Mt Coot-Tha House was completed for a family member of one of the architects on an empty bushland block next to their shared childhood home in Brisbane. The project explores ideas of connection and refuge within a site characterised by its slope and extreme bushfire exposure.
The mood of this Rushcutters Bay penthouse renovation is revelatory and futuristic, with an upbeat dose of Pedro Almodóvar’s cinematic eccentricity. Project inspirations include surrealism, contemporary Spanish tapas bars and their liberal use of tiling, plus rich colour gradations evoking a material take on the northern lights.
The design integrates the six Emergency Service organisations into one landscape setting and draws on historical references to transform the experience of a meandering walk at the edge of the lake into an evocative memorial response. A beautifully detailed stone wall, follows the path to establish six discrete lobes- one for each agency.
A collaboration between Nyikina man and saddler Johnny Nargoodah and furniture/object designer Trent Jansen sees salvaged scrap metal bent into structural forms and covered with beaten leather. The pair created the designs remotely, developing a collaborative ‘sketch exchange’ system to ferry prototype designs between Johnny’s home in Fitzroy Crossing and Trent’s on the south-east coast of NSW.
An architect and a natural winemaker quit their day jobs and teamed up to create Great Wrap. This certified home compostable cling wrap performs exactly like conventional cling wrap, except it’s made from food waste and breaks down into carbon and water in less than 180 days.
Artist Alycia Marrday independently created this woven backpack with the support of community arts centre Marrawuddi Arts & Culture. Combining both ancient and traditional methods, the large and bright piece is an example of phenomenal weaving mastery. All materials are natural including Kunngobarn (pandanus) and Kala (natural dye) collected on Country.
Local textile designer GEORGE collaborated with fashion designer Nobody Denim to repurpose denim offcuts from the label’s factory floor into woven tote bags.
Made using a glass casting process, Alex Earl’s collection of sculptural lighting pieces encompasses wall sconce and pendant features. Each shade is unique due to the unpredictability of the glass moulding process.
A collaboration between Nyikina man and saddler Johnny Nargoodah and furniture/object designer Trent Jansen sees salvaged scrap metal bent into structural form and covered with beaten leather. The pair created the designs remotely, developing a collaborative ‘sketch exchange’ system to ferry prototype designs between Johnny’s home in Fitzroy Crossing and Trent’s on the south-east coast of NSW.
Nicole Lawrence Studio is a furniture, metal fabrication, and lighting studio spanning in- house collections of furniture and lighting and collaborative work, as well as design and production services for other brands and studios around Melbourne.