"I think the best architecture comes from restrictions of some sort." Brad Swartz discusses how he cleverly packs a lot into small spaces – from a home for his parents, to one for himself – for MEZZANINE.
The architectural legacy of Robin Boyd is indisputable. Despite this, his elegant and practical furniture designs have been unknown, until now. The newly released collection of furniture, designed by the late architect, has been thoughtfully brought to life by Australian furniture distributor KFive + Kinnarps, together with the Robin Boyd Foundation. Originally designed to furnish […]
Vivid, Sydney's annual festival of light, music and ideas, begins tonight. ADR has collated a list of the greatest events and sights that will be of interest to the architecture and design industry, including talks by William Smart, an installation by architectural practice Turner, and a discussion on housing affordability.
Internationally, design education is evolving to grow a new generation of creative thinkers. How to teach design in the post-industrial era? The question had been on Lidewij Edelkoort’s mind long before she took up the chairmanship of the Design Academy Eindhoven in 1999. As the world’s most acclaimed trend predictor, Edelkoort’s instincts told her that […]
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