Artichoke, March 2011
ArtichokeEnjoy Australia’s most respected coverage of interior architecture, design, objects, people and products.
Comment
Pedal to the metal
Oliver Kratzer’s introduction to the March 2011 issue of Artichoke – his first as national president of the DIA.
News
News flash
News stories from Artichoke 34.
News scope
News from Artichoke 34.
WAF: 2010 Interiors category
Hassell’s Rob Backhouse reports on the interiors category of the 2010 World Architecture Festival in Barcelona.
DIA WA Forum
The Design Institute of Australia WA’s annual forum provided an array of inspiring speakers.
Melbourne Fringe
Melbourne’s 2010 Fringe Furniture examined the concept “The city has a face …the country has a soul.”
Product
Design products: Editor’s pick
Artichoke editor Penny Craswell lists her favourite products.
Articles
Unlimited: Asia Pacific Design Triennial
The first Asia Pacific Design Triennial, held in Brisbane in October 2010, used design to address a range of regional needs.
BVN Sydney Studio
In a true democratization of space, BVN’s Sydney studio consists of one single open-plan floor.
Norton Rose
Carr Design Group’s refit of Norton Rose’s reception in Melbourne takes rebranding to a new level.
Arras workstation
A workstation celebrating flexibility, collaboration and the benefits of chance encounters.
Ernesto Neto: The Edges of the World
Brazilian sculptor Ernesto Neto’s immersive sculpture exhibition has an olfactory dimension.
Mattt studio and shop
After ten years of selling handmade bags, Matt Thomson opens the Mattt studio and store where you get to see it being made.
Mance Design
Dean Gaylor and Christopher Boutsinis of Mance Design carry on the pioneering spirit established by founder Geoffrey Mance.
Belgium: The Book of Job: Studio Job
Complete with gilt lettering, a faux leather cover and a reproduction of one of the books of the Bible, The Book of Job: Studio Job is a work of art in itself.
Artichoke Student Prize
Chosen as the best interior design students, these graduates show a deep creative imagination over a range of different types.
Library
Collection: Offices by Chris van Uffelen
This book focuses on the architectural innovation behind a variety of office buildings.
Planning office spaces
The ultimate examples of office eminence, from craft rooms for messy brainstorming sessions to beanbag-filled games rooms.
Post-Traumatic Urbanism
This book, edited by A. Lahoud, C. Rice and A. Burke, looks at the role of the architect in the aftermath of disaster.
New Directions in Signage and Wayfinding
This book looks at some of the best examples of wayfinding systems, many of which create an identity for a venue.
Features
Run to paradox
Designing good workplaces, says Steve Koster, relies on embracing the conflicting needs of a modern workforce.
Clive Wilkinson
Clive Wilkinson’s interiors have helped to define a twenty-first-century style of workplace.
The Corporate Office and Mad Men
Amid changing approaches to workplace design, why don’t we want to feel corporate in the corporate office?
ISIS
The Melbourne office of ISIS, developed with Kann Finch.
9. Yarra
A Melbourne office tower by Bird de la Coeur melds weekday work with weekend style.
Cox Sydney Studio
Cox Richardson’s Sydney studio encourages communal, messy creativity.
BrandBase Pallet
For a temporary Amsterdam office the material is the starting point instead of the space.
AECOM
The new Brisbane headquarters for AECOM by BVN Donovan Hill brings together staff from across nine separate locations into a single cohesive space.
Work ware
Workplace design from Artichoke 34.
Scan
Bompas & Parr
London duo Sam Bompas and Harry Parr blur the lines between food, architecture and experimental art.
LED lighting
LEDs are changing the way we light the world. But making use of their potential may require new thinking on lighting design.
Venice Biennale: Now and When
Now and When: Australian Urbanism, co-curated by John Gollings and Ivan Rijavec.
Icarus
The Sydney Icarus boutique, by Lenny Wong, has an interior to match the hip New York fashion it sells.
Review
Matilda: London Design Festival
This exhibition celebrating Australian design featured many items well-loved at home but unknown internationally – until now.
Belgium: Interieur
The Interieur Design Biennale proves that energy, creativity and close curation are the best assets to any design fair.
Sleeping out of the Box & Sofie Lachaert B&B
Two tiny guesthouses in Belgium in simple white and filled with exquisite objects by Belgian designers and artisans.
Belgium: Narelle Dore in Antwerp
Australian fashion designer Narelle Dore lives in Antwerp, Belgium.
Belgian designers to watch
Contemporary, cutting edge and with a healthy sense of humour, the quality of Belgian design is impressive.
The Millswyn
A historical flavour combines with a love of fine dining in Hecker Guthrie’s interiors for a new French brasserie in Melbourne.
The Waiting Room and Spice Temple
Grant Cheyne and Neil Perry team up to create two Melbourne destinations: The Waiting Room and Spice Temple.
A Day in the Life
Facet Studio
An interview with architects Olivia Shih and Yoshihito Kashiwagi of Sydney/Osaka-based Facet Studio.
Facet Studio
Interior designers Olivia Shih and Yoshihito Kashiwagi are Facet Studio, based in Sydney and Osaka.
More articles
Fleur Wood store
Fun, floaty and a little bit vintage, Fleur Wood’s signature approach to fashion served as the starting point for this store.