ARCHITECTURE

Eden Design's latest lighting products made their debut recently at the Biennale Interieur in Kortrijk, Belgium and the KE-ZU showroom has been abuzz ever since. In case you missed it, we have put together your complete guide here! Diabolo Designed by Bart Lens, Diabolo evokes images of a solar eclipse, a chesterfield chair or a diabolo toy, this LED light...

We found this place a few years ago and it has stuck with us.  Without a doubt we know that it’ll do the same to you.  A wondrous feat of architecture and a prime example of design within a complex landscape of sand and water. Brazilian architect Marcio Kogan designed this spectacular holiday residence in 2009.  Located in one of...

There is nothing new in architecture holding a firm relationship with landscape and site.  Leading the way in this harmonious affiliation is the immensely talented husband and wife duo of Casey Brown Architecture. The firm comprises Rob Brown taking to the helm of the architectural works and Caroline Casey designing stunning often wood based furniture no doubt destined to grace...

Green Square, a complex intersection in Alexandria, a neighbourhood packed with design practices, furniture showrooms, Australia’s #1 business park, a heap of creative go-getters, and the home of KE-ZU looks set to become home to a bustling epicentre of culture for the ever growing area just south of central Sydney – said to be Australia’s largest urban development at this...

Recently the world said goodbye to a great – Oscar Niemeyer – Brazilian architect who can be credited with much more than just assisting in the birth of modernist architecture. Oscar recently passed just shy of his 104th birthday leaving behind him a repertoire of internationally highly regarded work spanning 78 years including the architecture of the planned city Brasilia...

THIS WEEK WE ARE CHUFFED TO HAVE THE ALWAYS DELIGHTFUL CAROLINE CASEY ON BOARD. ONE HALF OF THE BRILLIANT CASEY BROWN PARTNERSHIP, CAROLINE'S FURNITURE HAS BEEN SELECTED FOR RESIDENTIAL, HOSPITALITY AND COMMERCIAL USE GLOBALLY AS WELL AS THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF AUSTRALIA'S PERMANENT COLLECTION. FOR MORE ON HER BEAUTIFUL WORKS DROP BY THE CASEY BROWN WEBSITE.  TO HEAR ABOUT HER...

Only one year on from the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) announcing Frank Gehry as it's architect charged with refurbishment of their Ultimo based Business Faculty: the design has been unveiled. Today in Sydney the "Crinkly, Wrinkly" faculty building with a glass and brick facade was unveiled with Gehry conceding controversy as an inevitable hurdle in Sydney-siders eventually coming to...

Since 1999 the commanding, measured commentary of Britain's Kevin McCloud has been synonymous with the voyeurism of following everyday Brits embarking on their own building projects. Quite aside from the varied approaches to design and construction that are showcased, what has reinforced the Grand Design format's overwhelming success both in the UK and here in Australia is that at the...

For the nosey parker or latent sticky beak in all of us there is a way to satiate that niggling curiosity about what lies behind the "PRIVATE" sign and beyond those barricades for "STAFF ONLY"... an event run by the Historic Houses Trust so fantastic that it opens doors across Sydney allowing you, for one day: access to sites unseen...

HASSELL ARE ONE OF AUSTRALIA'S LARGEST DESIGN PRACTICES,  COVERING ARCHITECTURE, INTERIORS, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE AND MORE... WE SPOKE TO THE EVER-BUBBLY, ALWAYS BUSY, JOEL SAMPSON OF THE INTERIORS TEAM, WHO HAS RECENTLY BEEN HEAVILY INVOLVED IN THE HUGE REFURBISHMENT OF THE SHANGRI-LA, SYDNEY AND ASSORTED NOVOTEL LOCATIONS. TO GET A GRASP ON THE EXTENT OF HASSELL'S EXPERTISE IN ALL IT'S FIELDS...