November 2013

With December looming all around us we’re hearing the words “Gee is it that time of year already?”  “Doesn’t time fly”; and it most truly does in our current fast paced world. This is why Phillip K. Smith III has taken to a small shack just outside of Joshua Tree, California for his latest art installation Vision Stead. Vision Stead...

We all know how this little tune goes… so join with us and sing: Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday dear Yellowtrace... …you know the rest. Our wonderful friends over at Yellowtrace are turning four.  Can you believe it!  We love to celebrate and to help Yellowtrace with their celebrations we’ve offered one of LZF Lamps’...

Vondom’s Chemistubes takes inspiration from sterile science laboratories and utilises decontextualization (what a great word!) to reinterpret the classic chemist tube into a versatile vase and planter which can easily feel at home in any space. By increasing the size and scale, the pieces transform themselves into fun, functional specimens for the home and office, bringing with them a playfulness...

The showroom floor here at KE-ZU has recently seen some action; it was overhauled for Saturday Indesign by Dana of Yellowtrace and now plays host to some great new floor coverings by Spanish rug manufacturer Nanimarquina. We’ll let you know about all of the pieces we’ve brought out from Spain shortly, but first cab off the rank is Rangoli –...

The showroom is always alive with some great songs.  Usually the DJ’ing task is undertaken by Yael or Tom and the tunes of choice stream from our Philippe Starck Parrot speakers. A regular on the KE-ZU playlist is Parov Stelar, the Austrian born artist (or cool cat) who fuses together the past and the present for this electro swing beats...

Graphic design is a visual language, one without boundaries, it is free and beautiful – hence the reason it is being explored in 100 Ideas That Changed Graphic Design by Steven Heller and Veronique Vienne.  It is the latest addition to Laurence King’s Publishing’s popular 100 Ideas series. “Our aim,” they say, “is to determine, define, discuss and illustrate the...

It’s happening again! KE-ZU supplier and purveyor of incredible lamps of plywood LZF Lamps are nominated for another award stemming form their ever-successful High Fidelity collection. The collection has already won two Red Dot Design Awards, and now one of its stars, the Escape suspension designed by Ray Power is nominated in the Pendant Light category at the Interior Design...

Andreu World, one of Europe’s finest furniture manufacturers based in Valencia Spain are well known for their beautiful woodwork. A favourite of designers in the KE-ZU catalogue is the Andreu World collection of wooden chairs that lend themselves perfectly for installation in hospitality spaces as well as around dining tables in the home. Set in our headlights at the minute...

Lada Gaga.  Two words that conjure a lot of emotion for me, most of it not so positive. Did you happen to catch Gaga’s opening act for Saturday Night Live this weekend?  If not, we’ve got it here for you.  Slipping out of her meat dress and donning sparkly 1930's-esque ensemble, the New York native had no dramas poking fun...

We’re all blown away with the work of Bot & Dolly – a US design and engineering firm that specializes in automation, robotics and filmmaking and comprises a small bunch of super technical and creative folk who have unleashed to the world their latest design installation “Box”. KE-ZU supplier LZF Lamps sent us this video which made Vimeo Staff Pick...