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Design Lives Here: Australian Interiors, Furniture and Lighting
  • Finalist

Designed by
Claire Orrell
Category
Best Designed Fully-Illustrated Book over $50
Year
2021
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Australia

About the Designer

Claire is an award-winning designer working professionally since 2003. She has experience in both the commercial and cultural arenas, working seven years in design agencies and a further ten years in the museum sector.

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Design Rationale

Design Lives Here is a book of Australian architecture and interiors which also highlights bespoke furniture and lighting by local makers. The brief was that the book should be warm and approachable. It features 21 residences and each chapter closes with an image and text about the bespoke object. Two typefaces were used on the openers to differentiate the house and object. Three colours were used as background washes as well as for text on opening pages/pull quotes, as it was a challenge to tie the different photography together. This also added a playful feel.

Details
Dimensions
221 x 282 mm
No. pages
272
Special finishes
Spot UV on cover title and spine.
Credits
Internal Design
Claire Orrell
Typesetting
Claire Orrell
Printing
C&C Offset Printing
Author
Penny Craswell