Interview: Patrick Kennedy and Rachel Nolan of Kennedy Nolan.Revered Melbourne-based architecture practice Kennedy Nolan are no strangers to our pages. Established in 1999 by Rachel Nolan and Patrick Kennedy, the much-loved local architects celebrate 20 years in business this year (ummm – wow!),...
Stamford Park Homestead in Outer Melbourne by Jason Jones & Brahman Perera.After three-years of restorative TLC by Jason Jones and Brahman Perera, Stamford Park is open to the public. Playing on the intrinsic European origins of early Australian homesteads, the interiors straddle both classic and modern style...
Castorina and Co Showroom in Fitzroy by Flack Studio.With a high street position on Gertrude Street, Fitzroy, Flack Studio have designed a flexible showroom for Mid Century Italian Vintage furniture supplier Castorina & Co, able to rotate and showcase changeable inventory. In designing a...
Fatima’s Reflection: How a Curious Student and a Dose of Heartfelt Nostalgia Led to a Very Special Fibonacci Stone Creation.A warm, tonal jumble of rosewood pink and pale nude, Fatima’s Reflection from Fibonacci Stone was created with the help of a university student nostalgic for her home country of Morocco. A heady mix of warm hues redolent of the...
Proximity Botanical Installation by Wona Bae & Charlie Lawler of Loose Leaf.Artists Wona Bae and Charlie Lawler of Loose Leaf have collaborated with photographer Sean Fennessy and The Establishment Studios on Proximity, an installation in a 19th-century church hall that hyperbolises the notion of something...
The Esplanade Family Home in Melbourne by Golden.Golden have restored The Esplanade, a late twentieth-century property with panoramic views of Melbourne’s Port Phillip Bay. Drawing from the idyllic location, a considered palette of colours and textures imbues a sense of luxurious calm....
SLD Residence in Toorak, Melbourne by Davidov Partners.Located on a busy inner-Melbourne street, the SLD Residence gives little of itself away to passersby. Designed by locally based firm Davidov Partners, the stark monolithic façade disguises an interior abundant in natural light, yet...
Built with Brickworks: 161 Collins Street Melbourne by Bates Smart.Bates Smart has completed the latest update to Melbourne's iconic T&G Building, namely a total redesign of the light-filled central atrium using products from Brickworks. The T&G Building is one of Melbourne's icons, once even voted the...
‘Spectrums of the Galapagos’ Photography Exhibition by Kate Ballis.For her latest exhibition 'Spectrums of the Galapagos', Melbourne photographer Kate Ballis explores the exotic scenes and unbridled energy of the Galapagos Islands, the land that sparked Charles Darwin’s Theory of Evolution. The...
