Willow Aliento

Cheers to savouring local talent at Beenleigh

In the bustling coastal corridor between the Gold Coast and Brisbane, the new Distillery Road Markets precinct has become a major drawcard for tourists and locals alike. At the heart of this creative redevelopment of a former industrial precinct is The FED, which stands for Food, Entertainment and Dining.

Indesign

A forever home among the fig trees

Amidst the vibrant hum of Brisbane’s West End, a gorgeous tri-level home embraces nature within and without. Overlooking Orleigh Park with its stately Moreton Bay fig trees and the winding waters of the Brisbane River, the design of the home fuses the lifestyle of the owners with the essence of contemporary sustainable design.

Indesign

WATCH NOW: The new bronze age of Engineered Beauty

Savage Design’s approach to understanding the relationship between design concepts and user experience, particularly with metalwork, transcends traditional boundaries, blending timeless craftsmanship with digital innovation to create enduring elegance in objects, furnishings, and door furniture.

Indesign

Fortuna favours the bold

In the pursuit of an uplifting synergy between the inner world and the surrounding environment, internationally acclaimed Interior Architect and Designer Lorena Gaxiola transform the vibration of the auspicious number ‘8’ into mesmerising artistry alongside the Feltex design team, brought to you by GH Commercial.

Products

Responding to people and place within the cancer treatment journey

Explore the future of cancer treatment at the Australian Bragg Centre, where a revolutionary design by Woods Bagot integrates cutting-edge proton therapy with patient-centric features, including natural light and adaptive Verosol blinds, creating a space that merges innovation and empathy for a holistic healing journey.

Indesign

Light, nature and connection – an aesthetic for physics at ANU

With its stunning outlooks over Lake Burley Griffin, the new ANU Research School of Physics building, designed by Hassell, was an opportunity to embed wellbeing features as a primary element of the aesthetic. There is a clear alignment between the building blocks of the discipline – light, energy, matter and the interconnections between objects and […]

Indesign

Cairns Convention Centre: A gem that celebrates its setting

Cox Architecture’s design for the Cairns Convention Centre takes a thoughtful approach to shading and detailing with Verosol blinds.

Indesign

Wurriki Nyal – a fusion of aesthetics and performance

Transparency and connection are significant themes in the design scheme for the new Wurriki Nyal Civic Precinct. In combination with the world-class sustainability goals of the client, City of Greater Geelong, this poses a challenge for an architect: how to resolve the conflict between expansive views and glazing as a dominant façade element, while ensuring comfortable indoor temperatures and minimised glare.

Indesign

Kitchen favourites – revealing the winners of Gaggenau Kitchen of the Year 2023

A reminder that the kitchen really is the heart of the home, the winners of the 2023 Gaggenau Kitchen of the Year Design Contest each let design shine.

Ideas

Carpet that helps to solve humanity’s most pressing problems

How is the horizontal plane rising up to meet complex needs within health, wellbeing and sustainability? We discuss colour, texture, environmental credentials and the influence of materiality on the wellbeing with four globally leading carpet manufacturers.

Products

Lighting design that helps humanise the office

How can lighting design help us create human workspaces and harmonise spatial functionality? Willow Aliento reports.

Indesign

The story behind Mika Utzon Popov’s breathtaking art rug

Tappeti has teamed up with artist Mika Utzon Popov to create a bespoke rug that speaks to the head and the heart. Here, Mika shares the story behind the piece.