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Blu Dot

School friends John Christakos and Maurice Blanks shared a passion for architecture, art and design. When they began to furnish their first homes they found they didn't like the stuff they could afford and they couldn't afford the stuff they liked... sound familiar? Figuring that they were not alone they set out to fill the gap and BluDot...

Flip Around

Flip Around is a super sleek, minimalist table, designed by Copenhagen-based designers NORM Architects. The design is a multifunctional piece of furniture that can transform from a stool to a side table with a simple flip. Apart from changing between a stool or a side table, the surface portion is removable to serve as a tray. The handle is attached to the tray enabling users...

feel safe and relaxed

The Haymes 2015 Colour Forecast themes are depicted from various trend-forecasting mediums, such as Maison Objet Paris, Future Lab and the forecasting website Stylesight. This research, partnered with Haymes’ own colour direction, forms the five trends that make up the 2015 Colour Expressions Forecast by Haymes for the year ahead. The inspiration behind the 2015 colour forecast comes from...

SKEEHAN a great Australian find

SKEEHAN studio specialises in commercial, furniture interiors and product design. Directed by Industrial designer Tom Skeehan, the studio takes a material driven approach resulting in an informed design process that considers the long term lived experience of the product and its environment. The SETTO collection explores the relationship between contrasting materials focusing on textiles, lighting and Australian timbers....

a blank canvas

Exploring the idea of connection with the earth, ourselves, our heritage and creativity in commercial spaces is the theme behind the 2015 Dulux Colour Forecast. Fittingly entitled Connection, the four colour palettes aim to inspire Australian design professionals to embrace colour – from the dark and moody to bright and bold and everything in between. Below Wildland illustrates a...

SeehoSu in Australia

Every brand in the SeehoSu collection represents authentic, original, contemporary design; while every item carries a story unique to its function and aesthetic. SeehoSu specialises in the supply of high quality designer furniture and accessories from Asia, with a particular focus on Japan and China. Based in Sydney, Australia, SeehoSu’s passion for innovative, beautifully designed and exquisitely crafted furniture...

Dialogue house

Located in Phoenix Arizona the Dialogue house by Webdell Burnette Architects is based on two volumes of light – one warm and one cool – one projected to the expansive horizon and one toward the canopy of the desert sky. Inspired by John Van Dyke’s ruminations on the phenomena of desert light specifically “colored air” and “reflected light” in...

a sensitive home

Nestled in the middle of pristine Brazilian rainforest, UNA Arquitetos have constructed a modest home. Located in the southern city of Joinville, the narrow house covers a huge swathe of land that sits at the bottom of a steep slope. Built with various prefabricated elements, the house features an outdoor swimming pool, exposed concrete, rustic saw-cut timbers and glass walls which frame...

a metropolitan feel

Interior architecture firm Amos and Amos recently completed a penthouse apartment at  Wapping Lane, a new 18-storey building in East London. The project aim was to re-plan the layout of the 241 sqm penthouse to create a clear space throughout the apartment with the result being a contemporary interior that balances immaculate detailing and bespoke design with a carefully selected material palette...

Matthieu Paley Nomadic Portraits

Matthieu’s photographs often explore themes of remoteness and isolation in Geo-politically sensitive areas. After 10 years of using Hong Kong as his base, he recently relocated in Turkey. Over the last 12 years, Matthieu was sent on assignments by various magazines such as National Geographic, Geo, Newsweek, Time, Outside, Discovery, Vanity Fair and Figaro among others. He has collaborated on numerous books including a book on...

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