Tabla de contenidos para Issue 82 March 2023 en Artichoke

Issue 82 March - May 2023 This special issue, guest edited with designer Pascale Gomes-McNabb, is focused on Australia’s talented emerging designers, and it’s been a long time coming. Years ago, I noticed more emerging studios popping up individuals who had taken a punt and broken away from medium and large firms to set up solo or small practices. They were producing exciting work, untethered by traditions, styles or legacies. These young individuals were not just designers and architects - they were researchers, artists, educators, environmentalists and social enablers. They were using their design credentials to solve longstanding problems - create furniture from waste, design spaces for social inclusion and use new technologies to share knowledge. It was time to dedicate an entire issue to these rising stars - Australia’s…

Contemporary furniture design in Australia is more exciting than ever, propelled by young designers who are driven to find innovative solutions to complex sustainability issues while employing a playful, relaxed approach to form. Here, guest editor Pascale GomesMcNabb and Artichoke editor Cassie Hansen handpick four young furniture designers from across the country whose work promises a better future. Thanks to fellow furniture designer Dale Hardiman for penning these profiles.…

It’s your ultimate design dinner party which four guests are you inviting and why? Ettore Sottsass, Sabine Marcelis, Rei Kawakubo and Yayoi Kusama. Half for the design icon status they all hold for me, and half for the amazing outfits I have no doubt would be present. What was your seminal design moment? Since my pre-teen years, I’ve loved curating lights and furniture for my living space, changing them regularly to create new environments. I would model my bedroom to scale in cardboard to mock up new layouts. This keen eye for details and aesthetic has remained at the core of my own design. Favourite quote about design? “I want to create surprises that make people think.” Ettore Sottsass From an early age, Thomas Yeend of Yeend Studio would take…

Intended as a sister venue to Africola’s primary site in the CBD, Africola Canteen draws upon its suburban setting and an eclectic palette of off-white, brown, burgundy and red, which was pre-nominated by the clients in their initial meeting with designer Claire Markwick-Smith. Continuing an established collaboration with powerhouse brand agency Super Assembly, Markwick-Smith was presented with the task of working to a tight timeframe (five weeks from concept to handover to the builders). To meet this difficult brief, the design cleverly utilizes finishes that are typically seen in domestic settings and makes the most of the site’s limited floorspace. “It was an excellent challenge to really elevate these finishes and push the limits of how conventional materials are typically treated,” says Markwick-Smith. This approach factored in ongoing supply chain…

Most inspiring space you’ve been to? It’s hard to narrow this down to just one, but the State Library of Queensland by Donovan Hill and Peddle Thorp is an incredible building. It’s a great reference for how architecture can offer a strong relationship to its context and climate, flexibility of use, and a generous contribution to the public realm. It’s your ultimate design dinner party which four guests are you inviting? Anupama Kundoo, Geoffrey Bawa, Richard Leplastrier, Alvar Aalto - they each have a locally specific and lasting design sensibility. Favourite design quote? We like Lacaton & Vassal’s approach - “Never demolish, never remove or replace, always add, transform, and reuse!” We hope this will become more commonplace and feasible across the industry. James Knight and Daniel Wilson, founding partners…

It’s your ultimate design dinner party - which four guests are you inviting? Michelangelo Antonioni and Monica Vitti (one of our favourite directors and actors); Alvaro Siza (one of our favourite architects); and Laila and Nadia Gohar (multidisciplinary artists). Most inspiring space you’ve been to? The Pantheon, Rome - it’s a perfect space. The best coffee in Rome, Tazza d’Oro, is just around the corner too. Favourite quote about design? Gordon MattaClark’s definition of the difference between art and architecture: “whether there is plumbing or not”. A beguiling depth characterizes the work of Melburnian practice Trower Falvo. This is refreshing in Melbourne, where lineages of rather surface-level, simplistic, overtly idiosyncratic architectural gestures still linger. Instead, partners Simona Falvo and Dayne Trower have achieved an arresting level of refinement, compelled by…

It’s your ultimate design dinner party which four guests are you inviting? Jane Bamford, Katie Treggiden, Sarah Howard and Sarah K because they’re my sustainability heroes in ceramics and design, and I would love to see what would happen if we were all in the same room. Most inspiring space you’ve been to? Future Food System, the most amazing home I’ve been to and meal I’ve had. What would be your dream project? Collaborating with a scientist to create a regenerative ceramic design using waste materials. Sustainability is a high priority for Melbourne-based ceramicist Claire Ellis, who brings a novel approach to her studio experiments and investigations. Ellis’s sister recommended ceramics to her, partly because of the meditative nature of wheel throwing. “I needed to make a change and really…

Casts collection from Bankston Casts is a pared-back, geometric collection of architectural door hardware made by Bankston (a Southern Design Group brand) in collaboration with Melbourne-based studio Edition Office. Comprising two door levers, four door pulls, a hook and a snib, Casts was named in honour of its method of production. Over time, the hardware will develop a patina that makes its unique use patterns stylishly visible. Each piece is suitable for commercial or residential interiors and can be finished in ‘Raw Aluminium,’ ‘Bronze’ or ‘Patinated Bronze.’ Bankston — bankstonarchitectural.com.au Curated Finishes collection from Phoenix Tapware Phoenix has launched the Curated Finishes collection to highlight the eight product finishes available across its designdriven tapware, showers and accessories. The collection includes recently launched finishes ‘Matte White’ and ‘Brushed Carbon’ along with…

Over the years, the Design Institute of Australia’s (DIA) Practice Notes have been a helpful resource allowing designers to gain access to vital professional design information. As part of the recent refresh of all DIA resources planned around the launch of the new website and branding, the members’ Practice Notes series has had its first major overhaul in over a decade. The improved and refreshed series, with over seventy items, provides more relevant guidance for contemporary workplaces and is available for all designers who are members of the DIA. The Practice Notes cover topics such as conditions of engagement, confidentiality agreements, preparing for staff reviews, understanding intellectual property and how to set fees for design services. As well as updating existing titles in the series the project has identified new…

Gildas Surry Hills by Atoma Architecture and Design Gildas is the sister bar to chef Lennox Hastie’s restaurant Firedoor. The brief was for a feminine architecture that would draw inspiration from Gilda, the 1946 film noir starring Rita Hayworth. The design consists of strong, curved forms and rounded details that work to create intimate, elegant spaces. These forms are purposefully orientated towards the existing arch windows, activating the street frontage in the heritage conservation area. The existing ceiling was cut away to highlight the curved arch windows and to draw in light and expand the height. Guests are greeted with a curved bar with a quartzite stone top that further creates a domestic feel and elegance. The use of timber is a nod to Firedoor, while a brass folded ribbon…

What would be the dream project? Deconstructing an iconic Sydney building and finding new uses for all the intricate custom-built materials and elements. Most inspiring space you’ve been to? Neus Museum in Berlin by David Chipperfield. It’s the blending of old and new that does it for us - it’s incredibly well considered. How did you gravitate towards your field of design? Second Edition started as a research project, so it was all about learning about how we could build more resource-efficient buildings and objects. “I’ve always been interested in how things go together, and how things get taken apart,” says Amy Seo, one-half of Sydney-based studio Second Edition. Second Edition, founded by Seo and Shahar Cohen, was created in response to the amount of construction and demolition waste ending…

It’s your ultimate design dinner party which four guests are you inviting and why? A tinker, Paul Cocksedge. A technician, Studio Drift. A thinker, David Harrison. And my dear friend, fellow designer Leo Maher. Favourite artwork? Have you ever seen a deep-sea glass sponge? You should. They transform silica filtered from the ocean into an incredibly intricate structure made almost entirely from glass. Favourite quote about design? “I’m sick of people calling it ‘waste.’ They’re ‘existing materials.’” Robbie Neville from Revival Sustainable Building and Construction As a young person, Mario Lyda grew up between inner-city Sydney and a property in the Central Tablelands region of New South Wales. Lyda was exposed to both “horse sweat, Bathurst burr and morning dew” of the country, and work weeks spent in the city…

Tackling a range of conditions, briefs and locations - from the sunny Gold Coast to Central Victoria - these emerging design and architecture studios provide a snapshot of the kinds of interiors and buildings being crafted by the next generation. Here, guest editor Pascale GomesMcNabb and Artichoke editor Cassie Hansen select six young studios, all within their first five years of practice, with words by fellow emerging architect Thomas EssexPlath, architectural graduate at Chamberlain Architects.…

What’s the dream project? A home for my partner and me, in the highlands of Kenya. It’s vernacular, contemporary and aspirational. It’s your ultimate design dinner party which four guests are you inviting? Lesley Lokko, Josephine Baker, Le Corbusier and Adolf Loos. It would make for good conversation around cultural production, muses and the capacity for architecture and design to serve as a catalyst for change. Favourite artwork? Harmonia Rosales’s The Creation of God. Design can be an opaque and difficult task. Bringing something new into the world requires designers to instrumentalize diverse and complex forms of knowledge. It is little wonder, then, that they occasionally and unwittingly - rely on unfounded assumptions and limited understandings. At their worst, these shortcomings can maintain or even worsen systemic injustices. Rather than…

What was your seminal design moment? As lost first year students listening to Professor Michael Tawa lecture on the history and theory of architecture. He made connections between architecture, cinema, music, poetry and philosophy - we felt we had come home. It’s your ultimate design dinner party which four guests are you inviting and why? Designers over for dinner will only critique your glassware, we’ll invite writers we love instead: Arundhati Roy, Michael Ondaatje, Nicole Krauss, and Ocean Vuong for the way they speak to space and landscape. Favourite quote about design? “To create, one must first question everything.” Eileen Gray The recent redefinition of “museum” by the International Council of Museums including principles like “inclusivity”, “sustainability” and “participation” indicates broader changes in our public cultural institutions. Belqis Youssofzay and…

Most inspiring space you’ve been to? Dia Beacon in NY was a breathtaking paradise for minimalism and light art for me. What would be your dream project? A permanent, immersive light installation on Japan’s art island Naoshima. It’s your ultimate design dinner party which four guests are you inviting? Dan Flavin, Luis Barragan, Do Ho Suh and Roni Horn - for a mix of contemporary and historical powerhouses exploring light, architecture, material, time, memory, perception and space. With her installations, Melbournebased artist Meagan Streader considers the social and built environments to foster experiences of warmth and collective energy. “[Light] can affect mood, be immersive or minimal, can be subtle or blinding - influencing the mind and body into feeling a range of sensations,” Streader explains. After graduating from the Queensland…

It’s your ultimate design dinner party which four guests are you inviting? Eileen Gray - absolute legend, I’m sure she was funny and had some good ol’ goss on Le Corbusier. Max Lamb - I daydreamed when I first started that I would bump into him somewhere and we’d get on, I’ll soften him up with wine at dinner. Louise Bourgeois raucous dinner guest for sure and my all time favourite artist. Paul Evans - metal info brain picking. Most inspiring space you’ve been to? Chichu Art Gallery in Japan. The way Tadao Ando designed the Monet room, from how it’s entered to the hand-cut tiles and how the paintings are viewed, still floors me. What would be your dream project? Serpentine Gallery Pavilion - may as well think big.…

Kōri Ice Cream by Architects Eat Architects Eat has referenced kawaii culture and the hyperpop music movement in the design of Kori Ice Cream on Gienferrie Road in Melbourne, an ice cream parlour scooping up a contemporary interpretation of traditional Japanese flavours. With its dramatic use of colour and strong graphic elements, the space is reminiscent of an eye-catching street poster down a laneway - the architects envisioned that patrons would “take a step off the pavement and become a part of the art.” The hero of the project is the galvanized steel island, meticulously planned to house all of the equipment, ice cream, cutlery, electronics and storage. The omission of the typical Perspex screens creates an intimate experience between staff and customers. Once a customer enters the store, the…

Georgia Birks is an associate editor at Architecture Media, a graduate of architecture and co-curator of the Asia Pacific Architecture Festival. The Disco (page 34) Casey Bryant is a director of Trias, an architecture studio based in Sydney with a focus on thoughtful and thorough residential projects that celebrate less but better. Their work pursues sustainability and has recently been awarded nationally by the Australian Institute of Architects. Above The Clouds (page 64) Thomas Essex-Plath is an architecture and sociology graduate, living and working in Wurundjeri and Boon Wurrung Country. He divides his working hours between architectural practice, teaching architectural history and writing. Thomas’s research has examined knowledge in architectural labour, and currently he is concerned with the many dimensions of housing. Emerging — Designers & architects (page 51) Dale…

Within this context, it seemed fitting and timely to dedicate an issue of Artichoke to the rising stars in design and architecture across Australia. There were many to choose from, and it was obvious from the outset that we could never give a comprehensive overview of the talent in this country. However, this issue aims to present a survey of the innovative work being accomplished. More than 30 emerging studios and individuals appear in these pages - some you may know, some you may never have heard of. In choosing who to publish, we looked for a variety of designers working across furniture, architecture, art, object and interiors, who were not just concerned with the act of design, but also the social, environmental or educational responsibilities their discipline demands. Take…

What was your seminal design moment? Working as a design intern at Sneaker Freaker magazine helped set things in motion. Being part of that team and getting a chance to work on unique projects was amazing. Most inspiring space you’ve been to? Casa Batlló by Antoni Gaudf, located in Barcelona, is an awe-inspiring dreamscape of a building, inside and out. The ingenious joinery and organic asymmetry fill every nook and cranny. Favourite quote about design? “Question everything generally thought to be obvious.” Dieter Rams With a keen interest in multidisciplinary design and a curiosity for other cultures and practices, Teniola traveled around the world before deciding to study furniture design. Travelling wasn’t just an inspiration for Teniola - he had the opportunity to work with famed designers such as Piet…

Entering a salon can be a confronting and awkward experience. Typically, clients enter into the heart of the working space, where hairdressers cut, dry, sculpt and colour clients’ hair to transform or refresh a look. In this situation, it’s hard to know where to wait, who to look for or what to do. You might even begin to question your choices: Can I really pull off a bob? The Disco Salon refutes this experience. Architect Jared Webb of recently established J.AR Office has created a space of muted colours and textured planes that choreographs a sequence of services to ensure the only question clients need to ask is: Can I have more champagne, please? Nestled among an eclectic array of retail in Brisbane’s gazetted suburb of Stones Corner, The Disco…

What’s your seminal design moment? The earliest is walking up the ramp at Daryl Jackson’s Harold Holt Pool, unsure what world we were about to enter. What would be the dream project? A monastery or an outhouse. Favourite artwork? Jimmy: Charles Simonds’ Dwellings (1981) Millie: Rachel Whiteread’s House (1993) It seems banal to point out that buildings are rather big objects and, consequently, made up of many parts. Yet, this is an unavoidably important reality of architectural work. Buildings are assembled from bricks and boards, floors, walls, rooms and storeys; they accommodate different individuals, groups, activities and objects. Architects must relate these parts to one another as well as to some kind of whole, and the manner in which they do this work reflects their skill and character. For Millie…

What’s your seminal design moment? A healthy fascination with all things Duplo, Lego and Brio our work hasn’t really advanced much from this way of thinking. Most inspiring space you’ve been to? Cathedral Gorge at Purnululu National Park. Nature did it first. Favourite quote about design? “Talk about beauty and you get boring answers, but talk about ugliness and things get interesting.” Rem Koolhaas Once site fencing is cleared, gardens have matured, and occupants have settled in, it can be easy to forget that a building now independently standing once relied so much on the immaterial, intricate minutiae of human relationships. The clarity and resolution of Miles Thorp’s projects belies the prior efforts - entailing careful, productive collaboration with clients, consultants, and contractors - that are the foundation for their…

The fashion world moves quickly and rewards adaptivity and flexibility. However, a sense of stability is also needed to garner brand recognition and confidence. This rings particularly true for a multi-brand retail outlet such as Above the Clouds, which seeks to attract big names to its range. Based in Sydney’s Surry Hills since its conception, the outfit has moved between small spaces that struggled to keep up with its owners’ ambitions. The owners wanted to create a destination where people could discover the variety of brands in stock. They also wanted a space that could grow and evolve as they did - one that would inspire events and foster collaborations with local designers. So when a larger space became available, the owners approached Pattern Studio to design a fitout that…

It’s your ultimate design dinner party which four guests are you inviting? That’s really tricky. Perhaps British illustrator Katie Scott and Australian artist Fiona Hall, [who] both work very differently but are underpinned by themes of natural history and human cultures. And then Troy Ruffels, an image-based artist here in Tassie who is a long-term friend and mentor to me. And my partner Toby Wools-Cobb, a book merchant, private librarian and secretive writer who’s half the brains behind my practice. Favourite artwork? I think that constantly changes, but one that is always up there is Fiona Hall’s Tender (2003-2006) Favourite quote about design? “There is no better designer than nature.” Alexander McQueen Appearing to be plucked from nature, Samantha Dennis’s practice occupies both science and art. Crafted from metal and…

It’s your ultimate design dinner party - which four guests are you inviting? Paul McCann, Elisa Jane Carmichael, Denni Francisco and Margaret Rarru Garrawurra. Favourite artwork? Any grass seed dreaming painting by Barbara Weir. I love the movement, details and stories attached to those pieces. Favourite quote about design? “Stitch by stitch, circle by circle, weaving is like the creation of life, all things are connected.” Aunty Ellen Trevorrow Kaurna, Narungga, and Ngarrindjeri artist Carly Dodd employs the mediums of jewellery, weaving, and installation to highlight racism and colonialism. Based on Kaurna Land (Adelaide), Carly Dodd first discovered jewellery in high school through a metalwork class, but while she learned to weave from a young age, she only connected the mediums in 2020. “I’ve always seen weaving techniques as a…

Pascale Gomes-McNabb Founder, Pascale Gomes-McNabb Design & guest editor of this issue This is what I have learnt thus far, in what feels like an extremely short career in design: -Architectureanddesigntake time, So take the time in design (and in your life) to make whatever you are doing valuable. -Trynottocreate shit or landfill. Be conscious of what impact your design will have in the long term. -Nothingisevertruly new or original. There are, of course, various ways of putting things together that are perhaps more harmonious or attractive or practical than before. -Ideasbegetmoreideas, so learning how to distil and discard them are intrinsic tools. Not every idea is a good idea. -Drawanddrawand draw some more. Sometimes the first idea is the best, however, not all the time. Explore. Invite. Discuss. Reassess.…