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Events
GUBI CEO joins the podcast during a visit from Europe
Arranged with the assistance of Cult, Marie Kristine Schmidt joins Timothy Alouani-Roby at The Commons in Sydney.
People
Christian Ernemann on the architecture of inheritance
Wendelbo stands as an example of a family-operated business that has profitably adapted to the modern world without losing sight of its values.
Products
The heritage horizon: &Tradition’s new vernacular reimagines the familiar
Traversing space, time and convention, &Tradition’s imaginative new collection yields a dynamic, intricate and profoundly relevant design narrative introducing new vocabulary to the Danish design house’s lexicon.
People
Koichi Takada: Crafting a Greener Future through Architecture
Koichi Takada explores his organic design philosophy, architectural journey, and the inspiration behind Brisbane’s award-winning Upper House.
Events
Head to Paddington & Darlinghurst this Saturday Indesign for an event experience not to forget!
Explore the Paddington & Darlinghurst precinct guide for Saturday Indesign 2024
Events
Saturday Indesign is less than one week away – here’s what you need to know
Make sure you’re there for the year’s best day of design.
Events
Some of Australia’s best showrooms are opening for Saturday Indesign
Start planning your Saturday Indesign experience for 2024.
Events
Saturday Indesign is back and registrations are officially open!
Confirm your attendance with your free ticket today
Articles
This modular system is designed for the workplace of tomorrow
Create a configuration to suit your needs with this curved collection.
Events
Cult Design celebrates dual showroom launches in Perth and Auckland
Cult has just celebrated the grand openings of its newest showrooms in Australia and New Zealand, marking a significant milestone in the ever-evolving design landscape.
Events
Recognition, promotion and brand new roles: On The Move September
From promotions in architecture and new roles in the arts to milestone retirements, there’s been a bit of everything happening across our creative industries in September.
Furniture
Rising star Timothy Robertson honours his heritage with unique native Australian timber
Inspired by his furniture-maker father, Timothy Robertson explores the beauty of natural timber in an elegant seating range designed exclusively for Cult’s in-house Australian brand, Nau.
Products
The Cult OUTLET is here! A go-to platform for high-end bargains
Cult OUTLET is a permanent clearance e-store giving customers the chance to secure items from international brands at significantly discounted prices.
Events
A party to remember – Cult’s 25th anniversary
To mark the official opening of its Design Icons exhibition, Cult hosted an unforgettable event in the Sydney showroom.
News
25 of the world’s most transcendent designs: Now on show at Cult
Launched last night in Sydney, Cult presents Cult Design Icons. An exhibition curated by Australia’s top design influencers, it is a comprehensive celebration of design at its most timeless and transcendent.
Products
12 design objects to covet this Christmas
Christmas is upon us and so are the gift buying emails! Side-step your inbox and check out Gillian Serisier’s top 12 gift-worthy design objects.
Events
A breakfast soiree with HAY
In Melbourne HAY launched its new city flagship – the second in Australia – with an intimate and relaxed breakfast soiree. Relive the morning, beautifully documented by HAY.
Articles
Reviving interior elegance: The breathtaking sofa inspired by classic luxury vehicles
The Lincoln Continental vehicle ranges of the 1970s have long been a symbol of practical prestige. Nau repurposes the quintessential Lincoln Continental style into a daring new look.
News
It’s here! HAY hits the streets of Melbourne with a Fitzroy flagship
Newly opened, HAY marks its 20th year in business with a new Australian flagship in Fitzroy, Melbourne. Here’s everything you need to know.
People
Design, success and process with Adam Cornish
Adam Cornish is a product designer who leads the way in creativity and originality. He lives and works in Australia and is a global talent in everyone’s book, writes Jan Henderson.
Furniture
Cult’s new deal with GUBI
Cult is now the exclusive B2B vendor for the Danish design brand GUBI, across key markets of Australia, New Zealand and Singapore.
Edit
Celebrating local with nau 2021
Cult Design’s in-house brand, nau shines a light on the beauty of locally-made design with their new 2021 collection featuring inspiring products from some of the country’s most prolific designers.
Events
The New Black – Cult Design’s Black Friday Sale
As far as Black Friday sales go, this one with Cult Design is not to be missed with up to 20% off the best local and international design brands.
Furniture
We just can’t get enough of this year’s Milan Design Week
We’re back again for another showcase of our favourite moments and pieces from Milan Design Week 2021. Read on to discover a selection of some of the globe’s most remarkable designs from the past year.
Articles
Milan Design Week 2021 with Cult: A kaleidoscope of creativity, innovation and craft
Didn’t get a chance to attend Milan Design Week this year? Jump aboard. We’re heading to the Mediterranean to see what September looked like in the Italian capital of design.
Articles
On love of the pre-loved – discussing Cultivated with Cult’s Richard Munao
While good design should last a lifetime, Cult Design’s sustainability initiative offers preloved authentic design pieces a chance for a whole new existence. We sit down with Richard Munao to talk about how Cultivated came to be, what we can learn from the Danish – and why buying once but buying well is one of the best strategies for sustainable living.
Furniture
The new lexicon of lounging: M is for modular
Cult Design’s collection of modular lounge systems delivers limitless possibilities for comfort, function and visual excellence.
Furniture
5 highlights from Copenhagen’s 3daysofdesign 2021
All the creative stewing over lockdown has culminated with 3daysofdesign 2021 being Denmark’s annual design event’s best year yet.
Furniture
Adam Goodrum’s latest work will blow your mind
You saw it here first: Adam Goodrum’s colourful Scandi-Australian aesthetic has seen his designs take off around the world, and his latest work for Louis Vuitton is out of this world.
Furniture
Welcome, Fredericia! Cult Design unveils its new partnership
As one of the country’s most comprehensive purveyors of Danish design, Cult Design is thrilled to announce their new partnership with Danish brand Fredericia.
Ideas
Cult joins the circular economy with sustainability initiative
In the fight for sustainability, Cult Design has announced the launch of its in-house initiative, Cultivated, which offers buy back, refurbishment and recycling services for well-loved items of authentic design.
Articles
Six portable lamps to light up your next project
With portable lamps only growing in popularity, Indesign takes a look at six lamps that could serve as the finishes touches on your next project.
Articles
The N02 Recycle Chair – Good Design, Good for the Earth
From nendo comes the Fritz Hansen N02 Recycle Chair – a new, all-purpose chair made of upcycled plastic household waste.
News
Relive the best sessions of Super Design with our on-demand library!
Super Design may be over for 2020 but your design journey is only just beginning. Grab a comfy spot on the couch and settle in for hours of on-demand Super Design content.
Articles
Exclusive Discounts On GUBI Icons
For the month of November, Cult are offering a series of amazing savings opportunities on a range of iconic products from the GUBI collection in two exclusive discounts.
News
The lineup is here! Discover everything you need to know about Super Design
Start creating your custom schedule with our complete guide to everything you need to know about the most immersive and multi-dimensional design event of the year!
Articles
Glowing from the inside out: Cult’s new look
If it couldn’t get better, Cult Design is offering a $500 giveaway to celebrate.
Products
New Volumes c/o Artedmous right at home with Cult
New Volumes can now be found in Cult showrooms across Australia, making for a textbook example of perfect synergy as both brands are steadfast supporters of local designers and makers.
Articles
The soft form and inviting comfort of the Silhouette Sofa
From Copenhagen-based design studio GamFratesi comes the Silhouette Sofa series – an inviting collection characterised by an elegant curve featured in the sofa’s back.
Ideas
Indesign In Focus: A list for learning
Modern education is changing, so too are the spaces where learning takes place. We look at some of the products that are helping to reshape this new learning landscape.
Project
Creating places for people in the region: The Maitland Riverlink project
What does it mean to design in the region? And how does regional designing impact a place? The Maitland Riverlink project sheds more light.
News
INDE.Awards 2019 Gala: Towards progressive design thinking
A night to celebrate and honour the best in architecture and design in APAC. Here’s what went down at this premier design awards…
News
Who wins gold at the INDE.Awards 2019? Here are the winners
The day has arrived… the INDE.Awards 2019 Gala. The winners have been revealed in a glamorous affair at Melbourne Museum, here we showcase them all.
News
Who will take home INDEs Gold?
In just under three weeks, the winners of the INDE.Awards 2019 will be announced at a grand gala event in Melbourne. Here’s the full download ahead of the big night.
Articles
How the Chameleon adapts to any office
From designer Adam Goodrum and the team at NAU comes the Chameleon – a flexible and design conscious table system.
Articles
HayShop.com.au is now live!
HayShop.com.au is the all new way to get the latest and greatest from Danish design giants HAY, thanks to the ever diligent design experts at Cult Design.
Products
The Indesign Salone del Mobile chair wrap-up
Salone del Mobile Milan certainly has more on offer than just furniture. But among the installations, FuoriSalone events and everything else, chairs in particular remain a special highlight. We look at the latest releases right from Milan.
News
Introducing your 2019 INDE.Awards partners
As the INDE.Awards continues to be a true reflection of design and architecture from the Asia Pacific region – it is our partners, through their support, that show what the industry has to offer.
Articles
Exploring the office with Poltrona Frau
Italian design house Poltrona Frau has over a century of design expertise, and thanks to Cult, this knowledge is available down under.
People
The humble beginnings of HAY
Founded in 2002, Danish brand HAY has built a global cult following – we speak with co-founder Rolf Hay about the impetus behind starting a democratic design company.
Articles
Bodil Kjær receives a new lease on life from Carl Hansen & Son
Bodil Kjær – Danish mid-20th-century architect and professor – once designed an iconic, extensive range of furniture for both indoor and outdoor use. In 2019, this is coming back.
Products
NAU and David Jones: where a designer brand meets a retail icon
The Australian designer furniture of NAU will now be stocked by iconic Aussie retailer David Jones.
Articles
Fritz Hansen N01 – a modern chair for the modern home
N01, by Japanese studio Nendo for Fritz Hansen, is a modern chair for the design and quality-conscious home, now available from Cult.
Lighting
Six decades of Poul Henningsen Classics
2018 marks 60 years since Danish designer Poul Henningsen gave the world the iconic PH 5, PH Artichoke, and PH Snowball lights, redefining modern illumination.
Articles
Terrace seamlessly blends into the groove of everyday life
Introducing Terrace by Adam Cornish for nau: a collection of durable stainless steel furniture pieces, with a motif of organic lines and classic silhouettes.
Articles
Louis Poulsen and six decades of Poul Henningsen Classics
2018 marks 60 years since Danish designer Poul Henningsen gave the world the iconic PH 5, PH Artichoke, and PH Snowball lights, redefining modern illumination.
News
The Cologne Convo: Australians take over Orgatec 2018
We came out in droves for Orgatec 2018 – the year that Australians dominated the German commercial furniture fair quite unlike ever before.
Articles
Cult’s Nanimarquina rugs
Established by Nani in 1987, family-owned nanimarquina is driven by a creative background and a very clear goal: to design unique and surprising rugs for people to fall in love with.
Articles
Nanimarquina – Spanish pioneers in rug design
Established by Nani in 1987, family-owned nanimarquina is driven by a creative background and a very clear goal: to design unique and surprising rugs for people to fall in love with.
News
Cult Design Asia welcomes Tait
Cult Design Asia has announced a new partnership with outdoor Australian furniture brand Tait. The complete Tait outdoor collection will now be available in Singapore and surrounding South East Asian regions through exclusive distribution by Cult Design Asia.
Dissections
Salamanca
The new Parliament Square development symbolises the current rejuvenation of Hobart and the Salamanca Building is the key.
Dissections
Red Energy Melbourne
Pavilions, hubs, neighbourhoods, precincts and the like are fast becoming a popular staple in the agile workplace diet – but why? In their latest project for Red Energy Melbourne, iconic studio Carr sees the significance of these spaces as allowing users to claw back some personal ownership of their working environment.
Dissections
Mercedes Me Melbourne
When is a showroom not a showroom? Whenever Mercedes-Benz launches a new Me Store. Mercedes Me Melbourne inhabits a shell by Woods Bagot, as part of the Rialto Towers street level refurbishment.
News
A celebration of women in construction at the 2018 NAWIC Awards for Excellence
A look at the 2018 NAWIC Awards for Excellence proves that there is plenty of innovation and inspirational leadership being done by women in construction.
Articles
Select your favourites from Louis Poulsen and other Danish design brands via AR
Augmented reality is transforming the way we consume design. With new AR apps such as Danish Design AR, leading brands including Louis Poulsen are smartly empowering consumers with a personalised product experience.
News
What makes Good Design?
Last week saw hundreds of products across a wide range of categories awarded in the annual Good Design Awards. Here we highlight the projects and products that remain close to our heart – architecture, interiors and furniture.
Articles
60 years of iconic design with Fritz Hansen
Showcasing elegance and the beauty of ageing, Fritz Hansen releases a special update to the classics in honour of turning 60.
Articles
True to intent: Louis Poulsen brings Verner Panton’s 1971 vision to reality
It’s been nearly 50 years in the making, but Verner Panton’s original fully metallised vision for the Panthella lamp is now a reality. Louis Poulsen presents Panthella MINI Chrome.
News
Announcing… Your official INDE.Awards 2018 shortlist
Over 400 incredibly diverse projects, people, products and ideas from all over Asia Pacific were submitted for the 2018 INDE.Awards and our esteemed jury have made their selections. And here are the nominees…
Products
Konstantin Grcic domesticates industry for Magis
Following his cast iron Brut collection for Magis, this year Konstantin Grcic translates industrial steel cabinet production to new uses. We spoke at the Magis stand at the Salone del Mobile.
People
5 minutes with Oki Sato in Milan
Oki Sato of Nendo needs no introduction. He has achieved cult status among designers and design-lovers alike, with a prolific output of products that range from cheesecake to robots, furniture items and more.
People
5 mins with Daniel Heckscher of Note Design Studio
We talk design strategy and a multidisciplinary approach with Daniel Hecksher of Swedish collective Note Design Studio during the Salone del Mobile Milan.
Dissections
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.
Articles
The experience of light with Louis Poulsen
Louis Poulsen’s displays at the Light + Building fair in Germany, designed by Henning Larsen, went far beyond the visual by offering a rhythmic experience of light and an ideal representation of the brand’s DNA.
News
A Taste of Danish Design: Cult x Vipp
Cult welcomed guests in both Sydney and Melbourne to announce the launch of Danish design brand Vipp is Australia.
News
Live On The Ground At ICFF NYC With Cult’s New Aussie Brand NAU
ICFF (The International Contemporary Furniture Fair), now in its 29th year, is a vast but tightly edited showcase of some of the world’s most aspirational residential and contract products in New York City. We visited the Cult stand, the furniture and lighting company, which leveraged ICFF to launch NAU – their new in-house Australian collection.
News
Salone 2017 Gets Lit! Top 10 Lighting Finds In The Year Of Euroluce
We hit Milan’s hottest design precincts to bring you the top 10 lighting finds from this years Fiera Salone del Mobile!
Products
PSA: Cult is Having a MEGA Cassina Sale…
One of our favourite design supply houses is having the biggest sale of the year. Let the trampling begin!
Articles
A Magis Pop Up at Cult
Magispace x Cult is a two week Magis pop-up in Cult showrooms in both Sydney and Melbourne.
Products
The relaunch of Pot – a 1950s classic
Arne Jacobsen originally designed the Pot lounge for the SAS Royal Hotel in Copenhagen in 1959. Today, the lounge chair is relaunched from Cult.