Less, Light, Local: ITA NORI Seaweed Installation by We+.Japanese design studio We+ has completed a research project that offers new value to discarded and non-edible nori seaweed, highlights two overlooked qualities in the food source as a material—its lightness and...
Salt, Capitalism and Cabinetry: The Magistrato Al Sal Nero Cabinet by Trent Jansen.Australian designer Trent Jansen has developed a fantastical new cabinet in response to The Venice Design Biennial’s 2023 theme Auto Exotic. The cabinet, developed in collaboration with Vetralia Collectible, focuses on the designer’s...
VOLA. For Life: A New Perspective on a Time-honoured Classic.The modern VOLA tap was created in 1968 for the National Bank of Denmark by legendary architect and furniture designer Arne Jacobsen. In keeping with Danish legacy brand’s ethos of timelessness, VOLA. for Life is a new perspective on a...
A Harmonious Expression: Daniel Boddam Opens a New Gallery in Melbourne.Daniel Boddam Studio's debut gallery showroom in Melbourne's Collingwood is an experiential space, where the pursuit of simplicity is echoed in the interior's minimalist yet warm design. The cocoon-like environment ultimately draws focus...
From Unique Objects to Thought-provoking Ideas: Highlights from Melbourne Design Week 2023.Melbourne Design Week 2023 is over for another year but not without igniting curiosity, discovery and pride in our Australian design community. With the event’s enduring theme ‘Design The World You Want’ feeling increasingly more...
Modern Transposition of the Roman Domus: Molteni&C 2023 Collection Unveiled at Salone del Mobile.For this year’s Salone Del Mobile, Molteni&C presented a momentous showcase inspired by the Roman Domus. Evolving their concept of ‘Home’ for 2023, the legacy Italian brand united the connected living of the past alongside technology...
Light in Motion: Volant Chandelier by Ross Gardam.Ross Gardam’s latest creation, Volant, is a modern chandelier akin to a kinetic sculpture—a static lamp with an uncanny ability to appear in motion. Debuting at Milan Design Week 2023 in the studio’s solo show Transcendence, the...
A Creative Dialogue: Versa by Tom Fereday & Charlie White at Melbourne Design Week.Tom Fereday and Charlie White have presented Versa, a joint show at this year’s Melbourne Design Week. Developed through a process of independent collaboration, the pair’s works utilise end-of-life materials and the challenging of...
Augusto Betti at Fondazione Sozzani: A Celebration of One of the Most Under-the-Radar Creative Minds of the 20th Century.At this year’s Miart—the international modern and contemporary art fair in Milan—and Milan Design Week 2023, Paradisoterrestre celebrated the life of artist and designer Augusto Betti with a retrospective curated by Gherardo Tonelli,...
