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Map out your Melbourne Design Week with these 12 highlights

Map out your Melbourne Design Week with these 12 highlights

Melbourne’s epic Design Week is almost upon us. I put it out to my friends and colleagues, asking what they can’t wait to see, and have collated a top 12 program highlights list for you here.

BAR Studio revives heritage

BAR Studio revives heritage

An iconic Collingwood building has been repurposed by BAR Studio into a collaborative and convivial workspace, for a creative roster of tenants to share.

The art and design of hospitality at The Ritz-Carlton, Melbourne

The art and design of hospitality at The Ritz-Carlton, Melbourne

Art, design, architecture and hospitality all combine perfectly at The Ritz-Carlton, Melbourne by BAR Studio and Cottee Parker.

It’s design festival season! Melbourne Design Week asks us to ‘Design the world you want’

It’s design festival season! Melbourne Design Week asks us to ‘Design the world you want’

With over 300 events planned, the eighth edition promises another marathon week of design and its theme is at once a proposition of hope and an urgent call-to-arms.

5 hotels, bars and restaurants that will transport you into another world

5 hotels, bars and restaurants that will transport you into another world

From mechanical flowers, to gilded-glass forests, Picasso’s second wife and more: these 5 hospitality destinations weave an experiential narrative from the most diverse of references.

Capella Sydney: The inside tour we’ve all been waiting for

Capella Sydney: The inside tour we’ve all been waiting for

We’ve taken you on the architectural walk-through of Capella Sydney, now Gillian Serisier goes inside this prominent hotel to share the interior story – one of timeless elegance and artful vision.

BAR Studio reinvigorates a Madrid icon with some opulent luxury

BAR Studio reinvigorates a Madrid icon with some opulent luxury

Our very own Gillian Serisier travelled to the Spanish capital for a first-hand experience of this hotel. She reports on the opulence at this Old World icon.

Grand verticality filled with hotel delights: The Ritz-Carlton, Melbourne

Grand verticality filled with hotel delights: The Ritz-Carlton, Melbourne

Speaking directly to the sophisticated traveller who understands and appreciates art, the BAR Studio-designed Ritz Carlton in Melbourne has crossed from corporate to luxury with a layer of art that is far from superficial.

How BAR Studio achieved a mid-pandemic international expansion

How BAR Studio achieved a mid-pandemic international expansion

IndesignLive sits down with BAR Studio’s Felicity Beck and newly appointed Madrid director Maria Garcia-Arribas to find out how an amalgamation of opportunities led to an international expansion at one of the most trying times in recent global history.

Grand Hyatt Gets A Facelift

Grand Hyatt Gets A Facelift

After four years and US$90 million, Grand Hyatt Hong Kong has unveiled a facelift, designed by Melbourne’s BAR Studio, that pays homage to the hotel’s history while looking toward the future. Rik Glauert writes.

Rosewood Beijing: Oriental Allure

Rosewood Beijing: Oriental Allure

Bold Chinese art, sophisticated detailing and consistent visitor flow are qualities that define Rosewood Hotels & Resorts’ first Asia flagship property.