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Kenneth Cobonpue has just been named MAISON&OBJET ASIA's inaugural Designer of the Year. "Embodying the spirit of Asian culture, Asian roots and an international approach, Kenneth Cobonpue is the perfect ambassador for MAISON&OBJET ASIA", explains Philippe Brocart, M&O's Managing Director. "He has not only made his mark at home in the Philippines, and in Asia but also internationally" and "MAISON&OBJET ASIA...

Top Ryde City in north-west Sydney has been revamped by The Source Room. We provided a swag of Vondom planters and Sancal’s Boomerang Chill Chair to assist with the redesign of the shopping centre’s rest areas. Over 30 Vondom planters of varying sizes were installed around the centre, helping to separate space and provide an injection of greenery and life...

Li Hongbo is turning heads (literally) with his latest exhibition Tools of Study, which is currently on display at the Klein Sun Gallery in New York City. Coming as a surprise to most, the exhibition comprises busts, which at first glance appear to be constructed of traditionally with  marble or stone. That is, until closer inspection when one grasps the...

Two new collections from the creative lighting and accessories manufacturer Hive are now available at KE-ZU!  Conch and Whisk, designed by Luisa Robinson and Stanley Ruiz respectively, take cues and inspiration from objects founds in the world around us, combining familiar shape with a strong materiality mix.   Whisk by Stanley Ruiz  takes its concept from the culinary tool it...

Never before has KE-ZU had such an extensive range of designer lighting, accessories, seating and tables in stock!  If you didn't receive our email about our vast stock options ready for immediate viewing or delivery don't fret too much, you can check out all the details here - the above is only a glimpse of the options available. To add...

The wildly charismatic Spanish designer and artist Javier Mariscal, designer of many pieces available at KE-ZU has undertaken a new project, The Art Player at the Hangaram Museum in Seoul, Korea.  The exhibition is currently showing until 22 March. The exhibition leads its visitors through the designer’s creative process, dissecting it to reveal three clear spaces: SKETCHES ROOM: This first space...

The name and works of prolific surrealist painter Salvador Dali are set to be remembered throughout time. A pioneer of surrealism, larger than life Dali often depicted items of furniture within his paintings. Holding the exclusive license to recreate said pieces is Spanish manufacturer and KE-ZU supplier bd Barcelona and we are pleased to introduce Xai, the latest addition to...

With the sun out in full force over the weekend, there was a large pull to play Summer of ’69 by Bryan Adams (shudder) or anything by The Beach Boys. But with the weather turning and overcast skies looming, we were swayed to something a little more demure. So, Soko it is. Soko quit music in 2009 before she even...

Image Courtesy of Yellowtrace We love a feel good story on a Friday! Back in November we helped our mates over at Yellowtrace celebrate their fourth birthday (!), by providing the Chou table lamp by LZF lamps, as one of the prizes for their Thin Black Lines reader survey giveaway! We are pleased to announce that the winner is Griffen Lim...

Personally, the wonderful thing about Ocean Sole is not only their adaptive reuse, but how they transform a product that I hold a general disdain for into a thing of aesthetic beauty. Ocean Sole began in 1997 when Kenyan born marine conservationist Julie Church was working on a project for the Kiunga Marine National Reserve in Northern Kenya.  Horrified by...