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...
Check In to The Lobby, Ellison Studios’ Hotel-Inspired Showroom on Chapel Street.Ellison Studios transforms Prahran's 1914 Conways Buildings into The Lobby—part showroom, part social space, all atmosphere. The space brings together the brand's growing collection, curated artworks by Hake House, and a selection of...
Ten Wallpapers, Zero New Walls, and Serious Twin Peaks Energy in Jamberoo.This holiday home on the South Coast tackles a common problem: how to make a big, boxy 1990s house feel intimate. YSG Studio's solution was to drown it in nature and colour. A butter yellow front door sets the tone, leading into interiors...
The Press Is Sydney’s New Late-Night Destination for Music and Cocktails Hidden Above Bridge Lane.Behind an unmarked door above Sydney's Bridge Lane, The Press reimagines the historic Est. space as an opulent music destination. Live music is central to the experience, with a resident band performing everything from intimate jazz to...
Australia’s Hospitality Design Elite Reveals Industry’s New Directions.The Eat Drink Design Awards shortlist just dropped, and it's telling us everything we need to know about where Australian hospitality is heading. Dana rounds up her favourite restaurants, bars, cafĂ©s, hotels, and retail spaces making the...
Ellison Studios Gets Serious With Game-Changing Sydney HQ and Trade Designer Suite.From digital startup to design powerhouse—Ellison Studios' new Sydney headquarters tells the story of eight years of unstoppable growth. The Waterloo space features unexpected elements like a four-metre palm tree installation and custom...
Duet Captures Australia’s First Light in Comma Byron Bay Design.Duet’s Comma Byron Bay is a concept bathhouse that energises rather than sedates. Inspired by the dawn light that first touches Cape Byron each morning, the design features a deliberately anti-white palette and materials chosen to make...
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...
World-First Standalone B&B Italia Outdoor Showroom Opens in Sydney.Space Furniture has achieved a design retail milestone with the opening of the world's first standalone B&B Italia Outdoor showroom in Sydney's Surry Hills. This landmark destination celebrates three decades of partnership between the...
