilion at Expo 2025 in Osaka. Buchan will partner with Japanese architectural and urban design firm Nikken Sekkei to deliver the project in Osaka. The two firms have enjoyed a long-standing relationship, collaborating on many successful projects over the last decade. Expo 2025 Osaka, […]
Artists, designers and architects are being invited to pitch their projects and ideas for Melbourne Design Week 2023. Now in its seventh year, the 2023 Melbourne Design Week will celebrate local and international design excellence from Tuesday 18 until Friday 28 May 2023. As Australia’s leading design festival, Melbourne Design Week calls for participants to […]
A new documentary called The Lost City of Melbourne charts a destructive period in Melbourne’s architectural history when much of its Victorian-era heritage was demolished. Melbourne was the fastest growing city in the world in the 1850s due in large part to the Gold Rush, becoming more like the bustling cosmopolitan cultural centre it is […]
Contemporary, creative and cost-effective, the Holmesglen library has undergone an extensive and powerful refurbishment by Spowers’ architects and interior designers, supported by the Victorian Government. The traditional suburban TAFE library has been transformed into a thriving and dynamic student hub after the practice rose to the challenge of upgrading Holmesglen Institute’s 20-year-old Chadstone campus library […]
With weighted roots in Greek culture evoking a seamless journey, this Brisbane alteration and addition from Alcorn Middleton is an ode to the outdoor lifestyle on both sides of the Hemisphere. A lighthouse, in its simplest function, calls you home. Alcorn Middleton’s Toowong Lighthouse is therefore aptly named: it is centred on concepts and materials […]
Australia’s largest architectural B Corp has unveiled its new parental leave policy with an exhibition celebrating its working families at play in order to support equity, inclusion and flexibility in its diverse team. The industry best-practice parental leave package launched this week by ClarkeHopkinsClarke Architects, after the Federal Government extended standard Paid Parental Leave (PPL) […]
Peaking out from the surrounding forest, Marra Marra Shack by Leopold Banchini is an unassuming dwelling that looks quietly out over its namesake creek. The inside tells a different story, built entirely out of an impressive patchwork of timbers that draw on local history. The shack stands on Marramarra Creek, Berowra, on the lands of […]
Along with five new exhibitions, DESIGN Canberra has announced an inaugural partnership with the food and entertainment organisation Forage Festival. Celebrating Canberra as a global city of design, DESIGN Canberra 2022 is presented by Craft ACT: Craft + Design Centre and explores the theme of ‘Transformation’. From Wednesday 2 until Sunday 20 November, audiences are […]
Nestled in the beautiful Yarra Valley, RACV Healesville Country Club & Resort has just been refurbished by Technē Architecture + Interior Design to enhance its elegant, location-centric design. The facility sets an improved premium benchmark for diverse hospitality and tourism experiences in the region and is now very much a destination, invigorated with a sleek modern edge by the practice. Technē […]
The National Gallery of Victoria’s (NGV) newest exhibition, The Global Life of Design, examines and reveals the interlocking networks of power, economics and influence that continue to shape design practices today. From pigments to produce, timber and textiles, the global exchange of commodities throughout history has influenced design traditions, leading to breakthroughs in technology, the […]
With its streamlined geometry, its play on ochre tonalities, its slightly cubist symmetry, the curves and angles gently reminiscing of the Art Deco era in Europe, Lonsdale Links is a reminiscent of a relic in the landscape. Wood Marsh, while elaborating on the project, responded to the gently undulating terrain of the adjacent golf course […]
Young and talented design and architecture aficionados have until Monday 30 January 2023 to enter The Walls Around Us competition by the Robin Boyd Foundation, a challenging invitation to reimagine the architect’s Melbourne experimental house while considering the challenges of the world we live in today: sustainability of materials, density of population and housing affordability. […]
The Interior Design Excellence Awards is Australia’s largest and most successful independent design awards program. Every year, the program celebrates the best of Australian interior and product design, and the 2022 shortlist is nothing short of spectacular. We’d love for you to join us at the IDEA Gala in Melbourne to announce this year’s winners […]
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