“At the moment, I’m panicking about saying, ‘Welcome to the Winx Stadium, Randwick Racecourse, Randwick’. It’s a bloody mouthful!” It’s a typically cheeky response from Justine Mantel. The Dezign Group founder and Sydney design maverick made her debut as IDEA host in Melbourne last year, taking the reins from longtime emcee Peter Colquhoun. Her hosting […]
Presented as part of Melbourne Design Week, the inaugural Melbourne Design Fair is a commercial showcase of limited edition, rare and one-of-a-kind collectible designs by Australian creatives. From 16 to 20 March, the fair will feature collectible contemporary design works across two platforms, with all works available for purchase. In the first platform – PRESENT […]
For our latest lookbook, ADR is exploring seven retail spaces that showcase the powerful personality of colour. This selection is from our IDEA 2021 finalists, and displays simple and bold colour choices that ensure the memorability of the space, while also promoting the brand’s identity. Tickets for the IDEA gala in Sydney on Thursday 24 February 2022 […]
The Australian skincare brand de jour Aesop has added what it describes as an “intriguing portal into the art of fragrance” to its Sydney Pitt Street store. Taking inspiration from Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s 1968-9 exhibition Wrapped Coast, the store, which was designed by Snøhetta 2019, is an homage to the sandstone cliffs of Little Bay. […]
DKO Architecture has designed the first purpose-built Youth Foyer in New South Wales with “comfort, sensibility and familiarity” front of mind. The 1501 square-metre Foyer Central features 53 self-contained units to provide integrated learning and accomodation opportunities for young people aged 18-22 who are at risk of homelessness and have lived in statutory out of […]
Austin Maynard Architects has reinterpreted the conventional granny flat with its latest project in the Melbourne inner-city suburb of Fitzroy. Speaking to ADR recently, its director Andrew Maynard describes Terracotta House as a “good middle ground” for its owner to live with her family, but also have her own space and a sizeable vegetable patch. […]
Brisbane-based architecture practice Lineburg Wang embodies the contrasting values of confidence and quiet. Its founders talk about the importance of respecting history and context while also generating freshness and surprise. Michael Lineburg and Lynn Wang established their Brisbane practice, Lineburg Wang, in 2016. Focusing on bespoke residential and small-scale commercial projects, they already have an […]
Bright colours and polished timber dominate in Tribe Studio Architects’s reinterpretation of a classic Californian-style bungalow in Sydney’s inner west. Embracing the “eclectic and experimental”, the local studio sought to “channel the spirit” of the two-storey interwar house, which had undergone numerous renovations. “Originally built by the proprietor of a local lumber yard, the house […]
Aboriginal Housing Victoria, ClarkeHopkinsClarke Architects and Indigenous landscape designer Charles Solomon explain how they’re designing a paradigm shift for Indigenous social housing. Australia’s largest registered Aboriginal housing agency, Aboriginal Housing Victoria (AHV) has teamed up with ClarkeHopkinsClarke Architects and Indigenous landscape designer Charles Solomon to transform ageing units on a 1000-square metre site in suburban […]
SJB has made a slew of new appointments in its architecture and planning studios in Melbourne, adding to its leadership team across the two fields. The appointments in the Melbourne architecture studio reflect the studio’s growth in mixed-use, commercial and residential sectors and a “drive towards sustainable design practices”. The architecture team welcomes new associate […]
Genesin Studio framed the “vast Australian expanse beyond the horizon” in earth-toned interiors tinged in juniper blue for South Australian distillery Never Never. The flagship distillery, bar and retail space designed on a “modest budget” opened in February 2020 within the pre-existing Chalk Hill wines, owned by sixth-generation vigneron Tom Harvey, in the McLaren Vale. […]
US design firm Knoll and furniture company Herman Miller have come together to “redefine modern design“ under the new name MillerKnoll. The rebrand comes just days after Herman Miller completed its acquisition of Knoll, founded in New York in 1938. The company, which has worked with architects like Sir David Adjaye, Frank Gehry and Tobia […]