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Design without borders
From lighting and large-scale art installations to experiments with paper, plastics and fungi, Edward Linacre Studio is entering a new chapter built around creativity, collaboration and sustainable material research.
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DIA: It’s time to Write DESIGNER at the Australian census
With an in-your-face campaign from the Design Institute of Australia, Write DESIGNER urges every design professional to identify themselves in the upcoming census.
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Paola Lenti makes a case for colour confidence
At dedece Sydney, Anna Lenti introduced the Chromatic Alphabet, a new design tool intended to make architects and designers less hesitant about working with colour.
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Made with intent
Sydney’s Klaro Industrial Design treats manufacturing as the place where design intent is protected – offering commercial designers a responsive, original and considered way to specify.
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Standout furniture launches from Milan Design Week 2026
From indoor-outdoor furniture systems and archival reissues to experimental lighting, circular materials and collectible surfaces, these launches captured Milan Design Week’s broader conversation around comfort, craft, longevity and atmosphere.
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Splendour is the sum of many parts
In the crucible of design, the fire of inspiration transforms pragmatic elements into the burnished objects that add a flourish to places and spaces. This is the art of Buster + Punch.
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A high-tech, future-ready extension for Mumbai’s automobile design hub
Designing for the future, SJK Architects has completed a workplace for automobile designers, Mahindra & Mahindra in Mumbai, that embraces technology but also has the all-important human touch.
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Patricia Urquiola’s Tufty-Time at 20: How a design icon evolves
Two decades after it first redefined the classic Chesterfield, B&B Italia’s Tufty-Time returns in a new edition. Tufty-Time 20 refines the original’s comfort, form and flexibility while embedding circularity at its core.
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Degrees of separation: Exploring the common ground of 31 Degrees Design’s new releases
Designed for two distinct contemporary planes, DuO Too and CoALL find common ground in their purposeful, considered articulations, profoundly rooted in the dynamics between humans and the spaces they interact with.
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The evolution of design
Knoll unveils two compelling chapters in its uncompromising design story: the Perron Pillo Lounge Chair and new material palettes for the Saarinen Pedestal Collection.
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Designing for longevity: the product-led practice of Dirk du Toit
From furniture and homewares to lighting, Dirk du Toit’s Melbourne-based studio Dutoit is built on local manufacturing, material restraint and the belief that longevity is central to sustainable design.
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Made in Geelong: A new exhibition honours 160 years of textile innovation
At the National Wool Museum, a new exhibition traces the evolution of Godfrey Hirst and its long-standing role in shaping Geelong’s industrial and design identity.
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Lights, camera, craft and action
We caught up with Abramo Manfrotto, CEO of Venetian decorative lighting brand LEUCOS, during a visit to Australia with dedece.
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Brunswick Yard: Carr’s largest residential project
Carr’s largest residential project to date integrates concrete, steel mesh and landscape across 122 apartments in Melbourne’s Brunswick.
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A certain type of design at Sydney Design Week
Type designer Vincent Chan, who delivered a keynote speech with the Powerhouse as part of Sydney Design Week, tells us about the history and importance of this niche profession.
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Sydney Design Week winners announced
The winners of two major Powerhouse design initiatives – the Holdmark Innovation Award and the Carl Nielsen Design Accelerator – have been announced with the launch of Sydney Design Week 2025.
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Tim Ross celebrates Australia’s golden age of local design in new book
‘What a Ripper!’ by comedian and architecture advocate Tim Ross explores Australia’s rich legacy of local product design.
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The mould everyone fits: 75 years of the Eames Shell Chair
For three-quarters of a century, the iconic Eames Shell Chair has redefined the very act of sitting with its groundbreaking form, proving that, rather than restrict, the right mould can embrace every space, need and individual aspiration.
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Tilt, the Trophy Partner of the 2025 INDE.Awards, has created another outstanding trophy
For Tilt, creating and realising a concept that resonates with people and place makes for exemplary design.
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Intricacy, intimacy and imagination: Ross Didier’s ANTHROPOCENE
Fine art that informs commercial design has authenticity and soul, and Ross Didier is at the forefront of creativity that is infused with passion.
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Home Comforts: Coverite Projects uses Milliken flooring to create a warm and welcoming HQ
In Newcastle’s CBD, Coverite Projects transformed a blank floorplate into a workplace with soul, using Milliken flooring to balance industrial grit with residential warmth and intuitive wayfinding.
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“My model is to make what I like and hopefully other people will too”: Meet Zachary Frankel
Pairing his honed expertise with a unique design language, Zachary Frankel is shaping his own world his way.
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Tilt on preserving heritage in public spaces: How technical innovation is making history accessible
From preserved boat remains to 8,000-year-old hearthstones with First Nations significance, Tilt Industrial Designs shares how their technical work is often directed towards heritage.
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Klaro Industrial Design: Offering Better Choices with Recycled HDPE Surfaces
Commercial specification just got more circular thanks to some new finish options for some of Klaro’s most loved pieces.
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Rethinking Plastics in Product Design: The new book aiming to guide sustainable transitions
Geoff Isaac’s book provides industrial designers and manufacturers with the knowledge needed for a transition to sustainable material choices.
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“Beyond pure functionality”: Tilt’s façade innovation at Sydney logistics hub
Tilt Industrial Design’s work on this Western Sydney logistics hub with Mirvac and SBA Architects stands out for its blending of function and aesthetics.
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2024 Hall of Famers announced by DIA
The Design Institute of Australia (DIA) has announced the induction of eight distinguished designers into its Hall of Fame for 2024.
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Behind the Brand with Dowel Jones
As Dowel Jones celebrates ten years with events at Geelong Design Week, we get to know more about what makes this enigmatic and celebrated team tick.
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Creating beauty with responsibility: Fisch Designs and ditto
Meet Ash Fischer and Orlando Hayes, a pair behind not one but two brands looking at new ways of making materials sustainable.
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“The future lies in combining advanced technology, holistic thinking and circular economy”
With Tilt’s Tim Phillips having recently sat as a panellist on one of Saturday Indesign’s discussion events, we decided to dig a little deeper into sustainability with him.
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3days of dreaming: Reporting from Copenhagen’s design festival
We round up the eight projects at Copenhagen’s 3daysofdesign that best reflected this year’s theme: Dare to Dream.
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Enter now! Carl Nielsen Design Accelerator and Holdmark Innovation Award
The application deadline for the industrial design program is now June 28th, while the $10,000 Holdmark Innovation Award entries close July 1st.
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Supporting First Nations artists to deliver authentic stories in urban landscapes
Tilt Industrial Design Managing and Creative Director, Tim Phillips, comments on how industrial design intersects with First Nations artists.
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Tilt’s Tim Phillips on technology and the essence of industrial design
We spoke with Tilt’s Managing and Creative Director about industrial design, innovative technology and wellbeing within education spaces.
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Comment: Tilt’s top three sustainability priorities for 2024
In this comment piece, Tim Phillips, Managing and Creative Director of Tilt Industrial Design, identifies three key initiatives for sustainability in 2024.
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Building a culture of product stewardship: Cultivated 10 years on
In 2013 Cultivated launched as a restoration service, today it is a full-service product stewardship business, buying back, refurbishing and recycling authentic design pieces. In this article we continue the conversation around whole-of-lifecycle-furniture.
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Volker Haug’s illuminating designs with playful edges
Committed to the artful illumination of spaces, Volker Haug Studio amps up its well loved lighting collections with two new additions.
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Imagination without constraint: Casa de Zanotta teaches us a thing or two about retail
Inspired by a forest of stone, and created as a place to showcase the iconic Italian furniture brand Zanotta, this retail space is unconstrained in its vision of what a new-age shopping experience should be.
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Brisbane Designscape returns with a jam-packed full-day event: Here’s everything you need to know
Register now – Brisbane Designscape returns to the river city, 4 November, with a one-day event packed with speaker sessions, workshops and a networking afterparty. Here’s a snapshot of the program and what you can expect.
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“We’re fascinated with how colour behaves”: Up close on the dynamic visual tapestry of Studio Truly Truly’s new textile range with Kvadrat
Capturing the vibrant rows of Dutch flower fields, Studio Truly Truly has designed Suunta, a textile range developed in collaboration with Kvadrat. Find out more about the inspiration behind this new offering.
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In review: Spectra widens the lens on Queensland furniture design
‘Spectra – Contemporary Queensland Furniture’ recently opened at Artisan in Brisbane, greeted by a community of cross-industry creatives hungry for Queensland furniture design content, writes Nicky Lobo.
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What makes The Luminary shine so bright?
The Luminary category at INDE.Awards 2023 Gala caused quite the buzz on stage. We look at who this year’s Luminaries are, and what makes them shine so bright – both in their day-to-day practices – and on the night!
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Spotlighting human centric design: Winners at DIA’s Graduate of the Year Awards
Graduates’ portfolios embodied their commitment to harnessing design as a force for social improvement at the DIA’s Graduate of the Year Awards 2023.
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Ross Gardam’s Méne light named The Object of 2023 at INDEs
Ross Gardam wasn’t always intent on being an award winning furniture and lighting designer. However after his win at INDE.Awards this year, taking home The Object trophy for his Méne light, we’d say his destiny is pretty clear.
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The making of an icon: TILT’s trophy design for INDE.Awards
This year the INDE.Awards winners each received a trophy with a new form that expresses the ideals of the program and also shines the light on TILT Industrial Design.
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The making of an icon: 2023 INDE.Awards trophy
This year the INDE.Awards winners each received a trophy with a new form that expresses the ideals of the program and also shines the light on TILT Industrial Design.
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A cornucopia of remarkable objects on display at Powerhouse
The Powerhouse Museum in Sydney is showcasing an eye-opening array of artefacts in its newly launched exhibition, 1001 Remarkable Objects. Open now, this collection serves up history on a platter with objects both rare and renowned.
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Let intuition guide your designs: Koichi Futatsumata
Just how much do you trust your intuition? Japanese architect and designer Koichi Futatsumata designs based on his senses rather than a clear planning method, or academic research. We find out how it all comes together.
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Very, very good looking! Beam by Adam Cornish and Mast Furniture
Mast Furniture and Adam Cornish give us a taste of Australian design at its best. Voluptuous in form and made for comfort, the Beam Collection shines on the product landscape and is certain to make its mark.
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HDR’s NEXTDC Data Centres mark a new chapter in urban integration
NEXTDC’s M3 and M2 data centres represent a novel approach to the harmonious coexistence of advanced technology infrastructure and local communities.
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Studio Gin&G on materials, details, storytelling and shared authorship
The young firm’s interesting works reflect how the coming together of two different minds doubles the creative energy.
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The Design Wall at NGV is epic, here is how Hassell designed it
With raw, elemental features, Design Wall 2023 honours Melbourne’s vibrant product design scene and encapsulates a commitment to sustainability.
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<strong>Mesh to impress: Steelcase launches Karman</strong>
With the opening of Steelcase’s new Sydney showroom comes the launch of Karman. A task chair that heralds a changing of the times.
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The power of the Design Study Phase: Indesignlive discusses design process with Tilt
When special design concepts are required for a project, Tilt Industrial Design is the first port of call, as it delivers tangible design that was once unimaginable.
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Melbourne Design Fair shows collectible Australian design at its best
The second Melbourne Design Fair presented a vibrant tableau of modern Australian design. The fair balanced aesthetic allure and thoughtful discussion by showcasing a dynamic array of contemporary and collectible designs.
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Above and beyond: The circularity of Yonda
Globally recognised environmental pioneers Wilkhahn are once again taking bold strides forward in the name of sustainability. The award-winning Yonda collection is their magnum opus of design circularity.
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Brave new worlds made possible with Tilt
Ostensibly an industrial design consultancy, Tilt was born of the observation of an increasing gap between architectural ambition and construction capability. The skill set lies in facilitating the inherently creative bent of architects, landscape architects and artists with engineering and industrial design solutions.
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10 creative change-makers put the spotlight on sustainability in Dubai
From innovative architectural material solutions, to colourful works seeking solutions for the future, and playful metaphors for the issues of today. We deep dive into the creatives starting new conversations around sustainability.
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From Ukraine with love: The designs of Noom
Functional and concise, the designs of Noom are an exercise in craft and artisanship. Composed of simple geometric shapes, each piece is made in the designers’ Ukraine workshop.
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Here’s the Australian cohort leading our 2023 INDE.Awards Jury
Get familiar with the contingent of the INDE.Awards jury hailing from down under!
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Modern industrial: Kane Constructions’ new office by ARM Architecture
ARM Architecture took inspiration from Kane Constructions’ gritty urban surrounds to deliver a dynamic workplace as exciting as it is functional.
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Orange pop! Powerhouse Brisbane’s ‘futuresque’ retail store
Silver sheen and punchy orange – we can’t get enough of Alexander Lotersztain’s new retail fit-out P.S. He calls it ‘futuresque’, but it will patina over time.
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Thomas Bentzen shares his designs and visions at Orgatec
Thomas Bentzen presents a friendly and warm character, thoughtful in his responses, intuitive and just a little nostalgic in his approach to furniture solutions for modern working modes. Alice Blackwood meets Thomas at the Muuto stand, at Orgatec.
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To know the future you must create it, Thomas Bentzen at Orgatec
Thomas Bentzen presents a friendly and warm character, thoughtful in his responses, intuitive and just a little nostalgic in his approach to furniture solutions for modern working modes. Alice Blackwood meets Thomas at the Muuto stand, at Orgatec.
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From the outside in: The story behind Extremis
Extremis founder Dirk Wynants creates smart furniture pieces that speak to our very human needs, while also delivering solutions for the evolving workplace. Alice Blackwood speaks with him at Orgatec.
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From the outside in: The story behind Extremis
Extremis founder Dirk Wynants creates smart furniture pieces that speak to our very human needs, while also delivering solutions for the evolving workplace. Alice Blackwood speaks with him at Orgatec.
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5 incredible workplace fit-outs revealed at Orgatec 2022
Indesignlive is on the ground in Cologne, Germany where the major workplace fair, Orgatec, has kicked off. Our editor Alice Blackwood brings us highlights from key brands showcasing at the fair.
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Insights from Orgatec – the world of workplace
Indesignlive is on the ground in Cologne, Germany where the major workplace fair, Orgatec, has kicked off. Our editor Alice Blackwood brings us highlights from key brands showcasing at the fair.
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Too comfortable to leave – Maker&Son launches Melbourne showroom
Supremely comfortable. This is the catchphrase for Maker&Son’s luxurious sofas – and now beds, too. And we can confirm, they really are ridiculously comfortable.
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Design, success and process with Adam Cornish
Adam Cornish is a product designer who leads the way in creativity and originality. He lives and works in Australia and is a global talent in everyone’s book, writes Jan Henderson.
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The 10 best things I saw at London Design Festival ’22
As Mandi Keighran reports, London Design Festival celebrated its 20th anniversary with immersive installations, shows and spaces that ran the gamut of playful through to thought-provoking. Here’s her top 10 moments.
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Ross Didier blows us away with his new Puffalo campaign
Ross Didier brings his artistic inspiration to the fore with a new vision of photographic stills for the Puffalo and Fable collections.
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Peeling back the layers: Benjamin Hubert’s new monograph
All about Benjamin Hubert and his design agency, LAYER, this monograph provides candid insights into studio life, Hubert’s own life, and the projects that have put them on the global design map.
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Why we love Helen Kontouris: 5 designs for all time
Leanne Amodeo rounds up the Indesign team’s favourite Helen Kontouris designs.
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What to book at Sydney Design Week: Stephen Todd’s top picks
Ahead of Sydney Design Week, 15-22 September, we speak with creative director, Stephen Todd, about his top picks for this year’s program. Scroll through for insights, highlights and direct links to all the best events.
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The future is in good hands: DIA award winners
Announced last week, we take a look at some of the key winners from this year’s DIA Designers Australia Awards.
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An elegant, simple family affair – Maki by Adam Cornish
In a new collaboration with Italian timber furniture manufacturer, Cantarutti, Adam Cornish has brought his artistic flair to crafting a family of chairs, named Maki.
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Capturing the essence, culture and design evolution of five iconic places in the Silestone® LOFT Collection
Capturing the essence of five iconic cities, the new Silestone® Loft Collection takes you on a worldwide journey of inspired urban living.
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Meet Formafantasma: Shape Shifters in Design
Simone Farresin and Andrea Trimarchi, the Italian design duo who comprise Formafantasma, have been challenging notions of what design can be for over a decade.
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Recycled materials elegantly resolved comprise the winner of the AFDA 2020
From Australia’s top furniture designers James Walsh has been given the 2020 Australian Furniture Design Award for his design, the Anthropic Bench.
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Timeless with a passionate and innovative spirit: Neatt. by studio.mckeon
Built on a wealth of knowledge and a passion for valuable design, Seaton McKeon of studio.mckeon, in collaboration with James Laffan, presents the latest furniture collection, Neatt.
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5 minutes with Tom Fereday on OMNI
Developed in collaboration with Earp Bros, OMNI is an entirely new design direction for designer Tom Fereday. We get the insights about the winner of The Object category from the 2019 INDE.Awards.
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5 Minutes With… Tom Fereday On OMNI
Developed in collaboration with Earp Bros, OMNI is an entirely new design direction for designer Tom Fereday. We get the insights about the winner of The Object category from the 2019 INDE.Awards.
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A date with design: 100 Objects – Australian design at home
Discover 100 iconic products by some of Australia’s finest design talents in a brand-new exhibition that commemorates 100 years since Robin Boyd’s birth.
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Fringe Furniture 33 continues to inspire
One of Australia’s longest-running platforms for furniture design, Fringe Furniture, returns for its 33rd year and continues to push the envelope.
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Emerging designer Jake Rollins: In conversation
JamFactory’s exhibition, Materials Matter: A Bauhaus Legacy, celebrates and highlights the influence of the Bauhaus on the Adelaide design institution and South Australia’s design industry in general. Leanne Amodeo talks to emerging designer Jake Rollins, whose work in the group exhibition expresses a ‘building block’ style of construction that addresses issues of sustainability and regeneration.
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5 minutes with Maddison Ryder, designer of Lettuce Eat
Proving that the next generation of designers have their eyes on solving some of the world’s most pressing issues – waste and plastic use among them – we spend five minutes with rising talent Maddison Ryder to hear more about her award-winning Lettuce Eat project.
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What’s on the cards at Design Shanghai 2019?
Here’s the lowdown on what to expect at Design Shanghai 2019, which lands at the Shanghai Exhibition Centre from 6 to 9 March.
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Meet Sabine Marcelis
“I have a tactile way of working, I often start with a material that interests me,” shares Dutch-New Zealand designer Sabine Marcelis.
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How commercial doors secure the Changi Airport design
When the Changi Airport needed commercial doors throughout their new terminal, they knew they needed something secure, but also stylish – enter the Australian Trellis Door Company.
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Using smart folding doors to rev up Ferrari’s Sydney showroom
The elegant and effective folding doors of the Australian Trellis Door Company were recently installed at the Ferrari Showroom at Star City Casino, Sydney – ensuring safety as well as style.
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Tomorrow’s Greats: Presenting the top emerging talent of Asia Pacific
Launch Pad nurtures the next generation of design talent in our region. Meet the up-and-comers that inspired us this year.
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Truly fantastic plastic
DesignByThem’s newest collection elevates 100 per cent recycled plastic to a covetable material palette in furniture pieces that are all about colour, form and functionality.
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Mentoring the future faces of industrial design: Launch Pad 2018 live judging
Six finalists, together with an esteemed jury, all came together in Schiavello’s Sydney showroom for a morning of mentoring, followed by the live judging for Launch Pad 2018.
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Design empathy: Benjamin Hubert of Layer
In Benjamin Hubert’s world, having talent and vision is one thing, but to have empathy – that’s where the hard work begins. Hubert has devoted his practice and studio, Layer, to intimately understanding what users really need.
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All about Adam Goodrum: an interview with the Indesign Luminary
Collaborations with iconic brands and recognition by international museums have confirmed Adam Goodrum’s reputation as a truly world-class designer. Here we recount his career in an exclusive interview with Indesign.
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5 designs we love from the Launch Pad archive
Want to win a AUD$10,000 manufacturing grant and mentoring from some of the leading figures in industrial design, manufacturing and retail? Enter Launch Pad 2018 now! Here’s all the inspo you need.
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Industrial design + mentoring = a winning mix
Industrial design is a tough industry to crack. And mentorship is one thing that is not always part of the university curriculum. QUT’s Rafael Gomez shares his wisdom on mentorship and being a well-rounded designer with Indesignlive.
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Indesign Luminary: Charles Wilson
Charles Wilson‘s career as a successful and innovative furniture and industrial designer has had a seemingly unstoppable upward trajectory.
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The jury is out for Launch Pad 2018 – the ultimate mentoring program!
Launch Pad has launched the careers of many local industrial designers. As a program focused on mentoring and manufacturing, it gives an incomparable chance to put your designs in front of local and international heavyweights.