In an increasingly crowded market, retail chain IGA has employed the services of design firm loopcreative to fashion a point of difference for its Summer Hill store. With Coles, Woolworths and Aldi – as well as new online operators – competing aggressively on price, the owners of the Summer Hill store are targeting the high-end […]
The bicycle: It possesses a classic form that has remained relatively constant for well over 100 years. When Maurice Garin won the inaugural Tour de France back in 1898, he did so on a bike that would not look incongruous today racked outside a coffee shop in any fashionable inner-city suburb. And it’s a form […]
Wanting to disrupt the staid pharmaceutical model, Waterfrom design has completely remade Molecure pharmacy in Taiwan. As third generation pharmacists, the owner’s of the Molecure pharmacy hoped to subvert the traditional image of a pharmacy and create modern and diverse space. Just as the name Molecure is a portmanteau of molecule and cure, the design […]
Including a look at future-proofing with Robert Davidov (director of Davidov Partners Architects), a profile of Iva Foschia of IF Architecture and an investigation into the legacy of bricks, this issue explores what longevity in design is, what quality craftsmanship looks like and how investing in architecture and design can be valuable now and in the years ahead.
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