Simone LeAmon steps into the role of chief executive officer of the Design Institute of Australia, bringing her vision of design as a cultural, economic and civic force that shapes how the nation lives, works and imagines its future. Strong in her conviction that design is woven into the way Australia lives, LeAmon speaks with […]
An aeroplane wing abandoned at the edge of a driveway, a silent fragment of sky and history, sparked the beginning of a Brisbane design studio now shaping meaningful work in the world. At that moment, Relic Design founder and artisan Zach Briggs saw more than a scrap of metal. He recognised stories told through structure, […]
The contemporary conversation about high-rise buildings is changing. At the World Architecture Festival (WAF) in Miami, and through recent visits to Doha and Miami’s coastal precincts, it was evident that height and silhouettes in the skyline are no longer sufficient measures of success. The focus is shifting towards how people live in these buildings, how […]
Championing the power of design to shape the way we live, work and create. When Herman Miller and Knoll came together in 2021 to form MillerKnoll, it wasn’t a merger in the traditional sense. It was the forging of a collective bound by a shared belief in design as a catalyst for progress. Today, the […]
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