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It’s time for debate and discussion at Saturday Indesign
Saturday Indesign might be revitalised and full of surprises in 2026, but the ever-popular Design Discussion series is back for more thought-provoking panels. Find out who’s discussing what in Sydney on 12th September.
Events
It’s time for Milan Design Week!
A selection of anticipated highlights to whet the appetite as Milan Design Week 2026 gets ready for kick-off in April.
Events
Italian design icon Roberto Palomba joins the podcast during Australia trip
Italian architect and designer Roberto Palomba has been travelling across Australia in February 2026 for a series of talks, showroom events and product launches.
Events
Casa Kartell is a home within a showroom as Roberto Palomba visits Australia
As Roberto Palomba visits Australia, Space Furniture unveils a 450-square-metre apartment installation that positions Kartell not as a collection of objects, but as a complete way of living.
Articles
Patricia Urquiola’s Tufty-Time at 20: How a design icon evolves
Two decades after it first redefined the classic Chesterfield, B&B Italia’s Tufty-Time returns in a new edition. Tufty-Time 20 refines the original’s comfort, form and flexibility while embedding circularity at its core.
Articles
Illuminating possibilities with Space Furniture’s lighting expertise
Lighting becomes storytelling in the hands of Bocci and Moooi – brands championed by Space Furniture.
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Space Furniture unveils world’s first B&B Italia Outdoor store
Space Furniture has opened the world’s first standalone B&B Italia Outdoor showroom, a landmark space celebrating an enduring partnership of over 30 years with B&B Italia.
Articles
Thirty years of designing timeless spaces
Space Furniture has spent the last thirty years obsessing over all things design, and this Australian company is not letting up in its quest to help clients create uniquely inventive spaces.
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Top ten launches from Milan Design Week 2024
From a modular armchair and statement lighting, to a table crafted from coffee waste and reissued classics, these are the best new products to launch at this year’s Milan Design Week.
Articles
Five iconic furniture brands championing sustainability in design
Some of your favourite names in design specification are leading the way in circularity and sustainable business practices.
Ideas
Is designer furniture worth the investment?
It’s easy to dismiss designer furniture as frivolous. Discover what really drives the price from renowned designer Piero Lissoni and decide if it’s something you value.
Events
AIA Gold Medallist Kerstin Thompson at the World Architecture Festival
Timothy Alouani-Roby caught up with the Melbourne-based architect at the World Architecture Festival (WAF) after her AIA Gold Medal speech.
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“I feel more musician than architect”: The mind-boggling work of Piero Lissoni
Architect, designer, art director: the Italian multi-disciplinary creative, Piero Lissoni, is what many of us would refer to as a living legend. His output is prodigious. Alice Blackwood absorbs some life lessons from this orchestrator of architecture and space.
Articles
Valencia’s vibrant influence and the designers making it possible
Viccarbe’s design furniture concepts draw inspiration from the vibrant spirit of Valencia and have revolutionised interiors across the globe. Featuring celebrated designers such as John Pawson and internationally acclaimed collections, Viccarbe offers a contemporary perspective on modern commercial and residential spaces.
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Vale Rodolfo Dordoni 1954 – 2023
This week we say goodbye to renowned Italian designer Rodolfo Dordoni and reflect on the enormous influence he had on the design industry.
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Space completes the interiors at Sydney’s Allianz Stadium with functional poise
At Allianz Stadium, built on the site of the historic Sydney Football Stadium but with a whole new set of functional requirements, Space Furniture has completed a versatile furniture fit-out.
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Hayden Cox’s resin furniture capsule for SP01 has landed
A collaborative partnership between two Australian design entities with a lot in common, ‘Refract’ combines distinct materiality with light play.
Events
Saturday Indesign is set for Melbourne in 2023
Saturday Indesign returns to Melbourne in 2023, register your interest to exhibit, collaborate or attend today!
Events
Scroll the highlights! Saturday Indesign’s most memorable moments
For those with major FOMO! Here we relive the highlights of Saturday Indesign and share all the moments you may have missed from that memorable May day in Sydney.
Events
Hot off the press! 9 new product launches direct from Milan Furniture Fair
The sights and sounds of Salone are in full swing this week for the much-anticipated return of the world’s biggest design fair. Aleesha Callahan reports on the latest releases on the ground.
Events
All you need to know about Alexandria Precinct at Saturday Indesign
Alexandria has grown to become one of Saturday Indesign’s largest precincts. On Saturday 21 May, we’ll immerse you in the best design the precinct has to offer.
Events
Where to go, what to do – your editors’ guide to Saturday Indesign 2022
Creative design interventions, relationship building, knowledge sharing – Saturday Indesign has it all. Coming up Saturday 21 May in Sydney, Saturday Indesign has something for everyone. We get you started with our top 10 picks.
News
The wait is over! Saturday Indesign 2022 exhibitors announced
Saturday Indesign is back for 2022 with a lineup of exhibitors opening the doors to Sydney’s best showrooms
Articles
Space Furniture’s latest brand a showpiece of Italian design
Available now to Space Furniture, Baxter’s range of furniture pieces are an emulsion of beauty, modernist aesthetic and traditional craftsmanship.
Articles
The Camaleonda: A timeless classic rears its head once more
The timeless sofa makes a triumphant return in 2021, partnering 50s chic with the modern day subtleties of 21st century structure and sustainability.
Articles
Italian-Born Arflex Finds A Second Home At Space Furniture
Arflex has a long and proud history as one of Italy’s foremost furniture design and manufacture companies yet the latest chapter in its story takes place on Australian soil.
Articles
Smart technology, smarter design with Smatrik
Smatrik sees advanced technology and considered design come to together to create an inspired and welcoming chair collection, from Kartell.
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The continued designer charm of Tim Rundle
Australian design brand SP01 continues its collaboration with Tim Rundle in the launch of an elegant and striking armchair and table range.
Articles
The elegant new furniture from Tim Rundle
Australian design brand SP01 has unveiled a striking new indoor furniture collection comprising two elegant chairs, from London designer Tim Rundle.
Products
Indesign In Focus: Hospitable designs
Friendly and welcoming, hospitably designed products are the epitome of aesthetics and pleasure. In any space, this Indesign In Focus list inspires a pleasing reaction.
Articles
Revisiting traditional design craft
Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH (GTV) has unveiled a new range of products and collaborations at the 2019 Milan design week – celebrating traditional design and artisan craft.
Dissections
Woodside, by Unispace
The same blue-sky thinking that underpins Woodside’s energy exploration, development delivery and supply business set the tone for its new global HQ in Perth, designed by Cox Architects and Unispace.
Articles
Would you like to sit indoors or out?
Ten new pieces from designers Tim Rundle and Tom Fereday for SP01 expand on previous, one-off designs to form two new collections for the indoors and out.
Ideas
A new age of sustainable products as seen at Salone del Mobile
There’s a surprisingly sparse emphasis on sustainable products during the world’s biggest furniture-design week. We’ve been scouring the brand offerings in Milan for beacons of progress. Here are some we’ve found.
People
The life and mind of Lee Broom
Furniture and lighting designer Lee Broom had an unexpected career path that eventually led him into the world of industrial design and business entrepreneurship.
Ideas
Can objects be gendered?
“I’m interested in the invisibility of the design scripts that are hidden within objects we use every day that channel certain stereotypes,” says Central St Martins course leader Betti Marenko. Looking around there are plenty of design objects embedded with gender stereotypes – from the ubiquitous fail of Bic for Her pens to Nika Zupanc’s “feminine” gold chair for Moooi.
Dissections
Yancoal Sydney Workplace, by Hammond Studio
Encouraging the evolution of company culture is no mean feat, particularly when said company is in an industry as notoriously conservative as mining. Yet with their new Darling Park office for Yancoal, Hammond Studio managed to do just that.
Dissections
University of Adelaide, by ARM Architecture
The dynamic upgrades ARM Architecture made across two buildings at the University of Adelaide are proof that creating effective learning environments is about more than providing practical outcomes for students.
People
The people of 2018: The top interviews on Indesign
Leaders in workplace design mingle with a leading communications designer. It’s a truly mixed bag of interesting and insightful interviews that kept you reading this year. Spoiler: It’s 80 per cent female!
People
5 minutes with Edra’s Niccolo Mazzei
Playful Italian furniture brand Edra recently had Niccolo Mazzei, the son of founder Valeria Mazzei, in town. We caught him to learn more about Edra’s unique design approach.
Dissections
Red Energy Melbourne
Pavilions, hubs, neighbourhoods, precincts and the like are fast becoming a popular staple in the agile workplace diet – but why? In their latest project for Red Energy Melbourne, iconic studio Carr sees the significance of these spaces as allowing users to claw back some personal ownership of their working environment.
Dissections
Mercedes Me Melbourne
When is a showroom not a showroom? Whenever Mercedes-Benz launches a new Me Store. Mercedes Me Melbourne inhabits a shell by Woods Bagot, as part of the Rialto Towers street level refurbishment.
Products
Crossing boundaries: The rise and rise of cross-over furniture
It’s been touted as a trend, but we predict it will only continue to increase in popularity, that is – furniture designed for use across multiple typologies. Here’s a round-up of standouts from the Salone.
Products
Foscarini lighting the way
ECAL and Foscarini present an intimate exhibition at Palazzo Litta showcasing nine lighting objects that explore the ways light accompany our movement in a space.
Dissections
Conrad Architects’ own studio
Embodying Conrad Architects’ approach to design, its new studio is a place to inspire the design aspirations and ambitions of those who work in and visit it.
Dissections
From Here On
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.
Dissections
Willinga Park Equestrian Centre by Cox Architecture & Sally Heiatt Interiors
Place-specific design is so very de rigueur. But beyond the obvious, how is place-driven design being strategically integrated across both macro and micro aspect of a mega development? This was Terry Snow’s objective for his best-in-class Willinga Park Equestrian Centre – and Cox Architecture have delivered.
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Jackalope Hotel Mornington Peninsula by Carr
Luxury used to mean the consumption of precious objects and items. Then it became the consumption of exclusive services. Now, it’s all about “transformative experiences” – this is luxury 3.0. And Carr is pioneering this outrageous new archetype with one of 2017’s most Instagrammed projects.
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The Working Capitol, Robinson Road Singapore by HASSELL
Has co-working been up-staged by the pervading popularity of an out-of-office culture? The answer is, not quite yet! In their latest design for The Working Capitol Robinson Road Singapore, HASSELL expertly subverts pop culture tropes to re-envisage co-working as a progressive yet playful model that speaks the language of the Millennial workforce.
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Collins Square Events Centre by Carr Design Group
Carr Design Group combines corporate, residential and hospitality design principles for a diverse and flexible function space at the Collins Square Events Centre. Have they created the ultimate new design typology for next-gen hospitality? We think yes…
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Gilbert + Tobin Barangaroo by Woods Bagot
Design that reflects its local environment is a huge focus for practising architects and designers, and Sydney’s Barangaroo development is a hotbed for this kind of thinking. Gilbert + Tobin’s new Barangaroo workplace, designed by Woods Bagot, draws inspiration from the rich history and landscape of the site, while nestling nicely into Sydney’s new commercial identity.
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PwC Melbourne by Futurespace
The old-school ‘client showroom’ is in desperate need of a shake-up – but where to start? Designed by Futurespace, PwC’s new Melbourne headquaters is purpose-built to break down traditional barriers between staff and clients. The results are extraordinary.
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Happy Place Melbourne, by Fiona Lynch Design Office
When happiness is a valuable currency, is designing emotions a thing? Author and nutritionist Lola Berryand coffee mastermind Salvatore Malatesta have joined forces with Fiona Lynch Design Office to launch Happy Place. A juice bar-café designed to deliver a sense of health and happiness to each and every customer.
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KPMG Headquarters Barangaroo by Davenport Campbell
Workplaces are no longer just singular production hubs, but company showrooms used by and with clients. Designed by Davenport Campbell, the new KPMG headquaters in Barangaroo transforms the brave new world of agile working into a workplace to call home.
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Jemena Melbourne by Woods Bagot
In an era where technology and the ‘digerati’ rules all, we feel a strong need to make close online connections with the world at large. But how does this sense of connectivity and community translate to the physical workplace, and by extension, its design? In Jemena’s new Melbourne headquaters, seven floors and 800+ people have offered up a juicy challenge in exploring how design might create a sense of communal familiarity in a large-scale environment.
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Ovolo Sydney, by Hassell
Is hospitality the future of agile working? If it is, the new multi-user focused Ovolo Hotel Sydney, designed by Hassell, is a wondrous glimpse into that future.
News
Salone 2017 Gets Lit! Top 10 Lighting Finds In The Year Of Euroluce
We hit Milan’s hottest design precincts to bring you the top 10 lighting finds from this years Fiera Salone del Mobile!
News
B&B Italia is 50
Space Furniture is hosting a series of events across Australia in October and November to celebrate B&B Italia’s golden jubilee.
Articles
Gebruder Thonet Vienna GmbH comes to Space
The Austrian company Gebruder Thonet Vienna GmbH has a legacy of pioneering the use of the mechanical steam bent process on a grand scale that forms the core of their universally recognised signature curves and elegant designs.
Articles
FULGENS ARMCHAIR FROM SPACE FURNITURE
A unique new piece by Antonio Citterio, the Maxalto Fulgens Armchair can easily fit into any lounge room setting, modern or traditional.
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CABOCHE ON STAGE IN SYDNEY
Highlighting the famous jewel-in-the-crown lamp designed by Patricia Urquiola and Eliana Gerotto for Foscarini, the Caboche Exhibition will be on display at the Space Furniture Sydney showroom from 17th November 2013.
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SPACE’S 20TH BIRTHDAY
A photo booth, a custom cake and a huge industry turn out combined to make Space Furniture’s 20th birthday bash a suitably festive occasion.
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COMMON COMRADES FROM SPACE
Neri & Hu’s ‘Common Comrades’ collection of tables inject a bright, playful feel into their surroundings.
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A Danish Sensibility
A giant of the Scandinavian design movement, Verner Panton’s works continue to win over legions of fans.
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Love Papilio by Naoto Fukasawa
The Papilio family continues to grow and its creator, Naoto Fukasawa, has now conceived a small sofa, recreating and expanding the design of Grande Papilio armchair.
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Serif by Charles Wilson
A stool inspired by pouring aluminium is the newest design from Charles Wilson – the Serif stool.
Articles
Husk Outdoor
The new Husk outdoor by Patricia Urquiola, recently launched at Maison objet features a hard shell made of Hirek® and a seat of soft quilted cushions.