‘La Crepa’ Food Stall in Madrid by Plutarco.Housed within a neat 13 square metre shopfront, La Crepa is a little creperie and wine bar designed by Plutarco – a Madrid-based studio named after a Greek philosopher paraphrased by Shakespeare and admired by Francis...
Laminex Launches a Cutting-Edge Fingerprint Resistant Matte Finish.The velvet appearance and the stunning colour palette of Laminex AbsoluteMatte allow it to compliment beautiful architectural spaces in both a vertical and horizontal application. The high-pressure laminate is light absorbing and silk to...
Highbury Grove House in Prahran by RITZ&GHOUGASSIAN.Heritage renovations in densely populated urban contexts are a dime a dozen these days. Maximising the yield and opportunity of the existing block through a smart extension is more often than not a primary objective while maintaining the...
‘Highroad’ Cafe in Canberra by Foolscap Studio.Like the bush surrounding our nation’s capital, raw and natural elements – like Highroad's charred timber communal table – sit happily next to refined details, such as period cornices and stately wood panelling, and custom...
Refurbishment of a 1910 Church in Hawthorn by Doherty Design Studio.The downside of repurposing a church and renovating it to become a home is that more often than not they still end up feeling like a church. A church having an identity crisis. So it takes not just a brave soul to take on a brief to...
Solid Gold: Danish Fashion Designer Stine Goya’s Studio Kitchen.When Danish fashion designer Stine Goya was choosing a new kitchen for her showroom and HQ, she picked a design by Christina Meyer Bengtsson for Danish design outfit Reform—but chose to clad the cabinets entirely in golden...
Interview: Auckland-Based Interior Designer Rufus Knight.I am so excited to share our interview with the wildly talented young designer from New Zealand, Rufus Knight. At just 31, Rufus demonstrates a design maturity and wisdom that's developed well beyond his young age. He has become the...
VBO Australia Unveils New Showroom in Sydney’s Chippendale.A necessary requirement for any showroom nowadays is a well-stocked bar – and VBO Australia have covered this off in their revamped Chippendale space. Several zones have been elegantly appointed with dining, lounge and occasional pieces...
Mitchelton Winery Hotel in Nagambie, Victoria by Hecker Guthrie.The Mitchelton Winery Hotel is one of a number of new, luxury lodgings colouring Victoria’s quiet, sunny wine country. In Central Victoria (apparently Victoria’s best-kept wine secret), it’s also the second historic regional hotel by...
