The latest in interiors
From 2 to 10 June, the Transformative Repair exhibition will be held at the Australian Design Centre in Sydney and showcase creatively repaired objects. Transformative Repair x Australian Design Centre is a groundbreaking design auction event drawing attention to new models in the sustainable use of materials and products. The event works with merging and […]
LIXIL, the maker of pioneering water and housing products, has announced the Grand Prize winners of the American Standard Design Award (ASDA) Asia Pacific 2022. Organised by the American Standard for students in the APAC region, the competition aims to bring the design community together to develop purposeful functions inspired by the next generation of designers. […]
Set on a leafy street in Rushcutters Bay, Studio Kate and its retail offering, Casa by Kate Nixon, feel like something you may wander past on a walk through Paris. There is a clear aesthetic being conveyed by Kate Nixon that has that wicked illusion of looking easy. The palette is neutral, the forms are […]
The Phoenix Teel Collection has been awarded the Best of the Best at the 2022 Red Dot Awards for Product Design. Selected by the Red Dot jury, the Best of the Best award is conferred to the ultimate display of excellence in design, as well as function and innovation. Described as the ‘highest distinction’ in […]
Shona McElroy, principal of Smac Studio, was tasked with the daunting brief to design a house that looked like it ‘came out of a magazine.’ Mirror Image achieves this in spades. Completed in September last year and located in Sydney’s Dover Heights, the semi-detached duplex home includes four bedrooms, two and a half bathrooms, and […]
Yasmine Ghoniem has been named as the second judge for IDEA 2022, joining Perth-based principal and interior designer leader at Woods Bagot, Eva Sue. IDEA is now open for entries until 10 June. Enter now! With more than 25 years in the industry under her belt, Ghoniem has enraptured the design world with her boundary-pushing and bespoke […]
Hiding inside the walls of Melbourne’s Garden State Hotel, Eleisha Gray and Technē Architecture + Interior Design’s latest restaurant, Tippy Tay, is a Slim Aarons still brought to life. The US lifestyle photographer captured heady summers on the Italian coast throughout the ’60s and ’70s, ostensibly there to snap sun-bleached terraces and jewel-toned seas, but […]
Perth-based principal and interior designer leader at Woods Bagot, Eva Sue has been named a judge for IDEA 2022. IDEA is now open for entries until 10 June. Enter now! Now in its 20th year, IDEA is one of Australia’s oldest independent architecture and interior design awards programs with winners selected annually by a panel […]
Today marks 30 days to go until entries for IDEA 2022 close. Get your entry in before Friday 10 June 2022 for your chance to win Australia’s oldest independent interior design and architecture award! With exactly a month to go until IDEA 2022 closes, we thought we’d answer a few of your FAQs about this […]
Located in Melbourne’s inner suburb of Hawthorn and designed by Carr, Gridded house is all about heritage details combined with modern living. Sitting in on one of Hawthorn’s charming and historically significant tree-lined crescents, the existing building has been carefully restored, while the street entrance was relocated to align with the house entrance. This was […]
The latest collaboration between Esoteriko and Australian brand Coco & Lola is a celebration of local fashion, beachside living and the luxury of in-person shopping – all in an unforgettable shade of custom pink. Esoteriko, the award-winning, emerging interior architecture studio based in Sydney and founded by Anna Trefely in 2017, was engaged by leading […]
Sitting pretty on one of Melbourne’s trendiest strips, Smith St Bistrot by Anthology Studio is full of bespoke detailing and European articulation. The venue is helmed by chef-restaurateur Scott Pickett, who is also responsible for some of Melbourne’s most popular and stylish eateries, such as Chancery Lane, Longsong and Matilda. Dripping in romantic Parisian decor, […]
The latest in architecture
“Unity, joy, reconnection and repair” were the launch pads for the MPavilion 2021 chair designed by Nüüd Studio. The Melbourne-based team made up of architect Brad Mitchell and interior designer Kerli Valk told ADR recently they wanted to capture the optimism of the city post-lockdown. “As we emerged from our isolation, we felt such strong […]
It’s a topic that is fraught for practices small and large, but the ACA’s Vic/Tas president Paul Viney is an expert. In this series, we’ll look in greater detail at some of the most important aspects of fee calculation. Calculating fees has long been one of the most challenging aspects of running an architectural practice. […]
Brisbane-based practice bureau^proberts has added to its leadership team with five new senior roles and two promotions. The announcement comes as founder and creative director Liam Proberts sets his sight on international growth. “With an exciting Middle East opportunity on the horizon, we’re poised at the start of an exciting chapter of growth,” he says. […]
Tucked away in the rural locality of Koonya, The Glass House by Tasmanian-based architecture practice Room11 sits in perfect peace with its spectacular natural surrounds. The project was commissioned as a retreat and place to write for its owner with Room11 tasked to ensure the pavilion is deeply connected with the natural beauty it enjoys. […]
At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, we wrote a piece on architecture and design activities for kids to do at home. More than a year later, it continues to be one of our most read articles. While COVID-19 lockdowns are (hopefully) a thing of the past, news of potential delays to the start of […]
The 60th edition of the Salone del Mobile has been postponed to the middle of 2022 in a move driven by Italy’s surging COVID-19 cases. The world’s best known furniture fair also known as Milan Design Week was originally slated for April, but has been pushed forward to 7-12 June 2022. Upon making the announcement […]
Architectus and Hecker Guthrie have woven subtle references to the Hoddle Grid and the city’s iconic laneways inside and out of the new Hyatt Centric. An Australian first for the global hotel chain, Hyatt Centric Melbourne reflects the brand’s localised focus. “The Hyatt Centric is different from the main Hyatt brand,” Architectus principal Matthew Smith […]
Drawing upon the site’s architectural period and surrounding bushland, Wahroonga House by Sydney-based design studio Tom Mark Henry is an example of mid-century modern design. Wahroonga House is balanced by a laid-back sense of sophistication that evokes a strong connection to the nearby mid-century Rose Seidler House designed by the late renowned architect Harry Seidler. […]
Melmo: Modernist Architecture in Melbourne is a new release book written by Robin Grow with contributions by Simon Reeves. This is a modest look at a topic that has been widely discussed in a variety of books over the past few years, but the author’s passion for this post-war period of architecture stands out. This […]
Italian architecture practice ELASTICOFarm has hidden a message in the concrete panels that wrap around the National Institute of Nuclear Physics in Turin, Italy. Only visible under certain conditions of air humidity, the feature is being described by the studio as “an experiment on the skin of a building created for experimentation”. The new complex […]
With Melbourne being one of the world’s most locked-down city, MPavilion 2021 is determined to have its biggest season yet. More than 150 days of free events filled with talks, workshops, performances, family-friendly experiences, community projects and installations are slated for the annual architecture and design festival. With a vast array of events scheduled for February and March, […]
From urban forests to a cascading glass gallery extension, here are ten Australian architecture projects set to be completed in the new year! Sydney Modern Art Gallery, Sydney, SANAA Pritzker Prize-winning architecture studio SANAA unveiled its design for an extension to the Art Gallery of New South Wales in October 2020. Designed to contrast the gallery’s existing […]
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