Sydney Design 2011 Highlights
Whether you are a die-hard design fan or are just looking for something to do in your lunch hour, here are four Design Sydney Festival events you should make time for this year… Workshopped exhibition If you always find yourself admiring Danny Cheung’s ‘1984’ fishbowl as you walk past our QVB store or if you have always … Continue reading
Egg-cellent Design
Say goodbye (for now) to breakfasting in the sunny courtyard of the cafe around the corner. Breakfasting in bed is in vogue this season – it’s all about pots of Earl Grey, sourdough smothered with butter and of course, soft boiled eggs in your new favourite egg cup. Alessi ‘Cico’ Since its release in 2000, … Continue reading
Australian International Design Awards – Winners to be announced next month!
Australian International Design Award winners will be announced on Friday 22 July at Peninsula in Docklands, Melbourne as part of Victoria’s State of Design Festival. For the first time ever, all finalist designs will be showcased in a public exhibition at the Royal Exhibition Building in Carlton Gardens, Melbourne from July 21 – 24. If you are in Sydney and … Continue reading
Geografia by Drill Design
The Japanese have always had a knack for paper based arts – origami, kirigami, paper-cutting…the list goes on. Drill Design’s Geographia range of self-assemblable globes and unique stationery can be added to this list of Japanese paper innovations. Geographia’s sectional globes, which come in a range of interesting materials and sizes, are fantastic decorative pieces and … Continue reading
Rob Ryan ceramic range
London-based artist, Rob Ryan, has recently teamed up with Wild & Wolf to create a beautiful range of ceramics, stationery and textile based products inspired by his famed paper-cutting and screenprinting techniques. Back in 2006, Rob Ryan’s intricate works captured the eye of his, now, fans when Vogue UK asked him to create a paper dress (even if he hadn’t … Continue reading
Arne Jacobsen chairs = fashion accessory?
Australian photograher, Lewis Morley, made history in 1963 with his iconic photographs of imfamous British figure, Christine Keeler, the woman who was at the centre of the scandalous Profumo Affair in Britain during the early 60s. The nude Keeler perches on a copy of Arne Jacobsen’s famous Ant chair in Morley’s contraversial photos. Although the chair is not an … Continue reading
New Royal VKB – Citrange
Royal VKB is food orientated design house based in the Netherlands. They are renowned for their innovative products for cooking, eating, drinking, storing food and mood setting for every day or special meals. Quentin de Coster’s ‘Citrange’ juicer is perfect for any type of citrus fruit. Use the pointed end for small limes and lemons … Continue reading
Kaj Bojesen’s Zoo
In the early 20th century, Kaj Bojesen, an apperentice of Georg Jensen, decided to stray from his work with silver and take on a new but very traditional material – wood. In 1942, Bojesen’s beech ‘Guardsmen’ became an instant Danish symbol. During the early 50s, Bojesen designed his famous ‘Monkey’, ‘Bear’, ‘Elephant’ wooden toys, which also quickly became Danish … Continue reading
Pantone Universe
The Pantone we all know today as the global authority on color was founded in 1963 by Lawrence Herbert, a medical school dropout. Herbert joined the original Pantone Inc. in 1956, assisting with producing colour charts for cosmetics and medical industries. When he bought the company in 1962, Herbert began to focus on creating a universal … Continue reading
Sydney Design 2011: July 30 – August 14
The theme has been established and entries have been accepted for this year’s Sydney Design festival, produced by Powerhouse Museum. Subscribe to the Sydney Design mailing list here to recieve info about exhibitions, talks, markets, tours and other events. THE THEME: IS OLD NEW AGAIN? We are living in a world where change is so rapid … Continue reading
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