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Alongside recently celebrating 100 years of the Herman Miller name, the global design company has released a fourth shape of the Eames Turned Stool designed by Charles and Ray Eames. Previously known as the Eames Walnut Stool, Herman Miller is thrilled to announce the release of its updated and renamed Eames Turned Stool. Until this […]
Interface, a commercial carpet tile company, and the makers of image-generating artificial intelligence (AI) have landed spots on TIME magazine’s 100 most influential companies of 2023. Among the electric vehicle makers, Skims and the creators of ChatGPT, a global leader in modular flooring has landed a spot on TIME’s ‘100 Most Influential Companies‘ for 2023. […]
Bolaji Teniola is an interdisciplinary furniture and industrial designer practising across South Australia and Victoria. Employing an investigative approach to discover various mediums and materials, Teniola is a seeker of pragmatic solutions that balance functionality and aesthetic appeal. In November last year at the IDEA Gala in Melbourne, Teniola was announced as the recipient of […]
On a recent sunny morning in Collingwood, Cult hosted a special breakfast with HAY at Hope Street Radio to celebrate the opening of its new HAY Melbourne store, plus the new HAY Phaidon book and HAY’s 20th anniversary. That same week, Cult held a festive street party outside the new HAY Melbourne store in Fitzroy. Coinciding […]
Driven by a desire to discover the tension that exists between natural materials and contemporary design and manufacture, Sydney-based industrial designer Tom Fereday is all about honest and enduring design. Fereday is no new kid off the block. Since forming his studio in 2013, He has flexed his design skills to industry acclaim. More than […]
Australia’s leading producer of solid-engineered oak flooring and IDEA sponsor Tongue & Groove has reimagined and elevated its brand identity. At the heart of the rebrand is a new suite of resources and an innovative visualiser developed to support Australia’s architecture and design community in creating their most ambitious creative visions. “Our mission has always […]
Drawing inspiration from all(zone)’s billowing and striking canopied structures in its MPavilion 2022 design, Re-pete is a lightweight chair with sustainability at its core. Designed by University of Canberra trio Sam Tomkins, Ian (Max) Maxwell and Dr Ben Ennis-Butler, Re-pete is the 2022 chair design commission for MPavilion – selected from more than 40 design […]
The IDEA 2022 Object – Furniture and Lighting categories have been announced today with 28 professional and 10 rising projects shortlisted. All shortlisted projects are listed below, each with a link to a dedicated page on the IDEA website where you can find more images and information about each project. We’ll be announcing all the projects shortlisted in the […]
During Sydney Design Week, Cult’s award-winning sustainability initiative, Cultivated, is set to present Reviving Design Icons – a rare insight into the restoration process of one of the most iconic chairs in furniture history, a Fritz Hansen Series 7 chair. Since 2013, Cultivated has offered refurbishment services for original mid-century modern furniture. For two days […]
Nuage by Phoenix draws inspiration from natural and earthen elements, coming together to blur the lines between the fabricated and organic. Proudly designed in Australia by Phoneix’s in-house team, Nuage is recognised internationally for its unique and functional product composition with a GOOD DESIGN award and an iF Design Award for the mixer range. The […]
Neolith has announced four exciting and original new surfaces to the Six-S Collection, promoting its commitment and awareness of its global responsibility as a best practice brand. Inspired by global biodiversity, green principles and the ongoing fight against COVID-19, these new surfaces look beyond immediate visual appeal and explore Neolith’s core values and business ethos. […]
The 2022 Shaw Contract Design Awards program is an opportunity to recognise spaces that inspire creative ways of living, working, learning and healing through a design lens. The 2022 Shaw Contract Design Awards, now in its 17th year, had almost 600 submissions from 44 countries with 37 projects selected as Best of Region finalists. All […]
Herman Miller is renowned for its high-performance seating and its new Zeph chair is no exception, as Studio Tate's design director Alex Hopkins explains.
In collaborating with designers from all over the world, Laufen combines its philosophy with different influences, ideas, concepts and multicultural approaches to give rise to two collections for the bathroom with unforgettable beautiful bathtubs. The modern bathroom is now viewed as a sanctuary and a private space for relaxation. While this is informing the style […]
Judging for the 2022 Shaw Contract Design Awards is well and truly under way! Built on Shaw Contract’s foundation to celebrate the optimism of design and its ability to influence everyday life, the Shaw Contract Design Awards showcases excellence and the creative vision of designers and architects from all over the globe. 2022 Shaw Contract Design Awards Overview “Now […]
Finding a happy home between mid-century modern style and the research-backed ergonomics of today’s work chairs, the Zeph chair is an affordable entrée into the world of Herman Miller performance seating. The Zeph chair is an advanced yet simple design that offers more for less, with comfort, colour and style at its forefront. Made with […]
The sheer quantity of furniture thrown out by Australians each year inspired Australian furniture retailer Cult to kick-start a complete sustainability program that offers buyback, refurbishment and recycling services. Titled Cultivated and established in 2013, the program believes “that one of the best strategies for sustainable living is to make and buy things that last.” […]
Combining optimum performance with healthier materials, Shaw Contract’s Innate + In Tandem collection coordinates safety with style. Shaw Contract believes sustainability encompasses not only the environmental health of its products and operation but also how its products impact human experiences. Composed of bio-based polyurethane, Innate + In Tandem places performance and sustainability first and draw […]
Launched in May, the partnership sees Danish design brand GUBI appoint Cult as the exclusive vendor of the complete GUBI collection of furniture and lighting in three core markets in the Asia-Pacific region. Australian furniture retailer Cult has distributed GUBI for over 10 years, both as a B2B supplier and B2C retailer. Following a long […]
The pandemic has accelerated workplace trends like never before and, as a result, created unique opportunities in how we design the environment in which we collaborate, study, and evolve. Herman Miller is ready to navigate this with insights, products and services designed to help architects and interior designers adapt with the changing workplace environment. Aligning […]
Earlier this year, the IDEA 2021 gala took place at The Royal Randwick in Sydney. More than 500 architects, designers and design lovers gathered to celebrate the category and overall design award-winners. To continue the celebration of design excellence, ADR and Axolotl have gathered a fun series of shelfies (trophy selfies) of some IDEA winners! […]
Zenith Connect: As our working slowly lives return to something like normality, furniture solutions with integrated technology are on the rise.
Fhiaba’s elegant range of food preservation solutions facilitates the necessities of high-quality food and wine storage while exuding style and luxury. For over 40 years, Fhiaba has been perfecting the design of its appliance to create the best refrigeration solutions. The only brand in the world with technology capable of managing three independent climate zones, […]
IDEA 2022 has a new sponsor in European Oak flooring company, Tongue n Groove. The European oak flooring company will be sponsoring the Object – Furniture and Lighting – Professional category. Passionate about oak, Tongue n Groove loves the character, patina and elegance that wood bestows upon each and every project. It is this passion […]