Issue 63 June 2018

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Interior architecture, design, objects, people.

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Welcome
Occasionally I’m asked to present to architects and designers on how to get published in design media. Among my tips, I always encourage architects and interior designers to enter their projects into awards programs. Just like updating your website a
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Celebrating The Wins
Now that we have reached the midpoint of our working year, shivering in the midst of another Australian winter, it can be difficult to maintain our enthusiasm and tempting to begin to wonder whether we ever get rewarded for our efforts. DIA is a prou
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In Brief
Designed by Studio Trabaldo, the elegant Turn stool brings together functionality and versatility. The collection includes a fixed-height and an adjustable-height version, with or without a footrest. It is a versatile and practical piece that is suit
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Ahead Of The Curve
Kaynemaile has reimagined two-thousand-year-old chain mail into a unique architectural product – manufactured with the company’s patented, award-winning technology. The polycarbonate mesh is now being specified and installed around the world. Kaynema
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Maison&Objet In Brief
Textile artist Josephine Ortega’s cityscape watercolours are super-scaled and reproduced in a pair of cushions made using rug-making techniques: the watercolours are blown up in scale and separated on graph paper to create a grid. The cushions are a
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Colourful Language
Held in Brisbane, the March 2018 session of Artichoke Night School brought together four speakers to reflect on the consideration of colour in the design process and its impact on experience. Georgia Cannon, founder of her eponymous Brisbane-based d
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Elliat Rich
A tour of Elliat Rich’s Alice Springs studio includes glimpses of kangaroos roaming around outside, the building enveloped by the unmistakable light and rich colour palette of Central Australia. Her morning route to work is to “cross the river, follo
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Examining The Role Of The Exhibition Designer
Exhibition design has received very little acknowledgement or media attention in the past but the inclusion of two museum exhibition projects in the 2017 Australian Interior Design Awards suggest that an examination of the discipline and appropriaten
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Always Give More Than People Expect
Marcel Wanders is mischievous. In Australia as a guest of Space Furniture Wanders, the Moooi co-founder and art director spoke at sold-out events in Sydney and Melbourne that explored the future of the hotel. Wanders’ opening salvo was classic Wander
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Turning Acoustics Into A Defining Design Feature
Acoustic and decorative ceiling and wall finishes from specialist manufacturer Asona are an integral feature of the award-winning student accommodation built for the University of Auckland. The 55 Symonds Street project by architects Ashton Mitchell,
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2018 Jury
This year marks the Australian Interior Design Awards’ fifteen-year anniversary and like every year before it, the standard of entries is high. If there was any idea that the country’s architecture and design industry isn’t progressive, relevant or i
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Space & Time
Premier Award for Australian Interior Design / Installation Design Russell & George The experience of space isn't static yet our interiors generally have static functions. What if space responded to mood in a human sense and changed based on what th
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Highpoint Shopping Centre
Interior Design Impact Grimshaw in association with The Buchan Group The North East Precinct Development at Highpoint Shopping Centre provides Melbourne’s west a premium retail, food and experiential offer through aspirational and sustainable design.
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L’eclisse
Retail Design Chris Connell Design The core consideration of the brief was to display shoes and create a space that speaks to the bespoke nature of the artisan quality and detail of the handmade shoes. Existing structures and a tight budget posed lim
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Sean Connolly at Dubai Opera
Hospitality Design Alexander & Co. and Tribe Studio Architects The conceptual framework of this project revolved around chef Sean Connolly’s oceanic food vision. Conceived as an underwater salon, the bistro explores the colours and tones of the sea,
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The Customer Experience Company
Workplace Design BVN The Customer Experience Company’s (CEC) philosophy applies design thinking to business problems to achieve innovative outcomes and better customer experiences. Given that a principle of CEC’s business is “different thinking equat
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Canning Cottage
Residential Design Bicker Design The brief for Canning Cottage was to create a self-contained dwelling for a family member while respecting the heritage fabric of the building. Originally built in 1874, the thirty-two-square-metre worker’s cottage me
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Wynyard Walk
Sustainability Advancement / Public Design Woods Bagot Wynyard Walk is a fully accessible pedestrian link designed around the concept of flow. The design challenges the perception of a transport interchange, shifting the emphasis from efficiency of t
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Ritz&Ghougassian
Emerging Interior Design Practice Ritz&Ghougassian was established in late November 2015 by architect Gilad Ritz, aged thirty-two, and interior designer Jean-Paul Ghougassian, aged thirty-one. After graduating with honours from Monash University with
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Curatorial House
Residential Decoration Arent&Pyke Overcoming the disparity between the original house and its 1980s extension, the design of Curatorial House returns gravitas to the home through carefully considered weights and balance. Key is the relocation of the

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