150 Best New Interior Design Ideas (2021)With full-colour photographs, diagrams, and detailed descriptions, this exciting volume in the 150 Best series is a fount of ideas that will inspire students, young professionals, and seasoned pros alike to create beauty in everyday surroundings.
Feels Like Home (2021)Each case study in this book explores a hardworking design aspect (such as proportion, scale, and colour), while also focusing on the emotional aspect of the home. The chapters are inspired by the following themes: comfort, calm, excitement, belonging, carefree, love, and contentment.
Hare + Klein Interior (2020)Featuring alluring photography, sketches, mood boards and fabric samples, this new edition of the bestselling title offers a glimpse into the design process of this acclaimed Australian practice and the beautiful homes it creates.
Interior & Lighting Design (2020)Light is an essential element of the design itself. If often determines important aspects of the design and is a crucial factor to highlight elements of the interior design and promote a healthy living / working environment
Interior Design Concept (2022)Interior Design Concept combines a comprehensive introduction to design concept, with a reflective examination upon the various ways it can be understood, harnessed, and implemented.
McAlpine: Romantic Modernism (2023)McALPINE, the award-winning architectural and interior design firm, with a collection of residences embracing modernism, classicism, and romanticism.
A New Leaf (2021)This book spotlights 20 houses around the world (including United Kingdom, United States, Australia, Switzerland, Italy and the Netherlands), each illustrated with a selection of images of the entire home with particular emphasis on their plant life.
Dictionary of 20th Century Design and Designers (1993)In over 500 entries, this book examines not only the work of important designers worldwide, but also the many dramatic changes that have influenced design and its uses in the 20th-century.
Stanford d.school books
Drawing on CourageA practical, illustrated guide to overcoming the challenges of creative work, including where to start, how to give or get feedback, when to change direction, and how to stand up for what matters, from Stanford University's world-renowned d.school.
Creative HustleHumans have always been creative hustlers-problem solvers who seek to live beyond the limits suggested by society. Yet we live in a world where the place you were born, the amount of money you have, and the level of melanin in your skin indicate the precise path you are expected to follow.
This Is a PrototypePrototyping is a way to test an idea to see if it can be successful before investing too much time and too many resources. But it's not only designers who "prototype" as they work.
Design for BelongingA practical, illustrated guide to using the tools of design to create feelings of inclusion, collaboration, and respect in groups of any type or size-a classroom, a work team, an international organization
You Need a ManifestoAn essential how-to for crafting a guiding motto that sets intentions, increases creativity, and helps accomplish your goals.
eBooks
Universal Principles of Interior Design (2022)This comprehensive reference book is the standard for interior design students, practitioners, and educators, and others who seek to broaden and improve their understanding of and expertise in interior design.
The Visual Dictionary of Interior Architecture and Design; !st ed. (2018)The dictionary covers traditional terms still in current usage as well as modern terminology such as hyper-reality and sustainability. It also defines a wide variety of practical terms, such as elevation, installation, and function, and conceptual terms including constructivisim, minimalism, and formalism.
The BIID Interior Design Job Book (2019)Suitable for all interior design projects - whether small or large - and for both interior designers working in an integrated design team and those acting as lead consultant, it brings a codified procedure and a professional rigour to the way your practice works and the way your projects run.
Green & Sustainable Organisations
GBCA: Green Building Council of AustraliaThe GBCA, rates the sustainability of buildings, educates industry and government, and advocates policies for a sustainable transformation of the built environment.
Renew.A national non-profit organisation that advocates for people to live more sustainably.
Design, Building, Planning Organisations
Australian Building Codes Board ABCB"The Australian Building Codes Board ensures safe and sustainable building and plumbing systems, in collaboration with government and industry." -- Taken from website.
Design Matters NationalA professional body for Building Designers and other related professionals.
Design Institute of Australia DIA"As Australia’s peak industry body for professional designers, the Design Institute of Australia (DIA) represents Australian design and designers both domestically and internationally." -- Taken from website.
Planning Institute of Australia PIA"Planning Institute of Australia (PIA) is the national body representing planning and the planning profession." -- Taken from website.
Useful Design Websites
The Design Files (TDF) DirectoryA searchable database on the TDF website where you’ll find hundreds of hand-picked furniture, lighting and rug options from 20+ of our favourite local retailers. We’ve included a variety of brands, styles and price points.
Design MilkAustralian- Ready for your daily dose of vitamin D (that’s “D” for design!)? Always fresh + never sour, Design Milk fills your cup to the brim with design finds from around the world. Drink up!
EcoshackAustralian- Planet-friendly architecture and sustainable build ideas blog, with lots of actionable ‘how-to’ articles and hundreds of inspirational eco homes to explore.
Global GreenTagBuyers want the best in healthy eco-products – Global GreenTag makes it easy to recognise. We’re here to build trust back into the green marketplace and save the planet in the process.
Indesign LiveAustralian- Indesign is by and for creative professionals – both
aspiring and established – hungry to continue exploring the ideas that
inform the best projects, products and icons the world has to offer.
Architecture: Professional Practice
Below are some links of governing bodies and registration boards for Architects in Australia. Their role is to advocate and set the standards for architectural design in Australia.