design hunter

November 15, 2023

Finding the soul of a space with Claire Delmar

Claire Delmar is no stranger to the design industry. Having worked on the media side, Claire took the leap to put her curatorial eye to the world of styling. We ask this Design Hunter about her journey, her process and find out what furniture pieces are in her wishlist.

November 1, 2023

Art that evokes a rainy day

From the newly founded New York practice, Tête Studio, we rediscover the visceral beauty of a rainy day with two custom-made mirrors that evoke puddles and water-droplets.

October 18, 2023

A botanical odyssey through the lens of Kate Ballis and Tom Blachford

Partners in life and work, Kate Ballis and Tom Blachford will be showcasing a visual feast with their latest exhibition Influorescence, opening in Melbourne.

October 9, 2023

Marlo Lyda on the liberating potential of waste – and why we shouldn’t call it that

Driven by experimentation and material reuse, designer and maker Marlo Lyda is an expert in extrapolating new design potential from discarded materials.

October 3, 2023

Naomi Taplin’s Studio Enti creates beautiful handmade ceramic lights

We look at the inner workings of the local production that goes into Studio Enti's new ceramic architectural lighting range.

September 13, 2023

Luca Lettieri bridges design, art and making

Luca Lettieri is an artist and designer who's career first started in furniture making. We chat with the multi-disciplinary creative about life and work and a new direction of collectible design that his pieces bridge.

July 26, 2023

Lara Merrett explores alchemical change through colour

Working within the expanded field of painting, Lara Merrett is part alchemist, artist, and ecological warrior.

July 12, 2023

Fireballs, fireworks and flames: The spectacle of Cai Guo-Qiang’s art

For decades Cai Guo-Qiang has wowed audiences worldwide with his explosive and innovative artistic approach, which blends traditional Chinese culture, contemporary art, and pyrotechnic displays.

June 21, 2023

The home of Gary Chard is a tropical paradise and the walls are full of stories

Like many Australians, Gary Chard was seduced by life abroad. The event activation designer now calls Mallorca, Spain home, but the tropical similarities to Aussie life are abundant.

May 8, 2023

Bruce Slorach puts a microscope on native Australian flora

Celebrated Sydney artist Bruce Slorach marks a milestone in his career with Native Deities, an exhibition showcasing his latest series of drawings and paintings, petite tapestries, and three of his acclaimed hand-knotted silk and wool wall hangings.

February 1, 2023

Emma Coulter’s colourful abstractions

One of Melbourne’s most dynamic artists working at the intersection of painting and site-specific art in a chromo-spatial manner, Emma Coulter, has just been picked up for representation by James Makin Gallery.

January 30, 2023

Embracing life’s sliding doors moments

We chat with Alexandra Donohoe Church, managing director and founder of Decus, an interior design studio unafraid of bold choices.