Powell Street House in South Yarra by Robert Simeoni Architects.A compact site in South Yarra with an unassuming 1930’s brick duplex yields a distinctly layered home that reveres restraint and respects quietness. Powell Street House is the home of architecture and design writer Stephen Crafti, his...
Interview: Australian Industrial Designer Ross Gardam.Ross Gardam is an Australian industrial designer who can lay claims to being talented, hard-working, and all-round champion. Case in point - this one time, at band camp, I mean at a night club (in Milan, at Armani Privé if you must know,...
Australian Artist Sean Meilak Launches a Custom-made Furniture Collection.Is there anything more exciting than seeing creative people branching out of their comfort zone to create something in a parallel field? You’re correct – no, there isn’t! Case in point is this exciting new launch by one of my...
Lillico-Fennessy’s Studio Iso Project Donates Talent & Time to Small Businesses Affected by COVID-19.Like many other creatives during the Coronavirus lockdown, two of Melbourne’s brightest talents, art director Jessica Lillico and photographer Sean Fennessy, found themselves with quite a bit of extra time on their hands after virtually...
Ruckers Hill House in Melbourne by Studio Bright.On the crest of Ruckers Hill in Northcote stands a prominent Edwardian that has been thoughtfully restored and expanded by Melbourne based practice, Studio Bright. The home sits on a corner block and, while moving through the site, the...
Edgar’s Creek House by Breathe Architecture.Perched on the banks of Edgar’s Creek, overlooking sandstone cliffs and ironbark trees, Breathe Architecture’s latest residential project is designed to connect to nature. Instead of presiding over the landscape, it offers an...
Park Life House in Melbourne by Architecture Architecture.Architecture architecture’s Park Life House extension, sensitively celebrates the humble suburban Melbourne block, implementing an addition that beautifully adds to, and continues the legacy of one of the best-preserved early housing...
Ross Gardam Launches New Lighting Collection Ceto.Ross Gardam’s latest lighting collection Ceto is reminiscent of the variation and rippling of the ocean surface. Each piece reflects a unique pattern, emitting a delicate luminosity that's reminiscent of the presence of the sea. The...
One Wellington Residential Display Suite in Melbourne by K.P.D.O.When thinking about conventional residential sales suites, images of conservative interiors with white walls and beige furniture may come to mind. Understandably, there is usually inherent neutrality to the design approach of these spaces,...
