Melbourne’s New Furniture Studio Makes Art You Can Sit On.Melbourne's newest furniture studio blurs the line between art and everyday objects. Female-founded Escultura creates sculptural pieces using hemp cores and pigmented microcement—materials chosen for both their environmental credentials...
How Lammhults Built Sustainability into Their Design DNA Decades Before it Became Mainstream.While most furniture companies were still figuring out recycling basics, Lammhults was already reimagining entire product lifecycles. Their approach goes beyond using recycled materials—they design for disassembly from day...
This Australian Jewellery Master Artist is Huge Overseas But Unknown at Home.After two decades establishing herself as a powerhouse in Munich's contemporary jewellery scene, Australian artist Helen Britton returns for her first major solo exhibition in years. Australian Design Centre's Living Treasures showcase...
20-Year Friendship Creates Design Magic at Currumbin Valley Retreat.This Currumbin Valley retreat emerged from five years of collaboration between Grace Loves Lace founder Megan Ziems and Ellison Studios' Leigh McKeown—friends since high school who share an intuitive design language. Architect Harley...
Tokyo Studio we+ Develops Natural Pigments from 2.7-Billion-Year Old Algae.Japanese design studio we+ continues their research-driven approach with SO-Colored, a project investigating microalgae's untapped colour potential. The initiative explores these 2.7-billion-year-old organisms as alternatives to synthetic...
Design By Them’s Copenhagen Debut Showcases Two Decades of Australian Excellence.The historic setting of Galleri Susanne Ottesen provided the perfect backdrop for Design By Them's Copenhagen breakthrough, where nearly two decades of Australian design excellence met international recognition. EXPANSE represented both...
From Bosnian Family Workshop to Design Authority, Zanat Marks a Decade of International Success.Ten years ago, brothers Nikšić made a decision to transform their family's 105-year-old woodcarving business in Konjić into an international design phenomenon. For Dana Tomić Hughes, Zanat's success feels deeply personal as she...
Furniture You Feel: Dana Meets the CEO Who Understands that Great Design Moves Hearts Before Markets.Ten years after meeting on a bus, Dana Tomić Hughes reconnects with former DJ now CEO Dario Reicherl to discuss deign that endures. The Singapore-based Italian leading Danish icon Fritz Hansen across Asia shares how a jet-lagged morning...
My First 3 Days of Design in Copenhagen Changed How I Think About Design Events.What happens when a design week prioritises presence over performance? Copenhagen's 3 Days of Design provides the answer. Operating within Denmark's trust-based society during summer solstice, this event transforms the entire city into a...
