Brisbane-born self-taught artist and sculptor Tan Arlidge’s path to becoming a world-renowned artist was, much like the fluid and highly refined sculptures she creates, anything but straightforward. Arlidge’s eye for form and composition was honed during the decade she spent working in the fashion industry. As a visual merchandiser, stylist and set designer for some […]
Melbourne-based furniture upholstery designer Zenn Design has unveiled the Elba seating collection. Designed and handcrafted in Caulfield South, the Elba collection conjures the essence of conscious design, subtle structure and refinement. Elba has been developed as a natural progression from the Archie stool collection and introduces a trio of purposefully designed options: a stool, bar […]
For decades, the realm of architecture, interior and product design was a boys’ club: Eero Saarinen, Le Corbusier, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Frank Lloyd Wright, George Nakashima, Grant Featherston. These names remain top of mind for many designers, and for good reason – their work is iconic. They pushed the boundaries of form, made […]
Multidisciplinary designer and creative collaborator Dean Norton is a design polymath. Originally from Essex, England, Norton studied graphic design before changing paths to interior design at the University of the Arts London. The now Melbourne-based designer launched his eponymous studio in 2017 and has carved out a distinct vernacular informed by graphic linearity, a simplicity […]
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