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Reintroducing iconic Danish lighting designs with Louis Poulsen

Reintroducing iconic Danish lighting designs with Louis Poulsen

Louis Poulsen is reintroducing a series of classic lighting pieces, drawing on the unmatched legacy of Danish designers such as Poul Henningsen, Verner Panton and Vilhelm Lauritzen.

Building a culture of product stewardship: Cultivated 10 years on

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.

Volker Haug’s illuminating designs with playful edges

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.

In review: Spectra widens the lens on Queensland furniture design

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.

Méne by Ross Gardam wins The Object at 2023 INDE.Awards

Méne by Ross Gardam wins The Object at 2023 INDE.Awards

The winner of The Object category at the 2023 INDE.Awards lights up our world and is certainly an object of desire.

Latest Ross Gardam designs in the spotlight at Stylecraft

Latest Ross Gardam designs in the spotlight at Stylecraft

Designer Ross Gardam recently teamed up with Stylecraft to present a series of events that focused on select Ross Gardam designs and new releases, all available at Stylecraft.

Ross Gardam’s Méne light named The Object of 2023 at INDEs

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.

The Pale Rose Collection: Louis Poulsen’s lighting icons in full bloom

The Pale Rose Collection: Louis Poulsen’s lighting icons in full bloom

In the newly released collection from Louis Poulsen, some of Poul Henningsen and Vilhelm Lauritzen’s most iconic designs get a flourishing makeover in a delightfully elegant pale rose colourway.

Soft touch – here is Mud Australia’s porcelain light collection

Soft touch – here is Mud Australia’s porcelain light collection

Mud Australia has expanded its covetable porcelain offering into luminaires, with a porcelain lamp collection that fuses traditional ceramics and modern technology – created in collaboration with Zachary Hanna.

5 of the best hospitality lighting designs in 2023

5 of the best hospitality lighting designs in 2023

Every good designer knows how important lighting is in creating the right atmosphere in a hospitality venue. We review the INDE.Awards 2023 Social Space Shortlist to bring you 5 of the best examples.

3daysofdesign saw Louis Poulsen unveil two incredible lighting collections

3daysofdesign saw Louis Poulsen unveil two incredible lighting collections

Louis Poulsen’s latest AW23 Collection and its unexpected collaboration with Home in Heven were one of the best highlights of 3daysofdesign.

This traditional sky well at Huashang Financial Center is mesmerising

This traditional sky well at Huashang Financial Center is mesmerising

The China Huashang Financial Center positions traditional Oriental architecture at the spiritual core of its ultra contemporary commercial spaces.