21 MOMENTS IN AUSTRALIAN DESIGN

FOR EVERY YEAR THAT INSIDE OUT HAS BEEN ON THE STANDS, THERE HAVE BEEN DESIGN MOMENTS THAT HAVE SHAPED OUR COLLECTIVE SENSE OF LIVING IN STYLE. THESE PRODUCTS, MATERIALS AND DESIGN INFLUENCES HAVE DEVELOPED OUR WAY OF LIVING INDOORS AND OUT AND OUR USE OF COLOUR AND MATERIALS, AS WELL AS HELPING TO BUILD OUR CONCEPT OF HOME. THESE ARE THE 21 DESIGN MOMENTS THAT MADE AUSTRALIAN STYLE

WORDS CHRIS PEARSON

1 TERRAZZO Reach for your specks! Pattern is making a comeback, but in a loose, random form. We’re all going dotty for terrazzo (marble aggregate set in concrete), which, in its more muted iterations, can evoke the elegance of a Venetian palazzo or, in bolder hues, suggest the brushstrokes of a Jackson Pollock flight of fancy. But it’s not just on surfaces; terrazzo features on tables and chairs by Melbourne carpenter Micka Lesinskis. And lookalikes have joined the party, including Laminex Tumbled Terrazzo and Caesarstone Frozen Terra. 2 ALL AUSTRALIAN-MADE There’s a yearning for the handcrafted and all things Aussie – recalling a simpler time when the artisanal ruled and harking back to the patriotic late 1990s when Australian-made was all the buzz. Designers-cum-manufacturers such as Jardan, Zuster and Mark Tuckey front up…

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Inside Out (Digital) - 1 Issue, November 2021

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