We need to talk about delivering fit for purpose

The onus is on architects and designers to create places and spaces that are suitably fit for purpose, even if final say over a project’s FF&E schedule is not.

Instyle and Contemporary Leathers (SiD 08)

Instyle launched new products including Wovin Wall and LIFE Textiles, while Contemporary Leathers presented a new and dazzling array of leathers for the contract and high-end residential markets.

A Different Kind of Swing

Bowling alleys are rarely associated with high design. Going bowling in Manila is a different story. Stephen Crafti spoke to Architects Eat.

Poliform showroom

Migrating Modernism: Seidler on show in Sydney

Following a successful exhibition at San Marco Art Centre (SMAC) in Venice, a retrospective exhibition on the work and life of preeminent Australian architect Harry Seidler is open at the University of Sydney’s Chau Chak Wing Museum.

Paola Lenti makes a case for colour confidence

At dedece Sydney, Anna Lenti introduced the Chromatic Alphabet, a new design tool intended to make architects and designers less hesitant about working with colour.

Tappeti marks 20 years of bespoke rug design

At Paddington Town Hall, the Australian rug studio reflected on two decades of bespoke design with an event that brought its archives, collaborations and making processes into motion.

The inaugural Coastal Design Assembly is about to make landfall in Sydney

Sophie Lanigan, organiser of a new event centring on Sydney’s relationship to water, tells us what the event’s all about, who it’s for and why it matters today.