light emitting wallpapers...

The light emitting wallpaper is exactly what it says on the tin...

The cool thing about it too is that when it’s not turned on, it seems to be just a normal wallpaper...

Jonas Samson, an innovative interior designer from the Netherlands, has designed this new wallpaper that also serves as a light source.

50 years of style...

this year the egg chair celebrates its 50th birthday, and i have to say she looks as great today as she did 50 years ago...

I had the opportunity to visit the Fritz Hansen factory and museum last year in Copenhagan and what a set up. We had a confidential sneek preview at a few of the limited edition chairs and it was amazing to see them being hand made by such highly skilled craftsmen. 

I've been meaning to blog about this for a while now and I dunno why it crept into my head today, maybe it was this picture I happened to find...

Fritz Hansen celebrated the 50th Anniversary with 999 limited edition designs of the egg chair. The limited edition collection included chocolate brown suede on the back and chocolate brown leather on the front. The base is in solid bronze and hand polished to create a unique finish to the chair. The bronze base will darken in appearance over time. Each of the 999 Eggs were individually engraved, under the seat cushion, with a unique number and a brief text about chairs history. And i got the chance to sit in one during my visit...

doom and gloom and the end of the design boom

"Ah it's strange times isn't it -hows the job hunting going?" is the conversation starter I'm getting these days from alot of my friends. And to be fair doom and gloom seems to all there is all these days. Just turned off the news there as I'm sick of listening to it, job losses at an all time high since 1996...

It's hard to keep the chin up and hard to keep positive and hard to keep the chin up, although I read a great discussion starter by my friends at daedal review today. Lorraine got to thinking about inspirational design in these times to lift the spirits,although she quickly reverted to say she couldnt ignore the current climate and whats happening around her.

Like her, my friends are on reduced hours, over-time hours cut, expenses at a minimum, christmas parties cancelled, even returning from time off to find staff laid off. Its been a constant furry of texts and emails for me from friends telling me who's been let go over this past few weeks, I don't know too many in my design fraternity who havent been affected in one way or another.

How quickly indeed it has all changed. Like my friends at daedal review I too am wondering where you will go for work? Dubai is in a steady stream of construction at the moment, anywhere in the Middle East seems like a goer to be fair. Australia was the place to be for a long time, but I've learnt from a friend out there looking for work that there's nothing in Sydney or Melbourne and that Brisbane is looking like a possibilty but not a definite.

Crazy world, changing times... What do you think?

urban gnomes...

i saw these in a magazine about a month ago and i love them...finally tracked them down...hope you think they are as cool as i do...

made from bone china these little dudes are about 20.5cm tall...the ultimate alternative to the traditional garden gnome, then again if your kitch and you like garden gnomes you likely wont like these...they are handmade and designed by the guys at Vitamin...and if you simply like cool graphics and funky shapes they'l look great in any part of your garden or home

burdifelik....

I am completely blown away by the new menswear department in the lower ground floor of brown thomas on grafton street..high street fashion meets high design....

its almost like a nightclub with the cool sleek lines and sharp colours and its undulating curves that seem to flow seemlessly throughout slinky corridors leading into different rooms for suits, highend streetwear and shoes...the fitting rooms are so cool

zaha hadidesque in style almost....

designed by a candadian team diego burdi and paul felik, however as much as i've tried to find anything on them i've come across countless articles and awards listings i've been unable to find their company website or contact details...so if anyone has any info on BurdiFilek Interior Designers please feel free to comment....