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...
Cultural Memory Meets Contemporary Design in Berny Bacic’s Striking Textile Collection.Sydney artist and designer channels 25 years of commercial design experience into her most personal collection yet. This thoughtful exploration of European cultural memory translates folkloric motifs into bold contemporary patterns through...
NAU Makes a European Debut at 3 Days of Design in Copenhagen.NAU's European debut showcased the best of contemporary Australian design with Tom Fereday's elegant Cove collection and hand-cast Nola lights. The curated exhibition at Galerie Mikael Andersen featured established pieces by Adam Goodrum,...
Bankston & YSG’s Streaks Marries Perception-Challenging Design with Unadulterated Beauty of Timber.This spirited collaboration between Bankston and YSG Studio's Yasmine Ghoniem showcases natural timber's inherent beauty through innovative stratified banding techniques. Each timber piece—from door levers to cabinet pulls—is...
