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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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Where clinical meets calm
In this Specialist Clinic in Southport, Queensland, Polyflor’s MiPlank flooring shifts a clinical feeling environment into somewhere quietly inviting.
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A new partnership for timber flooring
A global partnership between Tongue & Groove, Established & Sons and Raw Edges signals a shift in how flooring is designed, produced and positioned within interiors.
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A night of design: Greg Natale unveils Cruda and Bosco in Sydney
Tongue & Groove hosted a lively gathering to celebrate two new collections by Greg Natale, bringing together designers and industry peers.
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Waves of change: PMG Group elevates a Sydney workplace from ordinary to exceptional
A thoughtful, low-waste redesign by PMG Group in collaboration with Goodman has transformed a dated office into a calm, contemporary workspace featuring a coastal-inspired palette and Milliken flooring for a refined finish.
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Baker Bleu’s refined industrial space by IF Architecture
IF Architecture crafts Baker Bleu Cremorne into a refined, sustainable bakery and café where industrial design meets artisanal warmth.
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Design agility meets commercial-grade performance with Karndean’s Opus flooring range
Karndean’s newly evolved Opus range brings versatility and durability to the forefront of commercial flooring. Blending design-led aesthetics with robust, high-performance functionality, it’s a go-to solution for spaces that demand both style and resilience.
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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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Tappeti’s Gradient collection is an ode to colour, craft and composition
The latest additions to Tappeti’s Gradient Collection explore the emotive power of colour through a series of hand-knotted and hand-tufted rugs.
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The future of flooring – how Karndean is redefining luxury vinyl tile
In commercial spaces, flooring is more than just a surface – it’s a foundation for how people experience a space.
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Designing for impact
GH Commercial’s custom flooring solutions can bring the most creative ideas into reality, as seen at PayPal Melbourne Fashion Festival.
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Wellness by design: floor coverings creating healthier indoor environments
Designing people-first buildings with flooring that contributes to achieving WELL features in the WELL Building Standard. Works with WELL is a new trademark created by the International WELL Building Institute for use by manufacturers to show when their products align with features in the WELL Building Standard.
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This luxury vinyl plank flooring captures the spirit of Australia
This reimagined classic by Godfrey Hirst offers a modern oak-inspired colour palette for a new standard in vinyl flooring.
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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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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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Commercial flooring that’s functional, attractive, and easy to maintain
Suitable for applications ranging from schools and retail outlets to computer rooms and X-ray suites, Palettone comes in two varieties and a choice of more than fifty colours.
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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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Reimagining engineered timber flooring
Updated with a new tri-layer oak construction and refreshed colour palette, GH Commercial’s Chateau Oak engineered timber by Godfrey Hirst provides architects and designers with a flooring solution that combines sustainability, beauty and stability.
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Unveiling a canvas of inclusivity with GH Commercial
GH Commercial explores the crossroads where artistry meets education with the Social Canvas Collection. Four unique styles articulate the philosophical cornerstones of inclusive design, designing empowered spaces which reflect the diversity of our communities.
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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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Taking interiors to the next level: 4 Bearspace Design projects that are big on impact
In these four impactful commercial projects, Bearspace Design works with Milliken Flooring to execute its design vision and bring real results to its clients.
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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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Fashion-forward carpets add vibrancy and life to interior spaces
GH Commercial’s latest collection under their Feltex brand sees the renowned manufacturer collaborating with internationally acclaimed architect and designer Lorena Gaxiola to turn flooring into art.
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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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From wood to concrete: Explore the captivating designs of Expona Flow
Expona flow is a new collection which encompasses beautifully replicated wood planks and striking abstract effects to redefine the potential of vinyl flooring in education, healthcare, office, retail and leisure applications.
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Flooring that puts learning first: St Joseph’s Ferntree Gully
The Ferntree Gully Campus project’s sophisticated design vision combines with eco-friendly carpet tiles from Carpet Inter and Above Left to provide a comfortable and productive learning environment.
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Time woven into art: Gavin Harris’ new Circadian collection of rugs
Inspired by the flow of time and its profound impact on our surroundings, interior and product designer Gavin Harris unveils his latest collection — Circadian with Designer Rugs.
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When French heritage and flooring luxury combine
GH Commercial presents the Corsica Chevron by Godfrey Hirst – an all-new engineered timber solution informed by centuries of design ingenuity.
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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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Witness abstract geometry and authentic wood grain work in beautiful tandem
Polyflor’s own Expona Superplank range redefines the potential for lavish vinyl flooring everywhere.
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Rugs that make you contemplate Country, and nature in new ways
We were blown away by the beauty of these richly dynamic rug designs crafted in collaboration with four talented First Nations artists. Relive the highlights from the launch of Tappeti’s Indigenous Collection.
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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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Specification in a time of crisis: Sustainable flooring choices
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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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The Lichen Community Collection: Biophilic design at its finest
Inspired by the regenerative role of lichen communities in our ecosystems, the Lichen Community collection proposes a new future for workplace flooring.
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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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Sustainable, slip-resistant and simple: The Polyflor solution
Polysafe QuickLay PUR is a floor covering engineered for ease, presenting a world of opportunity for contemporary commercial environments.
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Tongue & Groove reignites our passion for timber
Timber flooring specialist Tongue & Groove launches a new identity and resources to support Australian architects and designers. Here’s what clients, consumers and architects can expect.
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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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Lights and glamour: Catherine Martin’s new collection revealed in theatrical fashion
In the most glamorous of celebrations, famed film, stage and interior designer, Catherine Martin revealed her magnificent rug and textile collections with Designer Rugs and Mokum.
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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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Wool carpet brings rustic warmth and unparalleled performance to commercial environments
GH Commercial presents the inherent softness, strength and thermal properties of wool to the Australian commercial flooring market with two new products – Natural Terrain and Natural Elevation.
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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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From healthcare to retail, this colourful flooring range has you covered
Inspired by the natural environment, Palettone is Polyflor’s most extensive collection of high-performance vinyl flooring.
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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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Stronger together: The new Cyber CX headquarters in Sydney uses Australian design to bring people together
The fit-out for Cyber CX is a celebration of the company’s Australian heritage, with a palette of furniture and finishes that supports local design and manufacture – including Milliken’s elegant Ripple and Unearthed collections which were printed utilising the Millitron Digital Dye Injection technology in Sydney.
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Inhale, exhale: How carpet tiles are clearing the air
Here’s a product innovation that actively fights pollution and delivers high performance. Above Left and Carpets Inter have developed a modular carpet tile collection on EcoSoft backing. It is aptly named, Breathe.
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Behind the scenes of Tappeti’s ethical rug-making process
The superior ethical and environmental principles, which are part of Tappeti’s fabric, add an element of beauty that can be perceived on a subliminal level.
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View from the floor: The secret to making memorable hospitality spaces
The most memorable of hospitality spaces – and it all starts with the flooring. We review the interiors of CAON and ACME’s Margaret restaurant, and DesignNu’s Rydges hotel in the Gold Coast Airport.
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How custom flooring pushed the boundaries of public design
When the three young founders of the architecture-focused Caliper Journal were approached by the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art to create a public space, it was GH Commercial who made their conceptual vision a reality.
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Bespoke by design: Custom flooring creations by GH Commercial
With one of the largest custom flooring offerings in the Oceania region, GH Commercial can transform unique concepts into one-of-a-kind solutions that bring interiors to life.
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Read and learn: rugs for libraries and education settings
In collaboration with Designer Rugs, we explore the role of flooring in well designed educational projects and the benefits of specifying rugs in school, library or university projects.
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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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Red Cross office by Liquid Design
A clever use of green initiatives and finishes – including sustainable Milliken carpet to define zones – ensures more funding for important Red Cross programmes in the coming years.
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The sustainable and stimulating architecture of Melbourne’s Centrepiece
A new conference and gala venue, located in the heart of Melbourne’s sport and entertainment precinct, displays a dynamic design that emulates the Australian native landscape. With the use of 200,000 recycled PET bottles in Above Left’s custom orange carpet, Centrepiece showcases a commitment to the environment and sustainable design.
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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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Biophilia comes to the fore in this Gray Puksand fit-out
For this Melbourne-based workplace, Gray Puksand has created an environment that exudes calm and balance. Soft, gentle Milliken flooring helps to craft the ambience and flow of the spaces.
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Tappeti’s ORA range captures the infinite beauty of our world
Tappeti’s new ORA range captures the aesthetic essence of these immersive experiences in handwoven art rugs that evoke a sensory response.
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Milliken launches the M/PACT™ carbon neutral program to help fight climate change
Milliken’s new sustainability initiative is helping to design a better future by offsetting the raw materials and manufacturing carbon footprint of its flooring products.
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Woods Bagot uses Elton Group Eveneer to add a crafted touch to Next Hotel Melbourne
Elton Group’s sustainably produced timber veneer creates a welcoming ‘home away from home’ for travellers at Next Hotel Melbourne that references the rich artisanal history of Collins Street.
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The antidote to your flooring fatigue
Meet FYBER, Australia’s pioneering carpeting brand intent on disrupting the flooring space with bold, creative and innovative design.
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Infinite beauty with infinite possibilities
Tappeti’s new ORA range captures the aesthetic essence of otherworldly, immersive experiences in its handwoven art rugs. The result? A shortcut to evoke a sensory response in your projects.
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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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Milliken helps Growth Australia showcase its expertise at new headquarters
When the time came for Growth Australia to redesign its own new headquarters, Milliken, and its modular carpeting, were there to lend a hand.
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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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Don’t underestimate the design potential of durable flooring
The trade-off between design versatility and performance is officially over in the world of durable flooring, thanks to these two Polyflor solutions.
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New Polyflor range equally versatile and sustainable
MiPlank by Polyflor is the latest product by the flooring specialists, that is directly inspired by the timber of Australia’s most iconic trees.
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Ultra-Sleek, Ultra-Smooth: Flooring with Kerlite Easy
The Kerlite Easy floating floor system from Rocks On makes installing a porcelain floor easier than ever. See how your next project can benefit from this innovative design revelation.
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Everyone is a flooring designer with Milliken Couture
Milliken-Ontera has been bringing a uniquely customisable brand of creativity to Australian and New Zealand flooring design for over three decades. Having always designed and supplied from their manufacturing facility in Sydney, it has also been renowned for its impressive speed to market. This year, however, the brand boosts its already advanced personalisation capabilities by introducing a mass customisation concept that makes it even easier to create distinct flooring solutions in just three weeks.
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Milliken Couture: Bespoke Carpet Design at Your Feet
Milliken Ontera has been at the forefront of flooring design in Australia for over 30 years now. This year, their pioneering spirit and unique creative ability are crowned with a new range which opens up the floor to anyone wanting to transform their concept into one of a kind flooring solution in just three weeks.
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Circular Logic: Gavin Harris’s new collection for Designer Rugs
“I like the circular form – it’s soft but controlled.” In collaboration with Designer Rugs, Gavin Harris pushes the geometric and creative boundaries of a circle.
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Above Left puts the finishing touches on The Realm
The Realm in Adelaide is the city’s new record breaking tallest residential skyscraper. Stunning inside and out, The Realm is home to a beautiful collection of Royal Thai custom rugs, thanks to Above Left.
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Bolon is a trailblazer in every sense of the word
As a global company based in Sweden, Bolon has been at the pinnacle of design and manufacture of woven flooring for some 70 years.
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Headlands: An endless adventure
Australian owned and operated brand, Above Left presents Headlands with EcoSoft by Carpets Inter; an extraordinary collection where nature perfectly balances two worlds.
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For Bolon, the art is in the performance
Making moves in 2020 is Swedish flooring brand, Bolon with the launch of The Art of Performance and the opening of the their very first Australian showroom in Sydney’s east.
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The finishing touches on First Sentier Investors’ Barangaroo office
For First Sentier Investors’ new workplace in Barangaroo, the team were after an authentic and pared-back aesthetic, and thanks to Tongue n Groove, this was easily achieved.
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Taking back our climate
In the hopes of a regenerative future, voices of passion and activism are leading the way in restoring our landscape to give generations the brighter planet that they deserve. A leader in global sustainability, Interface® is changing the game by overcoming humanity’s biggest challenge of climate change.
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Shaw Contract introduces new colourways for iconic Dye Lab Collection
Shaw Contract is excited to announce that Dye Lab, a best-selling collection, now has an expanded colour range with thirteen unique, new saturated hues.
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Shale – Tiles Inspired By Nature
Exclusively from Hafary comes the Shale tile collection – a soft yet refined collection that captures the beauty of the natural world within a mature, designer context.
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Shaw Contract wins 2019 Green Building Product of the year
Off the Grid by Shaw Contract has been chosen as the 2019 Green Building Product of the year at the recent Sustainability Awards.
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Place making and Indigenous Design Narratives in Civic Spaces
Having long been leaders in the commercial carpet and flooring sector, Milliken-Ontera are now paving the way with design-led collaborations that are driven by individual expression in ‘place making’.
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Missoni Home And Bolon Bring Vibrant Colour To The Floor
Sweden meets Italy in vibrant colour for the floor. Distinctive new patterns and colours make a punchy addition to Bolon’s Missoni collection of woven flooring.
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The final touches on the new Rick Stein Restaurant
With a new Rick Stein Restaurant opening in NSW, the interior team knew the finishes needed to match the chef’s legendary taste.
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EcoSoft: Diverting plastic waste from the oceans with Upstream carpet tiles
The amount of plastic the world produces is of increasing concern to designers and environmentalists alike. Thankfully, Carpets Inter has a solution – EcoSoft.
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Design for a cause: Free Flow by Milliken
The flooring brand’s new design collection helps elevate interior spaces, while also supporting the Property Industry Foundation’s initiatives.
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Design leadership through flooring: Milliken
Find out what makes the carpet tile manufacturer an industry force to reckon with.
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Merging the old with the new on Charles Street
A heritage home on Charles Street in Richmond, Victoria has been given a new lease on life that sees a marriage of old world charm and contemporary design and technology.
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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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Mafi’s Ongoing Pursuit Of Wellness Through Design In All Its Forms
Mafi has grown from a humble family operation in Salzburg, Austria to become one of the world’s leading providers of all-natural solid timber flooring that is ideal for enhancing well-being within an interior space.
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Superior craftsmanship marks today’s design generation: Presenting GEO by Tappeti
Ahead of the launch for Tappeti’s latest – GEO – we look back at the brand’s pledge to quality, handmade manufacturing techniques and material integrity.
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Bolon Elements: Nature Underfoot
The tones and textures of nature find their way indoors via the Bolon Elements range of woven flooring.
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Mafi’s healthy flooring
It’s clear that nature has enormous benefits on children, and there’s little doubt that these extend to adults too – this drives the Mafi philosophy.
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Going green: How the design industry is embracing a return to its roots
The old saying goes that “sticks and stones can break bones”. But is there really any reason to be afraid of nature? From a ‘forest kindergarten’ to natural finishes, nature is making its way back into our interiors.
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Pulling The Rug Out
Having just launched their inaugural rug collection, Stylecraft shows how Australian creatives continue to reimagine the design rulebook.
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Pulling The Rug Out
Having just launched their inaugural rug collection, Stylecraft reminds us that Australians continue to reimagine the design rulebook.
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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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Here’s The Lowdown On Engineered Timber Flooring
We catch up with the team at Tongue n Groove to find out how engineered timber might just save your next project.