Beauty can come from “shutting out the noise” and creating in solitude and isolation says Melbourne interior designer Kate Challis. “We live in a hyper-interactive world, which is fabulous, but we don’t always know when to close that off and focus just on what’s at hand,” the designer told ADR recently. “Otherwise we can become […]
Women in design aren’t new or particularly revolutionary, but the fact remains that there are still more male practice and studio leaders than there are female ones. Meet three women who are working to change that, as they share their experiences at the top and their aspirations for the generation to come. Rosa Coy, Coy […]
Australian studio and practice leaders are responding to the coronavirus pandemic in different ways. For Kate Challis, the focus is on providing certainty for her staff in an environment of unprecedented uncertainty. Last week, we chatted to a range of designers, architects, urban developers and furniture makers to see how they’re handling the current situation […]