Alice Blackwood

2 months ago | indesignlive.com | Alice Blackwood

Zooming in from a wintery England, Tom Dixon fills the computer screen with his trademark effortless cool. It’s 9am London-time and we’ve come together to talk about the launch of his new Groove outdoor furniture collection in Australia. The timing for launch is spot on as we settled into the high summer, and Tom has specially teamed up with Living Edge to bring this new range to the world – Australia first.

Dec 1, 2024 | indesignlive.com | Alice Blackwood

In the course of Lisa Munao’s role as managing director of Gensler Australia, deep conversations with people of all job descriptions have revealed a common ideal among workers, who are seeking out “more fun, more vibrancy where they feel connected and empowered”. Gensler’s Global Workplace Survey 2024, entitled ‘Moving beyond employee presence to workplace performance’, surveyed more than 16,000 office workers across 15 countries, and 10 industries.

Oct 27, 2024 | indesignlive.com | Alice Blackwood

MGS Architects has a long and well documented history of delivering outstanding education design. The studio’s experience ranges from the very large scale – such as campus masterplanning, through to building design for kindergartens right through to tertiary institutions. Having completed the strategic masterplan for Xavier College’s Senior School campus in Melbourne, MGS was engaged to design its new Kostka Building, intended to house the school’s Year 7 and 8 student cohort.

Jul 25, 2024 | indesignlive.com | Alice Blackwood

It was in 1963 that Verosol’s founder, Cornelius Verolme, gazed at the glass-clad skyscrapers glimmering across New York City’s skyline. He wondered at how difficult it must be to keep these buildings cool in summer and warm in winter. Cornelius was compelled to return to his home country of Holland and experiment with solutions, conceptualising a metalised fabric that could reduce both heat and glare within those towering glass edifices.

May 19, 2024 | habitusliving.com | Alice Blackwood

What do you love most about Melbourne Design Week? Apart from a full calendar of talks, exhibitions and launches booked in from dawn to dusk, it’s the promise of discovery that I crave most. Material experimentation, conceptual product design, open-forum discussions between all levels of industry, institutions and even government, exhibitions and events that draw back the curtains on difficult topics. Melbourne Design Week delivers it all in spades.