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Shaping spatial identity through custom flooring with Designer Rugs
In commercial interiors, flooring needs to do more than ground a space, it should tell a story. Through collaboration with the industry’s leading lights, Designer Rugs creates custom rugs & bespoke carpet solutions, finding ways to elevate commercial environments with material nuance and design integrity.
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Introducing your 2022 Saturday Indesign speakers
Catch up with some of our industry’s top talents at this year’s Saturday Indesign speaker series.
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PwC SEA Experience Centre breaks the design mould in branding and workplace efficiency
PwC South East Asia Consulting’s Experience Centre by Siren Design presents a dynamic interior of spatial and technological cohesion.
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Shop, but not. 5 fit-outs that recast retail
Retail has become a hyper-dimensional experience. While a destination may draw you in for any number of reasons – social, educational, personal wellness – shopping remains the ultimate act.
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Well-played: Latest moves by ASPECT, Buchan, dwp and more
Lockdown or not, the design industry has never been one to stand still. Here’s our latest intel re: who’s on the move, and what said movements mean in terms of who’s who.
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What makes Siren Design so good at curating workplace?
Siren Design’s progressive and unequivocally cool workplaces are grounded by a belief in designing for community and context.
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Siren Design finds its “perfect match” in IDP Education
When IDP Education brought Siren on board to design their new corporate office in Melbourne, they knew it would be a good match. The significant accolade they’ve already received shows they made the right choice.
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Tappeti marks 15 years of weaving future-forward art
For 15 years Tappeti has been giving interior designers and architects a medium to complete their beautification of space.
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Siren Design’s human-centric approach in workspaces
Siren Design’s progressive and unequivocally cool workspaces are grounded by a belief in designing for community and context. It is all the more relevant in our isolating pandemic circumstances, asserts its Singapore managing director Penny Sloane.
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All Together Now
The uncomfortable realities of working from home are sinking in, says Penny Sloane from Siren Design, who sees connection as a key driver in bringing people back to the office – flexibly.
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This co-working space in Sydney is quite unlike the others
As the co-working market continues to change shape, adapting to suit the evolving needs of hybrid work, Australia’s hair and beauty industry has sashayed onto the scene, at Salon Lane.
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What’s workplace design got to do with office dynamics?
Hybrid working puts the pressure back on the individual to expertly communicate and perform within a team of dispersed personnel. How can workplace design help to enhance office dynamics?
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The many faces of wellness at work
In recent years, wellness and workplace culture have skyrocketed to become all the rage for office fitouts and commercial design.
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Shaw Contract’s new waterfront showroom sends ripples through Sydney’s design scene
Since its launch in October, the cutting-edge profile of Shaw Contract’s new showroom has been an excellent addition to Sydney Harbour’s iconic waterfront.
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Why The ‘Third Place’ Is Revolutionising The Way We Work
According to sociologist Ray Oldenburg, “third places are public spaces on neutral ground where people can gather and interact.” We review two INDE.Award-contending projects that revolutionise the meaning of ‘collaborative engagement’ at work.
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Seaside soirée: Shaw Contract launches Sydney harbour-side showroom
Shaw Contract’s new showroom sits on the iconic waterfront shores of Sydney Harbour. The new multi-level facility sets the benchmark for authentic and artful working environments, offering the finest products in an inviting and inclusive space.
Events
SID Design Conversations: The New Pathways To Wellness At Work
Walking meetings and escape nooks – designed for both connection and disconnection – are key to wellness and productivity in two new workspaces at Paya Lebar Quarter.
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Flokk And JEB Launch New Showroom – And Kick-Off Saturday Indesign!
The design and architecture crowd was out in force last night to do some major housewarming for Flokk & JEB, and to celebrate the kick-off of the year’s biggest design event.
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Register now for Saturday Indesign Singapore and don’t miss the action!
If you’re going to be in Singapore on 12 October, Saturday Indesign is where you need to be. Tap into the island’s top suppliers and thought leaders, and don’t miss the industry networking!
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Design Conversations Are Back For Saturday Indesign! Don’t Miss Out
We’re excited to announce the full line up of Design Conversations topics, speakers and times. Don’t miss these highly anticipated learning opportunities with leading thinkers at Saturday Indesign on 12 October!
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Why the ‘third place’ is revolutionising the way we work
According to sociologist Ray Oldenburg, “third places are public spaces on neutral ground where people can gather and interact.” We review two INDE.Award-contending projects that revolutionise the meaning of ‘collaborative engagement’ at work.
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Cubes Issue 95: Work Place Is Out Now!
What does the ‘place’ in workplace really mean? Cubes 95 investigates the extent to which the workplace is being redefined for human experience and to facilitate the most effective communication between people.
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Cubes 95: Work Places
What does the ‘place’ in workplace really mean? Cubes 95 investigates the extent to which the workplace is being redefined for human experience and to facilitate the most effective communication between people.
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WATCH: Wilkhahn x Orgatec 2018
From agile, to the latest tech advancements and a complementary design approach – hear from design leaders at Orgatec 2018 as they share workplace insights while on the Wilkhahn stand.
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Works like magic: The top workplace projects of 2018
Work is such a big part of life. And designers are constantly pushing forward with new agendas in the spaces we inhabit while at work. What workplace projects had you inspired throughout 2018? We count them down.
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The meeting place: 1 Martin Place, Sydney
Siren Design and Adriano Pupilli Architects have reimagined the mezzanine and ground floor spaces at 1 Martin Place as inviting spaces for both work and play.
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From the ground up: How Tappeti believes we can transform the design industry, one rug at a time
Luxury rug brand and FRONT exhibitor Tappeti prove that sometimes, finding outstanding design is simply a question of looking down.
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From The Ground Up: How Tappeti Believes We Can Transform The Design Industry, One Rug At A Time
Luxury rug brand and FRONT exhibitor Tappeti prove that sometimes, finding outstanding design is simply a question of looking down.
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There is a new leading light in contemporary design. You might recognise our newest Luminary
Mia Feasey is many things: designer, businesspersn, mentor, icon. And now, she joins our industry’s most influential as the latest Luminary inductee.
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Meet the first ambassadors for FRONT 2018
With FRONT shaping up to be an unmissable event for more than just designers, we meet the first round of ambassadors for the newest event to hit the market.
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Celebrating the new home of Siren Design
On Thursday 12th of April, the Siren Sydney team threw a house-warming party, officially christening the team’s new studio with over 150 of Sydney’s design lovers!
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Indesign Luminary: Mia Feasey
Mia Feasey of Siren Design is living proof that guts and ambition can make distant dreams a reality. Here’s how the former girl-band front-woman came to lead her own international design firm.
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Can design dial up the energy level of a workout?
Vive Active, designed by Siren Design, is energising the Pilates workout with an immersive sound and light experience.
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Vive Active by Siren Design
Vive Active, designed by Siren Design, is energising the Pilates workout with an immersive sound and light experience.
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Is it a bar? Is it a hotel? Is it an apartment? No, it’s a workplace
Designed by Siren Design, From Here On provides the sophistication of a boutique hotel with the comfort of a luxury apartment in a highly functional and welcoming workplace environment.
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Who You Gonna Call? Airtasker! by Siren Design
Airtasker’s new workplace reflects the company’s goals, purpose and growth, and is designed for getting more done.
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There’s No Place Like Home…And Domain Should Know! Domain Sydney By Siren Design
The Domain Group’s new workplace located in a heritage warehouse in Pyrmont has high-end design, an urban flair and home-away-from-home atmosphere.
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BEON Energy Solutions (Powercor CitiPower) by Siren Design
What are the principles and strategies behind designing for incidental staff collisions and chance encounters? Siren Design maps out its creative thinking and approach for Powercor CitiPower’s BEON Energy Solutions, Melbourne: a purpose built workplace which encourages its staff to ‘interact’ and ‘collide’.
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Lonely Planet Melbourne by Siren Design
Siren Design’s quirky and inventive design for Lonely Planet’s new iconic headquarters in Melbourne, is a veritable ‘world on a shoestring’. Let the interactive brand journey begin!
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Cubes Indesign: Issue 82 Out Now
Today’s shifts in workplace design; the rise of co-working; radical retail design; a fresh take on elements of traditional tropical houses; and much more in our latest issue.
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CUBES INDESIGN: ISSUE 79 OUT NOW
An inclusive, green public space forged from a former training institute campus; a conversation about participatory design; a rare inclusive preschool; open-ended design processes; and much more in our latest issue.
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CUBES INDESIGN: ISSUE 76 OUT NOW
A conversation about the changing hospitality industry; an award-winning house by RT+Q Architects; a mature design personality for Twitter’s Asia Pacific HQ courtesy of Siren Design; a contemporary take on the monastery by Multiply Architects; the diverse portfolio of eco.id; and much more in our latest issue.
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Galleria – Indesign’s vibrant, interactive hub
Indesign’s dynamic Galleria hub offered lofty heritage-listed industrial architecture at the Locomotive Workshops at Eveleigh’s Australian Technology Park in Sydney’s inner-west. Sophie Davies reports.