Editor’s picks: Design Show Australia 2023

Held at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre in Melbourne from 15 to 17 June, Design Show Australia is the nation's largest exhibition for interiors, architecture and fit-out solutions, with a full program of speaker sessions across three stages. Here, we pick some of our stand highlights from the 2023 Melbourne show.

High-end furniture retailer Cult showed an exclusive preview of its Pa range for its in-house brand Nau. Pa is designed by Sydney-based designer Timothy Robertson in a tribute to his father who is a furniture maker, and it is inspired by the peace and calm of Japanese gardens. The range of lounge and dining chairs and bar stools is made with native Australian timbers and American hardwoods, including silky oak, Victorian ash, blackwood and other standard Nau finishes. Pa is available on pre-order, with stock arriving in October 2023.

Klaylife is founded by Melbourne-based South African expats, who work with a community of women impacted by HIV in Kwazulu-Natal to create hand-beaded clay chandeliers. The pieces are made from raw clay that is then sun-dried and kiln-fired. Klaylife also stocks a range of clay lighting pieces from Spanish designer Pott.

Commercial kitchen equipment manufacture Unox has launched a range of domestic ovens that allows the home cook to elevate their game to the Michelin-star league. Unox Casa's SuperOven has features for grilling, frying, smoking, dehydrating, steaming and vacuum cleaning, and a built-in hood with carbon filters. All features are fully automated and can be activated with a touch-screen panel. Its Cook Like a Chef digital platform provides a range of demonstration videos, live masterclasses and real-time personal cooking training.

This do-it-yourself kit is made from precision-cut pieces of bamboo that clip together with nuts and bolts to create a geodesic dome that could be used as a backyard gazebo, a garden structure or a quiet hangout space in the office. The structure is lightweight and easy to assemble without the use of special tools. It is made by Giant Grass, which was founded by Australian-educated architecture graduates from India.

After a long day traversing the exhibition hall, you're going to need a comfortable place to rest your feet, and the Space Furniture lounge was perfect for that. Featuring a collection of sofas and armchairs from B&B Italia, the Space lounge was a great place to sit, lie back and read a copy of Artichoke magazine.