While Ferdinand, Florence and Dieter may be named after acclaimed architects and designers, the distinguishable features defining each one of these three pieces make them unambiguously, decidedly and confidently Markian.

An apt articulation of Markian’s bold design language, this striking range of hand-made and hand-tufted rugs intertwines the multidimensionality of VIEIRA, brand’s inaugural collection, with the refined materiality of wool, bamboo fibre and cashmere goat hair.

Markian’s Design Director talks to us about choosing passion for design over a career in law, shows us how to find Pantone colours of the year in a banksia tree – and lets us in on her latest obsession with sculptural paper folding.

Bold and unexpected, Markian has recently burst onto our local design radar. And so far, we’re remarkably impressed by what the design brand has to offer.

Sydney’s ICC was recently host to No Vacancy / Hospitality Design Fair 2021. From the lot, here are 5 exhibits that caught our attention.