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25 years of Greg Natale: Beyond the decorative
This November marks 25 years since Greg Natale opened his Sydney studio. In the decades since, he has built one of Australia’s most recognisable design practices, defined by pattern and decorative conviction.
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“Furniture design offered a creative freedom that felt quite liberating”: Joanne Odisho on working with Knotte
New Australian modular seating brand, Knotte, has collaborated with Melbourne designer, Joanne Odisho, to develop its latest range, Almas. We asked her to tell us more.
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Laid-back living done right in this Australian home
Looking to engage with the streetscape and environs, this family home offers a fresh take on coastal living with a strong focus on sustainability.
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Volker Haug’s illuminating designs with playful edges
Committed to the artful illumination of spaces, Volker Haug Studio amps up its well loved lighting collections with two new additions.
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Curious problem solver: Vipoo Srivilasa excels in “innovation, creativity and progression”
Vipoo has taken home the winning title in the biennale MAKE Award for Australian creatives. Learn who took home second prize and highly commended in what is Australia’s richest, non-acquisitive prize for craft and design in Australia.
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A chair for you and your inner-child
DesignByThem’s newest release leans into nostalgia to create a chair that’s simultaneously playful and practical.
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The Upper gets Luchetti Krelle’s Australian influence
Australian craftsmanship meets Japanese luxe in Luchetti Krelle’s exciting and luscious restaurant design for The Upper Tokyo.
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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.
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Studio Tate pays forward with its pro-bono design programme
Carley Nicholls and Alex Hopkins of Studio Tate are passionate about making good design accessible to all. The studio’s pro-bono social impact programme has transformed its working culture, and the everyday lives of its clients.
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Greg Natale’s Cotton On campus makes work look like luxury
What would entice you back into the office? For the Cotton On campus in Geelong, Australia, Greg Natale solves the dilemma with a set of luxe and soulful facilities. Work never looked so good!
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Mark Landini and his ‘blindfold test’ design approach
From flying around the clock, to traversing time zones from home. With severe limitations on international travel, Landini Associates has had to adapt its modus operandi. The process has been illuminating, reports Stephen Crafti.
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Sophie Solomon finds beauty in gentle tensions
Sophie Solomon of SSD Studio designs living spaces that evoke emotion and connection. She was drawn to the Luna Chair by King for its fine blend of contrasts and the power of this to touch the individual.
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Magnetic moments with Tom Mark Henry’s Jade Nottage
King recently teamed up with three Sydney designers of note, to explore the deep connections they hold to particular furniture pieces. In this first instalment, Tom Mark Henry’s Jade Nottage contemplates meaningful moments and lasting legacies with the Issho Dining Table.
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Marc Newson discusses his drive to create the impossible
Marking the 20th anniversary of his Powerhouse Museum exhibition ‘Design Works’, Marc Newson reflects with creative director Stephen Todd on his archive of iconic designs and why his deep fascination with how things work drives him to create the impossible.
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Brad Swartz Architects’ site sensitivity conquers darkness
The eternal quest for natural light in an inner-city terrace finds a unique design solution in Sydney at the hands of Brad Swartz Architects.
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The pursuit of refinement and evolving innovation through experiential design
A year in review: Melbourne-based industrial designer, Ross Gardam talks to us about his most recent collections and what the future has in store in this edition of the Indesign Edit.
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Tait’s Seam Collection Is Tailored To Fit The Outdoors
Seam, the latest furniture collection from Tait by Australian designer Adam Cornish, heroes aluminium sheet, which is cut, ‘tailored’ and paired with durable and recyclable materials to create the perfect family of outdoor furniture.
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Minimalist furniture: Tom Skeehan’s ‘Nave’
Tom Skeehan of SKEEHAN Studio brings forward a commercial range for Stylecraft Furniture exploring the material narrative within Australian manufacturing.
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Reducing sound with light: Dasch by Luxxbox
Our workplaces have been stripped bare to an open plan shell. Noise is an issue. Enter Luxxbox’s Dasch acoustic pendant. It reduces sound through light, all within a sleek product.
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Indesign Luminary: Johannes Kuhnen
The pioneering work of designer, Johannes Kuhnen, has had a considerable influence on craft-based design in Australia.
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Homegrown Heroes: Australian designers to keep your eye on
Practical, stylish, and transitioning easily between spaces, Australian furniture design is imbued with healthy doses of all the things that make our nation distinct: playfulness, a hardworking attitude, a diverse range of international influences, and a comfortable humility.
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Indesign Luminary: Charles Wilson
Charles Wilson‘s career as a successful and innovative furniture and industrial designer has had a seemingly unstoppable upward trajectory.
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In Profile: Henry Wilson
Taking a human-centred approach to design, Henry Wilson considers the lifecycle of an object from a human point of view.
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Serif by Charles Wilson
A stool inspired by pouring aluminium is the newest design from Charles Wilson – the Serif stool.