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Get to know the prominent and emerging contemporary architecture people and interior design people behind today’s most revered projects and practices.

March 17, 2025

Brahman Perera, Shona McElroy and Simone Haag in Hali Rugs event

‘We Live In Your World’ is set to feature Perera in discussion alongside Shona McElroy, Simone Haag and Hali’s managing director, Dan Swart.

March 13, 2025

Stories Indesign with Georgina Wilson

Architect Georgina Wilson joins us in this episode of Stories Indesign podcast.

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The uncharted plate: Ivan Brehm’s pursuit of crossroads cooking with Gaggenau and human connection.

In this candid interview, the culinary mastermind behind Singapore’s Nouri and Appetite talks about food as an act of human connection that transcends borders and accolades, the crucial role of technology in preserving its unifying power, and finding a kindred spirit in Gaggenau’s reverence for tradition and relentless pursuit of innovation.

March 10, 2025

Koichi Takada: Crafting a Greener Future through Architecture

This interview with Koichi Takada, part of the SpeakingOut! series for the 2025 INDE.Awards, explores his organic design philosophy, architectural journey, and the inspiration behind Brisbane’s award-winning Upper House.

March 6, 2025

London-based Nipa Doshi heads to Melbourne for NGV Women in Design Commission on IWD

The National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) has announced Nipa Doshi as the recipient of the 2025 MECCA x NGV Women in Design Commission.

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Generative AI and its implications on design: Man x Machine x Material

The Man x Machine x Material collaboration by Jarrod Lim and The American Hardwood Export Council explores how generative AI can enhance design processes while also revealing the areas where human intuition remains irreplaceable.

March 5, 2025

A sustained approach

Enter Projects Asia is an architecture and design practice that breaks the mould of traditional making and design but also ensures that the environment is front and centre in all that it does.

March 4, 2025

Mingxun (Gary) Ma: Designing with Purpose – Architecture as a Social Catalyst

In a world where architecture has the power to shape communities, Mingxun (Gary) Ma, winner of The Graduate category at the 2024 INDE.Awards, stands out for his compassionate and forward-thinking approach. Through his award-winning project, Ma addresses the intersection of homelessness, ageing, and climate resilience in Shepparton, Victoria.  Rethinking Shelter: A Conversation with Mingxun (Gary) […]

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Ben McCarthy and gohome: The collaboration behind a “tool for life” and a new showroom opening

With gohome’s Sydney showroom opening set to light up Saturday Indesign, we find out more about the furniture brand’s collaboration with Ben McCarthy.

March 4, 2025

From Expo 88 to AI: Buchan celebrates forty years in Brisbane 

The Brisbane studio of global architecture and design practice Buchan is launching into 2025 by celebrating its forty-year anniversary and moving to a new studio.

February 26, 2025

Zen Spaces: A sanctuary of tranquility by Sanjay Puri Architects

Sanjay Puri of Sanjay Puri Architects shares his approach to designing immersive, dynamic residential spaces that balance innovation, sustainability, and cultural identity.

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“It’s a bit like writing a little song or a Japanese haiku:” Patrick Jouin on design, collaboration, and a partnership for the ages

Pedrali and Patrick Jouin celebrate more than ten years of collaboration with new evolutions to their iconic designs

February 24, 2025

Stories Indesign: Perth Design Week with Sandy Anghie and David Smith

Co-founders Sandy Anghie and David Smith joined us for a podcast interview ahead of 2025 Perth Design Week, which kicks off on March 20th.

February 19, 2025

Designing for Innovation: Joseph Hampton on the Award-Winning Waimarier Science Facility at Lincoln University

Joseph Hampton from Warren and Mahoney discusses the challenges and triumphs of designing the award-winning Waimarier Science Facility – a groundbreaking educational space promoting sustainability and innovation.

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Poetry, essentialism and freedom in kitchen design: Sven Baacke introduces Gaggenau’s new cooktop

Gaggenau’s new Essential Induction is set to transform how we design and use our kitchens. Here, the brand’s Head of Design lets us in on the creative process behind the groundbreaking innovation – and reaching the poetic intersection of form and function.

February 14, 2025

Stories Indesign: New York-based CIVILIAN in latest episode

CIVILIAN is a design studio based in New York, founded and led by the pair who joined us for a live interview when they were in Australia in 2024.

February 14, 2025

“From the spoon to the skyscraper”

With no expense spared, the collaboration between Hannes Peer and Minotti went through a series of iterations to emulate the imperfect perfectionism embodied within the respective oeuvres.

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Distilling modernity: In conversation with Giulio Cappellini

In an exclusive interview with one of the most iconic figures on the international design scene, Cappellini’s charismatic art director talks about design that transcends time and geographical context, embraces diversity – and captures the elusive essence of our times.