March 2014

Image courtesy DesignBoom Artist Ian Strange, aka Kid Zoom’s latest installation art piece has dropped for the Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art.  Literally, dropped. In what could be the closest thing to the Wizard of Oz in Adelaide, Strange takes hostage of the forecourt of the Art Gallery of South Australia, creating a stunning site-specific piece of art which...

LZF Lamps' Stand - NYCImage courtesy InDesignLive Freelance writer Stephen Lacey recently authored a fabulous article about KE-ZU supplier LZF Lamps, their catalogue and their recent success at the Red Dot Design Awards. The article, published at InDesignLive includes some incredible photography and interesting tidbits of information about both the company, its product and its founders, two people we’re proud...

The Neri&Hu collection for De La Esapda became available in Australia for the first time late last year.  Available exclusively in Australia through KE-ZU, this collection of furniture represents a new aesthetic that is born from a cultural provocation; with Neri&Hu seeking to expand the scope of Chinese design.  This is heavily based on a mantra of expert craftsmanship, with...

Image courtesy DVF.com There are items that throughout time not only become iconic but also make history.  Diane von Furstenberg’s signature wrap-dress is one of these. The wrap dress was created in 1974, materializing and personifying a liberation movement for women.  By 1976 von Furstenberg had sold over a million wrap dresses around the world and cemented herself as...

Poly, 2014 (concept sketch)Commissioned by Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation, Sydney, 2014.Image courtesy Tomahawk // Archer Breakspear Fugitive Structures is an annual architectural initiative aimed at emerging and mid-career architects run by the Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF) in association with BVN Donovan Hill.   Open to a select group of entrants, the winner is given the opportunity to create a small...

After a week of Sydney’s overcast, rainy skies and a few furrowed brows and hopeful queries of “Is that the end of Summer?!”, the clouds have parted and Autumn is in full swing for the start of our working week. To mark this natural occasion, and to further cement the smiles on our dials, we thought Nancy Sinatra’s Sugartown was...