Body Responsive // Set Design For Dance.As an architect by day and a contemporary dancer by night, body responsive set design hits a sweet spot like few things do. When executed well, interactive set design can give and take stimuli from the dancer, acting as the dynamic, living...
Interview // DesignOffice.Please welcome our clever friends from Melbourne based interior and architectural design studio, DesignOffice. Joint creative directors Damien Mulvihill and Mark Simpson are joining us to share a bit about their practice and what gets them...
Brick House by Clare Cousins // Melbourne.Who says you're not allowed to touch curves until you’re middle aged? This person obviously hasn’t met Clare Cousins. Either that or Clare Cousins has really good genes. This deliciously curvaceous brick house she designed for her own...
Gulemin Technology School // Morocco.Why hello there theatrical geometric forms. This university located in the Moroccan desert was designed by Saad El Kabbaj, Driss Kettani and Mohamed Amine Siana. It’s a fine example of the basic principles of design; proportion,...
Konstam Restaurant by Heatherwick Studios // London.I've seen some vamped up pubs in my time but none quite as theatrical as this. The clever crew at Heatherwick Studios have created one epic ceilingscape at the Konstam Prince Albert. They’ve used the site conditions to generate a...
Saturday in Design // Melbourne, 2012.It was that time of year again when those vague “I’ll drop into the showroom sometime” promises finally come to fruition and designers gorge on concerning doses of baked goods, cheese, wine and champagne while perusing a range of...
Middlepark House by CJA + K.P.D.O. // Melbourne.I was fortunate enough to see the completed house in the flesh and, let me tell you, it took hours to tear myself away. The series of interconnected spaces don't reveal themselves all at once, meaning the walk through was filled with...
Christian Dior Runway // Autumn/Winter 2012.As if seeing couture in Paris isn't privilege enough, those that attended this year's Dior Autumn/Winter runway were spoilt with one über hot interior. Raf Simons debuted his first collection as the new Creative Director of Dior in a...
The Colour Spectrum.I wanted to call this post "Rainbows" but that sounded a little juvenile (like I love unicorns and comic sans). In all seriousness though, how amazing are rainbows? No matter how old I get, I continue to be mesmerised by that array of...