Getting a one-off item made just for you is no longer the domain of the wealthy thanks to Handkrafted, a new website that’s challenging the view that custom-made means out-of-reach. Launched earlier this year, Handkrafted connects customers with craftspeople and artisans to commission and make bespoke timber pieces just for…
The greenroom is back. Check out some of our favourite products and read about their lifecycle at designEX 2014. Over three days we will be on deck and eager to chat about sustainability in design. A video of the designers and their products will be online during the event and…
Ninety-one projects have been shortlisted for this year’s NSW Architecture Awards the Australian Institute of Architects announced today. The shortlist comes from a field of almost 200 entries across the categories of Public Architecture, Urban Design, Commercial Architecture, Interior Architecture, Residential Architecture – Houses (New), Residential Architecture – Houses (Alterations…
A national campaign is being launched to encourage young women to reduce how much food they waste by sharing tips and good old fashioned adages that have come from their grannies. The campaign “My Nana Says” is being run by 1 Million Women, the largest women’s movement in Australia acting…
Think Brick Awards is rewarding innovative brick design with a $10,000 cash prize on offer and a chance to win a Business Class trip for two to Venice in 2016. The winner of the Horbury Hunt Residential category will walk away with the prestigious award at the richest design competition…
Entries are invited for the prestigious Australian Timber Design Awards recognising excellence in timber design and use. Now in their 15th year entry is open to architects, designers, engineers, builders and landscapers with a wide range of categories to suit all projects. Entries close on 27th June 2014. To get…
Small is beautiful … and it is also a great way to be environmentally friendly. Add the fact that this Montreal-based live/work space is a renovation and it becomes seriously green. The vibrant yellow kitchen alcove is only a few square feet in size and it’s crammed with appliances, pots,…
Once completed, a building often goes untouched over the course of decades; the energy standard to which it is designed or retrofitted is therefore crucial. At the 2014 International Passive House Conference in Aachen, Germany, which took place this weekend, experts from all over the world showed how current construction…
When Hindmarsh Shire Council in Nhill, north west Victoria required new Council facilities incorporating public services, council chambers and corporate offices, they turned to Melbourne-based architect firm, k20 Architecture to deliver a sustainable building unparalleled in the region. With ESD principles at the core of the building’s design intent, k20…
It’s the Little Things is the third animation in the award winning Secret Life of Things series. It tells the stories of everyday objects, and how they can inadvertently be misused and neglected, as well as shining a light on ways in which we can all help to reduce the…
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