(inside) interior design review

The premier professional journal for today's interior architects and designers in Australia, presenting the latest in cutting-edge interior projects and insightful discussions addressing the industry's most relevant topics to date. For the sophisticated and innovative designer, (inside) chronicles the ongoing conversation of design, both globally and locally, and the creative prowess that drives it forward. Our continued support of the Australian design industry through IDEA (Interior Design Excellence Awards) and its annual programme nurtures both young and established designers, boasting their work locally and overseas.

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DESIGNER SELECTS • Interior designers share their favourite pieces from recent projects.

BATES SMART: IDEA DESIGNER OF THE YEAR 2024 • Deeply rooted in the concept of city-making, Melbourne-based architecture firm Bates Smart’s design philosophy underscores the importance of public buildings and their long-lasting impact on urban environments. No project reflects this thinking more than the IDEA 2024 Overall Project of the Year winner: Bates Smart’s Australian Embassy in Washington DC.

AN INVITATION TO HOLD SPACE AND TIME • Kith and kin. Friends and neighbours. When an artist and an architect come together to collaborate on the design of a home for an artwork, the possibilities are endless. When the artwork itself charts thousands of years of familial and Indigenous cultural history, the home the work will reside in becomes considerably more than a functional structure.

LOUISE LIU CHAMPIONS TRUST AND LONGEVITY IN DESIGN • IDEA Emerging Designer of the Year nominee and Studio Liu founder Louise Liu is forever grateful to use design as a vessel to facilitate “symbiotic relationships between environment and inhabitant”.

A DESIGN JOURNEY FROM ADELAIDE TO LONDON AND BACK AGAIN • It all started in Adelaide, a city known for its calm charm but not necessarily for shaping luxury design prodigies. Yet, for Adrian Condina, the roots of his career were planted in the heart of his family’s home-building project. Growing up with a father who was a builder and a mother deeply involved in crafting her dream home, Condina was never going to be anything other than an interior designer.

PHOTOGRAPHER IN FOCUS: LILLIE THOMPSON • With her moody lens and manipulation of light, Melbourne-based photographer Lillie Thompson invites you to view gentle, sensual moments in space and time.

WHAT IF DESIGN COULD MIMIC NATURE’S CYCLES? • Whole-systems thinking represents a paradigm shift in design philosophy, emphasising the intricate relationships among components within a system.

CRAFTING CONNECTIONS: ROTHELOWMAN REDEFINES ARCHITECTURE THROUGH CULTURAL INSIGHT • Deeply embedded in the heart of Rothelowman, a visionary manifesto transcends conventional design, informing the interplay of environment and innovation in architectural design. By integrating cultural insights with a pioneering spirit, Rothelowman has created architecture that is both aesthetically compelling and enduringly relevant for more than 20 years.

SOFT BRUTALISM • Lachlan Mackay is on a mission to reshape industrial design. The Melbourne-based industrial and product designer, and founder of Space-man Studio, believes that when it comes to design — especially industrial design — the most important consideration is empathy and getting inside people’s heads.

A Heritage Reclaimed • A collaboration between industrial designer and artist, A Heritage Reclaimed is a functional cabinet that uses wood marquetry to tell of a history that heritage guidelines failed to acknowledge.

SURPRISE AND COMPROMISE • Heritage restoration and conservation architecture is an ongoing learning and unlearning process. It...