Oro Lamp Series by Nicole Lawrence Studio.Melbourne designer Nicole Lawrence takes her process-led practice to new heights with the Oro Lamp Series. Strikingly curvaceous, the playful lights take compositional inspiration from the iconic Ouroboros snake symbol. Intending to marry...
Studio Amaro: A Day-to-Night Italo-Dining Oasis by Bergman & Co.Studio Amaro is the latest eatery to hit Melbourne’s Chapel Street. Designed by Wendy Bergman of Bergman & Co, the day-to-night Italo-dining restaurant and basement bar is a veritable feast for the eyes. The interior is home to a...
Constraints and Restraint: Furnishd Transforms a Melbourne Home with Minimal Intervention.An exercise in constraints and restraint, Furnishd demonstrates how to do a lot with little in this Northcote home for a growing family. Merging aesthetics with function through minimal intervention, the studio transforms design...
Designing Tranquillity: Lawless & Meyerson’s Sydney Wharf Apartment Transformation.For anyone acquainted with Jo Lawless, director of Sydney interior design practice Lawless & Meyerson, chances are they’d describe her as cool, calm and collected. So it comes as no surprise Lawless & Meyerson’s latest project feels...
Elegant Ease: Golden Design Willow’s Debut Flagship in Emporium Melbourne.Golden transforms Australian fashion label Willow's vision into a tactile reality at Emporium Melbourne. Reflecting the brand’s minimal and approachable style, the space unfolds with a distinctly feminine elegance and...
Elegant Restraint: Ena Pelly Armadale by Studio Tate.The contemporary Australian fashion label, Ena Pelly, has collaborated with Studio Tate on a new luxurious flagship on Armadale’s High Street. Conceptualised as a reflection of the label’s creative vision, natural materials, sleek...
Nic Brunsdon’s Inflatable Sphere Highlights a Universal Truth of Life on Earth.A compelling ephemeral architecture firmly rooted in concept, what I loved the most about this breathing installation is how epic yet unassuming its presence was. Whether you see it as a ‘giant burrata’, a ‘Chinese spy balloon’, or...
Education, Advocacy and Community-building: The Role & Impact of the Design Institute of Australia.To gain deeper insights into Design Institute of Australia's role, impact, and the pressing challenges facing the design community, we sat down with some of our favourite people in the biz—Sarah-Jane Pyke of Arent&Pyke, Adele Winteridge...
The Future is Now: Song for the Mute Sydney Flagship by Pattern Studio.It doesn’t take being a fashion or design buff to recognise that Sydney-based Pattern Studio have encapsulated something sort of remarkable at 350 George Street. There, inserted into the original high street, is a glimpse of the future,...