The Object
News
Adam Markowitz on craft, architecture and the art of making
Melbourne-based architect and object maker Adam Markowitz blurs the line between design and craft, bringing a deeply considered, material-led approach to his work. As both a practising architect and furniture designer, Markowitz explores how objects can respond to space, light and human use.
People
Inside the workshop of Simeon Dux
Designer-maker Simeon Dux creates finely crafted timber furniture with longevity, precision and heritage at its core.
Events
A Cabinet of Curiosities wins The Object at the INDE.Awards 2025
Adam Markowitz Design, in collaboration with Simeon Dux, has been awarded The Object at the INDE.Awards 2025. Their winning project, A Cabinet of Curiosities, is a masterwork of craftsmanship and adaptability; a poetic response to shifting domestic and professional life in the post-COVID era.
Products
Ross Gardam: Crafting Light Through Innovation and Tradition
Ross Gardam shares insights into his design philosophy, the making of his award-winning Méne light, and the evolving landscape of sustainable craftsmanship.
Events
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.
Events
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.
Events
Shortlist revealed – The Object
The shortlist for The Object at the 2023 INDE.Awards provides the opportunity to view the latest in furniture and lighting.
Project
The big reveal: 2023 INDE.Awards Shortlist is here!
It’s the moment we’ve all been waiting for, and boy does it live up to expectations! See the very best of Indo-Pacific architecture and design, with the 2023 INDE.Awards Shortlist reveal.
Events
Announcing the best in Indo-Pacific architecture and design: The 2023 INDE.Awards Shortlist revealed!
See the very best of Indo-Pacific architecture and design with the annual shortlist release.
Events
The time is now! Enter the 2023 INDE.Awards
There’s no time like the present to finalise your submission for the 2023 INDE.Awards. Take this opportunity to enter the INDEs and make your design voice heard.
Events
Entries extended! Your final weeks to enter the 2023 INDE.Awards
Missed the entry window for the INDE.Awards? Fear not! Entries extended until April 6.
Events
Tait’s Zephyr Lounger wins The Object at the 2022 INDE.Awards
From a shortlist of outstanding objects in this year’s INDE.Awards, the winner of The Object category ticks all the boxes and then some.
Events
Take a seat in The Object’s winner, the Zephyr Lounger
From a shortlist of outstanding objects in this year’s INDE.Awards, the winner of The Object category ticks all the boxes and then some.
Events
The who’s who of product design, right here right now
Scroll through the who’s who of product design in 2022. We’ve rounded up the 12 top-ranking designer products from The Object category of INDE.Awards.
News
The object, beauty function and form at the INDE.Awards
What is the object of your eye? The INDE.Awards affords food for visual thought with The Object category and the very best in industrial design from around the Indo-Pacific region.
Events
The Object: Beauty, function and form at the INDE.Awards 2022
What is the object of your eye? The INDE.Awards affords food for visual thought with The Object category and the very best in industrial design from around the Indo-Pacific region.
Events
Why we are so obsessed with this acoustic panel collection
As objects fill the places in our lives, those that contribute both beauty and afford wellbeing are to be given due recognition.
Products
Objects of Desire
Welcome to the shortlist of The Object, where the ubiquitous becomes impressive, the luxurious is desired and clean, and pared back minimalism highlights function and form.
Events
2021 INDE.Awards: The Object Shortlist
Welcome to the shortlist of The Object, where the ubiquitous becomes impressive, the luxurious is desired and clean, and pared back minimalism highlights function and form.
Events
Objects of Desire
Objects shape our lives as they bring beauty and function to our existence. Every year, through the INDE.Awards, we are privileged to showcase new iterations of objects that vie for the title of icons of the future. Great design is timeless and within The Object category there is the opportunity to present object design at its very best.
Articles
Future Proofing with HAWORTH
As a supporter of the 2020 INDE.Awards and sponsor of The Object category, Haworth understands the importance of products and their role in creating inspiring spaces. Collaborating with ‘object’ designers is a part of the DNA of the company and partnering with Indesign Media Asia Pacific shows a commitment to design that resonates not only with those who design but all who appreciate fine furnishings.
Events
INDE.Awards 2018 Gala: The Night That Brought APAC A&D Together
‘Community’ was the dominant theme at the INDE.Awards 2018 Gala in Singapore. It was a celebration of outstanding design, architecture, material and culture as well as an opportunity to knit together a stronger fabric for our regional industry.
News
INDE.Awards 2018 Gala: The night that brought APAC A&D together
‘Community’ was the dominant theme at the INDE.Awards 2018 Gala in Singapore. It was a celebration of outstanding design, architecture, material and culture as well as an opportunity to knit together a stronger fabric for our regional industry.
News
It’s made of material waste but it’s been declared the best design object of 2018
What makes a design object an instant icon? So asked our INDE.Awards jury, and they’ve found one that stands above the rest. It’s not what you think!
Project
Who came out on top? Presenting your INDE.Awards Winners for 2018
The wait is over! Couldn’t make it to INDE.Awards Gala on 22 June in Singapore? Don’t fret! Here are your official 2018 winners …
Products
It’s Made Of Material Waste But It’s Been Declared The Best Design Object Of 2018
What makes a design object an instant icon? So asked our INDE.Awards jury, and they’ve found one that stands above the rest. It’s not what you think!
Events
Not All Objects Are Created Equal – Who’s On Top At The INDEs?
Functionality, signification, aesthetics – all are fundamental parts that compose a piece of successful industrial design; Neolith knows this and we’ve teamed up to present The Object INDE.Award.