local design

July 14, 2023

A future forever home gets pieced together on the Peninsula

A chance meeting led to a fruitful collaboration on this “transition-to-retirement” house in Sorrento, Victoria.

October 17, 2022

A stud farm is transformed into a bright, family home

Merinda Garrett and Cantilever combine for a thoughtful renovation of this farmyard home

September 1, 2022

A chair for you and your inner-child

DesignByThem’s newest release leans into nostalgia to create a chair that’s simultaneously playful and practical.

November 25, 2021

How can you Support Local Makers and Industry?

The final episode in our Habitus House of the Year video series has landed. In this one, we look to the surge in local manufacturing and discover how important it is to collaborate with local trades and craftspeople to create incredible design outcomes.

November 16, 2021

Coco Flip Finds joy in Taking Things Slow

After over a decade on the Australian design scene, Coco Flip’s commitment to keeping things small, slow and local continues to produce lasting designs that brim with personality.

October 6, 2020

Think Big, Act Local

This year we’ve seen a renewed interest in the local design and manufacturing sector, but Melbourne-based Sussex Taps have been silent champions of the cause for almost three decades.

August 26, 2020

A Design-Led Stationery Brand Is Ready To Artfully Organise Your 2021

An Organised Life collaborates with artist Elissa Barber for its 2021 collection of diaries, planners and notebooks and that’s one more reason to await the new year.

May 13, 2020

TE-EL Creates Quiet And Tranquil Architecture As An Antidote To City Life

Founder of Singaporean spatial practice TE-EL, Ethan Lin helps clients find comfort in home.

April 29, 2020

Modern Minimalism Inspired By Art Deco Architecture

Take a seat anywhere in the house with the new extended Sedis collection from acp atelier for Stylecraft.

April 23, 2020

Feel Right At Home With The Sundae Collection

As the boundaries between the workplace and home have completely dissolved, the need to reimagine the way we experience and interact within our everyday spaces has arisen.

October 25, 2019

Affordable Designer Furniture From Australia’s Top Creatives

Who said designer furniture needed to break the bank? These designers are doing exceptional work that is thoughtful, purposeful, and above all, affordable.

October 10, 2019

StylecraftHOME: Champions Of Honest And Expressive Design

Tony Russell, Brand Director at StylecraftHOME, is working towards elegant and contemporary pieces to enhance residential spaces. Here, he discusses Habitus House of the Year and the evolving nature of design across the Indo Pacific Region.