Sunda Dining in Melbourne by Kerstin Thompson Architects & Figureground.Celebrating its temporariness, Sunda Dining is a delicate metallic structure that occupies the gap between its two brick neighbours on Melbourne ‘s Punch Lane. Figureground and Kerstin Thompson Architects have used a readily...
A Celebration of the Finest Australian Interior Design at NGV’s Rigg Design Prize 2018.National Gallery of Victoria has revealed a major presentation that celebrates contemporary Australian interior design, featuring ten bespoke, purpose-built rooms by ten shortlisted Australian interior designers. For the Rigg Design...
Sarah Wolfendale’s Kew Apartment Set Inside a Former Lunatic Asylum.It was love at first sight when Melbourne designer Sarah Wolfendale and her husband, Tommy, laid eyes on their future 90-square-metre apartment. While the former Kew Lunatic Asylum might not be everyone’s cup of tea, Sarah and Tommy were...
Branch Studio Architects’ Florence Street Studio Inside Nightingale 1 in Brunswick, Victoria.Branch Studio's workspace acts as a laboratory for testing ideas and serving as a precedent for the studio's commitment to the possibilities of light, materials and modest-scale...
Hoa’s House: Conversion of a 150-year-old Melbourne Pub by ioa studio.Over a year in the making, emerging Melbourne-based design practice ioa studio transformed a dull office space, once an old pub, into a warm and playful home brimming with personality. “Our friend Hoa took a huge risk and bought the...
Outdistance: Derek Swalwell’s First Solo Exhibition at Modern Times, Melbourne.Derek Swalwell's latest solo exhibition focuses on the details of Carlo Scarpa, Aldo Rossi and Carlo Aymonino's famed sites Brion Cemetery, San Cataldo Cemetery and the Gallaratese...
Tom Adair’s Debut Solo Show HOME Opens at Metro Gallery.Melbourne artist Tom Adair decided to venture out of his studio for the first time earlier this year and has never looked back. The first public display of his work has resulted in him winning an award while exposing him to a few galleries...
Fibonacci Stone Announces an End to Lead-Time Frustrations & Releases Another Series of New Colours.If you’re keeping tabs on Fibonacci and recall our earlier article in which we explained there would be more to come from the Australian terrazzo stone company, here's an inside scoop on their latest collection updates. You're...
Design Storytellers: The Work of Broached Commissions Opens at NGV.Spanning ten years of design, in this first retrospective of Broached Commissions, the designers have responded to a research-based model to create limited-edition and one of a kind bespoke design...