India's architect for the people wins world acclaim
A few weeks ago, Balkrishna Doshi was a largely unsung 90-year-old architect based in Ahmedabad. And then the phone rang.
Plastique, fantastique, toxique: Furniture ageing badly
Museums have performed major interventions to put plastic objects on display but some are beyond saving.
Water views: 3 amazing architectural homes
This book showcases some of the globe’s finest contemporary dwellings with cutting-edge architecture and aquatic views to die for.
The hotel taking Danish design to new heights
The Radisson Blu Royal Hotel reopens this month following a bold decision to reinvent the mid-century icon for a new generation.
Switch on to even smarter home lighting
Smart lighting is an inexpensive way to change the atmosphere in your house. But which system to choose?
Sydney Design Festival puts people at the centre
Common Good, the exhibition that anchors the 20th edition of the festival, explores the revival of craft-based practice and a yearning for the human touch.
Dream bedrooms: designs for sound sleep
Sending midnight emails from the comfort of bed used to be the ultimate status symbol. Now, science and society are beginning to concur it's the ultimate drag.
Temple & Webster turning the corner
Temple & Webster is shrugging off its reputation as one of the worst floats of 2016 after forecasting a maiden profit in 2019.
Taking new Australian furniture to the world
Furniture design curator Richard Munao unveils a collection by a new breed of designers "expressing essential qualities about the Australian lifestyle".
I make ugly things look beautiful, says this designer
Dancer turned designer Matthias Vriens-McGrath looks to transform ugly ducklings through a new take on recycling.
The loveliest libraries you have never seen
Great Britain's libraries were both a refuge for eccentric nobility and an arriviste display of wealth
