The Honest Conversations are Happening in DMs: Dana’s Notes from Milan Design Week 2026.Sixteen years on from her first Milan Design Week, Dana Tomić Hughes returned alone for the first time. What she found was a design industry that has engineered honesty out of itself, where the brand activation has overtaken the design...
Vintage Bed Linen and Raw Metal Collide in Radical Romance Lighting Collection.Radical Romance is a limited-edition collection of three handmade lighting pieces that draws on patchwork traditions, pairing handcrafted metal bodies with patina, scratches and traces of making with lampshades composed of vintage Austrian...
Madrid Exhibition Transforms Museo de San Isidro Into a Living Room for Design.What will the archaeologists of the future make of the objects we surround ourselves with today? That was the premise behind Domus Nova at Madrid Design Festival 2026, where 44 pieces by 33 designers occupied the Renaissance patio of the...
Obery: A New Trade Atelier for Designers Focused on Craft, Material and Detail.Obery is making its Australian debut with a new trade showroom in Melbourne's Cremorne. Representing The Rug Company, Artemest and an exclusive sculptural ceramic tiles collection by Studio Lucy McMillan, the space promises an...
Francesca Anfossi’s Ceramic Lamps Bring a Painter’s Eye to Lighting Design.London artist Francesca Anfossi has unveiled three ceramic lamps that blur the line between sculpture and functional lighting. The series pairs ceramic with handblown glass, shaped by Anfossi's training as a painter and her Italian craft...
Swiss Precision Meets Australian Spatial Thinking in Hanya Leo’s Latest Collection.Australian-born Zurich-based Hanya Leo’s Artefacts Collection features what the designer calls "active furniture"—pieces that justify their footprint through constant engagement with their environment. Handcrafted by renowned Swiss...
Tom Fereday’s New Sydney Studio Gallery Brings a Decade of Australian Furniture Design Under One Roof.Tom Fereday's new studio is where ten years of work comes together under one roof. The space operates as both working practice and curated exhibition—brand pieces sit next to studio editions and custom furniture for clients like the Art...
Volker Haug Studio’s 20-Year Journey from Melbourne Workshop to Global Practice.From post-wall Berlin to Melbourne, Volker Haug's 20-year journey has shaped Australia's design landscape. His studio balances precision machining with hand-finishing, creating forged line-work with clarity and personality. The success...
Polaris Lighting Collection by Marz Designs Channels Brutalist Geometry and Star Forms.Marz Designs has launched Polaris—a lighting collection that mixes Brutalist geometry with North Star symbolism. The range features tumbled metal wall and ceiling lights in aluminium or brass, each one shaped like an extruded star. With...
