How do you design homes that inspire feeling? 

In this episode of our Architecture Series – From Lego to Skyscrapers, Vince speaks to the founder of Decus Interiors, Alexandra Donohoe Church. 

The true measure of a home is how it makes us feel, from comfort and romance to inspiration and connection. Alexandra’s rebellious approach to form, balance and tension creates spaces with deep sensory resonance. 

Vince and Alexandra explore their love-hate relationship with Pinterest, how sourcing inspiration can help and hinder originality, and why designing the feeling of space comes down to trusting your gut. 

 

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In this episode of our Architecture Series – From Lego to Skyscrapers, Vince speaks to the co-founder of Casey Brown Architecture, Rob Brown. 

 
They are behind the award-winning project 'Permanent Camping' – a sustainable retreat surrounded by Australian bush. Described as a flower that blossoms with the sun – it’s a shelter-like structure chiselled back to the essentials; a place for respite, reconnecting with nature and a return to simple living. 
 

But for all its simplicity, it’s anything but simple. Vince and Rob explore the importance of this wild landmark project for our ever-busy lives, how design can redefine the relationship between humans and nature, and why minimalism can transform the way we live.

 

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How do you design urban jungles? 

 

Vince chats with Jock and Hanna Gammon, the founders of Junglefy – one of Australia's leading living infrastructure specialists.  
 

Junglefy cultivates critical connections between people, places and plants. From helping botanist Patrick Blanc build and maintain the world's tallest vertical garden at One Central Park to the ground-breaking Green Spine of Southbank by Beulah – they are turning our cities into urban jungles.  

 
This episode explores what influenced their mutual love for the natural world, how their breathing walls are building healthier environments for our communities, and why we must design our cities for living things.  

 
Listen to discover how we can design a greener, better future.

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How do you design a future-proof city? 

 

Vince speaks with the founder Ben van Berkel and Associate Director Sander Versluis of UNStudio – the international architecture firm behind Southbank by Beulah – the residential skyscraper set to change Melbourne for good. 
 

From climate change and social inequality to technology and global pandemics – designing greener, healthier and smarter built environments must work for the future of our growing communities, our cities and our planet. 
 

But how can we design a city ready for this kind of future? How might following people on the streets of London help? How can we use data to maintain the serendipity of chance encounters within a space? How can we use architecture to solve the world’s most pressing challenges?  

 
Tune in to discover how we can future-proof our cities for generations to come. 

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In this episode of our Architecture Series – From Lego to Skyscrapers, Vince speaks to Michael McCormack – founder of Melbourne’s prominent property developer: Milieu Property.

 

Recently named Top Property Developer in the world by Monocle Magazine’s inaugural Design Awards was no fluke. By working across diverse projects, exploring innovative collaboration, and cultivating the everyday culture of design, Milieu sets the global creative standard for property developers. 
 

Listen in as they discuss how an ongoing dialogue with people and place creates a liveable home; and why responding to this context may restrict Milieu’s signature aesthetic but enables their positive contribution to our communities, cities, and urban design. 

 

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Next in our Architecture Series – From Lego to Skyscrapers, Vince speaks to the prolific British designer, Tom Dixon – internationally heralded for his extraordinary furniture, lighting, accessories and interiors.  

 

Designing his life has been one of constant creative reinvention – playing punk music and running nightclubs, welding steel into radical furniture, working with luxury Italian goods with Cappellini, Creative Director at Habitat and Artek, and finally instigating his iconic eponymous brand. 

 
Listen in as they explore what it means to be a commercial designer, how a motorbike accident drove him towards design, and why after so much world-renowned success, Tom still considers himself an up-and-coming designer. 

 

https://www.tomdixon.net/en_gb/ 

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In this episode of our series on the home, architecture and interiors – From Lego to Skyscrapers, Vince speaks to Deborah Bibby - the inspiring storyteller dedicated to interior and lifestyle design.  

 

As founding editor of award-winning interiors magazine Real Living, editorial director of The Together Project, and author of The Originals – a beautiful book dedicated to beach houses, Deborah’s iconic career continues to bring people and brands together through meaningful stories and great design.  

 

Listen in as they chat about her approach to keeping it simple, rebelling against trends and how her extraordinary childhood experiences have left lifelong impressions on the way she lives and the stories she tells. 

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What imprint do we leave today, for tomorrow?

 

Next in our Architecture Series – From Lego to Skyscrapers, Vince chats to Angelo Candalepas, known for designing the stunning Punchbowl Mosque amongst some of Australia’s most elegant apartments and offices. 

 

With deep philosophy, they discuss how considering the longevity of an environment can reflect the passage of life, and why designing buildings with life not only enable optimism in society, but have the power to change the world. 

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How do you design wellbeing?

 

In this episode of our Architecture Series - From Lego to Skyscrapers, Vince speaks to two of the Directors of Kerry Hill Architects, Seán McGivern & Patrick Kosky.

They discuss how designing with empathy and decisive clarity has helped continue Kerry Hill’s legacy, and why applying this practice to a building’s natural context can create therapeutic spaces for wellbeing. 

 

Listen in as they unpack their approach to designing globally recognised luxury resorts, striking private residences and empathetic city-shaping projects as spaces for rest, relaxation and stillness.

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Next in our Architecture Series - From Lego to Skyscrapers, Vince speaks to industrial designers’ Henry Wilson and David Caon; friends turned co-founders of Laker Studio to design sustainable, functional objects for the home and workplace.

 

But how do you balance everyday function and sustainability when our needs for life constantly change? In this episode, they uncover the duo’s early encounters with design, and why understanding how we live day-to-day has helped them design sustainable objects for life.

 

From Wilson’s famous A-Joint joinery systems and his bespoke interiors for Aesop, to Caon’s time working with Marc Newson in Paris and his award-winning cabin interiors for the flagship Airbus A380 – the pair’s collaboration at Laker Studio has taken their practice to new depths.

 

Find out how deep they go.

https://www.henrywilson.com.au/

https://www.caonstudio.com/ 

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