designEX – A Bookmarc Excursion

We were at designEX this year and I have to say it was amazing! Industry professionals milling about, wonderful manufacturers and suppliers and of course there we were looking impeccable. Stay tuned  as we show you what designEX had to … Continue reading

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Shortlisted finalists announced for centenary city design competition

The shortlisted finalists of the design competition CAPITheticAL will be announced Thu 17 May in the Members Dining Room at the Museum of Australian Democracy, Old Parliament House, 18 King George Terrace, Parkes, Canberra.   One hundred years after the … Continue reading

HOUSES AWARDS 2012; The pinnacle of residential design: celebrating Australia’s best

The ‘Houses Awards’ is an annual program celebrating Australia’s best residential architecture. Excellence is rewarded in eight categories, with the best architecturally designed house receiving the premier award of ‘Australian House of the Year’.   Entries are judged by an … Continue reading

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Kerry Hill Architects’ State Theatre Centre for Perth – Brilliant!

The State Theatre Centre (STC), designed by Kerry Hill Architects, sits elegantly on the edge of one of Perth’s least attractive urban environments. Once the site of the Governor Broome Hotel but more recently a car park, the STC is located on … Continue reading

BDQ opens to industry as Federal budget hits the streets

Less than 24 hours after Federal Treasurer, Wayne Swan, announced the Budget for 2012 the doors to the first Build & Design Queensland expo were officially opened by Matt Pearce, Managing Director of Diversified Exhibitions in a move by the … Continue reading

Possibly the most beautiful house …ever!

The shapes, The straight lines, The use of a few materials, The elements of contemporary architecture: The house in La Finca, Spain.   This is just one of hundreds of houses inside a complex and exclusive house development. A place … Continue reading

2012 Redlands Westpac Art Prize announces winners

Sydney, Australia: The 2012 Redlands Westpac Art Prize today announced the winners of the ‘established artist’ and ‘emerging artist’ categories at the National Art School (NAS) in Darlinghurst, where the prize is being presented for the first time. 2011 Archibald … Continue reading

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Dick Clark’s “Flintstones” House on the Market

If you’ve ever dreamed of living in a Flintstones-style house and have $3,500,000 to burn, you might want to check out Dick Clark’s Malibu digs. Dick Clark has listed his unique, one-bedroom Malibu home for $3.5 million, according to Coldwell … Continue reading

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Lagranja Design – MADERA SIGNATURE SUITES

Our first project in Asia. The top four floors of a new build hotel in Kowloon, a district in Hong Kong and probably the place with the highest population density in the planet. A hotel with a Spanish name that … Continue reading

New, unique flooring: Nature’s Grain – Marmoleum Striato, by Forbo

The always unique linear patternings that exist in nature – just as often fleeting and ethereal as earthly and intense – were the inspiration for the new Forbo Marmoleum Striato Nature’s Grain collection.   Reflecting nature’s own lineal beauty, Nature’s … Continue reading

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