Richard Francis-Jones

September 23, 2025

American Hardwood Export Council and Hendro Hadinata present KARANA Collection

The American Hardwood Export Council (AHEC) has collaborated with leading Indonesian designer Hendro Hadinata on the KARANA Collection, unveiled at Indonesia Design Week (IDW).

September 23, 2025

Annabelle Smith Wins The Graduate at the INDE.Awards 2025

Annabelle Smith has been named winner of The Graduate at the INDE.Awards 2025, in partnership with Colorbond. Her visionary project reimagines housing in Aotearoa, proposing a modular and culturally responsive model uniting people, architecture and nature.

September 23, 2025

Hogg & Lamb’s heritage restaurant marks Mt Coot-tha summit

A multi-million dollar revitalisation of the heritage-listed venue at Brisbane's beauty spot has been completed with The Summit Restaurant.

September 23, 2025

Sydney Design Week winners announced

The winners of two major Powerhouse design initiatives – the Holdmark Innovation Award and the Carl Nielsen Design Accelerator – have been announced with the launch of Sydney Design Week 2025.

September 22, 2025

Illuminating possibilities with Space Furniture’s lighting expertise

Lighting becomes storytelling in the hands of Bocci and Moooi – brands championed by Space Furniture.

September 21, 2025

The future, today

NGV exhibition 'Making Good: Redesigning the Everyday' is open – and be prepared to be amazed and delighted by great creative design.

September 19, 2025

Collingwood comes alive: A precinct of connection, conversation and creativity

Collingwood pulsed with energy at Saturday Indesign 2025, where talks, launches and activations spilled from showrooms into the streets.

September 19, 2025

Stories Indesign: Piers Taylor and the Glenn Murcutt Symposium

Piers Taylor joins Timothy Alouani-Roby at The Commons to discuss overlaps with Glenn Murcutt and Francis Kéré, his renowned 'Studio in the Woods,' and the sheer desire to make things with whatever might be at hand. 

September 19, 2025

Saturday Indesign 2025 Afterparty: A rooftop celebration to remember

On 6th September 2025, Saturday Indesign went out with a bang at The Albion Rooftop in Melbourne. Sponsored by ABI Interiors, Woodcut and Signorino, the Afterparty was the perfect finale to a day of design, connection and creativity.

September 18, 2025

A fresh take: Inside Adelaide Design Week

The inaugural Adelaide Design Week *everywhere unfolded across five days and nights, bringing together the creative community in a way that hadn’t happened before. Organiser and regular contributor Bronwyn Marshall gives us the inside story.

September 17, 2025

The Standard Singapore wins The Social Space at the INDE.Awards 2025

The Standard, Singapore by Ministry of Design has been crowned winner of The Social Space at the INDE.Awards 2025. Redefining hospitality with a lush and immersive experience, The Standard celebrates both community and connection.

September 17, 2025

Celebrating the creative minds shaping the future of kitchen design

Sub-Zero Wolf Kitchen Design Contest (KDC) announces the remarkable Arizona Biltmore as the location of the 2026 Gala Venue and Winners’ Summit