This year Helen Kontouris wins the People’s Choice Award. Her entry this year in the Object – Furniture and Lighting category is the Panier stool, a low-standing stool that directly references the intricate techniques and geometric patterns of traditional basket weaves. Clean lines and a tapering form provide a familiar aesthetic, and the highly adaptable… Read more »
What sets this food truck apart from all others is its seating landscape, which can take on many formations depending on the location. Based on the Matryoshka (babushka doll) principle, the plywood boxes pack inside each other for easy storage and when ‘unfolded’, create arrangements that are both functional and elegant. The interactive qualities of… Read more »
Innovative production and stage design characterised this dynamic presentation of the full-scale opera The Barbarians, a collaboration between Liminal Spaces and performing arts company IHOS. Staged at Hobart City Hall, the work was commissioned by MONA FOMA 2012. With a central theme of ‘otherness’ the opera features performers that traverse and interact with the set…. Read more »
Originally bespoke-manufactured for Melbourne’s Vue de Monde restaurant, the VDM dining chair has become iconic at expressing a particularly Australian design vernacular. Using kangaroo leather and pelts sourced from the federal government’s approved culls, this boldly designed chair makes use of materials that would otherwise be wasted. It’s sustainability credentials are impeccable and include internal… Read more »
Evie Group’s Spun Lamps’ well resolved concept translates into a striking sculptural form that is clean and articulate. Available in three different sizes and as a floor/table and pendant lamp, the Spun Lamps’ polished mirror finishes come in either silver or gold, and are coupled with frosted glass shades. Inspired by the classic wooden spinning… Read more »
With a need to expand his brand, Adriano Zumbo’s retail outlet and restaurant in Sydney’s newly refurbished casino, The Star, meets the public’s wildest expectations. This fun, colourful and slightly kooky fitout was inspired by the boardgame Mouse Trap and owes much to Zumbo’s hero, Willy Wonka. The design objective to bombard the consumer’s senses… Read more »
Situated on Carlton’s bustling Faraday Street, Baker D. Chirico lures in passers-by with a fit-out that is as eye-catching as it is functional. With the interior’s key design expression being an undulating plywood shelving system, March Studio has succeeded in creating a vibrant vessel through which to showcase the product. The shelves are flexible and… Read more »
This project extends the simple ‘events marquee’ brief by delivering a dramatic and clever hybrid of public hall, verandah and bandstand. The modulated ceiling is a showcase of painted timber linings that makes for a grand statement. Coupled with operable glazed panels that open or close the facade as needed, this event space is highly… Read more »
The thoughtfully designed interior of this hall, rebuilt following its destruction in the Black Saturday fires of 2007, echoes the building’s natural surrounds. Constructed primarily of timber, curved screens provide privacy for smaller gatherings, while the timber floor and ceiling create a warm, intimate scale. The use of a single material palette has been undertaken… Read more »
The interior design of this children’s hospital is an outstanding exercise in cohesion, engagement and vibrancy. Making the child’s visit as stress-free as possible was at the forefront, and the resulting design strategy has responded to this brief through the intelligent use of colour, wayfinding and artwork. Encompassing a family-centred care model that considers the… Read more »
A series of three different spaces characterises this retail and hospitality fitout in the old Godown district of Singapore. Functioning as unique destinations in their own right, these spaces also sit comfortably with each other, providing diners and customers with a relaxed yet stylish experience. A domestic theme was referenced throughout and the result is… Read more »
With a brief to design the “world’s best food store” in downtown Toronto, this project covered all interior design, graphics, in-store communications, packaging and uniforms. It succeeds in delivering the theatre of food production in a space that promotes community. The vibrant interior reveals the building’s history through exposed walls and by the integration of… Read more »
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