AIDA Presentation Night – IDL

On Friday 4 June the design industry came together to award a total of 42 winners, with products ranging from the new generation Cochlear implant system and a sheep drench gun, through to lightweight wine bottles and a hybrid surfboard combining a longboard and shortboard.

Vale Michael Crouch AC: Design, manufacturing and export communities lose a long-term supporter

Michael Crouch AC, the founder of Zip Industries and its CEO from 1962 to 2013, passed away in Sydney on 9 February after a short illness. His legacy includes an impressive list of ongoing enterprises that have enjoyed his generous patronage.

9 commercial spaces that celebrate colour in design

Representing the most creative, bold and colour-filled projects of the past year, the 2021 Dulux Colour Awards have been announced.

Rado Anniversary

Beyond the panel: What makes a design event worth attending?

Ahead of Saturday Indesign, architects reflect on why smaller gatherings, unexpected voices, candid discussion and meaningful follow-up can make meeting in person genuinely worthwhile.

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.

A retail fit-out that grows from the street

For The Eye Piece’s fourth store, Ricci Bloch brings general optometry and a dedicated Lindberg shop-in-shop together within a double-height tenancy at Sydney’s EY Centre.

A new chapter of Herman Miller’s design continuum: Kim Colin and Sam Hecht named Global Creative Directors

After two decades of creative partnership, Kim Colin and Sam Hecht of Industrial Facility step into a joint role as Herman Miller’s Global Creative Directors – a reminder that the brand’s ethos isn’t defined solely by their products, but also by the quiet thread of thought that shapes the space in-between, crafting a purposeful, human-centric and enduring trajectory.