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The Great Room by Industrious opens a design-led flagship coworking space at One O’Connell Street, blending hospitality and flexible work.
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Inside the global ethos of NICE PROJECTS

Founded by Simone McEwan and Sacha Leong, NICE PROJECTS is a globally connected studio built on collaboration, restraint and an ego-free approach to architecture and design.

Wellness architecture serving up residential-level craftsmanship

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Wellness architecture serving up residential-level craftsmanship

In their first major commercial project to date, Woodward Architects brings a bespoke sense of craft and material authenticity to this wellness destination in Balgowlah.

Sydney Fish Market: Roundtable podcast with 3XN, BVN and ASPECT Studios

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Sydney Fish Market: Roundtable podcast with 3XN, BVN and ASPECT Studios

Fred Holt, Catherine Skinner and Louise Pearson join Timothy Alouani-Roby at The Commons to discuss Sydney’s new fish market just weeks after its grand opening.

The Great Room expands Sydney footprint with design-led flagship

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The Great Room expands Sydney footprint with design-led flagship

The Great Room by Industrious opens a design-led flagship coworking space at One O’Connell Street, blending hospitality and flexible work.

Café by day, bar by night

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Café by day, bar by night

Spacemen Studio transforms a rare Kuala Lumpur bungalow into Sun & Moon, an all-day dining venue shaped by ambient light and curated material.

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Jasper Sundh of Hästens shares insights on global growth, wellness-led design and expanding the premium sleep brand in Australia.

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Craftsmanship meets calm with Gaggenau at Woollahra Village House

Craftsmanship meets calm with Gaggenau at Woollahra Village House

In a tightly held heritage pocket of Woollahra, a reworked Neo-Georgian house reveals the power of restraint. Designed by Tobias Partners, this compact home demonstrates how a reduced material palette, thoughtful appliance selection and enduring craftsmanship can create a space designed for generations to come.

Legacy, Refined

Legacy, Refined

Herman Miller’s reintroduction of the Eames Moulded Plastic Dining Chair balances environmental responsibility with an enduring commitment to continuous material innovation.

Chef Wu Si Han Finds New Culinary Expression at Home With Gaggenau

Chef Wu Si Han Finds New Culinary Expression at Home With Gaggenau

Now cooking and entertaining from his minimalist home kitchen designed around Gaggenau’s refined performance, Chef Wu brings professional craft into a calm and well-composed setting.

Translating design intent with Klaro’s manufacturing-led approach

Translating design intent with Klaro’s manufacturing-led approach

In an industry where design intent is often diluted by value management and procurement pressures, Klaro Industrial Design positions manufacturing as a creative ally – allowing commercial interior designers to deliver unique pieces aligned to the project’s original vision.

Sculptural camouflage: Tangram’s disappearing architecture

Sculptural camouflage: Tangram’s disappearing architecture

With the new Tangram collection for Cesar, García Cumini introduces a timeless system of delightfully winding volumes, artfully concealed functionality and sculptural compositions that move beyond rigid angularity to redefine the social heart of the home with intuitive flow.

Louis Poulsen celebrates its 150th year with anniversary editions of their iconic designs

Louis Poulsen celebrates its 150th year with anniversary editions of their iconic designs

The venerable Danish brand mark their long history with a suite of modern heirlooms.

COLORBOND® steel and The Graduate category at the 2025 INDE.Awards

COLORBOND® steel and The Graduate category at the 2025 INDE.Awards

As a supporter of the 2025 INDE.Awards, COLORBOND® steel recognises the importance of the next generation of architects who are leading the way in creativity and innovation to help design and sustain our future.

Silent Beams — ownworld introduces Wästberg

Silent Beams — ownworld introduces Wästberg

ownworld unveiled Silent Beams in its Collingwood showroom, marking the arrival of Swedish lighting brand Wästberg through a new partnership with Euroluce.

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Sydney Fish Market: Roundtable podcast with 3XN, BVN and ASPECT Studios

Sydney Fish Market: Roundtable podcast with 3XN, BVN and ASPECT Studios

Fred Holt, Catherine Skinner and Louise Pearson join Timothy Alouani-Roby at The Commons to discuss Sydney’s new fish market just weeks after its grand opening.

David Sequeira on colour, form and time

An array of coloured circles overlaid in perfect geometric sequences create a spectrum of musical auras in artist David Sequeira’s Bundanon Art Gallery commission, Form from the Formless (Under Bundanon Stars).

Melbourne Metro and the design heft of transport infrastructure

Melbourne Metro and the design heft of transport infrastructure

Ingrid Bakker, Principal and Joint Project Director at Hassell, discusses the wider importance of the “city-shaping” Metro Tunnel completed alongside WW+P Architects and RSHP.

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David Sequeira on colour, form and time

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Melbourne Metro and the design heft of transport infrastructure

Ingrid Bakker, Principal and Joint Project Director at Hassell, discusses the wider importance of the “city-shaping” Metro Tunnel completed alongside WW+P Architects and RSHP.

Keiji Ashizawa Design transforms historic Singapore restaurant

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Keiji Ashizawa Design transforms historic Singapore restaurant

The Japanese firm brings elements of calm into Loca Niru, a fine-dining restaurant housed in a 146-year-old mansion in Singapore.

Setting the blueprint for Bradfield City’s first precinct

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Setting the blueprint for Bradfield City’s first precinct

The master plan and reference design for Bradfield City’s First Land Release has been unveiled, positioning the precinct as a sustainable, mixed-use gateway shaped by Country, community and long-term urban ambition.

Five years on: What Pacifica taught us about vertical living

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Five years on: What Pacifica taught us about vertical living

Designed by Plus Studio for Hengyi, Pacifica reveals how climate-aware design, shared amenity and ground-plane thinking can reshape vertical living in Auckland.

Rodd & Gunn reimagined

Rodd & Gunn reimagined

With a superb design for the new Rodd & Gunn flagship in Melbourne’s CBD, Studio Y has created something very special that takes the idea of retail to another level.

Patrick Keane on Scaling Sustainability

Patrick Keane on Scaling Sustainability

Founder of Enter Projects Asia, Patrick Keane shares the thinking behind his Best of the Best-winning airport interiors, where natural materials and sustainability drive design at scale.

Rag trade warehouse meets mid-century at AP Design House’s Henne store

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Rag trade warehouse meets mid-century at AP Design House’s Henne store

Recalling the warehouses of yesteryear and reflecting the label’s own sense of restraint, Henne’s new retail outlet is turning heads in Melbourne.

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