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Magnifying microscopic wonders to shape interior realms
While most of us are familiar with the magnificence of wide landscapes, when viewed through a microscope, there is an equally inspiring and mesmerising perspective to be found. At the cellular level, intricacy is revealed, shapes and structures converge, patterns transition and interconnections become mesmerising.
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Special delivery for the people of Ofload
Our economy and society rides on the freight and logistics sector, which translates into an enormous responsibility for the people behind the scenes who keep supply chains moving.
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From Country to Carpet: Milliken’s PrintWorks™ technology brings First Nations stories to the Munarra Centre for Regional Excellence
At the Munarra Centre for Regional Excellence on Yorta Yorta Country in Victoria, ARM Architecture and Milliken use PrintWorks™ technology to translate First Nations narratives into a layered, community-led floorscape.
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Brahman Perera’s contemporary cocoon for One Point Seven Four
A calm, gallery-like boutique by Brahman Perera for One Point Seven Four brings contemporary luxury and craft to Strand Arcade.
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Made in Geelong: A new exhibition honours 160 years of textile innovation
At the National Wool Museum, a new exhibition traces the evolution of Godfrey Hirst and its long-standing role in shaping Geelong’s industrial and design identity.
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Dinding Design Office captures the art of watchmaking
Inside Bangkok’s Siam Paragon Mall, L’Atelier by Dinding Design Office celebrates the artistry of independent watchmaking through a space defined by light, craft and meticulous detail.
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Product Aware x Milliken: shaping a transparent future together
In a landscape clouded by data and greenwash, Product Aware offers architects and designers a common language for sustainability. Embraced by suppliers – including Milliken – it is setting a new benchmark for trust and bringing clarity and accountability to material specification.
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GH Commercial’s new launch is an ode to Australian Craftsmanship and a local manufacturing legacy
The new Heritage Loom Collection weaves past and present together to capture the spirit of iconic fabric construction
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Born Again: How Milliken is Revolutionising Product Stewardship with Renasci™
Developed by Milliken in partnership with saveBOARD, Renasci™ is a breakthrough circular flooring product made from carpet and soft plastics waste – designed to be repeatedly recycled.
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Elevate your space with these renter-friendly design tips
With the right inspiration and a few smart options, you can elevate your home and add comfort and style without making permanent changes. Discover how Carpet Court’s renter-friendly solutions can help you create a home that’s as unique as you are – no drill required.
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Navigating a better workplace
The new Deloitte HQ in Auckland by Custance embraces the surrounding landscape and the history of its people to create a welcoming space – one that is largely defined by the thoughtful use of custom Milliken carpets.
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Introducing the Here Before Collection, a collaboration celebrating Indigenous art
Dreamtime Flooring, a 100 per cent Indigenous-owned business, has partnered with renowned carpet manufacturer Godfrey Hirst to launch the Here Before Collection.
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Queensland’s Suncorp Stadium hospitality spaces get a vibrant – and sustainable – update.
The reimagined hospitality spaces at Suncorp Stadium by Populous use Milliken carpet tiles to meet ambitious aesthetic, performance, and sustainability goals.
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This regenerated Melbourne office building celebrates the transformative power of good design
An existing space is revitalised thanks to clever spatial design and a beautiful fitout
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Fortuna favours the bold
In the pursuit of an uplifting synergy between the inner world and the surrounding environment, internationally acclaimed Interior Architect and Designer Lorena Gaxiola transform the vibration of the auspicious number ‘8’ into mesmerising artistry alongside the Feltex design team, brought to you by GH Commercial.
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Milliken releases the world’s first self-sanitising carpet, MGUARD+
Milliken Flooring Covering (ANZ) has recently launched the world’s first carpet tile that is effective against the COVID virus and various bacteria. It’s a self-sanitising carpet that is set to revolutionise how we manage and maintain hygiene in our everyday environments.
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Like ‘a piece of art on the floor’ – Lorena Gaxiola’s bold and colourful carpet collection
This exciting new carpet design collaboration by GH Commercial with interior architect and product designer, Lorena Gaxiola, blends artistic flair and uncompromising precision.
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Mobilia brings Milan’s cc-tapis to Australia
Australia’s Mobilia and Milan-based rug brand cc-tapis announce an exclusive national partnership, blending tradition with contemporary design innovation.
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The missing link between culture, artwork and flooring
GH Commercial works closely with the Dreamtime Flooring team to support Indigenous artists and create a new kind of flooring inspired by culture, heritage and legacy. It’s well past time for Indigenous designs to be included in the built environment. Here is one of many steps forward.
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Bespoke carpets blend Melbourne’s artisanal mindset with classic opulence at the new Ritz-Carlton
Nine years in the making, the Ritz-Carlton Melbourne has opened its doors with beautifully appointed, intricate interiors highlighted by a range of custom carpet solutions befitting Australia’s capital of culture and style.
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GH Commercial unveils an exciting competition in celebration of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival
GH Commercial is now the exclusive flooring and carpet partner of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2023 – and two x double passes are up for grabs.
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Your world, laid bare: Experience the expanse of flatlands
Above Left and Carpets Inter are firm believers in sustainability at every level of production. The Flatlands collection has now been expanded to encompass stunning new colours which express and protect the beauty of our natural environments.
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Elevating design through customisation
What separates unique design from the masses? The answer is in the details, the considered additions and interventions that show thought and bring emotion and soul into a space.
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Carpet that helps to solve humanity’s most pressing problems
How is the horizontal plane rising up to meet complex needs within health, wellbeing and sustainability? We discuss colour, texture, environmental credentials and the influence of materiality on the wellbeing with four globally leading carpet manufacturers.
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Biophilic design with local flavours in a new carpet collection
Natural forms meet technological sophistication to produce GH Commercial’s Pattern Perfect® Native Collection of carpets. Step inside the factory to see how local flavours inform the design.
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Watch this beautiful collaboration between Helena Geiger and Milliken
In this video, we explore the collaboration between Indigenous Australian artist Helena Geiger and Milliken. Their new commercial carpet collection, Sandhills, is a collection that transports you straight into the Australian landscape, and it’s a story you won’t soon forget.
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Strong character, clear destiny: ZJJZ
This trio of architects based in China, is making international waves with its particular ideas of architecture that puts people and the natural environment front and centre. No wonder they were named The Prodigy in 2022.
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Something neat for your feet
Ready for a little luxury underfoot? Armadillo’s rustic ‘Nook’ collection delivers… head to toe!
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Beauty and science: 6 learning spaces that put flooring first
We select 6 inspiring education projects that showcase how science-backed carpet tiles can be used to elevate education environments.
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Plug and Play: STACK’s agile workspace for Tower
STACK’s intuitive agile working model for Tower provides flexible spaces for collaboration, defined by carpeting in custom colourways
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This Adelaide junior school celebrates connection to Country
Totalspace Design have used Milliken’s Water Yuludarla collection at Star of the Sea School to create a bold landscape that defines the interior and creates a powerful space for learning.
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Know your fibre: An expert guide to conscious flooring
Aptly named Bloom, FYBER’s new carpet and rug product enables designers to bring their creative vision to life – and help the planet flourish at the same time. FYBER breaks it down for us here.
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Contemporary classic: Rendezvous Hotel’s signature new look
FYBER has never believed in a one-size-fits-all approach, and this stunning hotel remodel highlights the vital role their custom offering played in producing a tailored aesthetic that seamlessly fuses the charm of yesteryear with modern elegance.
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COMUNiTI distils the Davidson brand to perfection
For an organisation that champions making positive change, it made perfect sense for Davidson to change their workspace to reflect their philosophy. COMUNiTI’s inspired approach to flooring using Milliken-Ontera saw the Davidson brand flawlessly translated into its new working environment.
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8 of the Best Commercial Carpet Tiles
Carpet tiles are increasingly popular for commercial spaces, thanks to new manufacturing technologies and the benefits they offer when compared to broadloom carpets.
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The best thing to happen to hospitality interiors since… ever
In this edition of the Indesign Edit, Milliken creates a new generation of contemporary commercial flooring solutions with their new collection, Hospitality: Modular Landscapes.
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Tappeti marks 15 years of weaving future-forward art
For 15 years Tappeti has been giving interior designers and architects a medium to complete their beautification of space.
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Meet Fast Track® – Custom carpet designs without the hassle
With beautiful, nature-inspired colour palettes, Fast Track® from GH Commercial has made it so much easier to create custom carpets without the hassle.
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Adding a splash of colour to the Upstream carpet collection
The sustainable and beautiful Upstream carpet collection from Carpets Inter has grown with the addition of EBB Wash, highlighting the benefits of this unique material.
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From Ice-Creams To Pixelated Sunsets: Evolve Awards 2019 Custom Rug Design Winners Announced
Celebrated at Designer Rugs in Sydney, this year’s Evolve Awards were all about patient craft, adventurous spirit, thoughtful geometry and finding inspiration in the most surprising places.
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The Suited Collection: what suits you?
Designed to inspire and engage, Suited brings a sense of comfort and belonging to flooring solutions. Discover the new, laid-back sophisticated, timeless and tactile collection by Shaw Contract.
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Inspiring design for inspired work: Bosch HQ
modulyss at Bosch’s new headquarters in Victoria not only ensures a flexible working environment, but it is also interesting, and more importantly, inspiring.
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The business of luxury: considerations for specifying carpet in the commercial and retail sectors
When specifying carpets for retail and commercial environments, it is imperative to consider critical factors like functionality, performance and style. This downloadable whitepaper explores your specifying options in detail.
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Extraordinary from Shaw Contract
With its rich textural patterning, evocative of scenic landscapes, Shaw Contract’s exceptionally crafted Extraordinary carpet tile range invites you to feel the difference in design.
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Béton – the charm of concrete, the softness of carpet
From Carpets Inter and Above Left comes Béton – a carpet collection where the opposing worlds of firmness and softness marry in harmony.
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Indesign Q&A: A chat with the environmental design experts at Carpets Inter
A unique blend of old world artistry and cutting-edge technology… Carpets Inter is more than a great design product – this is a message of sustainability in the face of a changing world.
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Celebrating 8 Years of Creativity, Innovation, and Good Design with modulyss
Since arriving on Australian shores nearly a decade ago, modulyss has transformed the way local designers and specifiers think about carpet.
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Space to grow: The positives of carpet in multi-residential and education environments
How should designers approach carpet specification for multi-residential and education environments? Download the free whitepaper on carpet specification for these sectors, here!
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It’s the question on everyone’s lips: is carpet BAD for you?
Today we’re busting a few myths troubling the carpet industry and also telling you why they make for such great additions to your indoor spaces.
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What is the power of custom design in the commercial market?
As lead times shorten and competition among our commercial clients is rising, leading brands prove that custom design is more important than ever.
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Design a key driver for positive student experience
Tertiary education is fast becoming the norm for a new generation of Australian and international students. As the sector continues to grow, we look at the key role of design in determining the quality of the student experience within Australian universities.
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How To ‘Cut A Rug’ And Stay ‘En Pointe’: Modulyss’ Motion + Vision Has Arrived!
As modulyss’ latest ranges grace Australian shores, we look at how they might just be the market-leaders in carpet design for rhythm and motion.
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Flexible geometry according to Tai Ping
Carpet atelier House of Tai Ping has teamed up with Lim + Lu to create a modular rug collection that offers a medley of techniques, colours and textures.
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Flexible Geometry from Tai Ping
Carpet atelier House of Taiping has collaborated with interdisciplinary design studio Lim + Lu to create a modular rug collection that offers a medley of techniques, colours and textures.
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Touch Base: ‘Extraordinary’ Details at Shaw Contract
With its rich textural patterning, evocative of scenic landscapes, Shaw Contract’s exceptionally crafted Extraordinary carpet tile range invites you to feel the difference in design.
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Designer Rugs Introduces Menswear-inspired Carpet by Axminster
Borrowing the aesthetic finesse and precise tailoring of modern menswear, Axminster carpets supplied through Australia by Designer Rugs offers a stylish addition for a multitude of design applications.
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“Turn to the left … FASHION&”
This season’s hottest look has just hit the market. It’s not flooring, it’s fashion … daahling.
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Cisco Systems Office by Futurespace and SCA Design
Futurespace and SCA Design help Cisco Systems get agile
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Up Close with Yarn and Textiles
How well do you know your yarns? Carpets and rugs add a beautiful finish to an interior, but before they become the final product, they start off as millions of strands of differing yarns before being woven into a cohesive whole. We sat down with Tappeti Director, Karinna Gobbo, to talk about yarn.
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Inside the Glimmering Prima Pearl Tower
This attention to detail permeates every element of the Prima Pearl Tower, creating a cultivated environment designed to emulate the grandeur of luxury hotels.
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Linus Dean’s Street Art Rugs
Typically splashed across vacant blocks, city walls and forgotten urban spaces – Linus Dean has now transported street art to his luxurious hand loomed rugs.
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Flooring in focus: RC+D for Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Flooring is one of the first things you see when you step into the new Corrs Chambers Westgarth premises across Australia. RC+D worked with Bates Smart to deliver custom-designed carpets that fused premium quality luxury with workplace performance.