Rebecca Gross writes about architecture and design. She has a master’s degree in the history of decorative arts and design from Parsons School of Design in New York, and is interested in understanding cultural history through the lens of architecture and design. Rebecca writes for Australian magazines, architects, designers and publishers.
Rebecca Gross's Latest contributions
Sage Space by Strutt Studios
Strutt Studios reimagines dentist clinic aesthetics at Sage Space in Sydney.
South/West House by Killing Matt Woods
Inspired by the elegant dynamism of streamline moderne, this update to a 1930s Sydney home weaves new into old while honouring the owners’ love for the building’s interwar heritage.
Bar Besuto by Tom Mark Henry
Tom Mark Henry designs an atmospheric bar and restaurant below Circular Quay inspired by Japanese theatre and high-end whiskey.
Annie Paxton: Design driven by the poetics of everyday life
Rebecca Gross reflects on Melbourne-based designer Annie Paxton’s background in architecture, interest in poetics, and her exploration of the liminal space between sculpture and function, process and outcome.
Rose Street Residence by Fieldwork
In this extract from Rebecca Gross’s new book Ornament is Not a Crime, the author discovers how the chequered past of a Victorian terrace in the backstreet of Melbourne influenced its transformation into a contemporary home.
Exploring domestic architecture through art: Esther Stewart
With a background in architecture and sculpture, Melbourne artist Esther Stewart creates paintings and installations that reimagine, collapse and expand spaces.
Studio: Marta Figueiredo
Beneath their abstract forms and irresistibly tactile surfaces, the works of Marta Figueiredo explore themes of sustainability and social connection.
The Imperial by Welsh and Major
Architecture studio Welsh and Major has given a Sydney drinking hole a new lease on life with a design that highlights the building’s chapters of history spectacular coastal location.
Designing for fun: Calum Hurley
This Adelaide-based emerging designer creates furniture and objects influenced by pure geometry, bold colour and the visual spirit of the Bauhaus and Memphis periods.
Paddington House by Trias
Delicate and decisive, the reworking of this tall and narrow Sydney terrace is underpinned by astute planning, elegant craftsmanship and a keen focus on a connection to the outdoors.
