A New Vision for Optical Retail: Six Six by Kennedy Nolan.Not your average trip to the optometrist. Kennedy Nolan's design for Six Six centres on a zig-zagging display wall that orients most product away from the street, encouraging unhurried discovery over forensic browsing. A largely...
A Lounge-like Jewellery Concept Store Where Fine Pieces are Served Like Drinks.For this concept jewellery store in Manly, Coffeyhallett looked to the neighbourhood bar as a spatial model. It's retail that doesn't feel like retail. A central bar, rich two-tone joinery, vintage lighting, and jewellery presented through...
Sightline 2026: What Happened When We Asked the Design Industry to Be Honest With Itself.Across two sold-out sessions in Sydney and Melbourne, Sightline delivered a clear-eyed diagnosis of the forces flattening design culture—and mapped six territories where the most compelling work is pushing back. The response was unlike...
Old Bones, New Metal: Retallack Thompson Makes the Case for Galvanised Steel in Heritage Homes.What if the most appropriate material for a traditional terrace house isn’t the traditional one? That’s the central question behind Surry Hills renovation by Retallack Thompson that introduces galvanised steel—in plate and sectional...
David/Nicolas Open a Window Into Another World with Equestrian Library and Saddle Workshop in Abu Dhabi.For Abu Dhabi Royal Equestrian Arts, david/Nicolas-designed spaces speak directly to their cultural context without resorting to decoration. The Equestrian Library revolves around a sculptural, hand-carved wooden core produced in Lebanon,...
Interior Designer Turns a Neglected 1934 Madrid Villa Into a Design Manifesto.When Plutarco co-founder set about renovating her own 1934 Madrid villa, the result was always going to be personal. Found abandoned with floors built halfway up the windows, the home has been transformed into an extraordinary study in...
Light, Lineage and Local Clay: Inside the Szilvassy Studio at Collingwood Yards, Melbourne.When photographer Traianos Pakioufakis stepped into the Szilvassy studio at Collingwood Yards in Melbourne, the quality of light stopped him in his tracks. Designed by Dion Hall, the space houses ceramicist Shari Lowndes' practice and her...
Helsinki’s Boreal Restaurant Channels Finnish Forests Through Timber, Art and Kombucha.Boreal restaurant lands in Helsinki's Design District with interiors by Treivas Architecture Bureau that channel Finland's northern forests. The space wraps an open kitchen in timber framing, fills walls with Scandinavian art, and features...
A Restrained Interior With Plenty to Say: Homer Rogue Taverna by AP Design House.There's nothing more satisfying than a space that’s not overdesigned and generally doesn't try too hard. Homer Rogue Taverna gets this. Conceived by AP Design House for brothers Harry and Mario Kapoulas, this 100-seat Greek restaurant on...
