Iconic furniture and hybrid thinking at 120 Collins Street

More Space meets Ingrid Bakker, principal and co-leader of Hassell’s commercial and workplace sector to chat about the reinvigorated 120 Collins Street in Melbourne, where a ‘big picture’ approach to the hybrid office: flexible work spaces, lush urban gardens, vibrant cafes, rooftop terraces and iconic furniture, now defines one of the city’s more distinguished buildings. 

Bocci’s jellyfish bloom at Blowfish Ocean Grill

From interiors that echo the serene beauty of the ocean, to pearly white ceramic tiles and coral-like lighting, Gold Coast restaurant Blowfish Ocean Grill + Bar creates an unforgettably immersive dining experience.

Capella Hotel Sydney

The recipient of a World’s Best Award from readers of Travel + Leisure magazine this year, the new Capella Sydney hotel involved the renewal of the former Department of Education, a grand heritage-listed Edwardian Baroque sandstone building in Sydney's CBD.

Allianz Stadium

The completion of Sydney’s Allianz Stadium interior was the first collaboration between the Space Commercial team and Venues NSW. Working closely with Tara Alcom at Venues NSW, the project brief focused on the selection of commercial furniture pieces that would elevate and transform the spaces across all of the stadium’s public areas and beyond the traditional stadium interior aesthetic. This approach allowed the introduction of Spanish brand Viccarbe, along with Space’s trusted brand partners including B&B Italia, Moooi, Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH, SP01, Arflex and Kartell, a collection of world-leading brands that design for the rigour of the public space environment without compromising elegance or finesse.

Twomorrow Jewellery

Situated within the conservation shophouses of Duxton Hill and recently awarded Silver at the Singapore Interior Design Awards 2022, the project involved interior planning and branding by Right Angle Studio and features the Meteor collection by Serralunga.

Talking Society with Russell & George

Fine dining takes a casual turn writes Stephen Crafti, who catches up with architects Ryan Russell and Byron George to talk Society, a project that is intended as a legacy to Melbourne. The brainchild of restaurateur Chris Lucas, who teamed up with renowned chef Martin Benn and his partner Vicki Wild, and the Melbourne-based architecture studio Russell & George, Society is Australia's most eagerly awaited new restaurant.