Summing up the many achievements of the talented and industrious Sarah K in a single paragraph is nearly impossible. An architect, a product designer, a design curator and all around creative powerhouse, Sarah has successfully undertaken countless creative projects and initiatives in Australia and overseas. In other words, this woman is a formidable figure and a shining light of example on the Australian design scene. Sarah K’s latest project is a very special limited retail experience, Urban Larder, set to take place at the upcoming designEX in Melbourne. Curated and produced by Ms K in collaboration with Bree Claffey of Mr Kitly and Sarah Trotter of Hearth, the pop up shop will be selling furniture, tableware, tablewear, utensils, pot plants, vases and produce such as honey, chocolate, ale, sugar and salt…

Crescent House celebrates the elements of light, darkness and fire. It’s a simple rectangular box, clad in torched timber and painstakingly detailed with paper thin roof and wall terminations. Punctured cladding at the entry produces patterns of daylight within, like dancing confetti decorating its interior. As occupants negotiate the gentle sweep of the elliptical walls within the structure, the hedge becomes the ceremonial arrival point…

Holy smokes! Talk about immediate visual overwhelm and super intense awesomeness. In your face – boom! You are looking at Pulsate – retail pop-up installation design by Lily Jencks and Nathanael Dorent for emerging London tile showroom Capitol Designer Studio. The entire showroom interior was wrapped in porcelain tiles in four different shades, creating a striking space that plays major tricks on the eye…

I’d love to walk down the street and discover one of these assaults of colour. Can you imagine it? There would be a shriek of excitement followed by a case of instagram gone wild. These joyful temporary works are the creation of American artist, Amanda Browder. What I adore about her work is the way she invites play, both in the creation of the work and the final execution…

How’s this for an impressive temporary structure? The architects at modulorbeat, along with students from the Münster School of Architecture, designed then physically built this urban jewel in just six weeks. The brief was to design a temporary pavilion to sit beside the LWL State Museum. The pavilion hosted workshops discussing the craftsmanship of the gold artifacts being exhibited in the Museum…