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The domestic grind: How Foolscap turned a neighbourly bond into Allpress’ latest outpost

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The domestic grind: How Foolscap turned a neighbourly bond into Allpress’ latest outpost

In Brisbane, Foolscap Studio continues a longstanding relationship with the coffeemakers at a new cafe-store featuring calm tones and coffee waste materials.

Perth Design Week 2026 adopts curated festival format

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Perth Design Week 2026 adopts curated festival format

With government backing and a sharpened focus on design with purpose, Perth Design Week unveils a bold new structure for its fourth edition, expanding its reach across architecture, interiors and the wider creative industries.

A Royal Oak Floors event that asks revered designers how they got where they are

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A Royal Oak Floors event that asks revered designers how they got where they are

Featuring beloved Melbourne designers, this is a must-attend conversation for emerging designers and anyone interested in the pursuit of creativity.

Foolscap Studio’s (Roman) Forum

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Foolscap Studio’s (Roman) Forum

In Cremorne, Foolscap Studio has completed Forum – a co-working space that finds inspiration in some Classical archetypes.

Touring The Commons with Foolscap Studio

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Touring The Commons with Foolscap Studio

We visited The Commons’ recently opened, heritage-rich York Street site in Sydney’s CBD with the team from Foolscap Studio.

Behind the Brand with Cliff Ho: From television to creative co-working

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Behind the Brand with Cliff Ho: From television to creative co-working

Cliff Ho, co-founder and CEO of The Commons, is next up in our series spotlighting aficionados across the design industry.

Crafting a portal on the threshold between art and the workplace

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Crafting a portal on the threshold between art and the workplace

Nestled cosily inside the ANZ Docklands campus in Melbourne, Foolscap Studio has designed a separate little world to transport the visitor out of the office space. ANZ Centre Gallery is a calming space presenting a previously less visible collection of art.

The 7 leaders of wellbeing in 2022

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The 7 leaders of wellbeing in 2022

From gyms, hotels and beauty salons to the workplace, Indesign with Elana Castle surveys the future of wellbeing design. Read this comprehensive report, led by 7 inspiring international examples of wellbeing in 2022.

Here are 5 destinations where people just happen to work

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Here are 5 destinations where people just happen to work

We visit five cutting-edge, Australian-designed workplaces that will make your forget what work looks like.

The 7 leaders of wellbeing in 2022

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The 7 leaders of wellbeing in 2022

From gyms, hotels and beauty salons to the workplace, Indesign with Elana Castle surveys the future of wellbeing design. Read this comprehensive report, led by 7 inspiring international examples of wellbeing in 2022.

Pioneers for better living: 12 award-worthy wellbeing projects

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Pioneers for better living: 12 award-worthy wellbeing projects

The INDE.Awards 2022 shortlist for The Health and Wellbeing Space invites perusal with creativity and innovation at the forefront of designing for a better life.

Foolscap opens doors with ANZ Open House

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Foolscap opens doors with ANZ Open House

ANZ pulls back the curtains on its former executive quarters and, with Foolscap Studio’s help, brings new creative vision to its working environments.

The Commons South Yarra is everything your home is not

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The Commons South Yarra is everything your home is not

The Commons South Yarra is a seriously fun rendition of a co-working space by Foolscap Studio, intent on delivering amenity you can’t get at home.

Foolscap Studio reimagines multi-use spaces in ANZ Open House

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Foolscap Studio reimagines multi-use spaces in ANZ Open House

Together with ANZ, Foolscap Studio has reinvented corporate amenities through the highly detailed, bespoke and materiality-rich fit-out of ANZ Open House.

Corporate amenities are something else in ANZ Open House

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Corporate amenities are something else in ANZ Open House

Together with ANZ, Foolscap Studio has reinvented corporate amenities through the highly detailed, bespoke and materiality rich fit-out of ANZ Open House.

The Indesign Edit On Working The Workplace

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The Indesign Edit On Working The Workplace

Welcome to the first edition of The Indesign Edit. In this issue, we focus on commercial projects and feature three of the best that workplace design has to offer.

The Cloud: Foolscap’s new base reveals a distinctly collaborative spirit in the heart of Melbourne’s design community

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The Cloud: Foolscap’s new base reveals a distinctly collaborative spirit in the heart of Melbourne’s design community

After 10 years, multi-disciplinary design studio Foolscap Studio needed a change. After spending years in an office in the hubbub of Melbourne’s CBD, the team was long-ready to find a peaceful new home from which it could expand on its already impressive resume of projects.

Design Flex with Foolscap Studio’s Jess Humpston

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Design Flex with Foolscap Studio’s Jess Humpston

We chat with the Saturday Indesign 2019 Ambassador Jess Humpston about working between different scales, and a craft-driven approach to design.

Movers & Shakers: Meet our Saturday Indesign Ambassadors

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Movers & Shakers: Meet our Saturday Indesign Ambassadors

Registrations for Saturday Indesign are now open! As we get closer to the day – Saturday 22 June – we’re working with this incredibly talented and diverse group to make sure it’s the most engaging it can possibly be. Meet our 2019 Saturday Indesign Ambassadors.

“Innovative and awe-inducing” – Announcing INDE.Awards 2019 Official Shortlist

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“Innovative and awe-inducing” – Announcing INDE.Awards 2019 Official Shortlist

The results are out! We’re excited to introduce you to your INDE.Awards 2019 Official Shortlist. Read on to find out which entries made the final cut.

Announcing INDE.Awards 2019 Official Shortlist

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Announcing INDE.Awards 2019 Official Shortlist

The results are out! We’re excited to introduce you to your INDE.Awards 2019 Official Shortlist. Read on to find out which entries made the final cut.

The Official Shortlist Of INDE.Awards 2019

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The Official Shortlist Of INDE.Awards 2019

“Innovative and awe-inducing” – We’re excited to introduce you to your INDE.Awards 2019 Official Shortlist. Read on to find out which entries made the final cut.

A cellar door designed to make you shop: Domaine Chandon

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A cellar door designed to make you shop: Domaine Chandon

“An exquisite reinvention of the cellar door experience,” was the jury citation on Foolscap Studio’s 2018 INDE.Award-winning Domain Chandon.

Meet the designer behind your favourite studios’ branding: Mike Giesser

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Meet the designer behind your favourite studios’ branding: Mike Giesser

Behind the branding of many of Melbourne’s interior design studios is one man – meet Mike Giesser.

What does it take to be a winner? Hear from 3 winning studios, only at FRONT

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What does it take to be a winner? Hear from 3 winning studios, only at FRONT

What are the secrets to success? What gives designers the edge to take home INDE.Awards gold? THIS WEEK at the inaugural FRONT, meet three award-winning design teams as they explain just what gave them the edge.

INDE.Awards 2018 Gala: The Night That Brought APAC A&D Together

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INDE.Awards 2018 Gala: The Night That Brought APAC A&D Together

‘Community’ was the dominant theme at the INDE.Awards 2018 Gala in Singapore. It was a celebration of outstanding design, architecture, material and culture as well as an opportunity to knit together a stronger fabric for our regional industry.

INDE.Awards 2018 Gala: The night that brought APAC A&D together

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INDE.Awards 2018 Gala: The night that brought APAC A&D together

‘Community’ was the dominant theme at the INDE.Awards 2018 Gala in Singapore. It was a celebration of outstanding design, architecture, material and culture as well as an opportunity to knit together a stronger fabric for our regional industry.

Announcing a new age for retail design: the region’s best shopping experiences

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Announcing a new age for retail design: the region’s best shopping experiences

Communicating brand values in an authentic manner is getting harder and harder. But what makes for excellent retail space design? Check out the best below!

Who came out on top? Presenting your INDE.Awards Winners for 2018

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Who came out on top? Presenting your INDE.Awards Winners for 2018

The wait is over! Couldn’t make it to INDE.Awards Gala on 22 June in Singapore? Don’t fret! Here are your official 2018 winners …

Announcing A New Age For Retail Design: The Region’s Best Shopping Experiences

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Announcing A New Age For Retail Design: The Region’s Best Shopping Experiences

Communicating brand values in an authentic manner is getting harder and harder. But what makes for excellent retail space design? Check out the best below!

Chandon

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Chandon

Capturing the refined exuberance of an expertly poured glass of bubbly, Foolscap Studio’s sumptuously reimagined Domaine Chandon winery brings renewed effervescence to a well-loved Yarra Valley destination.

See the future of co-working at MPavilion!

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See the future of co-working at MPavilion!

Melburnians! This February, grab your laptop and head down to MPavilion for a day of coworking in wide, open spaces – it’s a day for clashing typologies and questioning everyday office norms.

Sensory Lab Collins Street, By Foolscap Studio

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Sensory Lab Collins Street, By Foolscap Studio

Melbourne-based Foolscap founder and director Adele Winteridge talks about the deconstructed, futuristic design of Sensory Lab’s first freestanding store on Collins Street, responding to the ritual of a morning coffee in the context of modernist architecture.

From Digital to Physical – The Broadsheet Restaurant

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From Digital to Physical – The Broadsheet Restaurant

Foolscap Studio were charged with bringing online city guide Broadsheet Sydney to life as a pop up restaurant, featuring a spread of the coolest local bars, cafes and restaurants.