design process

December 13, 2023

Designing for a new age – Polestar’s Nahum Escobedo on the design thinking behind the new SUV model

Revealing its new electric performance SUV, the Polestar 3 brings sustainability and design edge into a new age. Habitus editor Aleesha Callahan chats with Nahum Escobedo to learn about the design language and process that brought it to fruition.

November 7, 2022

Dean Norton blurs the lines between sculpture, furniture and object

Drawing on personal experience and finding inspiration in both form and materiality, Melbourne-based designer Dean Norton produces sculptural objects that merge into new spaces and create mood.

May 19, 2021

Unpacking what it means to be a ‘good client’

Reflecting on his own journey to create his dream home, writer and design lover Stephen Crafti muses on what makes a 'good client' and ultimately what makes a good design outcome.

September 27, 2019

According To Hogg & Lamb, There Are Two Types Of Architects

Take a look through the portfolio – online or via instagram – of Brisbane-based Hogg & Lamb, and you might be surprised to see that one project doesn’t necessarily mirror the characteristics of another.

September 17, 2019

Poepke Boutique Gets A MAKE Creative Makeover

When Nicola Lie asked MAKE Creative to give her boutique, Poepke, a redesign and refresh the cross-disciplinary design duo, Antonia Pesenti and Patricia Bondin were thrilled to be a part of the transformation.

September 4, 2019

Upstairs_ Shares Its Recipe For Success

Meet Upstairs_, a dynamic interior design studio that has been steadily making an impact in Singapore’s design scene in recent years and, deservedly, took home several titles from the Lookbox Design Awards 2017.

June 16, 2016

Avoiding the Cliché with Studio Elke

For Studio Elke’s Elke Kramer, design is a constant work in progress, and she finds herself consciously going out of her way to create designs that no one else is creating: “As soon as you find yourself pinpointing a single influence, I feel like I’m becoming a cliché, so I try my best to eject that from my work.”