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I recently stumbled upon a short piece of prose from Marcus Aurelius’s Meditations: ‘All things are in a process of change. You yourself are subject to constant alteration and gradual decay. So too is the whole universe.’ This made me reflect on the

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With two physical studios and a range of projects in progress, for Gidon Bing there’s no typical start to the day — but ideally it begins in his waterfront studio, looking at the beautiful view with a cup of coffee. ‘I’m either straight out of the ho

Operating from a former hosiery factory dating to the 1940s in Melbourne’s gritty Brunswick East, decorative lighting practice Volker Haug Studio is driven by curiosity and experimentation, with a skilled team of craftspeople — and some quirky reside

It’s no coincidence that Australian Nikolai Kotlarczyk has ended up in the design world. As a child, he observed his father making and building things, including their family home, while his artist mother also worked for a local boutique and travelle

I’d been living in the UK for three years before I returned home this past February. When I arrived, I immediately felt a new appreciation for the dry Adelaide heat. The temperature, like the wide streets, bright blue skies and urban sprawl with rela