Written by
Ashley Tucker
Ideas
Airbnb into Design
Airbnb is moving beyond home-sharing and expanding into new areas with the launch of their multidisciplinary innovation and design studio, Samara.
People
Jack of All Trades, Master of All
An efficacious self-taught Danish designer, Johannes Torpe is what some would describe as a jack of all trades.
People
In Profile: Tom Skeehan
Ashley Tucker speaks to Australian furniture designer Tom Skeehan about his design process, working with Australian manufacturers, and what it means to have a strong material narrative in your work.
Ideas
3 Design Books You Need to Read Right Now
From journeys across the South Pacific to tales of Japanese architecture, these books take an in-depth look at how architecture can enrich our lives. Ashley Tucker writes.
Furniture
Hunting for George and Grazia & Co collaborate
Hunting for George have joined forces with Melbourne designer Grazia Materia for their latest furniture collaboration. The collaboration has brought together an edit of textural furniture pieces and accessories for the home.
Articles
The sustainable choice: Sustainable Living Fabrics
Sustainable Living Fabrics have been firm leaders in the contract wool furnishing market for over 47 years, supplying the design industry with an environmentally sustainable choice of fabrics that are proudly Australian designed and manufactured.
Articles
Why durability and dimensional stability are key factors for timber flooring
With the immense number of suppliers of wood flooring into the Australian market, it is becoming more challenging for the specifier to decide what product is most suited for what project. During the selection process, colour is an important factor, but dimensional stability and durability should also be taken into consideration during the selection process.
Articles
JEB International launches Brooklyn
The process of JEB’s product development varies each time; sometimes they create systems reflective of project specific requirements and other times their product releases reflect the current market trends in terms of cost or performance but for Brooklyn, it was about our passion for design.
Ideas
Inaugural Asia Pacific Architecture Forum Opens
The inaugural Asia Pacific Architecture Forum (APAF) – a two-week forum designed for architecture enthusiasts, professionals, educators and students – officially launched in Brisbane this week.
Ideas
UQ Architecture Lecture series returns to the Asia Pacific Design Library
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Articles
How to get the perfect lighting effect with Gineico
The I-Pipedi collection designed by Lucifero’s epitomises the key underlying philosophy: less is more. This approach is key when designing a range of interior and exterior spaces, from residential and retail to hospitality and mixed use, and Gineico Interiors is well-equipped to help find the right lighting solution for your next project.
Articles
How to Get Nimble with Zenith Interiors
Clever supply houses like Zenith Interiors are actively working to understand the concept of agile working, and are working with local and international designers alike to provide best-practice solutions for the evolving concept.
Articles
Serpentine Reveals Designs for this year’s Pavilion
The Serpentine has revealed the designs for its expanded Architecture Programme for 2016: the 16th annual Pavilion designed by Copenhagen and New York-based Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG).
Lighting
BUSTER Bulb: A LED that raises the bar in lighting technologies
London-born design label, Buster + Punch are the brains behind the worlds first designer LED bulb.
People
Five Minutes with: Design Duo Lisa Vincitorio and Laelie Berzon
We sit down with Lisa Vincitorio and Laelie Berzon, founders of Something Beginning With to learn about their design obsessions.
Articles
Staron Solid Surfaces pushes the boundaries of retail design
Staron® Solid Surfaces provides a design solution that pushes the boundaries of retail design.
Articles
Contributors announced for the Venice Architecture Biennale 2016
Venice Architecture Biennale 2016 curator Alejandro Aravena has announced a list of participants who will contribute to the 15th edition of the biennial.
Furniture
Work while being enveloped by Cloud
Cloud, designed and developed by the Zenith Design Studio and manufactured in Australia, is a system of organic pod formations, with a soft aesthetic, that moves away from rigid office structures and creates desirable and inviting quiet spaces for work environments.
Articles
Find rigorous design and honest materials in the SP01 Collection
Conceived in Australia, designed by the renowned Milan-based studio Fattorini+Rizzini+Partners and produced by Italy’s leading manufacturers, SP01 is a new design brand featuring a collection of furniture designed for an international audience.
Ideas
The case for green retail
A new report from the World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) finds that green retail environments can enhance the customer experience and drive greater profits.