Kerry Phelan Design Office Opens in Hong Kong

The collaborative duo behind the Australian-owned Kerry Phelan Design Office present a new firm located in central Hong Kong; a challenge met with ease and optimism. Text by Lara Smetannikov.

Buchan rebuilds Sydney’s beating industrial heart

More than a repurposed heritage-listed building, South Eveleigh Locomotive Workshop has been transformed into a living museum that pays homage to Australia’s industrial history.

B&B Italia is 50

Space Furniture is hosting a series of events across Australia in October and November to celebrate B&B Italia’s golden jubilee.

Steelcase – IDL

Re-imagining Bangkok’s urban landscape

A standout pavilion from this year’s Bangkok Design Week explores shade and light for people and place.

Soundscape serenity meets geometric pizazz

The difference between music and noise is partly how we feel when we hear it. Similarly, the way people respond to an indoor space is based on sensory qualities such as colour, texture, shapes, scents and sound.

Colin Seah on Creative Amnesia and Designing Social Universes

Colin Seah discusses the philosophy behind crafting meaningful social spaces, the importance of emotional intent in architecture, and how “creative amnesia” helps his studio stay ahead of trends.

Shophouse-inspired Soori Penang is a personal tribute to home and place

Architect Soo K. Chan restores the shophouse typology, informed by the memory of growing up in one within the UNESCO World Heritage Site of George Town in Penang.