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Project
Mangrove garden: Bean Buro reimagines corporate culture in Hong Kong
Bean Buro transforms a financial office into a biophilic workplace using local art, hospitality design and wellbeing-driven spaces.
Furniture
Lighter, softer, greener: Unveiling the new JAC seating collection
Discover the latest milestones and updates that have made Zenith’s JAC collection the new benchmark for style, ergonomic excellence, and environmental consciousness.
Articles
Lighter, softer, greener: Unveiling the new JAC seating collection
Discover the latest milestones and updates that have made Zenith’s JAC collection the new benchmark for style, ergonomic excellence, and environmental consciousness.
Ideas
Building a culture of product stewardship: Cultivated 10 years on
In 2013 Cultivated launched as a restoration service, today it is a full-service product stewardship business, buying back, refurbishing and recycling authentic design pieces. In this article we continue the conversation around whole-of-lifecycle-furniture.
Furniture
Sun yourself on this outdoor timber chair by Jarrod Lim
We can’t get enough of this outdoor timber chair – the Sun Lounge – presented at FIND Design Fair Asia. Designed for superior comfort and longevity – Jarrod Lim’s newest seating piece was on show at the fair’s EMERGE showcase.
Events
Latest Ross Gardam designs in the spotlight at Stylecraft
Designer Ross Gardam recently teamed up with Stylecraft to present a series of events that focused on select Ross Gardam designs and new releases, all available at Stylecraft.
Project
Nathan Yong explores the lifecycle of curiosity with AHEC
Renowned designer Nathan Yong’s visionary philosophy comes to life in the Lifecycles collection, a collaboration with the American Hardwood Export Council (AHEC) that redefines sustainable design.
Articles
Introducing the sophisticated all-rounder of the seating world
The Max Chair offers architects and designers an exceptional seating solution that adds value to any commercial space by combining design versatility, ergonomic excellence, careful material selection and a variety of customisation options.
Articles
This George Street fit-out flexes the strength of Australian design and manufacturing
Australian Design & Co has worked hand-in-hand with project designer, Geyer, to deliver an innovative fit-out for the globally renowned Boardroom. Here we explore the design and manufacture of this fit-out.
Products
<strong>Mesh to impress: Steelcase launches Karman</strong>
With the opening of Steelcase’s new Sydney showroom comes the launch of Karman. A task chair that heralds a changing of the times.
Articles
Above and beyond: The circularity of Yonda
Globally recognised environmental pioneers Wilkhahn are once again taking bold strides forward in the name of sustainability. The award-winning Yonda collection is their magnum opus of design circularity.
Articles
For the future workplace: Your first look at nau’s exciting new contract collection
The workplace of the future takes shape with the release of Cult’s new nau contract look book. Discover within new releases from designers Adam Goodrum and Tom Fereday for Cult’s in-house design brand, nau.
People
From the outside in: The story behind Extremis
Extremis founder Dirk Wynants creates smart furniture pieces that speak to our very human needs, while also delivering solutions for the evolving workplace. Alice Blackwood speaks with him at Orgatec.
Furniture
Moroso’s Pebble Rubble spotlights the benefits that nature has on wellbeing
Fusing the playful tactility of deep forest floor with the contemporary urban context, Pebble Rubble’s illusory design language transcends its form, as well as the very concept of traditional seating design.
People
From the outside in: The story behind Extremis
Extremis founder Dirk Wynants creates smart furniture pieces that speak to our very human needs, while also delivering solutions for the evolving workplace. Alice Blackwood speaks with him at Orgatec.
News
Too comfortable to leave – Maker&Son launches Melbourne showroom
Supremely comfortable. This is the catchphrase for Maker&Son’s luxurious sofas – and now beds, too. And we can confirm, they really are ridiculously comfortable.
People
Design, success and process with Adam Cornish
Adam Cornish is a product designer who leads the way in creativity and originality. He lives and works in Australia and is a global talent in everyone’s book, writes Jan Henderson.
Events
Tait’s Zephyr Lounger wins The Object at the 2022 INDE.Awards
From a shortlist of outstanding objects in this year’s INDE.Awards, the winner of The Object category ticks all the boxes and then some.
Project
Danielle Brustman meets Mazda in this artistic collab
What do you get when you cross an interior designer with a premium automotive brand? In this artistic collaboration with Mazda, Danielle Brustman has created three chairs inspired by three Mazda models.
Products
Why we love Helen Kontouris: 5 designs for all time
Leanne Amodeo rounds up the Indesign team’s favourite Helen Kontouris designs.
Products
Lukas Cober shapes resin furniture by hand
In a new exhibition at St. Vincents in Belgium, Studio Cober will showcase a series of pieces that present as artistic expressions of fibreglass and resin.
Products
Delicious design: Furnished Forever serves up Waffle
Emphasising the differences between hard and soft surfaces, the geometric planes of the Waffle’s upholstered grid offers a satisfying squish of comfort.
Products
An elegant, simple family affair – Maki by Adam Cornish
In a new collaboration with Italian timber furniture manufacturer, Cantarutti, Adam Cornish has brought his artistic flair to crafting a family of chairs, named Maki.
News
5 commercial products, launched this week in Milan
Halfway through Milan, design-breaking pieces keep on coming. With Habitus editor Aleesha Callahan on the ground, get the first look at these commercial pieces for all your workplace desires.
News
The moment of solace we’re all seeking: Valli
The new sofa collection Valli by Schiavello shines as a purpose-driven workplace sofa, providing a quick retreat as Australia returns to the office.
Articles
5 mins with Sebastian Herkner and Blume
In this intimate chat with Sebastian Herkner, German designer of international renown, we learn about his love for camping, the craftsmanship essential to his work, and his Blume collection for Pedrali.
People
Turning 10 with Type: SBW
Razzy graphic forms and pops of hypercolour – this new furniture collection from SBW shows that after 10 years of designing and manufacturing, they really know what they’re doing.
Articles
Bill Stumpf: the man who brought comfort to work
When one believes that a good design isn’t just a good business, but a moral obligation, they are bound to create revolutionary furnishings that have the power to truly better human experience. For Bill Stumpf, effective design was all about comfort.
Articles
The Rachel Chair: Minimalism at its finest
With a decade in the making, Los Angeles-based brand, Bend Goods mark their 10-year anniversary with Rachel. Local brand, Ownworld brings the innovative playfulness of the Rachel Chair to Australian shores.
Articles
A Vidak Vision
Ownworld strengthens its workplace offering with Vidak.
Articles
Bringing Italian opulence and heritage into the home
Family-owned brand, Cattelan Italia continues to redefine the art of living with evocative, graceful and refined Italian furniture for 41 years and counting.
Articles
Using office furniture to inspire
Arper’s latest range of office furniture, available from Stylecraft, is a trio of collections that will inspire the best from employees and design lovers alike.
Articles
Harbour 1976 and the legacy of local design on the world stage
Since 1976, the Condos family has handcrafted furniture in their Sydney workshop – and since 2008, the Harbour 1976 brand has been a showcase of its mastery of design.
Articles
How did we get here? A brief recent history of seating design
Ergonomics and product design – especially in the commercial sector – has always had a strong relationship, but how does ergonomics push the possibilities of design?
Articles
Thinking green with plant based paint
Designer furniture group Pedrali has always been committed to environmental sustainability, but now they’ve take a whole new step on that journey – entirely plant-derived water-based paints.
Articles
Arthur G furniture from Henry Sgourakis
Designer furniture brand Arthur G has teamed up with multi-disciplinary designer Henry Sgourakis to create an all-new furniture range, and they’re celebrating in Sydney.
Articles
The New Frontier of Collaborative Seating
Herman Miller Asia Pacific has launched an all-new design system perfectly suited to the changing landscape of collaboration in the commercial environment – Sabha Collaborative Seating™.
Articles
Commercial Inspired, Residential Applied – Arthur G by way of Henry Sgourakis
Designer furniture brand Arthur G has teamed up with multi-disciplinary designer Henry Sgourakis to create an all-new furniture range, and they’re celebrating in Sydney.
Products
Here’s Why Humanscale STILL Rules The World Of Seating!
The visual simplicity of Humanscale’s chairs belies the state-of the-art technology that allows them to adjust to every user – hardly a knob or lever required!
Articles
Finding Privacy in the Modern Workplace
The workspace is buzzing with a dedicated focus on open-plan and collaborative workplace design, but how can we achieve a piece of privacy within such a crowded and distracting space?
Furniture
W. Atelier Announces Collaboration With Okamura
A cohesive range of premium office and task chairs by Okamura including the latest Plimode model is now available at W. Atelier.
Furniture
Natural Sitting With the Fern Chair
When we think about ‘seating’, we often think of an object: something tactile and physical. Yet when we think about ‘sitting’, we think about an organic action, comfort, and relaxation. Haworth’s Fern chair reworks traditional design with a focus on sitting, rather than seating.
Furniture
Layla Landscape by Boss Design
Modular, elegant lounge systems.
News
Krost launch Design Resources Library
A usable library of workstation shapes and seating with 2D and 3D models