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Sydney Contemporary is returning to Carriageworks for its 10th year, bringing together the largest gathering of leading contemporary art galleries from Australia, New Zealand, Asia and around the world. Ahead of the fair opening on 3 September, ADR asks three creative women working across the Australian art and design industry to share their thoughts on […]
Behind a pink door in the inner Melbourne suburb of Clifton Hill lies a family home that reimagines the Victorian terrace as a light-filled, modern space while honouring the building’s classic character. Designed by IF Architecture, the renovation of Northside Terrace gives the home a renewed expression, reshaping its spaces while meticulously restoring the historic […]
Sixty-four percent of global textile production uses synthetic fibres, while only about nine percent of plastics are successfully recycled each year worldwide. The latest National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) exhibition, Plant Life, seeks to provide alternative material solutions derived from plants. As our reliance on synthetic products – plastics, synthetic adhesives, polyester, synthetic foams… the […]
Colour has always been a key component of the designer’s handbook, but it’s only recently that we’ve started to understand why certain colours make us feel certain ways. Through understanding the psychology of colour, Herman Miller is repositioning the use of colour as a design strategy, creating human-centric, impactful products with purpose. When it comes […]
Over 10 days in November, the capital’s bubbling creative scene will spill over into more than 130 activations across the city for Craft + Design Canberra. If you’re not well-acquainted with Canberra, you may not be aware of the city’s creative prowess. With 25,000 people working in the creative sector, approximately 11 percent of the […]
Despite only founding his studio in 2014, David Flack’s profile and reputation in the Australian design industry have soared in the intervening years. Australian Design Review is delighted to announce that he will be among the judges and mentors for the 2026/2027 cohort of the 30UNDER30 program. Multi award-winner and designer of such acclaimed projects […]
For 19 years, The Rug Collection has helped Australia’s interior designers create beautifully layered interiors through handcrafted rugs. As the business grew beyond rugs into a curated furniture collection, the time came for a name that reflected its broader vision. Enter Tallira. What’s in a name? Founded by Simon Robinson, Yosi Tal and Eli Tal, […]
Receiving a brief to deliver discrete and private spaces without resorting to separation, developer and manufacturer of architectural surface systems, Axolotl, selected Grid Glass as the perfect product for The Ghan, Australia’s luxury rail option for passengers travelling between Adelaide, Alice Springs and Darwin. Australian Design Review: How did Axolotl become involved in The Ghan […]
Cera Stribley reveals the local expertise behind Melbourne’s most successful international design collaborations. Melbourne’s luxury residential market is becoming increasingly competitive, with boutique low- and mid-rise developments across the city’s affluent suburbs vying for the attention of a discerning downsizer and rightsizer audience. In this environment, a project’s success is often determined by the strength […]
The A+D industry turned out in style last Thursday – flocking to the Art Gallery of New South Wales’ Meers Hall to see if their practice’s projects had made the shortlist for this year’s IDEA. Introduced by the team from Niche, the IDEA 2026 shortlist announcement event featured a chat with two of the program’s […]
A decade on from its last iteration, the commissioning platform at the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art (ACCA) titled ‘NEW’ is being revitalised this September in a biennial format. Seven emerging artists have been selected from across Australia to create new site-specific works for the exhibition, which will run at ACCA from Friday 18 September […]
Western Sydney’s first state cultural institution, the highly anticipated Powerhouse Parramatta designed by Franco-Japanese architect Moreau Kusunoki (lead designer) and Australian architecture practice Genton (local architect), alongside Arup, has announced it will open to the public later this year on Saturday 7 November 2026. The Mall is the first of five opening exhibitions to be revealed, with the […]
Byron Bay studio Kitsune Moon turns storm-damaged and salvaged timber into furniture that keeps its scars visible. A slab found rotting in a shed, fungus already threading through its grain, is not the kind of material most furniture makers would choose to begin with, yet it is exactly the sort of starting point that defines […]
A 15-metre pink rubber duck, a river parade and a citywide art takeover will define Melt Festival’s most ambitious Brisbane program to date. Spanning more than 70 venues and over 100 events between 21 October and 8 November 2026, Melt Festival has used public art, architecture and urban activation to reimagine Brisbane as a stage […]
Cult’s team shares the standout releases, themes and conversations from this year’s 3daysofdesign in Copenhagen. For a festival that has grown into one of the design calendar’s most closely watched fixtures, 3daysofdesign 2026 distinguished itself through a collective willingness among exhibitors to slow down. Held across Copenhagen from 10–12 June, the festival turned the Danish […]
Outback Queensland and the French countryside don’t typically exist in the same sentence, but for the McMahon family, the two go hand in hand. After 100 years of running their Stanthorpe family farm, the McMahons are sharing the love with a new purpose-built 150-capacity wedding venue on the property that brings the essence of France […]
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Twelve works, three Dharug artists and one curatorial agency are transforming a Western Sydney motorway into a living testament to Aboriginal story and place. When the brief calls for public art along a motorway interchange, the expected outcome can be often decorative, something that softens the roadside concrete and signals some semblance of civic effort. […]
From sculptural furniture and glowing glassware to First Nations storytelling and radical material reuse, this year’s Melbourne Design Week 2026 (MDW) arrives with an expansive program that pushes design beyond object making and into culture, community and conversation. Across 11 days and more than 400 events, exhibitions and installations, the festival will transform galleries, warehouses, […]
Having recently joined Grimshaw, following a stint at AJC Architects, Simone Carmody continues to be driven by her passion for the environment, for promoting regenerative and sustainable design, and for designing spaces that connect people, place and the planet. As a member of the 2025/26 cohort for Australian Design Review‘s 30UNDER30, she says she’s proud to […]
Sarah Barrett is a Melbourne-based interior designer at Woods Bagot, building the connection between humans and the environment as the core of her work. As part of Australian Design Review‘s 30UNDER30 for 2025/2026, she reflects on her design philosophy and her sources of inspiration. Australian Design Review: How would you describe your work? Sarah Barrett: […]
London studio Níall McLaughlin Architects (NMLA) and local design practice Hayball are planning to build the core of the new cathedral precinct in Broken Bay, Sydney, marking Australia’s first new Catholic cathedral development in over 100 years. Located in the 7.7-hectare suburb of Waitara, 50 kilometres north of Sydney, the new Catholic Cathedral project will […]
Senior architect and urban designer at Brisbane City Council, Ben Hovav, studied in Milan and Delft, and founded a design research collective in Rotterdam before returning to Brisbane, where he also currently teaches at Queensland University of Technology. As a member of the 2025/26 cohort for Australian Design Review‘s 30UNDER30, he’s relishing the opportunity to […]
When buildings go from products to homes, everything about the architectural design changes. As institutional money settles into long-term residential ownership, architects are finding the brief itself has subtly changed in ways that alter how they think, who they talk to and what quality actually means. For decades, multi-residential design in Australia has been calibrated […]
A Sydney-based architect at Grimshaw, Awkar Ruel’s projects focus on spatial and human-centred design. As a member of Australian Design Review‘s 30UNDER30 cohort for 2025/2026, he contributes to forging connections between people and the environment they inhabit. Australian Design Review: Why did you enter the 30UNDER30 program? Awkar Ruel: I’ve never really seen architecture as […]
The US architect, designer and scholar is set to draw from his own research and practice to illustrate how emerging AI technologies are already reshaping design. According to Joshua Vermillion, the current discourse surrounding artificial intelligence runs along a continuum between two extremes. “At one end is, I think, some folks who are very contrarian, […]
The Robin Boyd Foundation offers a veritable treasure trove of architectural treats through its events, screenings, guided tours and more. Are you a neighbourhood wanderer? Do you amble along the streets where you live and gaze up at the buildings wondering about their provenance? Perhaps you are curious as to who built them and why? […]
A historical sacred meeting ground for the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung people has returned to its roots as a modern gathering place, now welcoming visitors from around the world in Melbourne’s Seafarers precinct. Ten thoughtful years of regeneration along the Birrarung (Yarra River), opposite South Wharf, have resulted in the $600 million Seafarers project by Riverlee. […]
The wait is nearly over. Australia’s biggest festival of construction, Sydney Build Expo, opens it doors at ICC Sydney from 9am on 29 and 30 April! This year’s event will be the largest in the show’s history, with a record numbers of attendees, speakers and exhibitors confirmed. More than 28,000 professionals, including leading contractors, architects, […]
Jack Crowe is the videographer and social media manager at DKO Architecture in Melbourne. An ‘innovator of the built world’ within Australian Design Review’s 30UNDER30 cohort for 2025/2026, Crowe uses visual storytelling to bridge disciplines and communicate design. Australian Design Review: Why did you enter the 30UNDER30 program? Jack Crowe: I entered the 30UNDER30 program […]
For the first time, the Vivid Sydney Minds program brings together a line‑up of leading thinkers shaping the way we design and experience our cities. Vivid Sydney has gradually gathered a broad cross-section of creative industries since its inception as a smart light festival in 2009. Initially focused on art and light projections, the annual […]
Angela Liang’s work explores how people, place and culture shape the spaces we create. Through residential projects, she uses drawing as an influential problem-solving design method and a framework for collaboration. The Rothelowman team member is now looking forward to putting this into practice as one of Australian Design Review’s 30UNDER30 for 2025/26. Why did […]
Joining Envirotecture’s Talina Edwards and Andy Marlow – already announced as curators for next year’s conference – Vanessa Girling and Agatha Partyka have been appointed to bring fresh perspectives to the event’s planning. “Girling and Partyka bring diverse perspectives shaped by varied pathways into practice, cultural experiences, and active engagement in advocacy and community-led initiatives,” […]
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