This Month
Hip industrial designer Henry Wilson has a brilliant new store
One of Australia’s most esteemed creatives now has a shopfront for his instantly recognisable pieces.
- Stephen Todd
April
- Driving With Tony Davis
- Life & Leisure
‘Love’ makes the difference to the new $410k Aston Martin Vantage
A string of smallish but important changes have transformed the coupe’s character, says design director Miles Nurnberger. Oh, and it’s faster, of course.
- Tony Davis
February
These Australian designers have created a new spin on industrial chic
Taking inspiration from highways and construction sites, K.P.D.O. has turned the tables on high-glam items for home.
- Stephen Todd
December 2023
Seven design trends you need to know for 2024
Redecorating or looking for new furnishings? Look no further if chic, on-trend living is your thing.
- Stephen Todd and Felix Burrichter
November 2023
What this $5 mouse trap can teach you about great design
Former retailer and master curator Remo Giuffré finds fascination in the everyday and has found a way to share this “uncommon knowledge”.
- Stephen Todd
This Australian furniture maker has doubled the size of its factory
Jardan is expanding its Melbourne hub and plans to follow its customers, including Google and Facebook, to the US.
- David Meagher
August 2023
Why this sought-after Scandi design piece just got even more desirable
It used to be that the most natural parts of a tree never made the final cut when creating the Stool 60. But a new incarnation has changed that.
- Stephen Todd
July 2023
Alessi reimagined corkscrews and kettles. Now it’s turning to chairs
Alberto Alessi lifts the lid on the storied design company’s move into furniture, its “most beautiful fiasco” and his unpublished murder mystery.
- Luke Slattery
This Brisbane-based designer is transforming airports around the world
A slump in trolley orders from Woolworths and Coles during the global financial crisis provided a career-making opportunity for Alexander Lotersztain.
- Stephen Todd
May 2023
Aussie designers who burned the brightest at the Milan Furniture Fair
Here are the names to know from the world’s most important design summit if you’re looking for beautiful lights and lamps.
- Stephen Todd
March 2023
The Australian who’s making designer toilets in Tokyo
Marc Newson has created an “honest and trustworthy” public convenience that is the latest in a collection of exceptional loos in Japan’s capital.
- Stephen Todd
The designer who pioneered Millennial pink is headed for Australia
In Paris with “virtuoso of colour” India Mahdavi, who talks about colour, cartoons and her upcoming exhibition at the NGV.
- Stephen Todd
Take a closer look at the design magic in London’s majestic ‘Liz Line’
Global firm Grimshaw’s lead architect on the project reveals how the new, 118 kilometre-long tunnel system was conceived to be anything but claustrophobic.
- Stephen Todd
February 2023
Why designer Jenny Kee ditched her famous red glasses
Nowadays, Kee can’t imagine not wearing her red Thierry Lasry cat-eye specs. Here, she and other designers show you their own favourite design items.
- Tony Davis
October 2022
Tiles in the living room? They’re the perfect foil to soft furnishings
German designer Konstantin Grcic has teamed up with Italian company Mutina to give your bathroom staple a new – and stunning – edge.
- Stephen Todd
August 2022
Why it can pay to let your architect decorate the house, too
Bass Coast Farmhouse, on the dunes behind a 12-kilometre stretch of pristine East Gippsland coast, might be John Wardle’s finest creation.
- Luke Slattery
July 2022
Designer travels the world to surf, but says the best waves are here
Adam Goodrum started surfing as a child by making his own leg rope and a billycart to get his board to the beach. He has no plans to abandon the waves yet.
- Stephen Todd
Hyundai design chief taps Korean cool to transform car industry
From humble beginnings, the Seoul vehicle maker is now an industry leader, due in no small part to Luc Donckerwolke, the Peruvian-born Belgian heading design.
- Tony Davis
Career leap pays off for Aussie who now owns a New York brand agency
Geelong-born Visnja Brdar had talent, confidence and itchy feet. Now her clients include some of the world’s most recognisable brands.
- Stephen Todd
May 2022
The Australian who’s running BMW’s Shanghai design studio
As a boy, Calvin Luk once wrote a letter to BMW’s star designer asking how to break into the industry. Now he’s in charge of the company’s Shanghai studio - and he’s still aged under 40.
- Tony Davis