Written by
Christina Rae
Ideas
Pop the Bubbly: Announcing the Winners of the Haworth Design Contest
From countless entries to a handful of finalists to one final winner, Haworth has crowned a team from Woods Bagot Melbourne the winners of the Celebrating Great Design contest.
Articles
Lighting Up the Future of UTS
The University of Technology Sydney has entered an interesting phase as it nears its 29th birthday, with a number of renovations taking place within its iconic brutalist Tower.
Articles
If You Only Attend One Warehouse Sale This Weekend
Designer Rugs is hosting a three-day weekend warehouse sale – starting today. Get ready!
Articles
Finding Privacy in the Modern Workplace
The workspace is buzzing with a dedicated focus on open-plan and collaborative workplace design, but how can we achieve a piece of privacy within such a crowded and distracting space?
Articles
The Art of Spanish Collaboration
Design icon Patricia Urquiola collaborated with Haworth and fellow Spanish design heavyweight GAN to create a series of sumptuous rugs that add a pop of personality to any workspace.
News
Unlock Sydney’s Architectural Secrets at Sydney Open
With over 70 buildings and spaces across the Sydney CBD, Sydney Open in 2016 promises an intimate exploration of unexpected design delights across Sydney.
Articles
Dining Over the Workplace
After the WORKTECH16 workspace seminars, pioneers Haworth hosted an intimate dinner for industry leaders to connect and continue their discussions about what the future brings for of workplace design.
Ideas
Exploring NeoCon 2016
Chicago’s NeoCon is the United States’ answer to Salone del Mobile, showcasing the latest innovations in commercial design from across the world.
Furniture
Natural Sitting With the Fern Chair
When we think about ‘seating’, we often think of an object: something tactile and physical. Yet when we think about ‘sitting’, we think about an organic action, comfort, and relaxation. Haworth’s Fern chair reworks traditional design with a focus on sitting, rather than seating.
Furniture
In the Palm of Your Hand: The Harbor Work Lounge
Nicolai Czumaj-Bront has worked with Haworth as an industrial designer since 2005, and is now currently Haworth’s Design Lead for Europe. Having grown up in a creative household, he strives to design product solutions with an emphasis on translating the abstract into something tangible.
Ideas
Up Close with Yarn and Textiles
How well do you know your yarns? Carpets and rugs add a beautiful finish to an interior, but before they become the final product, they start off as millions of strands of differing yarns before being woven into a cohesive whole. We sat down with Tappeti Director, Karinna Gobbo, to talk about yarn.
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Reviewing Salone del Mobile 2016
At Salone del Mobile 2016 visitors from across the world spent a whirlwind week discovering the latest offerings from some of the most exciting names in the industry. We had the opportunity to find out what Liz Teh, the Head of Design for Haworth Asia Pacific, thought were the best design trends and exhibitions this year.
Ideas
VIVID IDEAS: For the Creative People, by the Creative People
We got the opportunity to find out a little bit about what goes into organising Vivid Ideas, and some of the highlights in store for design enthusiasts from Vivid Ideas curator Jess Scully.
Ideas
Dissecting the Building Code of Australia: Rug Edition
The Building Code of Australia is the go-to bible for industry standards and regulations covering everything from floor coverings, to building materials, and construction details. We thought we’d take a look at one section of the BCA that covers the creation of rugs and consulted some industry experts on how much they know about the BCA.
People
Patricia Urquiola Discusses Design Collaboration
The winner of Haworth’s Celebrating Great Design Contest will workshop their design at Studio Urquiola. We find out more from Patricia Urquiola about what the judges will be looking for.
Fixed & Fitted
Axor: Water Outside the Box
Axor challenges designers to reinvent the way we experience water with alternative materials and forms at Salone del Mobile 2016.
Events
Haworth Collection Showcase Comes to Shanghai – IDL
Celebrating the launch of the Haworth Collection, Giulio Cappellini and the Haworth team hosted a series of industry events set among a curated showcase of iconic designs at the Haworth showroom in the Jing’An Kerry Centre of Shanghai’s central business district.
Articles
Making Your Office Lively with Krost
Krost introduces a dynamic new range of colourful soft seating to brighten up the office space for 2016.
Ideas
Research Drives Successful Innovation
Wilson Architects is one of Australia’s oldest architectural firms with over 130 years of experience in the field driven by a core design philosophy that research drive successful innovation. With this in mind, the firm has recently released their design research to the Education and Science Sectors.
Articles
Gebruder Thonet Vienna GmbH comes to Space
The Austrian company Gebruder Thonet Vienna GmbH has a legacy of pioneering the use of the mechanical steam bent process on a grand scale that forms the core of their universally recognised signature curves and elegant designs.