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Tappeti marks 20 years of bespoke rug design

Tappeti marks 20 years of bespoke rug design

At Paddington Town Hall, the Australian rug studio reflected on two decades of bespoke design with an event that brought its archives, collaborations and making processes into motion.

Reconnecting retail with the city

Reconnecting retail with the city

Suzhou MixC World draws on the city’s historic streets and gardens to create a retail precinct that feels less like a shopping centre and more like an extension of the public realm.

Workplace designed as an urban sanctuary

Workplace designed as an urban sanctuary

Bean Buro discusses the design of Palatino Hospitality’s Hong Kong workplace, where biophilic design, warm materiality and hospitality principles combine to create a calm retreat within the city.

O’Connell’s Hotel reborn

O’Connell’s Hotel reborn

Fiona Drago Architect refreshes one of Melbourne’s best-known hotels, balancing heritage character with a more open and contemporary hospitality experience.

The next phase of Passivhaus in Australia

The next phase of Passivhaus in Australia

Returning to Melbourne this month, Australia’s official Passivhaus conference THRIVE turns its attention to the commercial case for high-performance building.

A new front door for paediatric care at Westmead

A new front door for paediatric care at Westmead

Designed by Billard Leece Partnership, the Wattle Building brings expanded clinical services together with a more legible, family-centred experience of hospital care.

A perfumery with somewhere to sit

A perfumery with somewhere to sit

For Libertine Parfumerie’s new Armadale boutique, Tamsin Johnson looked to the warmth of the home and the rhythm of old-world shopfronts to make fragrance retail feel slower, richer and more personal.

Powerhouse Parramatta announces a smorgasbord of Australian design

Powerhouse Parramatta announces a smorgasbord of Australian design

Powerhouse Parramatta has commissioned more than 50 leading designers from across Australia to shape the spaces and experiences of the new museum, including public, exhibition, restaurant and retail spaces.

Golden Avenue, brutal Brisbane

Golden Avenue, brutal Brisbane

J.AR OFFICE’s hospitality venue in Brisbane strives to create a small oasis of shade and greenery amidst the concrete jungle of the city. Jared Webb tells us more.

A place of water in the Park Lands

A place of water in the Park Lands

Designed by JPE Design Studio with Warren and Mahoney and cultural creative designer Karl Winda Telfer, Adelaide Aquatic Centre — Kauwingka — recasts civic leisure as landscape, gathering place and cultural story.

Student housing with room to settle in

Student housing with room to settle in

AJC Architects’ EPIISOD Macquarie Park brings a more residential approach to student accommodation, pairing warm interiors with shared amenity and a strong connection to campus life.

Around the wine world with Unita

Around the wine world with Unita

Held at Vini Divini Wine Lab in Sydney, the event brought together designers, operators and project leaders for an evening of lesser-known wines and conversation.