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Thicker than water: The founding of Fanuli
Born as an immigrant’s dream in 1956, the Fanuli brand is defined by close-knit bonds of kinship and a core set of values passed on from father – the late Giuseppe Fanuli – to sons. This is the story of the Fanuli family legacy.
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5 Mins With… Bates Smart’s Brenton Smith
On the eve of his promotion, Bates Smart Director Brenton Smith speaks on the recipe for creative intelligence that keeps the practice at the top of its game.
Ideas
Judges Announced for the Sustainable Building Awards
A group of Australian sustainable building design experts have answered the call to judge the 2016 Sustainable Building Awards.
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Interview with Reissi CEO Mark Reissi
How – and more importantly, why – do brands evolve over time? Mark Reissi, founder and CEO of Reissi Mall and Reissi Empire, reflects.
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Indesign Luminary: Leone Lorrimer
Indesign #64 celebrates the achievements of Leone Lorrimer, CEO of dwp | suters, champion architect, and now, Indesign luminary.
Products
The Nuances of Marble
The Statuario Maximus is a welcome addition to Caesarstone’s marble-inspired quartz surface collection.
Products
Augment by Herman Miller: Intelligent Control, Individual Choice
Herman Miller’s height adjustable modular system brings a new level of individual choice to shared work environments.
Ideas
Attention Designers: Haworth Launches Design Contest
“Be very passionate and curious; create your own formula” – Patricia Urquiola, Judge for Haworth’s Celebrating Great Design Contest.
Ideas
Hand Showers Make a Comeback
Hand showers have been around for a long, long time, but these days there seems to be more of them on the market than ever before. Take a look in a bathroom showroom and you soon discover that every major manufacturer has a hand shower or five in its range.
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Vokes & Peters: Details and Manner Exhibition at Asia Pacific Architecture Forum
At the inaugural Asia Pacific Architecture Forum, Vokes & Peters showcase their Details and Manners Exhibition explores the firm’s history of architecture and design in Queensland.
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Panzeri: Distributed in Australia by Light Culture
Panzeri has been in the lighting business since 1947. Today, the Italian company remains wholly owned by the Panzeri family who maintain a high degree of hands-on involvement in the design, manufacturing and global sales of a wide range of decorative, semi- decorative and technical light ttings.
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Considering the impact of indoor air quality on health
Regardless of what season it is, people tend to spend a huge amount of time indoors – in the USA it is estimated that the population spend approximately 90 per cent of their time inside.
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Enhancing the Existing Properties of Softwood
Although the practice of greenwashing in the architecture and design industry continues to persist, there are measures being taken by various organisations and businesses to ensure that products are not simply tagged with ‘green’, ‘environmentally-friendly’ or ‘sustainable’ tag labels.
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Space
Space launched its first showroom in Sydney in 1993, quickly establishing the benchmark for design retailing in Australia. Since then the company has developed into South-East Asia’s largest and most progressive retailer of contemporary design. Today Space has five purpose-built showrooms in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur, each with architect designed interior environments […]
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Rogerseller
For over 110 years, Rogerseller has been a name synonymous with design. Supplying the finest bathware, kitchen and wellness spaces in the market, we design and manufacture our own premium collections alongside a core line-up of exclusively imported brands. Rogerseller is now proud to announce another new arrival – Lema, completely customizable wardrobes, living and […]
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Showroom design: a supporting role
Contrary to many creative endeavours, the purpose of some interior design is often to be completely unnoticeable. In hospitality venues the design needs to communicate loud and clear, but in residential settings, however, the interior must become a backdrop for the drama of life to unfold. Here’s an example by Rogerseller.
Events
Haworth Collection Showcase Comes to Sydney
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 Porter, Sydney.
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Introducing Haworth Collection
Uniting the unrivalled design legacy of Poltrona Frau, Cappellini, Cassina and Haworth – Haworth Collection presents a curated selection of heritage and modern designs tailored to the Asia Pacific market.
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Introducing Reissi Mall
Reissi Mall’s superb proprietary brand, Reissi Home, and exclusive range of ultra-affordable Italian designed and manufactured furniture makes it a game changer in the Australian design industry.
Events
Designer Rugs Evolve Competition Winners Announced
In a festive environment at the recently renovated Designer Rugs Leichardt showroom, the Evolve Competition Award Winners were announced to an enthusiastic industry crowd, prompting surprise and delight from the winners.