SuperExpo – Inspiration in Design & Textiles – Gold Coast – June 5 to 7

Australia’s largest trade exhibition for the window furnishings and specialised textiles industries
Australia’s largest trade exhibition for the window furnishings and specialised textiles industries

Australia’s largest trade exhibition for the window furnishings and specialised textiles industries is now 2 weeks away,and TOSO Australia will be exhibiting and this will give you the opportunity to see why not all roller blinds are the same and … Continue reading

Koo Koo – It’s Friday!

A little bit quirky, a little bit cute! This is a designer mailbox perfect for those of you who still enjoy the trill of sending and receiving snail mail. The concept was developed by Bill Playso and the design came from industrial designer Justin … Continue reading

Supawood acoustic and solid panels used extensively in an award winning building at Ravenswood School for Girls

Supawood's premium acoustic perforated ceiling panels and solid wall panels enhance the entry the Ravenswoods Girls School.
Supawood's premium acoustic perforated ceiling panels and solid wall panels enhance the entry the Ravenswoods Girls School.

The Mabel Fidler Building at Ravenswood School for Girls, Gordon NSW by BVN Architects has been awarded the Sir John Sulman Medal for Public Architecture. This most prestigious award includes the Sydney Opera House amongst its past winners. The building … Continue reading

The Lobster Chair – go on sit on it!

Have you ever thought, what would it be like to sit down and be cuddled by a lobster? You may not have, but perhaps you should start to think about it now that Destination3000 has The Lobster Chair. Quite possibly … Continue reading

Aggregate Cements Itself…

Best "concrete with aggregate" looking porcelain tile
Best "concrete with aggregate" looking porcelain tile

With the impact of concrete and all the benefits of porcelain, our Aggregate series is the best looking exposed aggregate tile on the market. The series contains an adaptable neutral colour palette with easy maintenance finishes and large formats suitable … Continue reading

DARING 80S STYLE HAIR SALONS IN SLOVENIA BY KITSCH-NITSCH

Mič Styling is the leading salon brand in Slovenia and deciding to target the younger demographic, they launched a new brand of salons called YMS, Young Mič Styling, with the help of design studio Kitsch-Nitsch. Two salons are now up and running and … Continue reading

Magnetic steel block installation – OBU by elisabeth lemercier

'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

The View from ‘The Shard’ – London & Europe’s Highest Building

Few large projects in London are built without controversy, and The Shard is no exception. Having Europe’s tallest skyscraper in London wasn’t the problem. It was just that many people didn’t want to see it. Also known as: Shard Tower … Continue reading

DODECK LIGHTS BY MARKUS DILGER AND THOMAS HIEMANN

Berlin based designers Markus Dilger and Thomas Hiemann’s Dodeck Light series is a result of experiments with space filling, geometric structures made of cardboard.     Says merge GbR, “The formal language of the individual parts is reduced to the … Continue reading

Starbucks Interior by Kengo Kuma

Polarising – surely it must be the best word to describe this fascaniating fitout. Either the designer is a genius or has drunk too much coffee (sorry, we just had to). At first, we were gobsmacked by the design and surreal … Continue reading