Alice Blackwood

Alice Blackwood is a design editor, journalist, communications strategist and experienced public speaker. For 20 years she’s passionately advocated for the Australian architecture and design industry. She served as Editor of Indesign magazine and Indesignlive.com until 2023. Alice has been integral in establishing numerous major platforms that recognise and celebrate the region’s most exciting architecture and design, elevating its industry leaders into the global spotlight. She has contributed in a programming and strategic communications capacity on major international design festivals, Indesign Media's INDE.Awards, and The (Emerging) Designer Awards presented by Artedomus and The Local Project. In 2024 she was MC for the ULI Australian Conference and, in 2023, an MC and Host for the INDE.Awards. “Our region’s architecture and design industry is defined by a fresh and sharp-sighted entrepreneurial spirit. We see bold propositions and the flawless execution of complex ideas that go on to achieve world-leading outcomes. I’m fascinated by all the moving parts of our design community – the businesses, the brands, the big-thinkers and everyday-doers,” she says. Alice continues to play an active role within the Australian design and media landscape as a Moderator, MC, Judge, Commentator, Mentor and Advisor.
January 10, 2025

Perfect simplicity on show

Homing in on the experiential, HAS design and research has once again conceived a retail space that transports the customer to another, more wonderful, ethereal world.

January 10, 2025

“Density used to sound like a betrayal of the Australian dream”: Matthews Architects Q&A

Gerald Matthews of Matthews Architects provides insight on South Australia's 2024 Future Living code amendment, focusing on co-located living.

January 10, 2025

Injecting a chemist with a contrasting material palette and design-led interventions

Blooms the Chemist by Tom Mark Henry defies the traditional pharmacy aesthetic by stepping away from the sterile landscapes of pharmacies.

January 10, 2025

Architectus’ Ruah Centre for Women and Children marks an Australian first

Architectus has delivered Perth’s new Ruah Centre for Women and Children (RCWC), the first purpose-built facility of its kind in Australia for women and children affected by family and domestic violence.

January 8, 2025

CONTEXT’s community park features First Nations art

A vacant plot in the heart of Wolli Creek in Bayside in South Sydney has been transformed by CONTEXT into a vibrant community park.

January 8, 2025

Design Institute of Australia introduces latest publication

Diagonal is a publication by the Design Institute of Australia, where all proceeds go towards supporting their mission to advance Australian design excellence.

January 7, 2025

Twelve outstanding office projects

From grand corporate settings and extensive adaptive reuse to smaller boutique projects, here are a selection of workplace projects that caught our eye in 2024.

January 7, 2025

Man x Machine x Material: Jarrod Lim and AI

Expert designer Jarrod Lim has collaborated with AI. While the process might have been interesting, the outcome is nothing less than remarkable.

January 6, 2025

“Creative, approachable and ambitious”: Q&A with RIZEN Atelier

Bradhly Le and his team talk us through the foundations of the newly launched practice, RIZEN Atelier.

January 6, 2025

A garden paradise

A new hotel conceived by revered Singaporean architecture and design practice WOHA is just the place to stay when visiting the Lion City.

December 23, 2024

A school with an undulating difference

Fluid and flowing, Cocoon is a school that, through its architectural form, enhances the day-to-day rituals of learning and elevates the experience for the very young.

December 20, 2024

Stories Indesign: Live-audience podcast with John McAslan

The British architect joined Timothy Alouani-Roby for a live recording with an audience of enthusiasts in Sydney.