Scaling up the lessons of jewellery making, Anna Varendorff produces composed works that blur the line between utility and beauty.
A new monthly series exploring the inner workings of design studios around Australia
Emeritus professor Mads Gaardboe refects on the life and career of Canberran architect Roger Pegrum, who he describes as “a man of quality and grace and … one of the national capital’s most influential architects.”
Each month we ask an Australian designer our twelve burning questions about design. We call it The Design Dozen. This month we sit down with the founder and director of Davidov Architects, Robert Davidov.
Norman Day pays tribute to the Victorian architect Paul Couch, who he describes as an “architect [that] had paired down life’s needs to an almost abstract sense of a continuity in space.”
Trained as a silversmith, this Melbourne-based designer now makes furniture and objects that are intuitive and tactile.
Cal Swann died on 19 July 2026 at the age of 91 in Western Australia. He was a typographer, author, design educator and DIA Hall of Fame recipient.
How do you translate the great Harry Seidler’s architectural ideas into an exhibition environment? Youssofzay Hart’s Belqis Youssofzay tells us how they did it.
Ken Maher pays tribute to former New South Wales Government Architect Peter Mould, observing, “For those of us who believe in the value of architecture in enriching our lives and serving community interests, Mould was an inspiration through his absolute dedication to this agenda.”
A new monthly series exploring the inner workings of design studios around Australia
Sydney-based artist Mike Hewson has produced a series of collectible tables and chairs.
Each month we ask an Australian designer our twelve burning questions about design. We call it The Design Dozen. This month we sit down with Sydney-based interior designer Anna-Carin McNamara of Anna-Carin.
A new monthly series exploring the inner workings of design studios around Australia
The newly appointed dean, professor Marc Aurel Schnabel, has most recently led the Design School at Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University in China.
Decus founder Alexandra Donohoe Church answers our twelve burning questions about design.
Elizabeth Farrelly recalls the impact of the British-born architect, academic and artist who “brought urban design in his suitcase” when he arrived in Australia in the late ’80s.
Antony Moulis pays tribute to Scottish-born, Queensland-based architect John Simpson, recalling how his “creations … quietly served as stages for everyday life.”
A tribute to Peter Moeck, an architect whose philosophy was grounded in careful listening, collaboration and strengthening the communities his work served.
Fusing a commitment to sustainable design with lessons learnt in construction and engineering, this Sydney studio produces well-crafted houses that benefit people and planet.
Fusing heritage with innovation, this Melbourne design studio experiments with materials and processes to produce locally made pieces designed to last.
A tribute to Michael Dysart, an architect whose work was distinguished by innovation, design finesse and a rare social conscience.
Each month we ask an Australian designer our twelve burning questions about design. We call it The Design Dozen. This month we sit down with the director of interior design in Bates Smart’s Melbourne studio, Jeff Copolov.
This young studio based in south-west Western Australia is propelled by an ethos of stepping lightly, designing elemental homes that engage with the landscape.
Each month we ask an Australian designer our twelve burning questions about design. We call it The Design Dozen. This month we sit down with the founding director of SJB Interiors, Andrew Parr.
Alan Croker pays tribute to Sydney architect Lionel Glendenning, architect of the Powerhouse Museum in Ultimo, remembering him as passionate architect whose concern for a sustainable future for the built environment and the planet was always front-of-mind in his work. concerned for our responsibility, care and stewardship (or lack thereof) of the built environment.
Inspired by the subtleties of Japanese design and the reparative properties of light and landscape, Brisbane architect John Ellway designs quiet houses that shun spectacle in favour of calm settings that enrich daily life.
Philip Goad remembers Daryl Jackson as a “titan of Australian architecture” whose portfolio included a vast range of building types, many of which leave an enduring mark on Melbourne and Canberra.
Ceramic artist Georgia Stevenson transforms locally found demolition waste and site materials into ceramic tiles and objects that sit beautifully within architectural contexts, carrying traces of their former lives.
This Sydney studio is exploring the ways construction can be less wasteful.
Each month we ask an Australian designer our twelve burning questions about design. We call it The Design Dozen. This month we sit down with interior design and architect Melanie Beynon.
A tribute to Wesley Handmarch, an architect who constantly tested, questioned and pushed for better outcomes, particularly for architects working in regional contexts.
This Sydney studio’s early work reveals a love for craft and a skill for making hardworking, adaptable design solutions appear effortless.
With work spanning objects, furniture and interiors – sometimes all three at once – Bel Williams turns to materials and process to push back against convention.
Each month we ask an Australian designer our twelve burning questions about design. We call it The Design Dozen. This month we sit down with Mathieson Architects founder Phillip Mathieson.
The layered dimensions of Madelyn McKenzie’s intensely coiled ceramic works morph sculptural clay into dynamic installations.
Each month we ask an Australian designer our twelve burning questions about design. We call it The Design Dozen. This month we sit down with ByCerny founder Alexandra Cerny.
The perfectly functional, handcrafted furniture of Tasmania maker Ben Grieve-Johnson is explored in this extract from Ivett Dodd’s new book Makers: Lutruwita/Tasmania .
Designer Roberto Palomba reflects on the evolution of object design – from embracing simplicity to identifying the furniture piece central to the modern home.
Each month we ask an Australian designer our twelve burning questions about design. We call it The Design Dozen. This month we sit down with the founder and director of IF Architecture, Iva Foschia.
With a mantra for designing solid, simple and beautiful architecture, this Sydney studio creates quiet, responsive homes that focus on the essentials of living well.
