A milestone conversation with David Hicks

The Melbourne-based interior designer is celebrating his eponymous practice’s quarter-century. He joins Timothy Alouani-Roby at The Commons during a flying visit to Sydney to discuss this milestone and much more.

BY Timothy Alouani-Roby

August 26th, 2025

Tags: David Hicks, design, France, furniture, Hospitality, hospitality design, interior design, interiors, Malaysia, Milan, podcast, Saturday Indesign, stories indesign, The Commons

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It’s a very special year for David Hicks: the interior designer is celebrating 25 years of his own practice. We might also add that he joined us for a panel event in Milan earlier in the year, and will be coming along for more at Saturday Indesign in Melbourne during September!

In this in-person interview at The Commons in Surry Hills, Sydney, David discusses his childhood in Malaysia, finding inspiration in French design and of course the quarter-century milestone.

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