Timothy Alouani-Roby

Timothy Alouani-Roby is a writer and the Editor of Indesignlive and Habitusliving. Having worked in elite professional sport for over a decade, he retrained in architecture at the University of Sydney, adding to previous degrees in philosophy, politics and English literature. Originally from Northern England, Timothy is also a student of Moroccan Arabic and divides his time between Gadigal-Sydney and Marrakech.
May 21, 2026

Led by designers: Casting a curatorial eye across Melbourne Design Week

Curator, writer and educator Kate Goodwin was in town for Melbourne Design Week. Here, she reflects on how light-touch organising and designer-led spaces created some of the most impactful, distinctive exhibitions.

May 21, 2026

Michael Leeton on crafting place, protection and poetry in residential design

In this interview, Michael Leeton reflects on his philosophy of placemaking, connection to landscape and the importance of designing homes that balance intimacy with scale, using his award-winning project House on a Hill as a central reference point. 

May 20, 2026

AJC Architects’ Southern Lookout opens Hornsby quarry to the public

At Hornsby Park, AJC Architects’ Southern Lookout marks the first architectural intervention in the transformation of a former quarry into a major public landscape.

May 19, 2026

Living small, thinking circular

Joanne Odisho has been named the 2026 Australian Furniture Design Award winner for Mod-u, a modular lighting system made from eggshell composites and bio-filament.

May 19, 2026

Brewing a new rooftop typology in Vijayawada

Brunit by 23 Degrees Design Shift brings together expressive structure, industrial materiality and climate-conscious hospitality on a rooftop site in Vijayawada.

May 19, 2026

Matter meets design in mineral magnificence

The newest brand to emerge from Cosentino’s creative crucible is Ēclos, a next-generation mineral surface that embodies the organic beauty and tactility of marble in a precision-mineral surface or material.