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Christian Ernemann on the architecture of inheritance

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.

Channelling Chinese phoenix at Shangri-La Nanshan

Channelling Chinese phoenix at Shangri-La Nanshan

Dreamily poetic in his approach to any project, Joe Cheng, director of CCD and UN Cultural Ambassador, has adopted the Fenghuang as the thematic touchstone for Shangri-La Nanshan.

An emotional connection

An emotional connection

Chinese handbag design firm, Songmont, has seen ARCHSTUDIO transform a disused factory into a space of great engagement and joy.

Interview with Jaime Hayon from Milan Design Week

Interview with Jaime Hayon from Milan Design Week

International design superstar Jaime Hayon met us at the Wittmann showroom during Milan Design Week 2025 to talk us through his new KOLINAS sofa collection.

Product launches from Milan Design Week 2025

Product launches from Milan Design Week 2025

So many product launches – where to begin with Milan? Well, across some of our favourite brands and all kinds of areas, here are some of the highlights we saw this year.

Euroluce Report: Your guide to the lights of Milan 2025

Euroluce Report: Your guide to the lights of Milan 2025

It was the year of Euroluce and all things lighting at Milan Design Week in 2025. Among a high-quality and extremely wide field, here are some of the highlights.

Exhibitions and installations galore from Milan

Exhibitions and installations galore from Milan

Milan Design Week amounts to so much more than product launches, so here are a few installation and exhibition highlights that we stumbled across in 2025.

Comment: The potential of story-telling in understanding neurodiversity

Comment: The potential of story-telling in understanding neurodiversity

Davenport Campbell’s Anneke Alberto and Kathryn Marshall comment on the fallacy of ‘the average man’ in workplace design.

More than just a transitional space: Perth’s Palace Tower receives the Woods Bagot treatment

More than just a transitional space: Perth’s Palace Tower receives the Woods Bagot treatment

Woods Bagot has completed a lobby refurbishment inspired by the historic architecture of the Palace Hotel.

Bowermans gets a new seat at the table

Bowermans gets a new seat at the table

Surry Hills welcomes Bowermans’ latest commercial furniture studio.

Design with dignity

Design with dignity

Anker Bak raises the bar on healthcare furniture with his collection that has Design with Dignity at its core.

“Cosy, uplifting and full of life”: Bar Julius is the sweet spot in new Sydney precinct

“Cosy, uplifting and full of life”: Bar Julius is the sweet spot in new Sydney precinct

Set within the wider Surry Hills Precinct that includes The EVE Hotel, Bar Julius – designed by SJB – is a sumptuous hospitality venue bursting with colour and materiality.