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The Local Project •

Decoding Trends with Dulux Colour and Communications Manager Andrea Lucena-Orr

Launched in 1999, the annual Dulux Colour Forecast is widely regarded as the de facto colour handbook for designers and stylists. Dulux Colour and Communications Manager, Andrea Lucena-Orr describes how the 2024 edition sets forth a cornucopia of mid-tone colours that evoke sentiments of warmth, nostalgia and self-expression, reflecting a sensitivity among Australians to personalise their homes through colour. The Dulux Colour Forecast did not start out as a colour guide. It began as an annual d
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Dulux Launches Its 2024 Colour Forecast

Over the years, interior colours have experienced a golden renaissance, with designers and design aficionados embracing warmer, more experimental palettes. As a global leader in colour forecasting, Dulux has been instrumental in steering this shift, with trend forecasts that have served as a foreshadowing of succeeding design sentiment. The highly anticipated Dulux Colour Forecast for 2024 – the company’s 25th annual edition – presents three novel colour palettes that inspire positivity and upli
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[Print] Engineered Beauty – Maddox System by Savage Design

Established in 1910 as a small black-smith’s shop, Savage Design has since grown into a four-generation-strong company, one of the foremost metal fabricators in Australia. The recently launched Maddox collection parlays the company’s legacy of honest design, skilled craftsmanship and sound knowledge of material into components that can be variously combined for display and storage needs across commercial, retail and residential spaces.
The Commercial Project •

[Print] Largest of Its Kind — Schiavello’s Revit Library for Commercial Furniture

Since its inception in 1966, Schiavello has established itself as a leader in workplace design, creating and servicing ergonomic office environments that support contemporary flexibility, productivity, collaboration and wellbeing requirements. The company’s five-decade-old legacy now extends into a monumental virtual library for commercial furniture –Australia’s largest yet.
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Venroy Unveils New Boutique in Montauk, Long Island

Over the past decade, Sydney-headquartered leisurewear brand Venroy has garnered a loyal following in Australia and beyond. Known for its easy yet elevated silhouettes for both men and women, the brand operates six brick-and-mortar boutiques across three Australian states, in addition to a seasonal concept space, opened last year, on the Italian island of Capri. Its latest retail initiative, in the small coastal hamlet of Montauk, on the southern shores of Long Island, New York, marks the brand’
The Local Project •

ownworld Launches A Sum of Parts

Australian furniture brand ownworld has long allied with architects and designers, providing customised furniture, lighting, storage and accessories for an array of commercial and residential settings. Its latest offering, A_SOP (A Sum of Parts), is a soft seating solution that offers designers and specifiers flexible and modular configurations with shorter lead times. The collection was designed by interior designer and long-time collaborator Kathy Arnold, formerly one half of design studio Arnold Lane.
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MCM House Unveils Inspired Restraint Collection

In 2005, antique furniture dealer Charles Hinckfuss founded MCM House as a contemporary furniture and homewares brand rooted in affordable luxury. Since then, the company has become noted for its elegant and understated designs. Its latest campaign, Inspired Restraint, echoes the brand’s time-honoured signature with collection pieces that straddle simplicity and sophistication.

MCM House’s designs embody the beauty in simplicity. Characterised by modern lines and subtle details, the company’s p
Effect Magazine •

5 interior designers on why Modern Prairie is the next big thing

Chances are, you’ve never heard of the Modern Prairie aesthetic. After all, it is one of cowboy country’s best-kept secrets. A sophisticated take on traditional farmhouse, it’s a style that traces its roots to America’s Prairie movement of the late 1800s. Lately, we’ve seen a resurgence of the aesthetic, with interior designers across America reinterpreting the style in their own unique way. Here, five designers take us through what Modern Prairie means to them, how it has informed their work, and why they think it’s only going to get bigger.
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RJ Living's New Teak Collection

Since its inception in 2012, RJ Living has carved a niche for its one-of-a-kind furniture designs. The family-owned Australian business recently added a new teak furniture range to its collection, extending its considered signature into durable designs in a captivating timber grain.

For generations, teak has been a desirable choice among discerning design patrons, owing to its enduring strength, striking natural wood grain and ability to earn a graceful patina over time. RJ Living’s new teak fu
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Reflections of Nature — The King Living Rug Collection

For more than four decades, King Living has remained at the vanguard of Australian furniture design. The company’s new handcrafted rug collection echoes its long-held values of quality, longevity and luxury, with styles and shades to suit a variety of interior settings.

The rug collection pays homage to Australia’s diverse landscapes through a nature-inspired palette and textural compositions. Designed in Australia and handwoven by artisans in India, the collection is available in two durable f
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Maddox System by Savage Design

Established in 1910 as a small black-smith’s shop, Savage Design has since grown into a four-generation-strong company, one of the foremost metal fabricators in Australia. The recently launched Maddox collection parlays the company’s legacy of honest design, skilled craftsmanship and sound knowledge of material into components that can be variously combined for display and storage needs across commercial, retail and residential spaces.

Savage Design’s products – comprising high-quality furnitur
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Inspired by Wildflowers: Capella Sydney Unveils Meadow by DRIFT

Amid the architectural hallmarks of the newly launched luxury hotel, Capella Sydney, is a kinetic lighting installation – Meadow¬ – by Dutch artists Lonneke Gordijn and Ralph Nauta of Netherlands-based art practice DRIFT. The sculpture comprises 19 wildflower-like lanterns that gracefully bloom and fold, illuminated by a spectrum of soft shades.

Capella Sydney, which opened its doors in Sydney’s Sandstone precinct in March, sets itself apart on several fronts. As Capella Hotels and Resorts’s ma
Architectural Digest •

[Print] Touch Wood

For Saurabh Dakshini, childhood memories bring the best inspiration. His latest hardwood furniture collection, titled ‘Alpha & Beta’ is an embodiment of this nostalgia, harking back to a time when objects were thoughtfully handcrafted to stand the test of time. “There’s something special about hardwood furniture. Most often, changing the finish or making some minor repairs is all it takes to bring them back to life,” says Dakshini, founder and principal of AD100 firm Studio Organon.
Architectural Digest •

[Print] Drawn to Clay

As a child growing up in Germany's Black Forest, Kai Zimmermann would fashion sculptures out of pine cones, twigs, and stones scavenged from the nearby woodlands. "It became my medium of personal expression," recalls the New York-based designer and founder of ceramics atelier Makepeace United. After art school in Stuttgart (where he studied graphic design), Zimmermann embarked on a career in advertising and design across Rotterdam, New York, Paris, and New Delhi. Then on a whim, one day in Paris about sixteen years ago, he decided to make a foray into clay.
Architectural Digest •

[Print] Return of a Favourite

Since its inception in 1912, Italian furniture maker Poltrona Frau has produced designs that have far outlived its makers. Its 2023 Pleasures Collection, unveiled at Salone del Mobile 2023, held a candle to this legacy, with the re-edition of the brand’s historic “Dezza” armchair, designed by late Italian architect Gio Ponti and named after the Milanese Street where he once worked and lived. Dezza’s latest avatar—which joins present variants Dezza 12, Dezza 48, and Dezza 24—is the result of meticulous archival research of Ponti’s wide-ranging oeuvre, conducted using insights from the Archivio Gio Ponti database.
Vogue •

At India’s G20 meet in Bhubaneswar, designer Ashiesh Shah unveiled 21 celestial pillars

Vedic scriptures make several mentions of the stambha: pillars that connect the celestial and terrestrial, serving as a bridge between the cosmos and material creation. And yet, many of the stories behind these otherworldly totems, as seen in ancient temples and edifices around the country, remain untold. On 14th May, some found a voice when Ashiesh Shah, founder and principal of his eponymous multidisciplinary collective, Atelier Ashiesh Shah, unveiled a collection of 21 divine columns in a thr
Architectural Digest •

[Print] Return of a Favourite

Since its inception in 1912, Italian furniture maker Poltrona Frau has produced designs that have far outlived its makers. Its 2023 Pleasures Collection, unveiled at Salone del Mobile 2023, held a candle to this legacy, with the re-edition of the brand’s historic “Dezza” armchair, designed by late Italian architect Gio Ponti and named after the Milanese Street where he once worked and lived. Dezza’s latest avatar—which joins present variants Dezza 12, Dezza 48, and Dezza 24—is the result of meticulous archival research of Ponti’s wide-ranging oeuvre, conducted using insights from the Archivio Gio Ponti database.
Architectural Digest •

[Print] Touch Wood

For Saurabh Dakshini, childhood memories bring the best inspiration. His latest hardwood furniture collection, titled ‘Alpha & Beta’ is an embodiment of this nostalgia, harking back to a time when objects were thoughtfully handcrafted to stand the test of time. “There’s something special about hardwood furniture. Most often, changing the finish or making some minor repairs is all it takes to bring them back to life,” says Dakshini, founder and principal of AD100 firm Studio Organon.
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