The Australian Interior Design Awards recognise the very best in Australian design – we look at this year’s winner and commendations in the Sustainability Advancement Award.

Design as a practice is inherently challenging, but how do we apply right-brain creativity to the running of a business? Multi-disciplinary designer and self-taught artist Evi O will be discussing this and more at this year’s Semi Permanent festival.

From her sunlit atelier in Vendée, in western France, Charlotte Talbot from Super Ceramics draws on her industrial design roots, creating delicate and minimal ceramic pieces that are made to last a lifetime.

Sydney-based artist Lana Launay’s latest lighting collection, Feels Like Home, captures the essence of memories living with her father in Los Angeles, California.

Returning for its fifth annual Mother’s Day weekend, Three Day Clay connects Melbourne’s clay community, celebrating the diverse techniques explored by incredibly talented local artists.

Suburban House by, Sans-Arc Studio, blends mid-century influences with a restrained material palette in the calming and contemporary forever home.

Rose-Mary Faulkner finds joy in relinquishing control to make space for creativity. Her glass works are a dream-like evocation of human sensation, and soon to be exhibiting as part of The Other Art Fair, taking place from the 11th – 14th of May in Sydney.

Rosso Verde by Carter Williamson demonstrates clever use of form and space within an existing warehouse conversion.

Brigitte MacGowan and Desley Maidment are the talented duo behind State Of Escape. Now coming up to their tenth year in business, the international design brand features considered and handcrafted pieces, all made locally with a focus on integrity.

House For A Sculptor, by Miles / Thorp Architects, is a celebration of art, materiality and tactility, all on a compact four metre wide footprint.

Exploring the importance of craftsmanship and authenticity, we speak with Lighterior about the beauty of ceramic lighting and how to make the most of layered lighting in the home.

Nestled away from the street behind a lush garden and architectural footbridge, Ryan Leidner Architecture’s, Hosono House, offers the best of both worlds – tranquil retreat living and sweeping city views.