4+ hour, 21+ min ago   (306+ words) Words by Emma Do " Updated on 15 Jan 2026 " Published on 14 Jan 2026 As Douglas Powell nears completion when building a piece of furniture, it's the final 30 seconds that make or break his design. In those crucial moments, the designer blasts a jet…...

4+ mon, 6+ day ago   (1078+ words) The Commons Health Club "We often talk about making spaces not too perfect. You slightly have to fuck them up a bit," says Damien Mulvihill, half of the duo behind Design Office, one of Melbourne's most influential architecture and interior…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (692+ words) Words by Sanam Goodman " Published on 02 Sep 2025 "We first laid eyes on this space four years ago, but really, Mecca Bourke Street is the culmination of 28 years of listening, learning and dreaming alongside our team and customers," says Horgan, Mecca's…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (607+ words) An Interior Expert's Tips for Building a Home That Suits Your Needs " Not Someone Else's Forget the one-dimensional new builds of our parents' generation. Now it's possible to create homes with "soul within the four walls" " without designing from scratch....

6+ mon, 4+ hour ago   (382+ words) The famous phrase "dancing about architecture, attributed to Frank Zappa among others, was intended as a withering lambast of the supposed pointlessness of writing about music. But perhaps dancing about architecture " or singing or clapping " is actually fairly reasonable and…...

7+ mon, 3+ day ago   (389+ words) How Good Design Connects to Nature According to Architect Shaun Lockyer The director behind his eponymous studio chats creating outdoor living spaces, art gallery-style homes and his most unusual client requests " including a shower big enough to lie down flat…...

9+ mon, 15+ hour ago   (283+ words) From vases and tables to entire bathrooms, the ancient material is making its way into the hands of Australia's top interior designers and artists. You don't have to dig deep to spot sandstone, one of civilisation's oldest building materials The…...

10+ mon, 1+ day ago   (410+ words) The Wensley Is a Luxe Take on the Classic Aussie Shed Set on 80 acres of rolling hills in Victoria's Surf Coast Shire, this rustic abode is made with salvaged timber from demolished sites in Melbourne. Find a concrete chimney around…...

11+ mon, 3+ week ago   (499+ words) Unless you're experienced in the trade, the prospect of building your own home can seem an endlessly complex and overwhelming task. There are plenty of logistical gymnastics involved between coordinating conflicting timelines, architectural floor plans, permits, budgets and construction, among…...