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A new designer-led trade program takes the guesswork out of rug specification
Developed by designers, for designers, Miss Amara Trade is the latest launch by leading Australian online rug specialists, Miss Amara. Working in partnership with designers, the trade program provides the expertise and tools to combat the pressures and uncertainty involved in specification.
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Shapeshifters of workplace design: a furniture brand providing flexibility across diverse design visions
Today, workplace settings are fluid, ebbing and flowing between focus, informal discussion and collaboration. For this reason, versatility is at the core of Klaro Industrial Design’s perspective. Their designs continue to push the boundaries of what commercial furniture can offer, as demonstrated in a new collaboration between Klaro Industrial Design and Concept, a design and construction company focused on commercial interiors.
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Small Gestures, Distinctive Design: Inside Gaggenau’s Approach to Interaction
With Gaggenau’s floating control ring, interaction and interface designer Soeren Strayle brings physical presence to the digital interface, finding room for precision and familiarity.
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Creating authenticity through place, culture and history
Reflecting on a Gray Puksand panel at Melbourne Design Week, Ian Khoo considers how early cultural engagement and co-design can create architecture more deeply connected to place and community.
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Saturday Indesign 2026 ends on a high at Woollahra Hotel
After a full day of design across Sydney, Saturday Indesign 2026 continued into the night at Woollahra Hotel, where the architecture and design community came together for the official Afterparty.
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Three conversations about the future of home
What does the future of the home look like? And, perhaps more importantly, what should it feel like, how should it perform, and what should it leave behind?
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From AI to housing, lighting and careers: The design discussions of Saturday Indesign 2026
A curated series of panel talks provided highlights across this year’s Saturday Indesign, with showrooms hosting discussions on topics ranging from atmosphere in lighting to the blurred typology lines shaping Australian homes today.
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What’s on in Paddington at Saturday Indesign 2026
Discover what’s happening in Paddington for Saturday Indesign 2026, from immersive sound and hands-on workshops to live craftsmanship, new collections, design talks and more.
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What’s on in Alexandria at Saturday Indesign 2026
Explore what’s happening across Alexandria for Saturday Indesign 2026, from immersive installations and material experiments to live craftsmanship, design discussions, workshops and hospitality throughout the day.
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What’s on in Surry Hills at Saturday Indesign 2026
Explore everything happening across Surry Hills at Saturday Indesign 2026, from immersive installations and hands-on workshops to design discussions, live making and hospitality.
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What’s on in Waterloo at Saturday Indesign 2026
Explore everything happening across Waterloo at Saturday Indesign 2026, from design discussions and live demonstrations to hands-on workshops, installations and hospitality.
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The material promoting local expression across borders: American hardwood harmonises with Indonesian design and craftsmanship.
When the American Hardwood Export Council (AHEC) first collaborated with Studio Hendro Hadinata in 2025, they presented the KARANA collection, featuring three gallery-worthy pieces poetically flowing as though under a sculptor’s hand. Now in 2026, the collaboration brings the same finesse to everyday dining and living, expanding the collection with KARANA Habitat.
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Advanta is your partner at the drawing board
How a long-established local seating specialist works as an extension of the design studio, drawing on decades of manufacturing knowledge to turn a brief into a bespoke piece.
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Two decades of transforming lives and places
When Founder Karinna Gobbo recently marked 20 years of business for Tappeti, makers of fine, hand-crafted rugs + carpet, she highlighted connections between people as the foundation for success.
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Design without borders
From lighting and large-scale art installations to experiments with paper, plastics and fungi, Edward Linacre Studio is entering a new chapter built around creativity, collaboration and sustainable material research.
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Magnifying microscopic wonders to shape interior realms
While most of us are familiar with the magnificence of wide landscapes, when viewed through a microscope, there is an equally inspiring and mesmerising perspective to be found. At the cellular level, intricacy is revealed, shapes and structures converge, patterns transition and interconnections become mesmerising.
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The sustainable side of furniture
Indonesian designer Hendro Hadinata partners with AHEC to expand his KARANA Collection into a full living and dining range, built from three abundant, underused American hardwoods.
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Sensory impressions set in stone
As a child, Beck Smith was mesmerised by stone and the colour and fire of opals found in Lightning Ridge, where she grew up. Today, she’s a successful interior designer and creative living and working on the Gold Coast, but the connection to the raw earth of the inland remains strong.
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Better work environments for everyone
Angela Ferguson is focused on creating workplaces that support and benefit everyone, and her new practice, NeuroHaven, is leading by example.
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A new home for architectural debate in Melbourne
Founded by Carey Lyon, the Naarm Architecture Foundation is creating new space for research, publishing, emerging practice and architectural debate in Melbourne.
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Revealing the 2026 Sustainability Awards shortlist
The Sustainability Awards shortlist has been announced, marking a significant milestone as Australia’s longest-running awards program dedicated to sustainable design and construction celebrates its 20th anniversary.
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Tzannes’ Amy Dowse on three golden rules for a viable practice
Tzannes Director Amy Dowse sets out a triangle of three golden rules for a successful practice: leadership, rigour and respect.
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What does a city made with care actually look like?
At Living Cities Forum 2026, Finn Williams, Ludwig Engel and Anupama Kundoo approached the future of cities through governance, adaptive reuse and material practice.