As Melbourne-based furniture designer Franco Crea prepares to launch a new sofa collection named after his mother Mena who passed away recently, he took some time to share his thoughts on building a design business in Australia and the myriad challenges young creatives face. ADR: Since establishing your company in 2013 you’re now running studios […]
Perth architect Meaghan White takes five with Australian Design Review to share five things of significance to her life and work. Designer/architect/artist who inspires your work I like architects and artists that have a sense of fun with their work. Locally, we have some amazing emerging female talent. Artist and illustrator Sarah McCloskey, aka sarsar, […]
With its Curtain House project, Apparte Studio transformed a cramped, dark and damp Victorian cottage into a light-filled, flowing and uplifting home, which still references some original features of the house. The project is unique in that the architect was also its builder and joiner, which provided the opportunity to test out ambitious ideas and […]
It’s now 40 years since internationally renowned architect and designer Mario Bellini’s iconic cab range of furniture first came to fruition. Distributed by Italian furniture innovator Cassina, the range was conceived in 1977 as an extension and prosthesis for the body: a skeleton in tubular steel and stretched, stitched leather, fastened to the frame with […]