In Profile: Kestie Lane

“It’s what’s on the inside that counts,” is the motto of designer Kestie Lane, founder of Kestie Lane Studio. And for this designer it’s heart and soul for what she does, as well as a quiet confidence and effortlessness that emanates in her work. Rebecca Gross writes.

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Inside the workshop of Simeon Dux

Designer-maker Simeon Dux creates finely crafted timber furniture with longevity, precision and heritage at its core.

Made in Australia: A designer’s marketing strategy?

A report by not-for-profit Australian Made Campaign shows that there has been an increase in Australian businesses registering to brand products as genuinely ‘Made in Australia’.

How to design and build a dream home on owned land

Understanding how your land, lifestyle and the build process connect helps set a clear direction.

A grand architectural tour of India – from a student’s perspective

What insights, impressions and inspirations does a student of architecture gain from travel? Khushi Chevli, based in Sydney, recently travelled around India, so we asked her to share the experience with us.

The sofa as landscape: How Groundpiece rewrote the rules

In 2001, Antonio Citterio designed a sofa that threw out the rulebook. A quarter-century later, Groundpiece remains Flexform’s longest-running bestseller – and it still looks like the future.

The secret weapon of hospitality design

In cafés, bars and restaurants, stools do more than fill gaps at counters and bars. They support density, encourage movement across scales – making them a strategically important seating typology to get right in hospitality design.