Every year it just seems to get bigger and better! In 2026 the Interior Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) received a record-breaking number of entries, with around 300 of them making the shortlist across all categories. Established in 2002, IDEA is the longest-running and one of the most highly respected design awards programs in Australia. Now […]
Outback Queensland and the French countryside don’t typically exist in the same sentence, but for the McMahon family, the two go hand in hand. After 100 years of running their Stanthorpe family farm, the McMahons are sharing the love with a new purpose-built 150-capacity wedding venue on the property that brings the essence of France […]
This 260-square metre billiards club in Adelaide, designed by YO.Q Design and Kasawoo, reimagines a cue sports club as a swish, mid-century-inspired social lounge. Heyball, or Chinese pool (or eight-ball), has taken off in popularity recently, especially here in Australia. That may be thanks in part to Lilly Meldrum, the 18-year-old world champion from Brisbane […]
COX Architecture has completed an office fitout for legal firm Mallesons at the top of Governor Phillip Tower in Circular Quay. The seven-storey workplace is a deliberate evolution of more conventional law firm environments. COX Architecture considered how distinct spaces – such as client-facing areas and staff settings – can work more cohesively while balancing […]
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