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Brunswick Yard: Carr’s largest residential project

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.

A certain type of design at Sydney Design Week

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.

Sydney Design Week winners announced

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.

Tim Ross celebrates Australia’s golden age of local design in new book

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.

The mould everyone fits: 75 years of the Eames Shell Chair

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.

Tilt, the Trophy Partner of the 2025 INDE.Awards, has created another outstanding trophy

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.

Intricacy, intimacy and imagination: Ross Didier’s ANTHROPOCENE

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.

Home Comforts: Coverite Projects uses Milliken flooring to create a warm and welcoming HQ

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.

“My model is to make what I like and hopefully other people will too”: Meet Zachary Frankel

“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.

Tilt on preserving heritage in public spaces: How technical innovation is making history accessible

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.

Klaro Industrial Design: Offering Better Choices with Recycled HDPE Surfaces

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.

Rethinking Plastics in Product Design: The new book aiming to guide sustainable transitions

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.