Design Lives Here: Australian interiors, furniture and lighting

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By Penny Craswell

I’m excited to announce that my first book has been published by Thames & Hudson Australia!

Design Lives Here by Penny Craswell, Cover
Design Lives Here by Penny Craswell, Cover

Australian design has forged its own unique trajectory, influenced by geographic isolation, a distinctive natural environment, and a modern sensibility.

Design Lives Here showcases the best of Australian residential architecture and interiors, and pays homage to the local designers and makers who have crafted bespoke pieces of furniture and lighting for these homes, whether large or small.

From a reimagined Californian bungalow with a dining table inspired by the humble HB pencil to a monumental inner-city residence furnished with more than 100 custom pieces, these houses – and the objects that reside within – offer a compelling snapshot of contemporary Australian design through the lens of materiality, utility, site and place.

Dalgety Street House by Ha and Coco pendant by Kate Stokes/ Coco Flip in ‘Design Lives Here’.

Traversing dwellings large and small, from the city to the suburbs, the water’s edge and the bush, these 21 homes and the 21 objects within offer a compelling snapshot of contemporary Australian design.

Each chapter explores the home from the context of site, place, materiality and use, while also telling the story of one piece of Australian designed furniture and lighting per home.

This book features new homes by Australian architects and interior designers Amber Road, Andrew Burges Architects, Architects EAT, Arent and Pyke, Atelier Andy Carson, Austin Maynard Architects, Bagnoli Architects, BE Architecture, Bijl Architecture, Birrelli Art Design Architecture, Black Rabbit Architecture and Interiors, BVN Architecture, David Boyle Architects, Doherty Design Studio, FIGR, Ha Architects, Light House Architecture and Science, Smart Design Studio, Studio Prineas, Vokes and Peters, and Whispering Smith.

And furniture and lighting by Australian designers including Ruth Allen, Arthur G, Daniel Barbera, Elliot Bastianon, Christopher Boots, Darkon, Ross Didier, Rye Dunsmuir, Guy Eddington, Grant Featherston, Adam Goodrum, Jon Goulder, Trent Jansen, Jardan, Russel Koskela, Khai Liew, Pop Plus, Nick Rennie, Kate Stokes and Henry Wilson.

Fitzroy Loft by Architects EAT and Tidal Lounger by Trent Jansen in ‘Design Lives Here’.

‘Design Lives Here: Australian Interiors, Furniture and Lighting’ by Penny Craswell will be available in April 2020 from bookstores and selected retailers, or preorder now.