Designing for the 10%

Alexi Robinson considers Smith’s Cooper-Hewitt exhibition and related essay, Design for the Other 90%, against her findings at this year’s Milan Furniture Fair.

Pedrali chairs furnish the stations of the Mont Blanc Skyway cableway

Taking inspiration from ice crystals and the reflections of snow, the new Mont Blanc cableway by architect Carlo Cillara Rossi has three futuristic stations varying in purpose and style: bars, restaurants, retail areas, entertainment services and panoramic terraces – with beautiful furnishing solutions from Italian company Pedrali. 

Pedrali presents La Dolce Vita: An ode to the Italian spirit

In this new collection, Pedrali’s fierce creativity pays homage to the geographical ethos of coastal Italy – bringing a slice of Mediterranean culture to contract and residential furniture.

ID Design Award

Ben van Berkel breaks down ESG, the UNStudio way

“My worry is that when we talk about ESG, we’re often referring to the need to better care for the planet, for outdoor environments. But what about the indoors?” In this exclusive Q&A with UNStudio’s Ben van Berkel, he puts a new lens on ESG, and talks about designing STH BNK By Beulah with Cox.

All roads lead to Barcaldine with the arrival of The Globe Lookout

The Globe Lookout is the newest tourist attraction in the Outback Queensland town of Barcaldine, joining the award-winning Tree of Knowledge (2009) and The Globe Hotel (2016). It’s all part of the master-planning that has cemented Barcaldine’s position as a regional tourist destination.

“The missing middle”: Contemporary terraces and the future of urban density

SJB is well versed in designing residential architecture and, while Ashbury Terraces might be a relatively small project in relation to Sydney as a whole, it provokes some fundamental questions about the future of Australian cities.

The Review, part one: ‘Truth and Lies in Architecture’ by Richard Francis-Jones

Timothy Alouani-Roby met with Richard Francis-Jones of fjcstudio (formerly fjmtstudio) to discuss his timely, provocative and, quite frankly, necessary book on architecture. In this first part of the book review, we consider the alienation and commodification of the profession, as well as its place in society.