Artichoke, September 2010
ArtichokeEnjoy Australia’s most respected coverage of interior architecture, design, objects, people and products.
Library
Urban Interventions
The joy exhibited in the project depicted on the cover of this book pervades the entire volume. A swing dangles from the outstretched arm of …
Made Of: New materials sourcebook
This book reminds you that no matter how cutting-edge you might be, there is always something sharper just around the corner.
Scan
Essay: Corners & Ceilings
With small spaces on the increase, Cathy Smith writes on confounding expectations of the interior.
Wittner store
Far from the bland and boxy, Studio Ginger has created a detached haven from the bustle of the megaplex.
Profile: Cecilie Manz
Danish furniture designer Cecilie Manz has a gift for reducing furniture to one simple idea, illustrating a less-is-more approach.
Phamish
Edgy and eclectic, the design of this new cafe by Rothe Lowman reflects the dynamism of St Kilda, Melbourne.
Signal Youth Arts Studio
A derelict railway signal box is reborn thanks to City of Melbourne architects.
Profile: David Walley
Yellow Diva designer David Walley’s approach to product design is inspired by the narrative of human movement.
Movement Solutions
Coop Creative’s interior for this paediatric physiotherapy practice achieves functional vibrancy within a small space.
Profile: Setu chair
Designed by Studio 7.5, Setu is a chair that instantly adapts to the shape of your body.
Review
Bloodwood
Sydney’s funkiest new eatery boasts a grunge aesthetic, character lighting and an environmentally conscious ethos.
Zenith
Hassell has created a retail environment for Zenith Interiors that’s full of life.
Environmental Protection Authority
Woods Bagot’s new design of the Victorian Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) manages to make efficiency homely.
Giant Panda Bamboo Forest - Adelaide Zoo
Balancing research with revenue, the new giant panda enclosure at Adelaide Zoo by Hassell is serene and highly functional.
Crown Metropol
Bates Smart has made the biggest hotel in the Southern Hemisphere look boutique.
Lightspace
An industrial building becomes a work space for a range of creatives, from photographers to graphic designers, architects and writers, thanks to Ark Atelier in Brisbane.
A Day in the Life
A Day in the Life: Ninotschka Titchkosky
What makes a design studio tick? We ask Ninotschka Titchkosky of BVN Architecture’s Melbourne office.
More articles
Addicted to Architecture
This book charts the wide ranging work of South Australian architect Robert Dixon, in particular his beautiful houses.
Stella McCartney, Milan
The Stella McCartney flagship store in Milan forms a simple white box embellished with some key creative features.
Maison Moschino
Contemporary merges with fantasy in the hottest design hotel in Milan, opened just weeks before the 2010 Milan Furniture Fair.