Backyard Room – redefining the Aussie backyard.

Published by [iD] newsource on May 1, 2013 in , , , , , , , , , ,

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Launched in March this year at the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show where it won the sustainability award and the silver award for best garden, Backyard Room is an innovative new offering from the team at Archiblox.   Whether … Continue reading →

Splendour in the Grass – Best Time Ever – Festival Clock

Published by Mr Friskies on April 30, 2013 in , , , , ,

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Best Time Ever is a sculpture – a very large staircase and sundial that was inserted into Splendour in the Grass, a music festival currently based at Woodford, Queensland.   It was a collaborative project with the Artist Lauren Brincat, … Continue reading →

What lies within the store…

Published by The Cheshire Cat on April 16, 2013 in , , , , , , ,

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This is a collection of images from architectural photographer Anja Schlamann called interSHOPS. The work show the interiors of selected small retail stores and their owners in Germany. Quirky but interesting, this project not only shows interiors in use well … Continue reading →

Model House by Breathe Architects

Published by The Cheshire Cat on April 12, 2013 in , , , , , , , , ,

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What caught my eye about this project was they way that it has been photographed. I have never seen anything like it. While I could not find any information on the project other then these images from Breathe Architects website, I … Continue reading →

PULSATE: A DIZZYING TILE INSTALLATION BY LILY JENCKS AND NATHANAEL DORENT

Published by Mr Friskies on March 28, 2013 in , , , , , , ,

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FORWARDVIEW THE PHOTO GALLERY Architects Lily Jencks and Nathanael Dorent were commissioned by tile showroomCapital Designer Studio to craft a pop-up installation in London’s Primrose Hill to show just what one can do with porcelain tile. The results are a trippy, Op Art-inspired space called Pulsate. … Continue reading →

David Hotson’s Skyhouse – Possibly the coolest home ever!

Published by The Cheshire Cat on March 27, 2013 in , , , , , , , , , , ,

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David Hotson'a Skyhouse
David Hotson'a Skyhouse

I think at some stage everyone as a child has had that moment of dreaming where their house or school was made up of slides that get you from A to B.   David Hotson’s Skyhouse in Lower Manhattan, basically … Continue reading →

The Urban Coffee Farm – Melbourne

Published by The Cheshire Cat on March 18, 2013 in , , , ,

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As part of the 2013 Melbourne Food and Wine Festival, Hassell has designed The Urban Coffee Farm. Located in Southbank Melbourne, the installation has more than 120 coffee plants and is where you can find the ‘Brew Bar’. The installation … Continue reading →

Magnetic steel block installation – OBU by elisabeth lemercier

Published by Mr Friskies on March 15, 2013 in , , , , , , , , , ,

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'OBU ' (original bipolar units), 2012 by elisabeth lemercier all images courtesy bona lemercier
'OBU ' (original bipolar units), 2012 by elisabeth lemercier all images courtesy bona lemercier

Elisabeth Lemercier: no scale, no function, nor proportion Cneia, Chateau, France on now through to the 19th may, 2013 The ‘OBU’ (original bipolar units) are a series of shimmering polychromatic steel blocks arranged in various iterations through magnetic force – … Continue reading →

Julie Rrap to curate 2013 Redlands Konica Minolta Art Prize at National Art School

Published by [iD] newsource on March 14, 2013 in , , , , ,

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Edmund Capon announced as Judge, prize money increased   Sydney, Australia: The Redlands Konica Minolta Art Prize announced respected contemporary Australian artist Julie Rrap will curate this year’s prize and exhibition, to be presented at the National Art School in … Continue reading →

Harm Less Art on a Friday

Published by The Cheshire Cat on March 8, 2013 in , , , , , , ,

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Some fun Friday art for you to enjoy. In an amazing juxtaposition stylist and designer Sonia Rentsch has created a collection of photographs called Harm Less. Using plants the work explores life, death, ritual and evolution.