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The Architecture Drawing Prize was established in 2017 to showcase the art and skill of architectural drawing. Its sixth edition is now open for entries.
The Walsh Street Archive has been researched, catalogued and digitised over the last seven years by a team of volunteers from the Robin Boyd Foundation.
BOD2 3D printers will lead the Australian construction industry to a 3D printing revolution, claims Melbourne-based company Fortex.
The winners of the 2022 Landscape Architecture Awards in Victoria were announced on 22 June by the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA).
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Brisbane studio Collectivus set the tone for the new Pelci skin and beauty clinic as calm and warm, but with a playfulness that comes from its liberal use of colour. One colour in particular – Pantone’s Colour of the Year for 2020 or, at the very least, a shade inspired by the brand’s Classic Blue. […]
There is a fine line between what works and what falls flat when it comes to the theatrical that few can master. Hassell’s interior for Di Stasio exemplifies mastery of that divide with aplomb. Art, particularly large-scale art, is another area where most designers are at sea. Again, Hassell has proved itself consummate with an […]
Stainless steel, glass and a dichroic ledge that sends sparks of colour throughout the space transform Cafe Lafayette into the otherworldly antithesis of the typical Melbourne cafe. Cafe Lafayette is the sister of Grand Lafayette, a bright and airy restaurant in Prahran with plenty of natural wood and industrial overtones. When its owners Solar Liang […]
Flack Studio combines colours with its signature gleeful abandon in this recent interiors job for Italian vintage store Castorina & CO. The world of retail is fast and trepidatious, particularly when taking a mid-century Italian vintage store from a cosy and known location to the fast lane of high street. Granted, the vintage is more […]
Well-known for its online presence and product availability in exclusive selected outlets, Marquise has opened a flagship retail outlet in Melbourne. Jan Henderson takes her first small steps into a world where baby fashion and interior design coalesce in perfect harmony. As baby fashion boutiques go they don’t come any better than the new Marquise […]
Inspired by hygge and the beauty of the unadorned, studiofour transforms a 1970s brown brick building into a home filled with depth and soul. The 5263-square-foot Central Park Road Residence in the Melbourne suburb of Malvern evokes the heritage of its Danish owners, starting from the exterior bricks, which were repainted charcoal black. This colour […]
Inspired by “a polished gem emerging from the rough”, Studio Tate’s interiors for Hotel Chadstone’s newly opened spa are awash in blush tones and soft lighting. Conceived as a “an urban sanctuary”, Holism Retreat is located on the mezzanine level of the new MGallery by Sofitel Hotel Chadstone, located almost 20 kilometres to the south-east […]
White perforated screens and concrete are paired with tobacco leather and black mirrored coffee tables in this Melbourne office, designed by Mim Studio. Home to the building company Cobild, the interiors draw inspiration from the mesh cladding that lines the building’s exterior, designed by Fieldwork, in the suburb of Cremorne. “Clear sightlines, visual connections and […]
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Touching on themes of the magical and natural as co-inhabiting the same space and time, the work of Floria Tosca offers a concertinaed kind of evolution. Colour and form are fragmented through shards that shift dimension and break the plane to render perspective ambiguous. Similarly, scale is adjusted to shift focus and decentralise the image. […]
Eschewing the practicalities of mass-production has helped Melbourne-based ceramics studio Wingnut & Co create demand for its artisanal homewares. As an object of desire, Wingnut & Co.’s ‘pot and spoon’ is at the top of the list. It is organic, tactile, supremely useful for lovers of condiments, and a perfect marriage of stoneware and steel. […]
These days collaborative design is an essential aspect of a brand’s aspirations and inspirations. For James Richardson, partnering with leading Australian designer Ross Didier was an organic and natural progression resulting in a new collection of furniture that is uncompromising in design, form and function. The ranges from rD by Ross Didier, comprise of Helm, […]
Ceramicist Andrei Davidoff makes functional objects and conceptual art pieces that are textural, beautiful and timeless. Mark Scruby visits his studio to find out about his creative process and approach to design. Mezzanine: How did you get into ceramics? Andrei Davidoff: I was studying chemical engineering and commerce at uni, but it ended up not […]
Josephine Wilson’s second novel, Extinctions, won the 2017 Miles Franklin Literary Award. Mark Scruby speaks to her about the key role that furniture and designed objects play in the story. Mezzanine: How would you describe Extinctions to someone who hasn’t read it? Josephine Wilson: I tried to write a book that had many layers, that […]
Designed in 1951 by Italian architect and designer Marco Zanuso for Arflex, the Lady armchair won the gold medal at the IX Milan Triennale in the same year. Today, the look of the Lady armchair has been given a contemporary update via a new offering of fabrics designed by Raf Simons and introduced to Cassina’s Everest collection. The […]
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 […]
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 […]
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