Australia Council Honours Pioneer Jeweller and Arts Advocate

One of Australia’s leading jewellers Mari Funaki, and celebrated arts advocate Emeritus Professor David Williams AM, have been honoured with the 2007 Australia Council for the Arts’ Visual Arts Emeritus Award and the Visual Arts Emeritus Medal respectively. Professor Ted Snell, chair of the Australia Council’s visual arts board presented the two arts luminaries with […]

Meadowbank Tafe poised to become central hub of skills-based learning

Australia’s first tertiary campus with the facilities to host both trade and digital skills-based education under one roof is now complete. Designed and delivered by Gray Puksand, the campus is ready to address Australia’s skills shortages.

Futurespace 10th Anniversary

Futurespace celebrated their 10th anniversary with a party for friends and industry members at their Sydney studio on Thursday 13 October.

Montreal International Interior Show

“On May 21, 22, 23 2009, the Place Bonaventure will host the 21st edition of the Montréal International Interior Design Show, high in trendsetting ideas, green materials, new products and top designers and design companies from here and abroad.

Gathered on 200 000 square feet of exhibition space, amongst special projects and activities, some 20 000 professional and design-loving visitors will come celebrate and discover the creativity springing from the Show’s 300 exhibitors from Quebec and Canada as well as America and Europe”.

Tom Kundig joins the podcast in Sydney

The renowned American architect stopped by to record a STORIESINDESIGN episode with Timothy Alouani-Roby, delving into his philosophies of design and the landscapes that inspire his work.

Matter meets design in mineral magnificence

The newest brand to emerge from Cosentino’s creative crucible is Ēclos, a next-generation mineral surface that embodies the organic beauty and tactility of marble in a precision-mineral surface or material.

“Density can be done well”: JPW project increases social housing offering by 300%

As a significant renewal of an established social housing project, JPW’s recently completed Cowper Street Housing in Glebe, Sydney aims to bring sustainable and community-focused density to an inner city suburb.

Comment: The design story behind storytelling spaces 

What exactly does a theatre consultant do, and why are they an important part of designing the spaces in which we tell the most dramatic stories? Charcoalblue’s Erin Shepherd tells us more.