Five respected designers have shared their thoughts on the ideas and inspirations currently shaping kitchen design across Australia this year. Whilst there may not be many surprises, it is reassuring to know your investment is on track to create a timeless design that future home buyers will love as much as you do. Adele Bates – Adele […]
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By Meryl Hare I think most people recognise well-designed furniture that’s been made with quality materials as soon as they enter a home. We love an understated aesthetic that makes people feel comfortable but is clearly luxurious, and timeless. These are some of our secrets… We tend to over-proportion things. With sofas, for instance – […]
Known for his large scale, vibrant florals and impasto technique, we’ve long admired the work of Sydney artist Alesandro Ljubicic. One for colour lovers, Alesandro’s work centres around his passion for colour and a natural, gestural use of paint. “My work has no demons or dark metaphors; it is simply full of positive energy, with […]
When interior designer Michelle Macarounas, of Infinite Design, first laid eyes on this family home, in the Sydney suburb of Russell Lea, it was desperately in need of those all-important finishing touches. “The client had initially used a draftsman to design and build the house which left the environment very stark, with not much character. We […]
Originally from Poland and raised in Melbourne, sisters Kasia Clarke and Ania Forster now live on the Gold Coast where they run a successful interior design and styling business Zephyr + Stone. “We are both married to builders, and we head up the design departments of our husbands’ building companies. We expanded into styling and […]
Get to know Grace Garrett, leading Australian textile designer. What’s an average day with Grace? Every day starts with the mandatory coffee fix. Then a dog walk and a workout. After that? Well that’s the great thing about being a designer; every day brings a new challenge! Feeling refreshed and ready to go, I’ll log […]
Family owned and run, Australian interior stalwart Designer Rugs celebrate 30 years in the industry this year. It’s an impressive milestone for the company that started with a small factory in Sydney’s Marrickville and now sells its beautiful bespoke rugs and carpets across the globe. “My parents and I founded Designer Rugs in 1986,” says Yosi […]
As design scenes go, Melbourne is a rich and varied one and this certainly holds true for the latest crop of lighting designers to emerge from the city. From the minimal yet luxe creations of Ben-Tovim Design to Volker Haug’s colourful/industrial aesthetic and Studio Ilanel’s large scale commercial commissions, it seems Melbourne is the place […]
Not having children, I must admit highchairs don’t exactly get my heart racing, however what does, is good design, and the TOWER Chair certainly ticks that box. First popping onto the scene when Country Road used them in their one-of-a-kind lifestyle cafe (if the tastemakers at Country Road like them, you know they’re good!) the TOWER Chair is a revolutionary, contemporary, Scandinavian-styled […]
Last week we spoke to 10 of Melbourne’s top interior designers and had them recommend their favourite Melbourne homewares stores. Today it’s Sydney’s turn! Ioanna Lennox of Ioanna Lennox Interiors: West Elm is my go-to place if I need something to add to an already defined style or existing room or, equally, if I need to pick out some feature […]
Design duo Andrew Southwood-Jones and Alexander Kashin of studio daast, have been selected from 10 of the country’s most exciting and talented designers to be named the winner of the Temple & Webster Emerging Designer Award 2015. The four judges were unanimous in selecting daast as the overall winner — their approach of pushing creative […]
Australians with a passion for interiors and beautiful homewares have the opportunity to vote for their favourite emerging designers and shop their unique pieces during the third annual Temple & Webster Emerging Designer Award (EDA). Launched in 2013 to support and recognise new talent and increase the profile of some of Australia’s best up-and-coming furniture and interiors […]
Our Young Designer series aims to inspire those who are yet to get their first foot on the ladder in this fiercely competitive industry. At 27, and with a couple of jobs under his belt, Khoa Nguyen now works for himself at Brisbane-based Design Poets. He also teaches wannabe designers at Queensland College of Art […]
Our Young Designer series aims to inspire those who are yet to get their first foot on the ladder in this fiercely competitive industry. Many graduates would give their right arm to be where 25 year-old Connie Condylios is. The interior designer at Greg Natale Design impressed her well known boss with her initiative and good […]
Our Young Designer series aims to inspire those who are yet to get their first foot on the ladder in this fiercely competitive industry. Internships and determination are what landed Lauren Rugless her first junior designer job at CHADA — a leading hospitality design practice in Sydney — before she’d even graduated! The 22 year-old […]
Our Young Designer series aims to inspire those who are yet to get their first foot on the ladder in this fiercely competitive industry. Editorial assistant Olivia Shead spoke to Briana Hayes, interior designer at Brisbane’s Highgate House. Briana, 25, always knew she wanted to be an interior designer. From the age of 11, every […]
Known for its collaborations with high profile fashion designers like Akira Isogowa, interior designers like Greg Natale and brands like Dinosaur Designs, the grass roots creative force behind Designer Rugs is very much behind the scenes. The company’s senior designers, Christine McDonald and Lia Pielli, have both been at Designer Rugs for more than a […]
Temple & Webster is partnering with Inside Out magazine to launch the Emerging Designer Award. Ten homewares and furniture designers from across Australia, shortlisted by a panel of industry experts, are vying for a $5,000 cash prize. Each of the shortlisted designers will be profiled on Temple & Webster & Homelife.com.au over the coming month before […]