interior
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A brick envelope shapes life in Kerala
In Thrissur, India, LIJO.RENY.architects has wrapped a family home in a perforated brick envelope that moderates heat, encourages natural ventilation and creates a series of layered indoor and outdoor spaces.
Events
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.
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Genso turns the racecourse into a cinematic city
Joyce Wang Studio transforms Sha Tin Racecourse into Genso, a retrofuturist dining and entertainment world with a cinematic atmosphere.
People
25 years of Greg Natale: Beyond the decorative
This November marks 25 years since Greg Natale opened his Sydney studio. In the decades since, he has built one of Australia’s most recognisable design practices, defined by pattern and decorative conviction.
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Wellbeing at its best
Éthos by Biasol in Brighton reimagines the wellness clinic with sculptural interiors, rich materials and a calm, immersive experience.
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Reframing the everyday: HDR elevates public amenities at Pyrmont Bridge East
HDR reimagines Pyrmont Bridge East Amenities through adaptive reuse, elevating civic design with inclusive, sustainable intent.
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Mim Design’s modernist interiors echo the coast
At Loller Street Apartments on Bunurong country, Mim Design’s interiors fuse with Telha Clarke’s modernist architecture, all while taking coastal cues from the bayside setting.
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The detail of design
After eight years at Cera Stribley, Jessica Ellis launches her own studio, bringing a refined, hands-on approach to residential, hospitality and lifestyle interiors, beginning with the quietly confident Brotherwolf flagship in South Melbourne.
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Anything but standard
Ministry of Design crafts playful interiors for The Standard, Singapore, blending mid-century style with lush tropical luxury.
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R.Evolution: Plus Studio completes nine-year vision for South Melbourne
The final tower in R.Corporation’s R.Iconic precinct demonstrates how density can create connection — through a 20-metre void, one-acre rooftop and nine years of learning what makes vertical neighbourhoods work.
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Café by day, bar by night
Spacemen Studio transforms a rare Kuala Lumpur bungalow into Sun & Moon, an all-day dining venue shaped by ambient light and curated material.
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Garde Hotel opens a new hospitality chapter in Fremantle
Matthew Crawford Architects and Foolscap rework Garde Hotel’s heritage buildings into a place-aware, craft-rich addition to Western Australia’s hospitality landscape.
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Ra:tio blends interior and landscape design in a Jubilee Hills café
Ra:tio café blends calm interiors and lush outdoor spaces through VAL Atelier and The Pinewood Studio’s refined, contemporary design.
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Omnicom’s Melbourne headquarters revitalises a heritage icon on Bourke Street
The new headquarters for Omnicom in Melbourne’s CBD sees heritage re-invigorated with style and finesse.
News
Stylecraft opens new Collins Street showroom in Melbourne
Stylecraft opens its new Collins Street showroom, unveiling curated design spaces and Ross Gardam’s Dwell collection.
Articles
When Worlds Collide: HOW WE LIVE opens in Sydney
Sydney’s newest design concept store, HOW WE LIVE, explores the overlap between home and workplace – with a Surry Hills pop-up from Friday 28th November.
News
The Mill: Where architecture meets athletic performance
Warren and Mahoney’s The Mill in Queenstown blends architecture, wellbeing and landscape, creating a transparent training facility.
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Requiem of Ruins: Multitude of Sins turns leftovers into living design
Bangalore studio Multitude of Sins elevates true leftovers — not surplus — into a richly layered workspace where waste materials become narrative, structure and sculptural expression.
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AIM Architecture elevates HARMAY’s signature style at Hongqiao Airport
With its latest outpost inside Shanghai’s bustling Hongqiao International Airport, HARMAY once again partners with AIM Architecture to reimagine retail through colour, movement and cultural expression.
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Inside Precinct 75’s build-to-rent transformation
COX Architecture uses saturated colour and hotel-style amenity across the historic St Peters location, designed for Coronation Property.
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GroupGSA designs MUFG Pension & Market Services’ Sydney HQ
GroupGSA delivers MUFG Pension & Market Service’s Sydney HQ with a dual Japanese–Australian identity, blending precision, warmth and workplace flexibility.
Ideas
Uncovering Melbourne’s interior heritage
A new book documents the city’s historic building interiors, from 1800s coffee palaces to post-war modernist spaces.
Articles
Anything but standard: Kaya reimagines izakaya through organic modernity
Grounded by the rich warmth of American white oak, The Standard’s newly opened restaurant, Kaya, redefines the classic dining convention through a tasteful fusion of biophilic design, mid-century modern sensibility and elevated whimsy.
Articles
Designing with nature’s palette: Biophilic design tours the world in Autex Acoustics’ new colour range
Rich yet muted hues tell stories of sun-baked canyons, mysterious oceans, and verdant highlands in Autex Acoustics’ captivating new palette.
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Massoneong creates a breathtaking show suite in MeyerHouse
Massoneong’s design of a show unit in the WOHA-designed MeyerHouse evokes the architecture’s French Chateau influences in a modern idiom.
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FMD Architects’ Queens Chambers delivers relaxed beauty
In the heart of Melbourne, this space for a prominent Queen’s Counsel provides calm and respite through a stylish mix of soft forms, striking artwork and designer furniture.
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Takenouchi Webb marries French sophistication and tropical vim
French Fold is yet another testament to the Takenouchi Webb’s sensitive approach to design.
Finishes
Brickworks x Adam Goodrum bring back the breeze block
As original as it is functional, Adam Goodrum brings back the iconic breeze block in Kite Breeze: a homage to Australian living and European manufacturing.
Edit
Trailblazing architectural mesh designed to ignite the daring, creative mind
Kaynemaile architectural mesh has been expertly crafted to ignite the daring design mind. Jump into this edition of the Indesign Edit to see the story behind this extraordinary product.
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Charlie & Rose stray from the norm with TMK
Japanese dining goes grungy at Hong Kong temakeria TMK, where Charlie & Rose took design inspiration from 1980s Japanese punk rock.
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Charlie & Rose Stray From The Norm With TMK
Japanese dining goes grungy at Hong Kong temakeria TMK, where Charlie & Rose took design inspiration from 1980s Japanese punk rock.
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Panorama Design Group’s Playful Bookscape At Kids Winshare
Taking inspiration from Joan Miro, Panorama Design Group brings an imaginative world to life for knowledge hunting in a kids’ bookstore in Chengdu.
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Millennial Lifestyles And City Settings Drove Kokaistudios’ Design For Assemble By Réel
Kokaistudios looked to the city and the style-inspired passions of its millennial demographic to design a large yet dynamic retail space for a men’s fashion brand in Shanghai.
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Interiors Of Timeless Elegance By André Fu At St Regis Hong Kong
Referencing the New York roots of St Regis, as well as the iconography of Hong Kong, André Fu creates luxurious interiors for this anticipated hotel.
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Yabu Pushelberg Crafts Intimate Dining At Arbor
Sensuous, residentially inspired spaces offer an intimate dining experience at Arbor – a fine-dining restaurant in Hong Kong’s busy financial district.
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A Sumptuous Sensorial Feast At John Anthony Restaurant By Linehouse
Informed by elements in Chinese canteens and colonial architecture, Linehouse makes John Anthony an engaging setting for dim sum in Causeway Bay.
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Small In Size, Big In Effect: Taikoo Shing Apartment by Studio Adjective
There are many ways to tackle the constraints of small square footage. Studio Adjective’s clever space planning and use of materials for an apartment in Hong Kong makes an exemplary case study.
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At Little Cove Espresso, Studio Adjective Looks To The Sea
For Little Cove Espresso, Studio Adjective draws inspiration from the relaxing seaside locale with natural materials and a design language communicating flow and continuity.
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John Anthony Restaurant By Linehouse Offers A Sumptuous Sensorial Feast
Informed by elements in Chinese canteens and colonial architecture, Linehouse makes John Anthony an engaging setting for dim sum in Causeway Bay.
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A Flexible And Durable Home For A Growing Family By Bean Buro
How do you address the complex relationships between members of a growing family within their home? Bean Buro has created an apartment that appeals across generations.
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NCDA’s Nelson Chow Goes Home To A Tree House
Principal of NC Design & Architecture (NCDA) Nelson Chow meticulously transformed his Hong Kong apartment into a calm retreat complete with an indoor, adult-size tree house.
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Linehouse Brings A Humble Neighbourhood Feel To Shanghai’s F&B Scene With Bird And Bitter
One venue for daytime and another for the night. Linehouse designs a pair of F&B spaces in Shanghai’s former French Concession with an emphasis on relaxed simplicity.
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Y Home: A Beautiful Work Of Restraint And Reduction By Office ZHU
This Shanghai apartment by Office ZHU confronts the notion that interior design is like fashion and fast-moving consumer products. How? With careful restraint and sophisticated simplicity.
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Epion by LAANK: Reimagining The Aesthetic Clinic With Style
LAANK turns the traditional stark white clinic aesthetic on its head with a bold art deco-influenced interior of black lines and geometric patterns.
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Naoto Fukasawa Amalgamates Past and Present for Issey Miyake Kyoto
Naoto Fukasawa outfits a traditional michiya into Issey Miyake’s first standalone store in Kyoto, offering a tranquil backdrop for the brand’s graphic and colourful clothing.
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A Steam Aesthetic For The Digital Era
How do you represent the information age through spatial design? For an IT research hub, X+Living looked back to the steam age for potent symbols.
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Filling the Expanse: Quiet Grandeur in a Penthouse by Brewin Design Office
In a penthouse abutting Hong Kong’s Victoria Peak, Brewin Design Office ensures that the luxury of light, nature and space is felt at every turn.
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Studio Juju Creates a Cocoon of Colour and Curves
An aesthetic medical clinic is given the Studio Juju treatment with dashes of whimsy in a notably minimal style.
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Gentle Monster’s Art of Irregular Retail
Korean eyewear brand Gentle Monster has landed in Singapore with a Southeast Asian flagship store oozing the abstract exhibition style that has become synonymous with the name.
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How Morty’s Delicatessen got an instant design upgrade
Simple materials + clever layout overhaul = an incredibly hip New York-inspired deli.
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What Makes an Interior ‘Entertaining’? Joyce Wang Explores in HK
Joyce Wang designs the Entertainment Suite at Hong Kong’s Landmark Mandarin Oriental hotel, striking a balance between intrigue and relaxation.
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It’s Sō Appealing! Franchise Restaurant Design Gets a Rethink
Think ‘chain restaurant’ and you probably won’t think ‘tasty design’. Ensemble challenges that perception by bringing a valuable design experience AND construction efficiency to ramen chain Sō.
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A Consuming Experience
Setting the stage for multiple forms of consumption, Blacksheep’s design for The Cooking Library in Seoul puts the focus squarely on sensory experiences, emphasised by tactile and analogue design elements.
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For the Love of Play: Lamdeni Community Learning Centre
Studio Y exemplify the importance that play has on the education of minors through the innovative design of Elsternwick’s new Lamdeni Community Learning Centre.
Articles
Clad in Corian®: One One One Eagle Street
The tallest office building in Brisbane has Corian® Solid Surface as facade and interior cladding
Lighting
Illuminated Design: Melbourne’s Satelight
Custom luminaires designed and manufactured locally