Ashley Tucker

Has the Penny Dropped?

We Are Huntly has created a coruscating destination for Melbourne’s inner city denizens. The Penny Drop is the latest project by the Melbourne interior design studio.

Ideas

Airbnb into Design

Airbnb is moving beyond home-sharing and expanding into new areas with the launch of their multidisciplinary innovation and design studio, Samara.

People

Jack of All Trades, Master of All

An efficacious self-taught Danish designer, Johannes Torpe is what some would describe as a jack of all trades.

People

In Profile: Tom Skeehan

Ashley Tucker speaks to Australian furniture designer Tom Skeehan about his design process, working with Australian manufacturers, and what it means to have a strong material narrative in your work.

Projects

Modern Dining at Gerrale St.

Drawing inspiration from early modernist and mid-century modern architecture, Humphrey & Edwards Architects’ design for Gerrale St Kitchen is well matched to the beachside suburban context it resides in. Ashley Tucker reports.

Ideas

3 Design Books You Need to Read Right Now

From journeys across the South Pacific to tales of Japanese architecture, these books take an in-depth look at how architecture can enrich our lives. Ashley Tucker writes.

Projects

Zaborin: Exquisitely combined nature, heritage and luxury

Nature, heritage and contemporary luxury combine in Zaborin, a Japanese ryokan based in the foothills of Hokkaido, Japan.

Products

Hunting for George and Grazia & Co collaborate

Hunting for George have joined forces with Melbourne designer Grazia Materia for their latest furniture collaboration. The collaboration has brought together an edit of textural furniture pieces and accessories for the home.

Projects

How Breathe Architecture transformed an industrial space into an experimental restaurant

Transformer is a Fitzroy based experimental restaurant and dinning experience built out of the shell of a former electrical transformer factory.

Projects

Szczecin Philharmonic Hall stands as an impressive display of architecture

Designed by Barcelona-based Barozzi Veiga, Szczecin Philharmonic Hall is a concert hall and a chamber music hall that stands as an impressive display of architecture in Poland.

Indesign

The sustainable choice: Sustainable Living Fabrics

Sustainable Living Fabrics have been firm leaders in the contract wool furnishing market for over 47 years, supplying the design industry with an environmentally sustainable choice of fabrics that are proudly Australian designed and manufactured.

Indesign

Why durability and dimensional stability are key factors for timber flooring

With the immense number of suppliers of wood flooring into the Australian market, it is becoming more challenging for the specifier to decide what product is most suited for what project. During the selection process, colour is an important factor, but dimensional stability and durability should also be taken into consideration during the selection process.