Looking to shift the global lens to local designs, Adam Goodrum talks about why Australian Design Review’s 30UNDER30 is the chance for Australian designers to be recognised. 30UNDER30: When you were a junior designer, were there any similar awards The most significant award around during my early career was the Bombay Sapphire Design and Discovery Award. It […]
Danish practice BIG’s Voxel sofa is an adaptable modular piece inspired by founder Bjarke Ingels’ professed love of the video game Minecraft. Speaking to Dezeen in 2015, Ingels said architecture should be more like the game, where users turn surreal dreams into inhabitable space. “These fictional worlds empower people with the tools to transform their […]
Every week in our Q&ADR column, ADR interviews an architect, designer, object maker or industry person about who they are beyond the work – their life, inspiration, challenges and aspirations. This week we catch up with Anne-Claire Petre, a furniture designer and founder of anaca studio, to talk about the Australian furniture industry and taking the leap to […]