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DE LA ESPADA In Conversation with • Founded by visionary husband-and-wife duo Fatima De La Espada and Luis De Oliveira, De La Espada is globally renowned for its exceptional craftsmanship and enduring elegance, producing bespoke furniture that blends traditional techniques with modern innovation. Available through Winnings in Australia, their pieces reflect collaborations with esteemed designers worldwide. In this exclusive interview, we delve into De La Espada’s design philosophy, uncover the creative processes behind their partnerships, and explore how the brand continues to set the benchmark for enduring design.
Multi Disciplinary Designers 2025 • 10 The esteemed 10 recognises influential voices in the multidisciplinary design community in 2025. Criterion is based on approach, notable achievements and completed and anticipated projects.
Pattern Studio
Room Studio
Arno Declercq
Objects of Common Interest
Joris Poggioli
Garcé & Dimofski
Destroyers/Builders
Marion Mailaender
Don Cameron
Sophie Dries
NATURAL EVOLUTION • NEXT GENERATION WOODGRAINS
BONDI NATIVE
LO & CO X CLAIRE
Architects + Interiors Designers 2025 • 10 The esteemed 10 recognises influential voices in the architecture and design community in 2025. Criterion is based on approach, notable achievements and completed and anticipated projects.
Dimorestudio
Studio Asaï
Studio Bright
Keiji Ashizawa Design
Mesura
Wardle
Kallos Turin
Pasquale Cook
Andrew Burges Architects
Gabriela Carrillo
HALI RUGS X SMAC
Quintana Partners
ROSS DIDIER • The Art of Outdoor Luxury
By Way of Light
A New Era of Design Talent • Material explorations, traditional craft and the hand of the maker place these emerging designers at the forefront of collectable design.
Accidental Beauty • Instinct and kismet have been the driving forces behind Studio HAOS, where exploration and manufacturing are combined under one roof.
Metal Madness • Combining maker, artist, and designer, Simone Tops pushes the boundaries of design.
Polymath Creativity • Holistic in its outlook, Teget encompasses furniture, lighting, homewares and fashion.
New Ecosystems • Questioning the greater purpose of design, the German wunderkind Haus Otto is taking on the design world with equal parts humour and earnestness.
Collaged Ideas • Storytelling, traditional craft and a kaleidoscope of inspirations have set Brooklyn-based Alexis & Ginger on an upward trajectory in the design world.
Living Vessels • The hand of the maker is imbued into every Kawabi lamp, where forms are both familiar yet entirely new.
Earth and Fire • Organic and gothic, the raw volcanic rock is given a reverence at the hands of Monnier Studio.
Natural Order • Letting the materials guide the process, the founders of the Portuguese-based studio Ther allow space for each object to express itself.
Witty Experimentation • There’s a head-turning quality to the work of Drew Abrahamson, where creature-like forms and naughty shapes make for pieces unlike anything else.
A Life’s Work • Known Works' debut Perceptions Collection is an invitation for the senses to go deeper.
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