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8Feb/120

Patricia Piccinini compelling stories through sculpture.

When I first saw Patricia Piccinini's work a few years ago, I was instantly drawn in to the compelling stories she tells through sculpture. Her work can be somewhat confronting yet beautiful at the same time. Here are a few installations that I love.

Polished silicone bronze by Patricia Piccinini

"The long awaited" by Patricia Piccinini

"The Lovers " by Patricia Piccinini

"The Observer " by Patricia Piccinini

To see more visit patriciapiccinini
For Australian representation visit Roslyn Oxley 9 Gallery, Sydney

images credited to Patricia Piccinini

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1Feb/120

Belgium turns it ON a LIGHT show like NO other

The second edition of the Festival of Lights has just taken place in the town centre of Ghent a Flemish region of Belgium which commenced on 26 January and concluded on 29th . The event drew an estimated 200,000 visitors, both from Belgium and abroad.

This 4 day event stretches across a long 5 kilometer walking route that is truly breathtaking. I had a difficult task selecting images to share with you so please take the time to follow the link and visit all the individual installations online.

De Cagna Festival of Lights Ghent

Above - De Cagna Luminarie a giant colonnade made of wood and hundreds of thousands of colored lights, inspired by Romanesque and Renaissance architecture. The entrance area soars 28 meters high oh... and by the way in case your wondering this installation used 55,000 LED lights consuming only 20Kwatt / h of electricity!

Perspective Lyrique Festival of Lights Ghent

Above - A lyrical work of art Perspective Lyrique is an interactive installation on the facade of Bishop House, the voice of the audience participates: a system of visual distortion responds to voice commands.

The Ghent Barge – Stien De Vrieze Ghent

Above- The Ghent Barge – Stien De Vrieze creates a moving projection with white horses and other images that refer to the historical past of the vessel ‘The Barge of Ghent. The images are projected onto a water fountain and the projection is accompanied by ethereal music of Inne Eysermans van Amatorski..... stunning.

Spectaculaires Festival of Lights Ghent

Above -Spectaculaires the facade of the Post Plaza building on the Corn Market has been transformed into a universe where light, sound projection and the story about the dream of a little boy who is a giant .... Windows and doors change into toy figures and the entire building becomes a fairy tale. Described as an experience for young and old.
Spectaculaires Festival of Lights Ghent. (images from light festival Ghent)

to see more visit Light Festival Ghent

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30Jan/120

Bold textures and innovative thinking takes knitting to another level.

Claire-Anne O'Brien is a textile designer specialising in you guessed it ...... knitting. Her work plays with technique and scale creating playful and tactile fabrics for interiors. This sculptural approach to textiles brings fabrics to life in three dimensions through form exploration and furniture.
What I am most attracted to is her exaggerated scale combined with bold colour and texture, although her work has a playful quality I find her pieces are classic and timeless.

Clair-Anne O'Brien knitted stools

Modular Stitch is a magnification of the most essential of structural elements in knitting – the loop. Chenille is then knitted in a thick rib and married with a bold colour palette to creating a plush and tactile surface with a myriad of seating configurations.

Clair-Anne O'Brien knitted modular

Clair-Anne O'Brien knitted modular snake

Chair wear Using details and construction techniques traditionally associated with knitwear garments such as ribs, cuffs, button holes, fully fashioning and cut and sew to create jumpers for chairs.

Clair-Anne O'Brien knitted chair

For stockists Clair-Anne O'Brien

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18Jan/122

Your mountain is waiting, so get on your way!

Happy New Year and welcome 2012 I hope you had a wonderful break, last week I stumbled across this inspiring and fun clip filmed at the Burning Man I feel is a perfect story to start the year off please ENJOY.

Regards Richard.

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18Jan/120

OSBORNE & LITTLE

OSBORNE & LITTLE from the swinging 60's and the holographic 80's Osborne & Little are still pushing the envelope bringing together good design with a fun sensibility.This selection transitions across domestic, retail and hospitality with designs from Nina Campbell and Lorca Paris.

Osborne and Little

Jungle Mix

Wallpaper Cobra stylized interpretation of a cobra includes two holographic foil colourways.

Wallpaper Quagga a mid scale Zebra hide with a vinyl coating

Komodo Wallpapers Osborne and Little

Wallpaper Chameleon Glittering holographic diamonds

Spinnaker a 100% sheer linen woven with a two tone shot effect.

Wallpaper that looks like wood grain Zebrano

Click to see the full range at Osborne and Little

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1Dec/111

Sixhands . Wallpaper . Life size Peacocks. inky Colours. folkloric forests.Watercolour paintings

Sixhands is a 100 percent Australian owned-and-operated textile design business based in inner city Sydney, the company specialises in the design of prints and textiles across the fashion, interiors and soft furnishings spectrum and I'm a personal fan of their sunning wallpapers bringing sunshine into any environment all year round.
Sixhands interior textile and wallpaper service also offers custom design for interior designers, decorators and architects as well as individuals who are renovating their home. Services include original custom concept development, customisation of the Sixhands collection including colourways and interior branding development for point of difference.Their fundamental drive to introduce innovation and spirit within the Australian textiles arena is backed by cutting edge materials, digital printing technology and safety standard certifications, while also supporting local Australian production.
Sixhands wallpaper is a high-quality vinyl wallpaper that is mould/mildew resistant, fire retardant, washable and UV resistant. Designed & printed locally, Sixhands paper can be installed with standard wallpaper paste. All Wallpaper designs are Digitally Printed.

Sixhands Eden Ming Wallpaper

Above Eden Ming - Hand painted fresco style motifs bring a rich depth of inky colour to life size peacocks with a contemporary take on traditional embroidery, folk art and watercolour painting in a synergy of classical artistic techniques and cutting edge digital printing technology. Eden is sold in panels (drops are 3m x 121cm wide)

Sixhands Eden English Rose Wallpaper

Above Eden English Rose - Hand painted fresco style motifs bring a rich depth of inky colour to life size peacocks with a contemporary take on traditional embroidery, folk art and watercolour painting in a synergy of classical artistic techniques and cutting edge digital printing technology. Eden is sold in panels (drops are 3m x 121cm wide)

Sixhands LORIKEET Emerald

Sixhands Felicity Silk Road

Above - Felicity Silk Road, with sumptuous colours and inspired by folkloric forests, Felicity is abundant with the opulent flora and fauna described in children’s fables.

To see the full range and find out more Sixhands

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28Nov/110

adam laerkesen sculptures. plaster .Skull. flock. Cloth. ash. Wood. paint.Cast foam.Bone.

Adam Laerkesen is a member of the UP studio group based in Marrickville, Sydney.
Adams work includes drama, but is well restrained creating theatrical modernism working with plaster, wood, cast foam ,paint, cloth, bone and flock his work is truly unique and breathtakingly beautiful.
These sculptures sit well across retail, hospitality and residential projects. To contact Adam visit Adam Laerkesen