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“I am questioning the boundaries of art and where it belongs”: Emma Coulter

“I am questioning the boundaries of art and where it belongs”: Emma Coulter

You may recognise Emma Coulter’s space- and surface-bending artworks at a glance. As one of Melbourne’s most dynamic artists, her work lives at the intersection of painting and site-specific art in a chromo-spatial manner.

Powerhouse for change: Jefa Greenaway

Powerhouse for change: Jefa Greenaway

Through insight and expertise, INDESIGN Luminary Jefa Greenaway has forged a career highlighting Indigenous perspectives in architecture and design. He’s a powerful force for change and a man to be followed.

HAVN takes its cues from modern Scandi and Japanese influences

HAVN takes its cues from modern Scandi and Japanese influences

For a brand that prides itself on originality and authenticity, this space made perfect sense for HAVN’s new home on Gertrude Street in Melbourne.

Josh Carmody’s bespoke furniture pieces for SEEK

Josh Carmody’s bespoke furniture pieces for SEEK

A major highlight in SEEK’s new headquarters by Hassell is Josh Carmody’s bespoke table collections which fill the halls with a local touch of handcrafted brilliance. Here’s the full story.

Piccolo House by Wood Marsh is everything and more

Piccolo House by Wood Marsh is everything and more

Wood Marsh shows us how placemaking is done via Piccolo House, a new mixed use building in South Melbourne for local boutique property developer, Piccolo.

Russell & George On Its Futuristic, Multi-Award-Winning Space & Time Fit-Out

Russell & George On Its Futuristic, Multi-Award-Winning Space & Time Fit-Out

The Work Space is one of the most tightly contested categories in the INDE.Awards. Which is why Russell & George’s self-designed North Melbourne studio was such a worthy winner in 2019.

Russell & George on its futuristic, multi-award winning Space & Time fit-out

Russell & George on its futuristic, multi-award winning Space & Time fit-out

The Work Space is one of the most tightly contested categories in the INDE.Awards. Which is why Russell & George’s self-designed North Melbourne studio was such a worthy winner in 2019.

Celebrating the new Melbourne Brickworks studio

Celebrating the new Melbourne Brickworks studio

Brickworks has unveiled its all-new Design Studio in the heart of Melbourne’s CBD – a harmonious mix of world-class building materials in a space that brings the brand to life.

Designing bricks-and-mortar retail in the digital age: Hecker Guthrie’s showroom for Schiavello

Designing bricks-and-mortar retail in the digital age: Hecker Guthrie’s showroom for Schiavello

Retail is in a state of flux. Schiavello’s Melbourne showroom, designed by Hecker Guthrie, brings a biophilic response with an architectural sensibility. We take a step inside the 2018 INDE.Awards shortlisted project.

5 Minutes With … Made By Pen!

5 Minutes With … Made By Pen!

Join us behind the scenes of one of Melbourne’s most inspiring independent studios – Made By Pen!

It’s Back! Open House Melbourne 2017

It’s Back! Open House Melbourne 2017

Winning hearts and minds through architecture and design — we explore the evolving story of Open House Melbourne with the initiative’s Executive Director Emma Telfer.