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A straw odyssey: Australian architect heads to Europe for waste materials research

A straw odyssey: Australian architect heads to Europe for waste materials research

Byera Hadley Scholarship-winner Michael Jones is about to set off on a research trip across five countries. He tells us why his research focus, straw, is a sleeping giant in the context of climate crisis and built environment waste.

Requiem of Ruins: Multitude of Sins turns leftovers into living design

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.

Will Lynes calls for architects and designers to value the ancient trade of signwriting

Will Lynes calls for architects and designers to value the ancient trade of signwriting

Despite its long and rich history, signwriting is a profession in decline. Will Lynes’ new show, Oily Water at Canberra Glassworks, aims to showcase the techniques of the trade to highlight its potential in design.

#PedraliShiftingPerspectives – Salone del Mobile 2025

#PedraliShiftingPerspectives – Salone del Mobile 2025

In this edition of The Edit, take a closer look at Pedrali’s 36th showing at Salone, where spatial choreography, and new ideas in form, function and material come into view.

The monumental weight of designing with brick

The monumental weight of designing with brick

Designing with brickworks’ materials fortifies dwellings of monumental weight that are as beautiful as they are durable.

“Silently nestled between hill and vineyard”: A Portuguese winery by Studio Nicholas Burns

“Silently nestled between hill and vineyard”: A Portuguese winery by Studio Nicholas Burns

In northern Portugal, Studio Nicholas Burns has completed a refined and graceful winery building with rich local connections and a quiet landscape setting.

Creating beauty with responsibility: Fisch Designs and ditto

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.

“We just need to make the revolution irresistible”: A story about hemp

“We just need to make the revolution irresistible”: A story about hemp

In the second of a two-part exploration of hemp in today’s built environment, we consider risk and reward.

The age of hemp? Aesthetics, legalities and the promise of carbon-neutrality

The age of hemp? Aesthetics, legalities and the promise of carbon-neutrality

In the first of a two-part exploration of hemp in today’s built environment, we consider aesthetics and why the material hasn’t been used more widely.

Putting back better: Circularity and regeneration, not sustainability

Putting back better: Circularity and regeneration, not sustainability

Following a recent panel discussion during Melbourne Design Week, Collectivity Talks Founder, Genevieve Brannigan sat down with Sally Evans, Director of Graphic Design and Product Development at Nexus Designs, to interrogate the role of biofabrication.

HENRYTIMI: “An education of the mind towards history”

HENRYTIMI: “An education of the mind towards history”

Milanese artisan Henry Timi celebrates natural materials through strikingly reduced geometric forms, creating a stripped-back vision of interior luxury.

Radical logics of connectedness and circular economy with Chris Fox

Radical logics of connectedness and circular economy with Chris Fox

We sat down with Chris Fox to speculate on the future of regenerative architecture, circular economy and experimenting with vegetation in and on buildings.