The Interiorem journal
Stories on considered living and the makers shaping Melbourne's interiors.
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.
6 August 2026
Embracing the Circular Economy for a Sustainable Future
Melbourne’s furniture scene is evolving with a focus on sustainability and circularity.
4 August 2026
Ochre & Ash and the Case for Considered Living
A Brunswick East homewares studio making the argument for buying fewer, better things.
4 August 2026
Linen & Loom Brings Slow Textiles to St Kilda
A St Kilda studio weaving heavyweight linen upholstery textiles built to age well.
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.
4 August 2026
Jack Osei Designs Lighting That Feels Like Furniture
Northcote lighting designer Jack Osei on treating light fixtures as functional sculpture.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
4 August 2026
Saltbush Studio Is Reviving Hand-Loomed Textiles
A Preston weaving studio bringing slow, hand-loomed textiles back into everyday interiors.
4 August 2026
Fenwick & Row: Joinery With a Slow-Made Ethos
A small Yarraville workshop building furniture meant to outlast trends by decades.
4 August 2026
Studio Visit: Mara Lindqvist's Quiet Ceramics
Inside the Fitzroy studio where Mara Lindqvist hand-throws stoneware built for daily use.
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...
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 —...
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...