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Cheers to More – Savage Design Expands the Maddox System

Savage Design’s new drinking glass rack offers patrons a functional and aesthetic way to store and display flutes and stemmed glasses.

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Tapping New Possibilities – Faucet Strommen’s New Bathroom Collection

Faucet Strommen’s new brass collection addresses the need for a complete and cohesive design solution across all bathroom touchpoints.

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The Great Outdoors – Abey Australia’s New Alfresco Sink and Tapware Collection

Abey Australia’s Alfresco party sink and tapware collection successfully parlays its design legacy to a range of outdoor environments.

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The Culture of Colour – Decoding Trends with Dulux Colour and Communications Manager Andrea Lucena-Orr

Launched in 1999, the annual Dulux Colour Forecast is widely regarded as the de facto colour handbook for designers. Andrea Lucena-Orr, shines a light on what to expect this year.

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Calm Before the Colour – Dulux Launches Its 2024 Colour Forecast

The highly anticipated Dulux Colour Forecast for 2024 presents three new colour palettes that inspire joy and sow the seeds for the next evolution in colour trends.

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American Outpost – Venroy Unveils New Boutique in Montauk, Long Island

Australian leisurewear brand Venroy’s latest retail initiative, in the small coastal hamlet of Montauk, New York, marks the brand’s maiden outpost in North America.

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Something for Everyone – ownworld Launches A Sum of Parts

A_SOP (A Sum of Parts), a soft seating collection by Kathy Arnold for ownworld, offers multiple configurations for designers in commercial settings.

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Coastal Cocoon – Assembly Label Chermside Store by IF Architecture

Assembly Label’s latest outpost in Chermside, Queensland echoes its sister locations by way of its warm and meditative interior.

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Understated Elegance – MCM House Unveils Inspired Restraint Collection

MCM House’s latest campaign, Inspired Restraint, echoes the brand’s time-honoured signature with collection pieces that straddle simplicity and sophistication.

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Largest of Its Kind – Schiavello’s Revit Library for Commercial Furniture

Schiavello’s monumental Revit library for commercial furniture is Australia’s largest yet.

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Timber Treasures – RJ Living's New Teak Collection

RJ Living’s new teak furniture range extends the brand’s considered signature into durable designs for the living, dining and bedroom spaces.

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Reflections of Nature – The King Living Rug Collection

With a nature-inspired palette and textural compositions, a new handcrafted rug collection from King Living echoes the company’s long-held values of quality, longevity and luxury.

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Engineered Beauty – Maddox System by Savage Design

The Maddox system offers premium solutions for each space – no matter how simple or complex, big or small the need.

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Inspired by Wildflowers – Capella Sydney Unveils Meadow by DRIFT

Meadow¬ – a kinetic lighting installation by Dutch artists Lonneke Gordijn and Ralph Nauta of Netherlands-based art practice DRIFT – adorns the ground-floor dining room of Capella Sydney.

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Coastal Cocoon – Assembly Label’s New Chermside Store by IF Architecture

Assembly Label’s latest outpost at Chermside, Queensland, designed by architecture and interior design practice IF Architecture, holds a mirror to its down-to-earth ethos.

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Life in Colour – GlobeWest Launches Collections 2023 Volume 2

GlobeWest’s Collections 2023 Volume 2 reimagines its signature furniture and homeware ranges in new shapes, colours and forms.

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Distinctive Design – The Curated Finishes Collection by Phoenix

Phoenix’s latest showcase of bathroom and kitchen fixtures represents a cohesive response to the contemporary evolution of bathroom and kitchen design.

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A Fresh Slant on Vertical-Look Cladding – Hardie™ Oblique™ Cladding

James Hardie has launched its latest innovation, Hardie™ Oblique™ Cladding, a fibre-cement shiplap board solution, which adds clean lines and geometric precision to a home’s exterior.

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A 10 Year Milestone – Mancini Made Unveils New Melbourne Office

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Experiencing Italian Residential Design – Casa Sul Lago by Baxter

Baxter, remaining true to its identity as an Italian-made, family-owned company, opens its new experience centre at Lake Como that blurs the line between its indoor and outdoor collections.

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The Great Outdoors – The King Outdoor Furniture Collection

The King outdoor collection draws on its five-decade tradition of high-quality craftsmanship to reimagine al fresco living.

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Danish Distinction – Papaya Brings Linie Design Rugs to Australia and New Zealand

Rooted in an abiding tradition of craftsmanship, Linie Design’s rugs are handmade by skilled artisans, affording each rug a distinct identity.

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Coastal Curiosity – Viktoria & Woods by Annabel Kerr Interior Design

Designed by Annabel Kerr Interior Design, the latest store for luxury womenswear brand Viktoria & Woods takes inspiration from its seaside surroundings.

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Barefoot Luxury – Lancemore Milawa by The Stella Collective

Nestled in Victoria's High Country, boutique hotel Lancemore Milawa by The Stella Collective is designed as an ode to the region’s four distinctive seasons.

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Sensorial Sanctum – Le Labo Potts Point

Le Labo Potts Point is its third and latest outpost in Australia, offering a highly tailored sensorial experience that honours the brand's values.

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Match Made in Heaven – District and Mattiazzi

The two brands’ 10-year partnership was commemorated with workshops at District’s Sydney showroom that showcased Mattiazzi’s thoughtful product life cycles.

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Sunlit Sanctuary – Earlwood House by pH+ Architects

Following a comprehensive layout reconfiguration, along with the addition of retractable floor-to-ceiling glazing and a central sliding rooflight, Earlwood House embraces indoor-outdoor living.

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For the Love of Linen – Carlotta + Gee

Specialising in eco-friendly French linen made from flax, pre-washed with volcanic stones for inimitable softness, Sydney-based brand Carlotta + Gee’s signature range.

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For the Love of Design – Collective

Offering an evolving selection of furniture, lighting, accessories and joinery, Collective is devoted to tailoring unique design and furniture solutions for discerning clientele.

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Cohesive Versatility – The Curated Finishes Collection by Phoenix

Phoenix’s latest showcase, The Curated Finishes Collection, represents its eight finishes across tapware, showers, and accessories lines.

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Carlotta + Gee and Nadia Fairfax-Wayne Launch a Spring-inspired Napery Collection

Carlotta + Gee and Nadia Fairfax-Wayne’s new springtime napery collection stars multifunctional tableware, napkins and placemats that celebrate form and function.

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Future of Furniture – Mobilia Unveils New Melbourne Showroom

Housing high-end furniture, lighting and design objects from leading-edge brands, Mobilia’s new Melbourne showroom offers a glimpse to the future of retail in Australia and beyond.

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European Elegance — Mobilia Debuts an Exclusive Kettal Space at its New Richmond Showroom

At Mobilia's new Richmond showroom Australians have a chance to shop Kettal’s latest collections in an atmosphere reminiscent of the outdoors.

Collection Feature

Stylish Spaces – GlobeWest Launches Collections 2023

GlobeWest furniture embraces forward-looking design, whilst paying homage to its Australian roots. Collections 2023 pays ode to homes of all styles and signatures.

Sustainability Feature

Sustainability in the Spotlight – Seat at the Table Presented by AHEC and Riva 1920

Seat at the Table showcased the work and designs of four emerging Italian design talents.

Project Feature

Woodland Wonders – AHEC Unveils Forest Tales at Triennale Milano

AHEC’s Forest Tales show at Triennale Milano aimed at spotlighting three underused American hardwood varieties noted for their exceptional carbon-neutral and carbon-negative properties.

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Glimmers of Granada — The Alhambra Table by Daniel Boddam

Daniel Boddam’s Alhambra Table holds a mirror to Granada’s historic Alhambra Palace, which served as a reference point for the architect and designer during his travels to the Spanish city.

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Ergonomic and Eco-Conscious – Sofas by Monde

Starting as a feel-good project during lockdown, Tilly Barber's bespoke furniture brand Monde is rewriting the rulebook for modular furniture with a sustainable edge.