DESIGN Canberra Festival 2022 has announced its highlights, unveiling an expansive program featuring more than 200 events.
Nuage by Phoenix draws inspiration from natural and earthen elements, coming together to blur the lines between the fabricated and organic. Proudly designed in Australia by Phoneix’s in-house team, Nuage is recognised internationally for its unique and functional product composition with a GOOD DESIGN award and an iF Design Award for the mixer range. The […]
Following its Melbourne debut in 2019, the Affordable Art Fair has returned to Australian shores after a string of global exhibitions. This September, the Fair is bringing its fun and accessible approach to art appreciation back to the city, at its new home at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre. Featuring more than 40 Australian […]
This Thursday, the IDEA 2022 shortlist will be discussed by our jury members in Brisbane before they select the winners for each category.
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 […]