Artichoke, June 2012
ArtichokeEnjoy Australia’s most respected coverage of interior architecture, design, objects, people and products.
Comment
The wrong stuff: at risk of risk-aversion
A pep-talk from Oliver Kratzer on gathering gumption and business vision.
Scope
Cabinet of Curiosities
A Museum of Brisbane exhibition assembles local artefacts and collected curiosities into an Alice-in-Wonderland voyage of discovery.
Artichoke Night School No. 7: Fashion interiors
Jenny Mills, Grace Mcquilten and Mark Simpson on fashion interiors and the future of retail design.
Fenella Kernebone talks By Design
Meet Fenella Kernebone, presenter of ABC Radio National’s By Design.
Eat Me: Appetite for Design
The product, packaging, art, branding and interiors documented in this book are simply mouth-watering.
Lux: Lamps and Lights
Lighting design is creative and considered, with many designers making a name for themselves with their lighting creations.
After Taste: Expanded Practice in Interior Design
A book that explores that subjective thing called taste and how it fits into the interior design world.
Features
Burbury Hotel
KRM’s new black-and-white Burbury Hotel in Canberra is grown-up and gimmick-free.
Hepburn at Hepburn
In the heart of Victoria’s spa country is a series of interlocking, timber-clad duplexes with interiors by David Hicks.
Sustainability
Seven sensible sayings for green interiors
Much has been made about sustainable architecture in the last few years, but how do you determine what is ‘green’.
Design philosophy and ethical consumption
Ethics and design go hand in hand. As a way of thinking design is about what we value and how we express those values .
Retail futures via reduction and production
Retail stores consume. They consume products and services, energy, materials, water and lots of money.
Materials selection for healthy environments
Most of us spend 90 percent of our lives indoors, with more time spent at work than at home.
FEX
Contemporary, high tech design is contrasted with heritage grandeur at FEX, a media hub and television studio in Sydney.
Fashion
Oscar & Wild
A cultural link makes the fashion statement at a Melbourne boutique by Matt Gibson Architecture and Design.
Louis Vuitton
The signature toffee and chocolate palette of Louis Vuitton provides a unifying flavour at the brand’s new Sydney Maison.
Gaga’s workshop
Art collective Assume Vivid Astro Focus brought the wild aesthetic of pop star Lady Gaga to life with this series of installations at Barneys New York.
Lulamae
Theatrical staging was the inspiration for Melbourne’s Lulamae boutique by Breathe Architecture.
Windows by Design
Sixteen fun shop windows were curated by Alex Zabotto-Bentley of AZB Creative for this year’s L’Oréal Melbourne Fashion Festival.
My Catwalk
DesignOffice’s interiors for the My Catwalk fashion boutique in Sydney’s Double Bay.
Versace
Contrasting materials and sharp, white curves characterize the new Versace store at Westfield Sydney. The project, by Crone Partners in Australia, is the second store …
Aviary
Studiobird’s Matthew Bird has melded set design with an installation approach to create a dynamic stage for Aviary.
Polly Woodside
An interactive exhibition by Tandem Design Studio uses current curatorial practice.
A Day in the Life
A day in the life: Hamish Guthrie
Interior designer Hamish Guthrie of Melbourne duo Hecker Guthrie loves projects “where the clients come along for the ride”.
More articles
The Darling Hotel
An international style defines the Darling Hotel by Cox Richardson and DBI Design for Sydney’s revamped Star City Casino.
Artichoke’s hotel collection
Hotel design fittings from Artichoke 39.
Manchester Unity Building
Built in 1932 as a beacon of hope during the Depression, Melbourne’s gothic, art deco masterpiece has been restored.
Artichoke’s six art deco survivors
Six design classics from the 1930s still in production today.