design practice

Ideas
Beyond the panel: What makes a design event worth attending?
Ahead of Saturday Indesign, architects reflect on why smaller gatherings, unexpected voices, candid discussion and meaningful follow-up can make meeting in person genuinely worthwhile.

Ideas
CARD finds value in the everyday
For emerging Melbourne practice CARD, architecture is grounded in authenticity, responsiveness and collaboration, with a focus on robust materials, practical thinking and the realities of everyday life.

Project
Make some design noise: Wellard Architects
Wellard Architects is a practice that doesn’t make a fuss, or shout out its name. The practitioners of this studio are the quiet achievers but they happen to be making quite a lot of design noise at the moment.

News
Geyer and Valmont pioneer authentic design-led projects
As Geyer and Valmont come together, a new collaborative model is taking shape. Gillian Serisier speaks with Geyer/Valmont managing director, Marcel Zalloua, and Geyer global design lead, Adam Mundy.

News
Where would we be now, if it weren’t for Carr?
Widely regarded as one of Australia’s most prolific interior designers, Carr celebrates its inimitable five decades of design practice, underpinned by dynamic restraint.

People
The purposeful practice that is Collectively Ours
Design consultancy COLOURS tears down the architecture and public space silos to create meaningful places for people and the environment.

Products
A conscious design collection for the design conscious
The new Ellipse collection from Armadillo, designed in collaboration with House of Grey, is a conscious design collection for the design conscious that puts sustainability and wellbeing at its core.

Ideas
Unassigned Seating: Is It Feasible In Design Studios?
Yes, says Ben Breen, Managing Director SEA of Space Matrix. He talks about the change to unassigned seating at the Singapore studio, and the digital transformation that supports it.

Ideas
Make strategy happen
Strategy. It takes time and effort but the payoff is well worth it. In a new instalment from Robert Peake, we find out the barriers to executing a clear and achievable strategy for your design business.

People
Five Mins With… Stasia Raft, Raft Studio
Design powerhouse Raft Studio is all grown up! We celebrate its eighteen years of creative chutzpah and catch up with director Stasia Raft, one of the most magnetic personalities in the biz.