Busy Bees - Introducing Beeline Design
Australian Design Review sits down with one-half of the Beeline Design team, erstwhile fashion designer Lucy Grant, to hear the studio’s story and find out about its very first collaboration with Zenith Interiors – the rural Australia-inspired Ridge Collection. ADR: You started Beeline with Adam Brislin in 2010, how did you meet and why did ...
Formway Design is making lives better, one product at a time
It’s a lofty goal, but New Zealand design studio Formway understands the impetus and responsibility that comes with designing furniture. We talk to Joint General Managers and Lead Designers Kent Parker and Paul Wilkinson “Our goal is to make richer lives. We’ve set a high target, but it’s something that we aim to achieve through ...
Design With a Conscience: the Archie table
Inspired by the Art Deco movement, the Archie table collection, designed by Nicholls Design and distributed through Zenith, is made from timber harvested with cultural sensitivity and by environmentally friendly practices. Just as the rings, marks and patterns on a tree tell a story, so too does the timber used in the Archie table collection, ...
Five Minutes With … Francesco Rota!
As the art director of Lapalma and the curator behind the brand’s stand at Orgatec 2018, we caught up with Francesco Rota to learn more about how Lapalma is approaching the future of the working environment. Find out how the brand continues its pioneering efforts in designing for greater wellbeing, efficiency and support for evolving ...
5 minutes with … Benjamin Hubert of LAYER!
With AXYL, his new range of furniture in collaboration with Allermuir, Benjamin Hubert reinforces the importance of substance, style and sustainability. When Benjamin Hubert first put pencil to paper for what would later become AXYL, his design intent was clear. The founder of industrial design heavyweight LAYER, Hubert sought to create a range of flexible, affordable café furniture ...
5 Minutes With… Keith Melbourne!
In the lead up to his launch of Pino for Zenith, we sat down with Keith Melbourne to get a behind the scenes glance of the designer at work. It has been said before, and yet I will say it again. Keith Melbourne has carved out a unique place for himself in the world of contemporary ...
5 Minutes With...Schamburg + Alvisse
Sustainable furniture pioneers Marc Schamburg and Michael Alvisse were in Singapore recently to hold a series of presentations and conversations with interior designers. Narelle Yabuka from Indesign caught up with them at Zenith’s Singapore showroom to hear their latest news. Since the 1990s, Australian designers Marc Schamburg and Michael Alvisse have been recognised as trailblazers in ...
Q&A with Sean Dix
Sean Dix of Dix Design and Architecture talks to Karen McCartney about his cultural and philosophical drivers, reductionist approach to design and favourite whiskey. You worked in Italy for many years and have adopted the notion of ‘progettista’ which means “somebody who makes a project” rather than the segregated attitude of architect/designer etc. How does ...