Mainichi creates beautifully crafted interior environments, informed by a sense of practicality and a desire for beauty in the everyday.

Mainichi is a creative design practice based on Kaurna Country, Adelaide, South Australia, specialising in the design of Interior spaces for residential, retail, hospitality + commercial environments. Originally established in Melbourne in 2004 by award winning Interior Designer + Visual Artist Dearne Mills, Mainichi now consults to clients throughout Adelaide + surrounds. With almost three decades of experience as a creative + designer + accolades from Design Institute of Australia, Dulux Australia + Craft Victoria, Dearne has guided many clients through the design process to realise their aspirations to live, work and play within a considered, contemporary + beautiful interior environment.

Mainichi also handcrafts Jewellery + sculptural objects from salvaged + repurposed materials + creates original Artworks on canvas + paper.

Interior Design Consultancy

Mainichi offers a full interior design consultation service from concept to construction. With almost three decades of expertise + industry contacts, we walk you through this process with the aid of computer generated + hand drawn plans, elevations + 3D imagery, as well as real samples + examples to touch, feel + trial.

Beginning with an initial meet + greet to obtain a design brief, moving through concept design, working drawings and culminating in a construction package, our task is to see your dreams + aspirations come to life in three dimensional reality.

You can get in touch via our contact page should you like to learn more.

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Services.

About.

"The role of the architect, or the designer, is that of a very good, thoughtful host, all of whose energy goes into trying to anticipate the needs of his guests"

— Charles Eames

Exhibitions.

  • 2019 Saturday in Design Creative Collaboration with EcoTimber, Burnley

  • 2016 “True. Round. Recurring”, Red Gallery, Mooroolbark

  • 2015 “The Ritual of Everyday”, VAMFF Cultural Program, The Memo, Healesville

  • 2012 “Forest for the Trees”, Group Exhibition, Breathing Colours Gallery, Sydney

  • 2011 Future Fashion Now, Sustainable Fashion Festival, City of Port Phillip, Melbourne

  • 2011 Fair @ Square, Fairtrade & Ethical Festival, Melbourne

  • 2011 “A tale of Wood and Fish”, enCounter, Craft Victoria

  • 2010 “Cherish”, Group Exhibition, Artisan, Brisbane, Qld

  • 2008 “In the Making”, Group Exhibition, Craft Victoria

  • 2008 “Unleashed”, Group Exhibition, Artisan, Brisbane, Qld

  • 2006 Flinders Quarter Award

Awards / Other.

  • 2007 Winner - The Gift Awards

    “Best Jewellery & Fashion Product Range”

  • 2006 Commendation - Dulux Colour Awards

    “Brighton Residence”

  • 2006 Special Mention - Flinders Quarter Award, Craft Victoria

    “Shinzo” Necklace

  • 2004 Established the Creative Women’s Circle, Melbourne to provide support + networking for women in Creative Industries

  • 2000 Winner - Graduate of the Year (Interior Design)

    Design Institute of Australia (Queensland Branch)

  • 2000 Award - Golden Key Honour Society Lifetime Membership

  • 2000, 1999, 1998 Winner - Dean’s Award for Continuing Excellence in an Undergraduate Degree (Queensland University of Technology)