Hear Bruce Wolfe discuss the new Lady Cilento Children’s Hospital

Australia’s largest and most advanced children’s hospital, Lady Cilento brings staff and services from two hospitals together into a new purpose-designed 359 bed tertiary/quaternary hospital. We talk to Managing Director at Conrad Gargett Bruce Wolfe about the design challenges and rewards, and what this project inspires for the future.

Designer to Watch: Andrew Simpson

indesignlive.com heard Andrew speak at Pecha Kucha, Sydney, this year and were so impressed with his work and passion for glass blowing, we tracked him down for a chat.

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The New David’s, Melbourne

Hecker Guthrie’s design for the refurbished David’s in Prahran, Melbourne reflects the honesty of the brand.

In a different light: The Geelong College’s Belerren Centre designed by Wardle

The Geelong College’s Sport and Wellbeing Centre ‘Belerren’ designed by Wardle is designed around bringing in natural light. But Shade Factor’s job was to help modulate and precisely control it for the most important competitive moments.

A perfumery with somewhere to sit

For Libertine Parfumerie’s new Armadale boutique, Tamsin Johnson looked to the warmth of the home and the rhythm of old-world shopfronts to make fragrance retail feel slower, richer and more personal.

Living small, thinking circular

Joanne Odisho has been named the 2026 Australian Furniture Design Award winner for Mod-u, a modular lighting system made from eggshell composites and bio-filament.

Led by designers: Casting a curatorial eye across Melbourne Design Week

Curator, writer and educator Kate Goodwin was in town for Melbourne Design Week. Here, she reflects on how light-touch organising and designer-led spaces created some of the most impactful, distinctive exhibitions.