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Adam Markowitz: Architect, maker, advocate

Adam Markowitz: Architect, maker, advocate

Architect, designer and craftsman Adam Markowitz bridges the worlds of architecture and fine furniture, blending precision, generosity and advocacy to strengthen Australia’s craft and design community.

Dinding Design Office captures the art of watchmaking

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.

Inside Precinct 75’s build-to-rent transformation

Inside Precinct 75’s build-to-rent transformation

COX Architecture uses saturated colour and hotel-style amenity across the historic St Peters location, designed for Coronation Property.

Lexus unveils reimagined Birdcage pavilion for Melbourne Cup Carnival

Lexus unveils reimagined Birdcage pavilion for Melbourne Cup Carnival

Melbourne interior designer Brahman Perera creates three-level trackside space exploring synthesis of craft and technology.

Rattan Reimagined: Enter Projects Asia for Massimo Dutti

Rattan Reimagined: Enter Projects Asia for Massimo Dutti

Crafting form and creating function with rattan, Patrick Keane and Enter Projects Asia’s latest project is proving to be a draw card for shoppers at the dynamic fashion house Massimo Dutti.

KEEP: Forever Objects by six Australian architects

KEEP: Forever Objects by six Australian architects

AHEC’s KEEP exhibition at Cult Sydney sees six Australian architects craft lasting furniture pieces, on view until 4th October.

“A magic you can’t prescribe, control or manifest”: Trent Jansen’s new exhibition at Studio ALM

“A magic you can’t prescribe, control or manifest”: Trent Jansen’s new exhibition at Studio ALM

Trent Jansen’s first Sydney solo exhibition in years celebrates the poetry and stories that grow from collaborative making as well as the importance of co-creation.

“Architecture is always about more than form; it is about meaning”: In conversation with Lina Ghotmeh

“Architecture is always about more than form; it is about meaning”: In conversation with Lina Ghotmeh

As French-Lebanese Architect Lina Ghotmeh prepares for lectures in Melbourne and Sydney, we hear about the philosophy shaping her internationally celebrated practice.

Funding cuts are an existential threat to Australian Design Centre

Funding cuts are an existential threat to Australian Design Centre

The Australian Design Centre (ADC) is facing a crisis as core funding cuts leave NSW without a government-funded organisation dedicated to craft and design practice.

“My model is to make what I like and hopefully other people will too”: Meet Zachary Frankel

“My model is to make what I like and hopefully other people will too”: Meet Zachary Frankel

Pairing his honed expertise with a unique design language, Zachary Frankel is shaping his own world his way.

Ballarat’s UNESCO Creative City status drives craft renaissance and economic growth

Ballarat’s UNESCO Creative City status drives craft renaissance and economic growth

With events such as Craft Lab and The Great Takeaway, the city of Ballarat is centring design and craft for an economic reawakening.

The cultural value of craft: How craft communities strengthen regional identity

The cultural value of craft: How craft communities strengthen regional identity

As a UNESCO Creative City of Craft and Folk Art, Ballarat is hosting Craft Lab and The Great Takeaway this month. Nicole Durling, Executive Director at Craft Victoria, tells us more.