Led by Directors Andrew Parr, Ljiljana Gazevic & Leo Terrando, SJB continues to explore and experiment with creating relevant and resonating design outcomes.
We speak with Wolveridge Architects about their mission for high-performance non-permanent living, and how nostalgia to place and a want to embrace contemporary luxury were infused into the project.
Andrew Beveridge and Gabrielle Beswick combine their collective knowledge to design beautifully minimalist pieces of furniture for their design studio Fomu.
Those Architects transform a 1980s brown brick bungalow into an airy yet grounded home that highlights why they see their work as “like caves, rather than nests”.
The Cable House by Tom Robertson Architects is a testament to finding elegant solutions to the challenges posed by a dense urban environment and heritage context.
Rakumba, in collaboration with Dutch design agency Studio Truly Truly, presents the Typography Floor Lamp – an elegant customisable portable luminaire.
No ordinary heritage renovation, the project is a testament to the designers’ ability to work with old and new, finding a new design language while respecting the building’s history.
MRTN Architects’ restoration of the 1963 Frankston House reimagines the home through the lens of Julius Shulman’s iconic images that most likely inspired the original.
Fellows Mobiles is a creative collaboration between husband and wife Lydia Sumner and Paul Vizzari, who hand-craft delicately balanced mobiles from Australian timbers and brass.
Designing their family home was an opportunity for Rosa Coy and George Yiontis to put into practice their belief in a denser inner-city residential built environment.
We speak with director of Tsai Design, Jack Chen about his approach to compact apartment living and his jigsaw-esque approach to joinery in his Richmond Apartment project.
Mikala James, of Loom Towels, draws on the past to create beautiful textiles for the present. Explore the Loom Towels range and discover the tradition behind the brand.
A sense of arrival awaits guests at The Upper House. Rising above Pacific Place in Admiralty, the hotel’s Asian influenced and timeless design reveals an understated calmness throughout.
The city of Melbourne used the 2018 Business of Design Week in Hong Kong to cultivate a more collaborative approach to design and in the process build a better future for the world.
The international award-winning restoration of John Wardle’s 1830s cottage on Bruny Island stays true to the modesty of the original dwelling, reconnecting the new with the narrative of the old.
We explore Flack Studio’s critical and thought-provoking approach to their Rigg Design Prize entry ‘We’ve Boundless Plains to Share’, pondering notions of opulence and acceptance.
We explore Amber Road’s multi-sensory approach to their Rigg Design Prize entry ‘Take it Outside’, exploring the transition between the interconnectedness of indoor and outdoor living spaces.
We explore Hecker Guthrie’s beautifully articulated deconstruction of ‘The Table’, the winning entry for the Rigg Design Prize, exploring the unassuming domestic totem that binds and connects us.
We speak with co-founding director, Chris Stanley from Splinter Society about Kawaii Platypii, their firms’ approach to co-mingling the heritage and new build elements.
We speak with director Andrew Benn of Benn & Penna Architects about their Glebe Red residential project and the subtle integration of the existing Victorian Heritage.
Adam Cornish’s Strand table and chairs were shot by Willem-Dirk du Toit in a contemporary Brutalist space, highlighting the pieces’ clean lines and materiality.
ZETR won the award for their trimless recessed electrical accessories among a competitive field of furniture and lighting design, with the judges highlighting ZETR’s genuine innovation.
The home architect David Godsell designed for his family in 1960 is one of many significant modernist homes in Beaumaris now featured in a book by Fiona Austin.
The 2018 BODW exhibition in Hong Kong represents an enhancement of Australian design’s standing on the world stage. The city of Melbourne will provide insight into the wonder of Australian design.
Interior designer Alisia Harrison about her approach to the project. Designed for longevity, this is a home with a rich history, and which is created with an equally rich future in mind.
We speak to interior designer Sarah Wolfendale of Techne about designing her own apartment, creating a small, beautiful family home in a historical building in Kew, Melbourne.
We speak with principal interior designer Alex Hopkins about The Brighton Residence, a contemporary family homes that balances crisp contemporary design with a warm, familial atmosphere.
Designed by Anne-Claire Petre, founder of Anaca Studio, this year’s collection maintains the relaxed sophistication and evocative curves synonymous with the brand, while introducing a fresh feel.
The minimalist module with a lot of potential - small home, studio, retreat, guest accommodation - Minima offers a solution wherever elegant, versatile design is needed.
We speak with Poppy O’Neil, co-founder of POCO Designs, about the importance of custom rugs in POCO Designs’ interiors projects, their design approach and collaborating with Designer Rugs.
A renovation and extension of a heritage terrace in Albert Park, Neil Architecture’s Dank Street House captures the architects’ belief in the inextricable link between architecture and interiors.
Geelong-based furniture designer Ross Thompson uses the inspiration of music and life lessons learnt through travel to inform every design he undertakes.
We speak to designer Sarah Ellison about her new collection Golden. Handcrafted in rattan, Golden is inspired by the effortless simplicity of 1970s coastal Australian interiors.
Acclaimed local designer Franco Crea brings his trademark style of contemporary elegance to The Local Marketplace with his recently-released Mena collection.
The Nightingale Model makes its first foray beyond Melbourne with the development of Nightingale Fremantle by EHDO Architecture and Fini Sustainability.
Tom Robertson Architects designed the Holly Penthouse as a ‘home in the sky’ for a family of four, combining elegance and luxury with an inviting atmosphere of warmth and comfort.
We speak with creative director Thomas Coward about his approach to the collection, the ambiguous, sculptural qualities of the pieces and how New Volumes pushes the boundaries of a single material.
In Coromandel Bach, Crosson Architects combines a raw robust quality together with a sharp geometry to create an occasional home that is innovative yet responsive to its context.
Briar Banks House sits sharply yet tonally disguised in its enviable alpine setting. Rafe Mclean Architects takes inspiration from the home’s context to create a flexibly-planned occasional home.
Ruby Ridge House by Condon Scott Architects makes use of a challenging wedge-shaped site near two suburban streets to create a place from which to indulge in the spectacular mountain and lake views.
Playing with the duality of its city frontage and its purposely planted native rainforest to the rear, City House by Chris Tate Architecture is an example of a considered urban vernacular.
The Premier Mill Hotel sees a heritage building, the former Roller Flour Mill, transformed by Spaceagency Architects into a luxury hotel in Katanning, Western Australia.
From an affiliation with the water, and a background in engineering, boat and steel fabrication, Chuck Anderson of Little Mill’s Lilypad sees a solar-powered floating sanctuary.
We speak with Tirar founder, interior designer Felice Carlino, about what drew him to create the range and his passion for local design and manufacturing.
BENT Architecture, builds with the intention of bringing the urban and natural environments together to provide multifacetedly positive experiences to those to interact with these spaces.
Designer Nicholas Gurney’s latest project combines aesthetic simplicity with intelligent functionality. We speak with him about his approach to creating compact, efficient design.
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