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More than a showroom crawl: what Saturday Indesign means to the industry
As Saturday Indesign prepares to return to Sydney this September, architects, designers and exhibitors reflect on what has kept the event relevant for more than two decades.
CPD
Smart Bathroom Design – Connectivity, Insight & Sustainability
Presented by Caroma
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Explore day 2 of CPD Live’s final season for 2025
CPD Live’s final live-presented season for 2025 continues with a powerful Day 2 lineup, delving into façade weatherproofing, apartment design trends, smart bathrooms, and digital compliance. Starting from 9 AM AEDT, these free CPD-accredited sessions will help you finish the year with fresh insight and full compliance confidence.
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Specifying bathroom fixtures for hospitals – Meeting the infectious disease challenge
Produced by Caroma
Articles
Designing with empathy: Creating inclusive bathrooms
The idea behind ubiquitous inclusivity is undoubtedly an appealing one, which is why universal and accessible design principles have been gaining so much traction in recent years. Here, two renowned design experts weigh in on utilising these principles to create accessible bathrooms – and share the design thinking underpinning the process.
Articles
Watch: Caroma designs beyond the set standard
Andy Grigor, the head of design at Caroma, shares insights into the innovations in the bathroom you may not even be aware of; and how an in-house, design-led approach creates a complete bathroom solution.
Events
Caroma with MC&Co deliver first look at 2023/24 design trends
On 6 October, MC&Co founder Michael Cleghorn will give us first insights into industry trends for 2023/24. Hosted at Caroma on Collins, Sydney, don’t miss out!
Events
Saturday Indesign is set for Melbourne in 2023
Saturday Indesign returns to Melbourne in 2023, register your interest to exhibit, collaborate or attend today!
Articles
“Timeless and ephemeral” – Caroma’s latest basins collection
Luke Di Michiel, designer of Caroma’s new Liano II Colour Basins Collection, discusses the benefits of local design and manufacturing, and why high-level customisation is the future of bathroom design.
Events
Scroll the highlights! Saturday Indesign’s most memorable moments
For those with major FOMO! Here we relive the highlights of Saturday Indesign and share all the moments you may have missed from that memorable May day in Sydney.
Events
All you need to know about Alexandria Precinct at Saturday Indesign
Alexandria has grown to become one of Saturday Indesign’s largest precincts. On Saturday 21 May, we’ll immerse you in the best design the precinct has to offer.
News
The who’s who: Saturday Indesign’s exhibitor meetup
With a month to go until Saturday Indesign 2022, our famous exhibitor meetup returned for a warm up before the real thing!
Articles
Express your true colours with these Caroma basins
These Liano II Colour Basins entice you to flex your creativity through combinations of colour finishes and refined shapes and forms. The true path to personality and individuality in the bathroom.
News
The wait is over! Saturday Indesign 2022 exhibitors announced
Saturday Indesign is back for 2022 with a lineup of exhibitors opening the doors to Sydney’s best showrooms
Articles
Design on Tap: Caroma’s Colour Kitchen Sink Mixers Collection
Caroma’s first extensive range of kitchen mixers is the perfect balance of Australian design and modern functionality.
News
Caroma on Collins is hosting a sustainability focused CPD day
On Friday, 18 June 2021, Caroma on Collins is opening its doors to local architecture and design professionals, one and all, to gather, learn and grow knowledge together, around the pertinent topic of sustainability.
Events
Caroma, Axolotl to run International Colour Day Workshop
This year’s International Colour Day instalment will see a virtual workshop headed by some of Australia’s foremost designers.
Articles
A Design Evolution
For 75 years, Caroma has been a leading supplier of quality bathroom fittings and furnishings. Now, with their latest Vogue collection, the next evolution in bathroom design is here
CPD
Design for Access and Mobility with Considerations for Aged Care
Presented by Caroma
Articles
Design for the next generation
There has never been a more pressing time for architecture and design to save us than now. In an era of catastrophic environmental lows, a generation of a new age of sustainability is emerging and is ready to disrupt our ‘new normal.’
Articles
What defines Australian bathroom design?
Australian bathroom design has evolved over the years, taking cues from Europe, but largely being informed by a context that is unmistakeably Australian.
Articles
A family affair: A collection close to home
This two-part series delves into the collaborative creative process behind Caroma’s new collection, Elvire. In partnership with Evostyle, we speak to Luke Ommundson on how the new Elvire Collection brings a fresh new perspective for bathroom spaces.
Articles
From outhouse to inner sanctuary: The changing nature of bathroom design
The humble bathroom has transformed from outhouse status to become a valued extension of our living spaces – a safe haven of luxury and refined self-expression.
Articles
The emergent voices who are changing the pace in Australian design
In a two part series, we explore the design chain and its process with the brilliant minds behind closed doors. In part 1, we speak to Phillip Gray of Port Stephens Joinery.
Ideas
Behind the Scenes: Designing Innovation with Luke Di Michiel
For nearly 80 years, Caroma has continuously redefined our relationship and understanding of the simple wet space. We chat to industrial designer, Luke Di Michiel on the Elvire Collection by Caroma.
Products
2 days, 2 floors, 60 brands and less than 2 weeks to go
FRONT.design is a two-day trade event that is your golden ticket to research the commercial design market, make new and meaningful connections and source innovative products and solutions… and do it all under one roof. Here are some useful tips and ideas on making your visit count.
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Wynyard Quarter Innovation Precinct, from Warren and Mahoney
Designed to super-charge co-working and collaboration, Auckland’s Innovation Precinct extends into building number three, a six-storey purpose-built environment.
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Caulfield Library Refurbishment, from John Wardle Architects
What are students’ expectations of academic libraries? This is a question John Wardle Architects tackled when renovating and expanding Monash University’s Caulfield Library.
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Ovolo The Valley, by Woods Bagot
Designed by Woods Bagot, a Fortitude Valley hotel has been reinvented, offering curious guests a uniquely artful experience.
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Perth Children’s Hospital, by JCY, Cox, Billard Leece Partnership and HKS
How, as adults, do you design a hospital from a child’s perspective? That was the challenge given to the team behind Perth Children’s Hospital: JCY Architects and Urban Designers, Cox Architecture and Billard Leece Partnership (BLP), with HKS Inc.
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Australian Nursing & Midwifery Federation Dissections by Crone Architects
An owner-occupier client with a program more diverse than most and a need for information sharing in a constantly evolving sector – led to an uplifting and pragmatic design outcome that supports healthcare professionals to ‘walk the walk.’
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Ningaloo
The magical Ningaloo Reef experience in North-West Australia now has added dimension with the opening of a classy visitors centre.
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NAB Place
The National Australia Bank’s (NAB) Brisbane Headquarters, NAB Place, designed by global architecture firm, Woods Bagot, sets a new benchmark in collaborative workplace environments.
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8bit Collins Street
With a new designer diner in Melbourne’s Collins Street, Eid Goh of ArchitectsEAT and 8bit siblings Michelle and Alan Sam talk brand evolution, the significance of Super Mario and the sophisticated art of casual hospitality.
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Cockburn ARC by DWP
How can a single space simultaneously serve the needs of healthcare, education and community at all levels? In their most recent project for Cockburn ARC, dwp create the ultimate cross-sector blueprint for a hybrid health, fitness, education, community and culture centre for professional, intermediate and beginner users.
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BEON Energy Solutions (Powercor CitiPower) by Siren Design
What are the principles and strategies behind designing for incidental staff collisions and chance encounters? Siren Design maps out its creative thinking and approach for Powercor CitiPower’s BEON Energy Solutions, Melbourne: a purpose built workplace which encourages its staff to ‘interact’ and ‘collide’.
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480 Queen Street Brisbane, featuring BHP Billiton by BVN
What happens when private business goes public – in a commercial design sense, that is? Brisbane’s most recent commercial addition, 480 Queen Street by BVN, is designed to create a sense of community inclusiveness. It’s a new-think approach to the traditional public-versus-private model.
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Ivanhoe Grammar by McBride Charles Ryan
Can design provoke desired behaviour within a space? McBride Charles Ryan explores this possibility with colour, form and materiality in their most recent education project, Ivanhoe Grammar.
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Bodhi & Ride by Hachem
How are designers harmonising the physical and non-physical needs of their projects?
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Gandel House at Emmy Monash Aged-Care by Bates Smart
What is interior design’s responsibility in revolutionising aged-care environments? The new Emmy Monash Aged-Care facility in Melbourne’s Caufield has all the luxury commodities of a contemporary multi-residential complex. From thoughtfully considered finishes through to superior shared facilities, no expense has been spared on residents’ comfort and quality of life.
Products
Introducing Caroma Cleanflush
Leading designer, manufacturer and distributor of domestic and commercial bathroom ware, Caroma has unveiled its latest bathroom technology. The Caroma collection includes basins, taps and baths – but adding to its toilet suite series is a brand new innovative flushing system titled Cleanflush.