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Designer of the Year

02 Nov 2018

As one of Australia’s most-promising emerging design practices, Alexander & Co has received fifteen of the international design industry’s highest accolades in this year alone. Granted for landmark institutions like the Watson’s Bay Boutique Hotel (Sydney), to the gloriously pearlescent high-end brasserie Sean Connolly at Dubai Opera (UAE), Alexander & Co’s incredible slew of annual awards represents a crowning moment for Australian design on the global stage.

Flack Studio’s Armadale Residence

02 Nov 2018

Only a mere four years since founding, one Australian design studio in particular has captured the world’s attention. Gracing a litany of Asia Pacific’s leading design awards programs – including the shortlist for the Belle Coco Republic Interior Designer Of The Year for 2018 – Flack Studio has quickly established itself as one of Australia’s most innovative and tenacious design practices.

Simply the Best

02 Nov 2018

“If you have a reputation for building a quality product, no matter what the market is doing, you will always secure a purchaser,” says Allen Sammut, the co-founder of Sammut Developments.

The Future of Kitchen Design with Shareen Joel

02 Nov 2018

Shareen Joel Design is a multidisciplinary studio of interior design, interior architecture and industrial design. Since 2003, the studio has truly pushed the envelope of creative practice across many sectors – including residential. Here we catch up with Shareen Joel, the force behind her eponymous studio, to learn the latest insights transforming design in the home.

Comfort and Convenience

02 Nov 2018

“Our brief was to create a family home,” says John Bornas, design director of Workroom. “A real home. An oasis from the outside world that connects interior and exterior.” And the result? Kooyong Residence – an inner-city Melbourne home – that truly reimagines the shape and experience of urban living today.