An eye-catching pop of Palm Springs boldness has arrived on the Great Ocean Road in Victoria. The Monty is the latest in a string of tired (albeit affordable) Australian motels to be transformed into boutique, design-driven accommodation. Completed in late 2025, the project is preceded by refurbishments like Motel Molly by Richards Stanisich and The […]
Last week, the Melbourne-based Australian Design Review’s (ADR’s) 30UNDER30 cohort came together for the first time on Thursday 9 April – here’s how it went. This year’s 30UNDER30 settled in at Culter & Co.’s private dining room for a warm in-person welcome to the program and the people who make it happen. There were some […]
Famed US designer Kelly Wearstler has crafted the interiors for nine Albert Park residences priced from AU$4.5 million to $14 million, in a project with architecture by Cera Stribley and landscape architecture by Myles Baldwin. The AD100 Hall of Famer, who designed the Proper Hotels across the US and Four Seasons Anguilla, has lent her […]
Cera Stribley’s co-founding and managing principal, Chris Stribley believes mentorship is a two-way street, with both young designers and the ‘old wood’ having plenty to teach each other. Australian Design Review (ADR)’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 […]
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