Inner city Melbourne has many beautiful locales and highly sought after suburbs in which people want to live, but few are so pretty as the beachside suburb of Elwood. An established suburb, Elwood has become a hub for those who appreciate parklands and the beach while still wanting to immerse themselves in the social interaction to be found at nearby cafes, restaurants and speciality shops. And the Elwood House is the perfect example of this suburb’s popularity.

Paul McGillick travelled to Copenhagen with Louis Poulsen in May to mark the 60th anniversary and re-issue of three iconic lamps. It was an immersion into beautiful, functional Danish design.

Not afraid to break the traditional boundaries of an architect, Ben Edwards of Studio Edwards is in the midst of organising a new design program – alt. material – we chat with the architect ahead of the first exhibition, Plasticity.

Get the goss on the comings and goings within the design industry. Who has been promoted, who has moved to a new studio and where are practices setting up new offices?