Quiet Power: Merricks Farmhouse in Victoria by Michael Lumby with Nielsen Jenkins.While architecture is often known to disrupt the landscape, delicate planning and bold moves can introduce a sense of nuance and layer of poetics. In the case of Merricks Farmhouse by Michael Lumby and Nielsen Jenkins, the determination of...
Taking Fun Seriously: The Scoop Kitchen by Studio Doherty.Laminex collaborates with Studio Doherty on a kitchen design that takes fun seriously. A masterclass of colour, texture and form, Scoop Kitchen veers off the traditional template, as the Melbourne-based studio pushes the boundaries of...
A Home of Civic Proportions: Gottlieb House by Wood Marsh.A home of civic proportions completed in 1990, this Melbourne residence is one that can only be produced by an architecture firm that holds Wood Marsh’s extensive experience in public work. Gottlieb House doesn’t stand as an obvious...
Alchemy of Styles: KODA Cutters Hair Salon by Arent&Pyke.Both nostalgic and futuristic, KODA Cutters, a blazingly bold hair salon perched on the upper mezzanine level of Sydney’s heritage-listed Queen Victoria Building, is a majestic work of sculpted fiction. Designed by Arent&Pyke, the...
Furniture & Product Designer Tom Fereday on Creating a Body of Work that Grows & Lasts a Lifetime.A unique figure in today’s design landscape with his star on the rise, Tom Fereday develops furniture and objects through a process of inquiry and collaboration. Fascinated by the tension that lies between natural materials and...
Deliciously Crisp: Laurent Bakery in Ivanhoe by Golden.Melbourne-based Interior Design Studio Golden has completed Laurent Bakery in Ivanhoe, the sixth store for the pastry brand. Taking its inspiration from the neighbouring architectural icon Heide Museum, alongside the quintessential French...
Bringing Dark into Limelight: Shadow House by Grotto Studio.Wrapped in a charcoal-like charred jarrah timber, the Shadow House’s dark and moody addition by Grotto Studio gracefully recedes into the background, allowing the original 1900s cottage to maintain its prominence and heritage within the...
A Trip to Italy: Enoteca Boccaccio by Mim Design.Mim Design transports us to Italy with Enoteca Boccaccio, a multi-generational family owned and run Italian wine bar in the Melbourne suburb of Balwyn, set above the 60 year old Boccaccio Cellars. Within the compact 120 square metre...
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...
