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Alex Wright
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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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Made with intent
Sydney’s Klaro Industrial Design treats manufacturing as the place where design intent is protected – offering commercial designers a responsive, original and considered way to specify.
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In a different light: The Geelong College’s Belerren Centre designed by Wardle
The Geelong College’s Sport and Wellbeing Centre ‘Belerren’ designed by Wardle is designed around bringing in natural light. But Shade Factor’s job was to help modulate and precisely control it for the most important competitive moments.
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Where clinical meets calm
In this Specialist Clinic in Southport, Queensland, Polyflor’s MiPlank flooring shifts a clinical feeling environment into somewhere quietly inviting.
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Patience in craft: Inside Maruni’s design ethos
Maruni does not rely on signature gestures or visual statements with its elegant timber furniture, but rather reveals itself slowly, through proportion, appreciation for design and a continuity between traditional craftsmanship and contemporary expression.
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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.
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Material integrity at SJB’s Billyard Avenue
Natural stone shapes the interiors of Billyard Avenue, a luxury apartment development in Sydney’s Elizabeth Bay designed by architecture and design practice SJB. Here, a curated selection of stone from Anterior XL sets the backdrop for the project’s material language.
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A Mediterranean vision, realised
Hamsi Taverna brings Aegean warmth to Sydney – delivered through a tightly aligned collaboration between Alkot Studio and Unita.
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A lasting legacy with King Living
With steel frames and modular components, King Living sofas are designed to endure – as seen in the evolving modularity of the Jasper Sofa and the reimagined 1977 Sofa collection.
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Material confidence at Ambit Curator’s Everton Buildings
Trust sits at the core of Everton Buildings’ new office, where Ambit Curator was given licence to move beyond convention and deliver a workplace defined by vision, materiality and assured detail.
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Tailored furniture, seamless service: Introducing the new King Living Trade Hub
Poised at the intersection of design and service, King Trade has launched a new dedicated hub in Bondi Junction, which offers tailored product, service and pricing for architects and interior designers.
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Familiar forms and new horizons with Arper’s outdoor expansion
Arper expands its outdoor offer by re-engineering some of its most recognisable indoor pieces for life outside.
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Illuminating possibilities with Space Furniture’s lighting expertise
Lighting becomes storytelling in the hands of Bocci and Moooi – brands championed by Space Furniture.
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Living with Light – Introducing Capral’s Artisan 934 Panoramic Sliding Door
Minimalist in form yet robust in performance, the Artisan 934 Panoramic Sliding Door reframes the function of a sliding door as a central architectural element.
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Designing for connection: The hospitality trends shaping a new age of commercial fit-out
Hospitality is evolving fast, demanding interiors that can flex as quickly as guest expectations. From modular seating to stackable silhouettes, Bowermans brings global design brands and local know-how to help designers shape spaces that perform as well as they inspire.
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Design agility meets commercial-grade performance with Karndean’s Opus flooring range
Karndean’s newly evolved Opus range brings versatility and durability to the forefront of commercial flooring. Blending design-led aesthetics with robust, high-performance functionality, it’s a go-to solution for spaces that demand both style and resilience.
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A decade of quiet elegance with Pedrali’s Nemea chair
Pedrali’s Nemea collection, designed by Cazzaniga Mandelli Pagliarulo, marks 10 years of refined presence in hospitality and commercial spaces around the world. With its sculptural timber form and enduring versatility, Nemea proves that timeless design is never out of place.
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A workplace fit out that goes beyond the standard
The client’s brief was clear: create an environment that honoured FIN’s heritage while embracing its future. For Intermain, that meant rejecting the idea of the corporate, “boring” office and instead leaning into a space that would inspire, connect, and surprise.
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Shaping spatial identity through custom flooring with Designer Rugs
In commercial interiors, flooring needs to do more than ground a space, it should tell a story. Through collaboration with the industry’s leading lights, Designer Rugs creates custom rugs & bespoke carpet solutions, finding ways to elevate commercial environments with material nuance and design integrity.
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Tappeti’s Gradient collection is an ode to colour, craft and composition
The latest additions to Tappeti’s Gradient Collection explore the emotive power of colour through a series of hand-knotted and hand-tufted rugs.