5 minutes with… Nikolai Kotlarczyk

Nikolai Kotlarczyk is an Australian designer who now calls Copenhagen home. This connection to the Scandi design capital has allowed him to push his designs into new directions. We catch up with Nikolai to talk latest collections and design community building.

Sydney Design 09

Australia’s longest-running design festival, Sydney Design 09 celebrates local and international design with a diverse program running over 16 days from 1 to 16 August 2009.

The vibrant program features a range of exhibitions, local and international speakers, tours, markets and workshops designed to engage and inspire audiences.

Highlights at the festival’s main precinct, the Powerhouse Museum, include Young Blood: Designers Markets, Australian International Design Awards exhibition, late night event Play Late, and the Design Underground tours.

Sydney Design 09 extends all over the city too, with more than 45 events and 27 partners around Sydney.

Snøhetta to design Shanghai Grand Opera House

Featuring a dramatic roof space that unfolds like a fan, Snøhetta’s winning proposal for the Shanghai Grand Opera House generates surface and space designed to engender a sense of public ownership.

Barbara Barry Proof Living Party

Singapore recently welcomed renowned designer Barbara Barry to her eponymous showroom for Proof Living. Guests enjoyed elegant design, delectable cocktails and the chance to meet Barbara in person.

Four things we learned as Saturday Indesign evolves

Our recent exhibitor session showed a renewed SID moving towards hospitality, process and more meaningful showroom experiences.

Melbourne Design Week 2026: The Review

With a plethora of talks, installations, exhibitions and happenings responding to this year’s theme (Design The World You Want), the eleven-day festival was the largest to date and arguably the most accomplished since inception. 

Celebrating regional voices at the 2026 INDE.Awards

Celebrating three countries from our region and their respective Architecture Institutes at the 2026 INDE.Awards.

SyLon Report: Housing as infrastructure, housing in crisis

AFK Studios’ Earle Arney joined STORIESINDESIGN podcast last year to speak about SyLon. Here, we reproduce a summary on a recent report with NLA that builds on research into housing as infrastructure amidst a landscape of housing crisis.