Artichoke, March 2012
ArtichokeEnjoy Australia’s most respected coverage of interior architecture, design, objects, people and products.
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The true value of design
Oliver Kratzer’s introduction to Artichoke 38 as the president of the Design Institute of Australia.
Scope
Design events from Artichoke 38
Design events from around Australia.
Products from Artichoke 38
The latest design products.
Creative snapshot with Marcel Wanders
While in Singapore for the launch of the new Space Asia Hub, Marcel Wanders talked about design, life and Moooi.
The DIA WA Forum
This forum charted the subtle shifts that are changing the way we think, and featured five speakers on and around design.
2011 DIA SA award winners announced
The Laminex Group 2011 DIA SA Awards celebrated and supported the high achievers in the South Australian design industry.
The sixth Artichoke Night School
Food and design was the topic of the sixth Artichoke Night School, held at Space in Brisbane.
Modern style in shutter city
An exhibition at the State Library of Victoria explores how modern photography was adopted and flourished in postwar Melbourne.
Events from Artichoke 38
From exhibitions to trade fairs, from conferences to symposia.
Where They Create
This book by P. Barbera proves that design can trigger an emotive response.
Light and Emotions
This book explores the work of lighting designers and how it changes according to context and culture.
Wicked! Design on the Edge of Bad Taste
This book contains designs that are so wacky it’s hard to tell if they’re cool or horrible.
Awards
DIA WA award winners announced in Perth
Interior and product designers were awarded in Perth for outstanding creations in professional and student categories.
A Day in the Life
A day in the life: Doherty Lynch
Mardi Doherty and Fiona Lynch tell us what makes their Melbourne design studio tick.
More articles
AECOM, Sydney
This workplace by BVN provides connection through two impressive staircases.
Essay: On Stairs
As well as being beautiful structures, stairs provide the possibility for serendipitous, unstructured encounters.
QUT Kelvin Grove Library
Peddle Thorp Architects and James Cubitt Architects transform a university library.
Stairs – materials and construction
We look at products for creating stunning stairs, and one standout staircase.
2011 London Design Festival
Two writers explore the 2011 festival, which included eclectic exhibitions, high-end design and architectural installations.
London: Spa at Four Seasons
Built on the flat roof of the Four Seasons, this spa by Eric Parry creates an oasis in the sky with views of London.
Emerging design
From the conceptual to the real world, there is a wealth of emerging talent out there – we cherry pick a few of the best.
Artichoke Magazine Prize
A prize awarded to a final-year student in each of the interior design/architecture degree courses in Australia and New Zealand.
Contemporary art in healing environments
With art a major contributor to patients’ ability to heal, we take a look at the positioning of art within hospitals.
Zumbo patisserie
This Sydney cafe by Luchetti Krelle for a confectionary king is a nod to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
Authentic eating
Are Australia’s dining choices any more authentic or sophisticated than they used to be?
Nobu restaurant
Singapore-based architect Michael Fiebrich gives the global Nobu brand a distinctively Western Australian restaurant.
My Mexican Cousin
In a pocket of the Melbourne Recital Centre, Six Degrees shapes an intimate restaurant and bar.
Melbourne Cup Carnival marquees
The Birdcage marquees at the Melbourne Cup Carnival are carefully orchestrated interiors for the theatre of social exchange.
Stokehouse
This Brisbane restaurant by Arkhefield features a stacked, curving timber wall that runs through the centre of the space.
Sydney raises the bar
Following a change in licensing laws, Sydney is seeing a range of new bars popping up, with design a key ingredient.
Bar 100
A 150-year-old church in Sydney’s historic quarter, The Rocks, reincarnated as a bar by Woods Bagot.
Jamie’s Italian restaurant
For Australia’s first Jamie’s Italian, Peck von Hartel has created a richly detailed interior expressing Jamie Oliver’s ethos.