Nigel Coates: Designing for Delight

That design and architecture should make people’s lives more pleasurable is perhaps unquestionable. How, exactly, is more subjective. Nigel Coates made some suggestions at INSIDE (World Festival of Interiors). Narelle Yabuka reports.

Biomorphic design

In an environment saturated by products that often favour style over substance, it’s worth remembering that good design must also answer a problem. In the case of the Ulna system, the design answers more than one.

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Euroluce Launch

Euroluce launched their new concept Light Studio in Surry Hills. Part of the Hill Street Precinct, set to be Sydney’s newest design hub, the Light Studio features “The Walk” devised by Melbourne artist, Tim Fleming. On the night, industry guests enjoyed chilled out tunes, Campari cocktails and canapés and experienced the space and the luminaires in new perspectives.

More than a showroom crawl: what Saturday Indesign means to the industry

As Saturday Indesign prepares to return to Sydney this September, architects, designers and exhibitors reflect on what has kept the event relevant for more than two decades.

What happens when a chair becomes the conversation?

At Machine Hall, Herman Miller gathered Sydney’s design community to consider performance seating as part of workplace strategy, not just workplace furniture.

Melbourne Design Week 2026: The Review

With a plethora of talks, installations, exhibitions and happenings responding to this year’s theme (Design The World You Want), the eleven-day festival was the largest to date and arguably the most accomplished since inception. 

The real difference between custom and flat-pack kitchen renovations

The decision isn’t really about budget. It comes down to who designs the kitchen, who builds it, and whether those are the same people installing it in your home.