Your Moment INDESIGN

For this exclusive Indesign Edit, we invited eight of our most valued industry colleagues – and design heroes – to join us at the Farage concept store, where we captured them in their element.

Collaboration Station: ACU Mercy Building by ThomsonAdsett

Australian Catholic University’s Mercy Building, designed by ThomsonAdsett, is a perfect example of human-centred design for the built environment.

Judges announced for Dulux Colour Awards 2011

You, the designer, are a desirable audience

Putting design on a global stage, the Salone del Mobile isn’t just for showcasing the newest product. Increasingly it’s about the activities outside the fairgrounds, and as commerce moves in at the juncture of art and design, one crowd of people are clearly being targeted.

A new chapter of Herman Miller’s design continuum: Kim Colin and Sam Hecht named Global Creative Directors

After two decades of creative partnership, Kim Colin and Sam Hecht of Industrial Facility step into a joint role as Herman Miller’s Global Creative Directors – a reminder that the brand’s ethos isn’t defined solely by their products, but also by the quiet thread of thought that shapes the space in-between, crafting a purposeful, human-centric and enduring trajectory.

Paola Lenti makes a case for colour confidence

At dedece Sydney, Anna Lenti introduced the Chromatic Alphabet, a new design tool intended to make architects and designers less hesitant about working with colour.

Saturday Indesign memories: Escaping the corporate catch-up trap

Cox Architecture’s Remy Chard reminisces about her interstate trip for Saturday Indesign two years ago, writing that such design events can act as catalysts for connection while countering the ‘catch-up trap’.

What Nikari reveals about Finnish design and its love of wood

KFive Furniture and Finnish design brand, Nikari, invite us into a world of Finnish folklore and exquisite woodworking traditions. As we step through this moody, magical forest of culture and contemporary design, we discover what makes Finnish design distinct from its Scandinavian counterparts.