Journal

The Interiorem journal

Stories on considered living and the makers shaping Melbourne's interiors.

Journal The Impact on Local Australian Furniture Makers Due to the Current Economy

6 August 2026

The Impact on Local Australian Furniture Makers Due to the Current Economy

The current economy is undeniably testing the resilience of Australia’s independent furniture community. It requires grit, exceptional marketing, and a deep loyalty from a customer base that values quality over convenience.

Journal Embracing the Circular Economy for a Sustainable Future

6 August 2026

Embracing the Circular Economy for a Sustainable Future

Melbourne’s furniture scene is evolving with a focus on sustainability and circularity.

Journal Ochre & Ash and the Case for Considered Living

4 August 2026

Ochre & Ash and the Case for Considered Living

A Brunswick East homewares studio making the argument for buying fewer, better things.

Journal Linen & Loom Brings Slow Textiles to St Kilda

4 August 2026

Linen & Loom Brings Slow Textiles to St Kilda

A St Kilda studio weaving heavyweight linen upholstery textiles built to age well.

Journal Elena Voss and the Art of Blown Glass

4 August 2026

Elena Voss and the Art of Blown Glass

Abbotsford glass artist Elena Voss on the discipline and unpredictability of working molten glass.

Journal Jack Osei Designs Lighting That Feels Like Furniture

4 August 2026

Jack Osei Designs Lighting That Feels Like Furniture

Northcote lighting designer Jack Osei on treating light fixtures as functional sculpture.

Journal Kiln & Co's Stoneware Is Built for Everyday Use

4 August 2026

Kiln & Co's Stoneware Is Built for Everyday Use

A Coburg ceramics studio making tableware and homewares designed to earn their place on a shelf.

Journal Priya Nair Is Reweaving the Language of Textile Design

4 August 2026

Priya Nair Is Reweaving the Language of Textile Design

Brunswick textile designer Priya Nair blends traditional block-printing with a distinctly modern palette.

Journal The Grain Merchant Turns Reclaimed Timber Into Heirlooms

4 August 2026

The Grain Merchant Turns Reclaimed Timber Into Heirlooms

A Footscray workshop rescuing demolition timber and turning it into furniture built to last generations.

Journal Inside Tom Delacroix's Collingwood Furniture Workshop

4 August 2026

Inside Tom Delacroix's Collingwood Furniture Workshop

Furniture maker Tom Delacroix on building pieces meant to be lived with, not just looked at.

Journal Nightjar Lighting Casts Melbourne Interiors in a New Light

4 August 2026

Nightjar Lighting Casts Melbourne Interiors in a New Light

Thornbury's Nightjar Lighting makes sculptural fixtures designed to be the quiet centrepiece of a room.

Journal Saltbush Studio Is Reviving Hand-Loomed Textiles

4 August 2026

Saltbush Studio Is Reviving Hand-Loomed Textiles

A Preston weaving studio bringing slow, hand-loomed textiles back into everyday interiors.

Journal Fenwick & Row: Joinery With a Slow-Made Ethos

4 August 2026

Fenwick & Row: Joinery With a Slow-Made Ethos

A small Yarraville workshop building furniture meant to outlast trends by decades.

Journal Studio Visit: Mara Lindqvist's Quiet Ceramics

4 August 2026

Studio Visit: Mara Lindqvist's Quiet Ceramics

Inside the Fitzroy studio where Mara Lindqvist hand-throws stoneware built for daily use.

Journal Meet the Makers: Three Melbourne Studios Redefining Handmade Furniture

30 July 2026

Meet the Makers: Three Melbourne Studios Redefining Handmade Furniture

Handmade, not precious We spent a month visiting studios across the inner north, talking to the people steaming, throwing and welding the pieces that end up in Melbourne homes. Three practices stood out for how differently they define 'handmade'. The furniture maker who never sketches In a Collingwood laneway, reclaimed Victorian ash becomes side tables and benches shaped entirely by eye — no two pieces from the same board ever look alike. The ceramicist chasing imperfection A Fitzroy kiln...

Journal The Art of Considered Living: A Styling Guide for Small Spaces

30 July 2026

The Art of Considered Living: A Styling Guide for Small Spaces

Less, but considered Small apartments don't need less personality — they need fewer, better decisions. A single hand-thrown vase on a windowsill does more work than a shelf crowded with trinkets. Three rules we come back to Let materials repeat. Timber, linen and stoneware read as one story when they echo each other across a room. Buy fewer, heavier pieces. A solid side table earns its footprint in a way three flimsy ones never will. Leave a room to breathe. Empty space is not unfinished —...

Journal Inside Melbourne's Design Renaissance: How Local Makers Are Reshaping Interiors

30 July 2026

Inside Melbourne's Design Renaissance: How Local Makers Are Reshaping Interiors

A city of small studios Walk through Fitzroy, Collingwood or Brunswick on any given weekend and you'll pass a dozen workshops most visitors never see — ceramicists firing kilns in converted warehouses, furniture makers steaming timber in laneway studios. Melbourne's interior design scene has always been quietly prolific, but something has shifted in the last few years. Where once local makers sold mostly through weekend markets, a new generation is building lasting studio practices — and...