Softening an industrial interior aesthetic, while working within strictly defined brand constraints, provided a challenge for the design team charged with remodelling global sports brand Nike’s Sydney office. Melbourne-based practice Project 12 Architecture was part of a successful joint venture team comissioned to remodel Nike’s Sydney office. The 580-square metre office accommodates approximately 20 employees […]
Australian paint manufacturer and supplier Haymes has released new colour palettes that extrapolate the successful launch of their 2018 colour forecast trends. The curated 2019 range, entitled Colour Conscience, consists of three entities – Cohabitate, Contribute and Comfort – and each pays homage to the way we live, sustainability within our environment and the need […]
Tickets for the 2018 Interior Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) are on sale now. Join the best of Australia’s design talent for a night to remember! Book now! IDEA 2018 is excited to invite you to an evening of celebration as the hotly anticipated winners of this year’s awards are revealed. The Gala will take place at the […]
Shaw Contract has introduced a new carpet tile collection that aims to create impact and moments of pause in our busy, digital lives. Named Off The Grid, the collection is deeply textural and can be used to create subtle or dynamic shifts in scale and texture density. The design of the tiles was inspired by […]
David Jones and Country Road Group’s new corporate headquarters makes its mark at the Shaw Contract Design Awards. Gray Puksand’s work for the first stage of the new David Jones and Country Road corporate headquarters has recently been announced as a final winner in the 2018 Shaw Contract Design Awards, chosen from a pool of […]
Continuing its mission of recognising the creative vision of architects and designers, Shaw Contract has announced the winners of the 2018 Shaw Contract Design Awards. The 13th year of the awards attracted over 500 entries submitted from 36 countries around the world. A panel of expert international judges, who were drawn from across the industry, […]
The shortlisted projects for the 2018 Interior Design Excellence Awards were revealed at a sold-out event in Melbourne last week, where talented members of the Australian design community gathered to celebrate. Two hundred and seventy-seven projects were shortlisted across 13 categories and five special awards and the night also provided the Designer of the Year […]
Two hundred and seventy-seven Australian projects have been shortlisted across 13 categories and five special awards in the 2018 Interior Design Excellence Awards (IDEA). The high calibre awards program is now in its 16th year and has continued to grow in scale each year. The selection of shortlisted entries was announced at a sold-out event at […]
Starting her own business in 2012, Adele Bates has established her practice relatively quickly. Refusing to be pigeonholed to any particular aesthetic, she shows a consistency of materiality evident in her projects – from the plush layers of Stokes Street to the stark stone expanses of Q le Baker. “How the light makes you feel […]
inside co-editor Gillian Serisier sets her foot on the stage, as Chenchow Little’s latest office, for real estate brand BresicWhitney, once again challenges the commercial sector with an interior like no other. Dramatic, theatrical, sumptuous, functional and to both budget and Heritage restrictions, this project sees Chenchow Little continue to explode conservative notions of what […]
Stylecraft is entering an exciting new phase with the opening of the doors to its new StylecraftHOME showroom in Melbourne. StylecraftHOME opened its flagship Sydney store in early 2017 where it quickly gained the attention of the design industry and this acclaim has spurred the rapid growth and development of the brand. “Our Melbourne showroom […]
As restaurants go they don’t come better than The French Laundry in California’s Napa Valley. Opened in 1994 with chef Thomas Keller at the helm, this iconic venue is a must-visit experience for anyone seriously interested in fine food and wine. With three Michelin stars to its name, this restaurant is certainly performing; however, after […]
Shaw Contract has recently announced that all of its commercial carpet manufacturing facilities worldwide are now carbon neutral. But what is carbon neutrality, and how will it contribute to the overall sustainability of the built environment? ADR caught up with Tim Conway, vice president of sustainability for Shaw’s commercial division to find out more about […]
Co-editor of inside Gillian Serisier discovers how a Heritage home of architectural and cultural significance embraces the fine line between contemporary and homage. There is a breathtaking simplicity to the layout of the original home, with two grand rooms stacked above two others, while all the utilities, including bedrooms, have been pushed to the rear. […]
Talking with Ross Hamilton from Hamilton Conte is a lively undertaking. He is passionate and articulate about Hamilton Conte, the company he and associate Fabian Conte created. Now, with the opening of its latest Parisian showroom, Hamilton Conte’s offering is complete, providing a home away from home for designers and their clients in a perfect […]
Last week, thousands of design professionals, along with the public, descended on the third annual Melbourne edition of Denfair, a three-day event featuring carefully curated designs from local and international brands. Some of the bigger trends to emerge from the expo included a sharper focus on sustainability across the interiors industry as well as a […]
Jason Stancombe, furniture designer and founder of Relm Furniture, was recently commissioned to design the dining furniture for the Supernormal Natsu pop-up restaurant, at the National Gallery of Victoria’s (NGV) garden restaurant. The restaurant was temporary, part of Natsu, a 10-day festival held at the museum in January 2018. Stancombe used timber for the furniture to […]
Highly attuned to the client’s aesthetic, Pattern was given free creative control over The Daily Edited (tde) flagship store. Co-editor of inside Gillian Serisier takes a look at how the largely online entity is using bricks and mortar to provide experiential support to its accessories brand. Having previously worked with tde, Pattern has leveraged the […]
Shaw Contract last week held a party in their Melbourne showroom to celebrate the six Australian design practices that took out Category Awards in the 2018 Shaw Contract Design Awards. Cocktails, Canapés and conversation fuelled a fun evening celebrating the truly inspiring work being done by the Australian architecture and design community. Each firm was presented […]
Creating special places in spectacular landscapes is something Tasmanians have a knack for. And for visitors to the award-winning Pumphouse Point – a hotel like no other in the centre of one of the world’s most pristine natural environments – the experience is a truly remarkable one. What these visitors may not notice, however, is […]
A beautiful renovation of an inner city Melbourne warehouse by Centrum Architects embodies the ideals of luxury and style, as inside co-editor Jan Henderson discovers when she visits this hidden treasure. Melbourne laneways hold many secrets. Among them are the plethora of hidden bars, cafés and restaurants that are tucked away behind closed doors located […]
Inside co-editor Gillian Serisier explores the ways in which Amber Road’s unique approach sets its work apart. Reimagining the prime-positioned apartment in a cool palette of black and white, Amber Road used an art collection as its starting point for its design. More than a curated selection of works, the art objects are a personal […]
The Bloom cabinet was among the bold designs at the 2018 Milan Design Week and marks a new collaboration between famed Australian industrial designer Adam Goodrum and French marquetry artisan Arthur Seigneur, writes Susan Muldowney. This year’s Local Milan No 3 exhibition presented by Local Design at Milan Design Week was housed in a venerable […]
Due to overwhelming demand the deadline for the 2018 Interior Design Awards (IDEA) has been extended to Wednesday 16 May at 5pm. Click here to enter. Over the last 48 hours IDEA has been inundated with phone calls and emails with requests of extension for this year’s awards. In acknowledgment of these requests IDEA has made […]