Exploring tapestry and stitching in Architecture
A set of three tapestries resulted in a design exploring the rich concept of stitching, as Annie Reid finds.
Can a floating staircase transform a home?
A new, lofty volume to the rear of this Victorian house in Carlton plays on light and shadow in equal measure, as Annie Reid discovers.
Built For Bears
In Bear House, size matters. Designed for Be@rbrick collectors, the house centres itself around the owners’ Be@rbricks display cabinet and scale is based on the toys, rather than the owners.
Spatial Mystery: Nassim Road House, Singapore
A home can be seen an ongoing expression of its occupants. Darlene Smyth discovers a project by Bedmar & Shi in Singapore, that takes the dual nature of family living, and represents them quite literally.
THE MIGHTY OAK
In celebration of Oak, here’s a selection of products and projects that feature this glorious timber.
Floor it: The latest in Flooring for your Home
We look at a selection of the latest flooring option – from cool tiles to earthy floor boards.
Design Hunter Q+A: Sally Taylor
With their relatively new recycled timber furniture business Timbermill growing steadily, director Sally Taylor is suitably inspired. She loves fresh flowers, Japanese food, and champagne, and of course, wood.
Wood Melbourne’s Showroom Launch
After the success of the first range of timber bath spouts earlier this year, Wood Melbourne has evolved to include a timber–clad shower head and timber taps (in two hardware finishes, brass and chrome) and most recently developed a concrete range of basins, taps, spouts and shower heads. Here’s the official launch – doubling as the showroom opening.
Splint Bench
Introducing a new timber bench to complement our range of tables and stools, from Yellow Diva.
Quincy Table from Jardan
Jardan introduce another example of the simplified Australia elegance for which they have become renowned.
The Frame Table
Introducing the versatile Frame table from Richard Park and Blok Furniture.
The Kew House
This home in Melbourne’s Kew takes its ‘cue’ from an unlikely place.