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The simple and honest beauty of terracotta is explored in NEW VOLUMES 02, by a range of Australian designers par excellence. “The designers who took part in this collection are as diverse as the products they have created,” says Thomas Coward, New Volumes creative lead. artedomus.com Exploring eight new Greg Natale interiors, all superbly photographed by Anson Smart, THE LAYERED INTERIOR takes readers from a jewel-like city penthouse to a grand Victorian mansion. And this illuminating journey is itself layered with colour, pattern, texture and storytelling. gregnatale.com Riffing on Art Deco and tribal motifs, Matt Lorrain’s designs for SP01’s fabulous rugs are expressed using hand-tufting techniques. Each rug is expertly manufactured by Italy’s cc-tapis, a brand internationally lauded for its high-quality work. spacefurniture.com.au…

Introducing PASSAGE, a new collection of hand-tufted rugs by TSAR Carpets. Designed by architect and designer Brooke Aitken, Passage is a celebration of the joy of different seasons and the passing of time. The inspiration came to Aitken from a vivid dream and she sketched out the ephemeral, graphic patterns. tsarcarpets.com Driven by a mission to redefine the potential of timber, Tongue & Groove combines the strength and character of solid oak with an innovative production process. Unmatched in size and stability, the three-layer construction of its ENGINEERED TIMBER BOARDS allows for lengths up to five metres. tngflooring.com.au Known the world over for his adventurous use of colour and signature stripe, British fashion designer Paul Smith has collaborated with Boffi | DePadova to create EVERYDAY LIFE, a range of furniture…

It’s often the markers of time passing that make us take pause and contemplate. In a world enamoured with speed and growth, stepping out of the humdrum of everyday life to create moments of celebration is even more vital. Reaching 20 years in business has been a milestone for Australian furniture brand Great Dane. And one which provided the opportunity to honour the journey so far. Looking back on the humble beginnings, the business model has adapted and shifted, but the core tenets have remained the same. “We have never waivered in our desire to curate Scandinavian craft for the Australian market and will always work with outstanding makers to supply investment pieces,” says Assaad. Initially founded as a reseller of vintage furniture, Great Dane has morphed and evolved into…

Arriving at the site with Andrew, Nick Carr, director of Intermode, felt the full weight of both privilege and responsibility for the project: “As we approached, Andrew’s car paused and I suddenly understood the emotional enormity of such devastation; we were really entering a disaster zone,” says Carr. Andrew’s home and garden had been utterly ravaged by the fires, but rather than up and move, he decided to rebuild. The experience instilled in Carr the sensitivity required to navigate the architecture. When asked about where to place the new dwelling, Carr’s reaction was: “He’s been there for 20 years; I’ve been there for 20 seconds.” This simple acknowledgement of Andrew’s relationship to the site created a foundation for the client and the Intermode design team to work together: “Andrew really…

The true skill of an architect often comes to light in the layering of spaces to harness every possible opportunity. This was certainly the case at Heliotropian House where Eva-Marie Prineas of Studio Prineas has reconfigured a 1980s terrace house in Sydney’s north with adept precision. The home balances planning constraints and build time alongside the client’s functional requirements, all while capitalising on the breathtaking views – no easy feat when dealing with a tight building shell. “Due to the limitations of the original layout, from the outset we wanted to create a home for the family that embraced all the site had to offer,” says Prineas. In undoubtedly the boldest move, the main living area has been relocated to the top floor, which now comprises a galley-style kitchen, fireplace…

For the Forsyth siblings – Abigail, Jamie and Stuart – entrepreneurship was “bred in the bone”, having grown up around a father, and extended family that all ran businesses. So with this early inclination, coupled with sharp intuition, the Forsyth’s have built three successful business ventures – KeepCup, Returnr and Minor Figures. Before founding one of the first, and easily most iconic, reusable cup brands, KeepCup, Abigail and Jamie had built up BlueBag, a chain of sandwich and coffee shops. This gave them an inside track on the rise of the coffee industry in Australia – and the introduction of the disposable coffee cup in the late 90s. “Back in 1998 I thought, ‘who is going to use such a silly thing and walk around drinking from that’,” says Abigail.…

Design for Álvaro Catalán de Ocón, is an opportunity for protest, and his products are an expression of this manifesto. While Ocón’s calm demeanour and benevolent vision are at odds with the more aggressive connotations usually associated with the notion of ‘protest’, there is no doubting his passion. With design as a tool to influence and tell the pertinent stories of our time, Ocón chooses to not create objects that add to a throw-away culture, but instead, generates pieces that contribute positively. “Rather than making new things, as a studio we question the way things have already been done,” says Ocón, adding that dealing with the saturation of objects, products and waste is the most important “challenge facing the designer”. Plastic Rivers is his latest product and, through a poignant…

The house Linghao Architects christened ‘Every Window a Garden’, is a thesis on time – on a past, present and future way of living, and on time’s affects on the material and metaphysical, light and shadow. It is also about the in-between, of thresholds of both space and time – waiting, pausing and observing. University professor Kenneth Paul Tan and musician Clara Lim-Tan had lived in this semi-detached house with Kenneth’s father, now retired, for two decades. In common fashion, the interior was compartmentalised, with too many rooms for the family’s usage. Corridors were dark and the environment warm and stuffy. The library in the attic, heated by the equatorial sun, was rarely visited. The couple engaged Linghao Architects to help free the house from the rigid, insular nature innate…

Beautifully realised as a horizontal response to the towering gum trees, Toowoomba House is very much a testament to living in good design. For Morgan Jenkins, Nielsen Jenkins’ principal, the joy of architecture lies in working through the site’s natural position and situation, which is then overlaid with the needs and requirements of the client. In this case those of a professional couple, both doctors, who had recently returned to Toowoomba, but had been living in a small dark home. “They wanted it to be warm and protected but also connected to the outside with more generous openings and exposure to daylight,” says Jenkins, who is friends with both. Located on the sloping rise of the escarpment overlooking Lockyer Valley, but surrounded by large houses, Nielsen Jenkins’ starting point was…

Tropical Townhouse, designed by Đât Thu Design & Construction, is situated in Thu Đât Môt City in the Bình Duong province of Vietnam. It was crafted for a young family looking for a quality home where they could make the quotidian special. The ground-floor entrance and courtyard are less about offering an arrival statement than they are about creating a reassuring sense of ‘coming home’. This welcome leads to an open, versatile floor plan for kitchen and living. Conceived as a space for gathering, the ground-floor atrium features pared back furnishings with a dining table, scattered seating and a stone bench abutting the stairs, all contributing to its casual welcome. The tone of the upper floors shifts to provide a calm retreat. The first floor hosts bedrooms and bathrooms while…

Hand-woven with soft lines, REVA COCOON by Patrick Jouin for Pedrali brings its dreamy ambience to the outdoors. The high back and gentle curves come together to create a sense of comfort. pedrali.com/en-us Within the historic surrounds of a war hospital on the outskirts of Milan, Mexican lighting brand David Pompa created an enthralling installation for its META PAR ALLEL collection. Fragments of raw volcanic material were used as part of the display, as well as on the lighting pieces. davidpompa.com Always showcasing a collection in evocative ways at Milan, for 2022 British designer Lee Broom did not disappoint. Inspired by places of worship, each new range explores materiality and form, including REQUIEM, sculpted by Broom’s own hand to create ghostly, ethereal lighting that is truly one-of-a-kind. leebroom.com A free-standing…

The debut exhibition of sculptures by furniture designer and maker Hugh McCarthy, SEQUENCE posits 11 columns comprising stacks of irregularly shaped units of oak. The exhibition draws on familiar shapes and techniques of McCarthy’s furniture-making to create vertical sequences defined by the different curves, angles, voids, patterns, wood grain and moments where components connect. hughmccarthy.com.au Founded in 2017 by Canberra-based designers René Linssen and Elliot Bastianon, furniture studio Furnished Forever places great value on Australian manufacturing. For WAFFLE, the differences between hard and soft surfaces, with the geometric planes of Waffle’s upholstered grid, offer a satisfying squish of comfort. Effectively a grid within a grid, the repeated structural elements deliver a rectilinear sculptural form. Here, the straight smooth lines of timber are met with the softly curved profile. furnishedforever.com.au Hegi…

“Graphic design is about finding a narrative and the experiences that go along with it … the outcome is a broader overview of design.” Undoubtedly drawn to the beauty of form and objects, Melbourne-based graphic designer Zoran Konjarski thinks about things differently. “I’m a very visual person, and more of a problem solver,” he shares, “I’m not the biggest reader, but I like books … it makes sense, but also doesn’t.” Despite the obvious correlation, the road to graphic design came as a matter of deduction. Initially drawn to a career as an auto designer, Konjarski feared the lack of industry in Australia, although his love of cars has never disappeared. Ultimately his structured philosophy of life lent itself all too easily to graphic design – which is fortunate for…

“The fire has certainly made me even more connected to this place.” Architect and urban designer Nick Turner, principal of Sydney-based practice Turner, has the exact time of day in his mind when the ferocious fires came through his property, Palmyra: 7.48pm on 4 January 2020. His property on the western edge of Kangaroo Valley, a two-hour drive from Sydney and encompassing a contemporary home on 40 hectares, was facing impending destruction. Turner was anticipating a major fire given the extreme drought of the previous years. And while both wings of the house were saved, the experience left him with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). “I was running on such high adrenalin that it wasn’t until a day later that I realised I had burnt all the tips of my fingers,”…

When we think of European forests, we might visualise ancient trees, deep shade, shy deer and the music of songbirds. There is a centuries-old tradition of forest management that respects the integrity of the landscape, recognising that beauty, ecology, humans and harvesting of forest products need to exist together in a living balance. Timber is a renewable resource, but only if it is treated as a precious one, with selective harvesting approaches that respect ecological balance and ensure the forest maintains its biological integrity. This is why Tongue & Groove only sources timber and wood products from suppliers who are endorsed by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC). FSC certification addresses important aspects of forest management to ensure timber products are truly sustainable, including protecting biodiversity and species habitat through selective…

Given the slope of the site … Archier excavated more than six metres below the original ground level, nestling the house into a dolerite base. While the words ‘open plan’ initially formed part of the brief, architect Chris Haddad of Archier suggested steering away from this configuration, despite its popularity. “Creating spaces with long sightlines makes them feel connected while also retaining a degree of privacy for the occupants,” says Haddad, who was mindful of his parents’ retirement years. “The process was very professional, and we can honestly say that there were no clashes. Chris managed to explain to us why certain materials were selected, along with the type of spaces he was creating,” says Haddad’s Mum Kerry, who lives in this house with her husband Paul, Haddad’s father. Moving…

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