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Lanson Place Makes its Debut in Melbourne and Relaunches its Hong Kong Flagship
Lanson Place has opened its first Australian hotel, Lanson Place Parliament Gardens, in the historic Salvation Army Printing Works in Melbourne, while the Hong Kong hotel gets a sophisticated update by Pierre-Yves Rochon
All Aboard for Sydney’s New Barangaroo Station
Part of the new Sydney Metro City line, Barangaroo Station is a landmark underground railway station designed by Foster + Partners and Architectus
The StandardX Lands in Melbourne’s Fitzroy
The Standard International group’s new StandardX brand opens its first property in Melbourne, making quite the first impression thanks to its design by Hecker Guthrie and Woods Bagot
A Reborn Period Home in Melbourne
Melbourne’s Olaver Architecture refreshed a classic terrace home, creating a new spatial flow and bathing it in light
Hecker Guthrie Designs a Holiday Home for Everyday Life
Reimaging a holiday home for everyday life, Australian designers Hecker Guthrie employ craft and tactility to bring warmth to a rugged coastal setting
High Design Meets Flea Market Finds in this Melbourne Home
Simone Haag and her team have an enviable flair for styling. This Melbourne home, where international design mixes with Parisian flea market finds, is yet another example of that prowess. She shares more about the project and some of its highlights
A Petite Pad in Sydney’s Millers Point
BMH Designs transformed this one-bedroom apartment in Sydney’s Millers Point into a stylish city getaway
David Flack and Volker Haug Bring Material Change to Milan Design Week 2024
Melbourne-based designers David Flack and Volker Haug come together to exhibit a new collection of lighting design, influenced by the interior design projects from which many of the pieces originate
Capella Sydney is The City’s Grand Dame
BAR Studio and Make Architects have completed an ambitious redesign of a Sydney landmark for Capella Hotels & Resorts’ first property in Australia — and not a moment too soon
ST. ALi & The Queen Embraces a Communal European Feel
Fiona Lynch Office’s latest collaboration with coffee icon ST. ALi affectionately highlights the history and community of Melbourne’s Queen Victoria Market. Director Fiona Lynch tells us more
MPavilion 10 by Tadao Ando Celebrates Its Environs
Melbourne's MPavilion celebrates its tenth annual commission with Japanese Pritzker Prize laureate Tadao Ando’s first built structure in Australia. Design Anthology speaks with Ando about his elegant concrete pavilion
Contemporary and Traditional Craft Come Together in This Lamp by Alexander Lotersztain and Kojima Shōten
Tsukiko, a table lamp designed by Brisbane-based design studio Alexander Lotersztain in collaboration with Kyoto lantern makers Kojima Shōten, strikes a delicate balance between new and traditional
Made in Melbourne
Under the guidance of design director Justin Hutchinson, Australian brand Kett’s furniture is made in Melbourne but intended to be part of the wider design ecosystem
Melbourne’s Ritz-Carlton Tells the Story of the City
BAR Studio’s design of the new Ritz-Carlton in Melbourne pays homage to the history and culture of the city, with symbolic motifs and a curated art collection
Inside Aesop’s New Melbourne Headquarters
Since its founding in 1987, Antipodean skincare brand Aesop has been renowned for its commitment to both design and hospitality. Its new headquarters and laboratory in Melbourne’s Collingwood reflect this long-standing commitment to the creative and the considered
Melbourne Design Week 2023: Editor’s Picks
This year’s Melbourne Design Week was an insightful look into the diversity and quality of work being produced by Australian designers, providing a snapshot of the industry’s progression and maturity. Here we round up some of our highlights from the 2023 edition
A Responsive Family Home
In Victoria’s Brown Hill, local architecture firm Eldridge Anderson created a durable family home that embraces its natural terrain while responding to its owners’ lifestyle. Co-founders Jeremy Anderson and Scott Eldridge share more about the project
An Intimate Sanctuary Redefining Beauty
In Melbourne’s South Yarra, local interior design studio Biasol designed a new space for beauty salon Akmē Beauty where luxe and elegance meet sensuality. Here, Biasol founder and director Jean-Pierre Biasol dives deeper into the project
A House Inspired by Tectonics
In the Melbourne suburb of Toorak, local architecture and interior design practice Cera Stribley designed an intergenerational family house inspired by geological formation. Co-founder and managing principal Chris Stribley shares more about the project
A Light-Filled Family Home
Realised by Carla Middleton Architecture, this compact Sydney family home was designed to embrace natural light thanks to a clever use of space, openings and materials. Founder Carla Middleton spoke to us about the project