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56th Studio is the multi-disciplinary Bangkok based design studio which is emitting some quirky and rather sensational ‘sarcastic commentary’ pieces working with chairs, wall décor, fabric, pillows and handbags.  Excitingly, they follow the mantra of “form follows story” – and you’ll see how! The design trio behind the studio combines entrepreneurial skills with design, marketing and graphic degrees, they describe...

Teresa Sapey, the talented Italian architect, interior and industrial designer has our attentions today, and not only because of the abundance of interesting and quirky photographs of herself, or her enviable design mantra: It is to move emotions that I work with spaces, I’d go for provoking just about any kind of feeling, no matter what it is (…whether like...

On a recent trip to Los Angeles, this blog writer was fortunate enough to uncover and see many examples of a wondrous feat of architecture.  Googie Style; an inspiring and colourful chapter in the architectural history of L.A. It’s bold, it’s bright, it’s relatively kitschy… but it’s a bucket load of fun.   Originating in the modern architecture age in the...

From all of us here at KE-ZU we wish you a happy holiday season of laughter and joy, a Merry Christmas full of presents and food and only the very best for the coming year. KE-ZU will be closed from the 22nd of December 2012 and will re-open on the 7th of January 2013. Merry Christmas | Feliz Navidad

In late October Sydney hosted an annual workshop called ARCHIKIDZ.  A workshop run through the Sydney Architecture Festival which saw hundreds of children joining together at Carriageworks to talk, think and make architecture. The interactive workshop which was born in Amsterdam and is quickly spreading to other parts of the world seeks to (importantly) educate children about architecture and good...

Prominent French architect Jean Nouvel (pictured above) was awarded the highly-acclaimed Prtizker Prize for Architecture in 2008, the jury citing in their rationale: His inquisitive and agile mind propels him to take risks in each of his projects, which, regardless of varying degrees of success, have greatly expanded the vocabulary of contemporary architecture. Nouvel is the man who brought us...

Covering a song most famously performed by The Beatles, and written by none other than the lyrical gods Lennon and McCartney is not an easy feat.   Presumably it takes courage and a high-sense of ones talent to ever dare enter a world requiring such skill and care. Doubtless, some have failed in their quest. In our opinion however this little...

We love our furniture.  Pretty obviously, we live and breathe it here at KE-ZU. The distinction between tables available on the current market can be astonishing.  Responding to designs changing needs in materiality, sustainability, size and adaptability lends itself to creating a diverse range of table components. Designers the world over are working with different methods, utilising different materials in exciting...

The Third & The Seventh from Alex Roman on Vimeo. Today’s Furniture Free Friday crawls into the realm of technology, CGI  and one man who humanises film using two such methods. We bring to you Third and the Seventh.  A company consisting of its sole Spanish designer, who goes by the professional alias of Alex Roman.   Roman is a professionally...

KE-ZU recently went to work with Kenneth Cobonpue’s “Little People” – installing a custom made screen in one of the newest bars on the Sydney scene, Grain Bar at the Four Seasons on George Street, Sydney. With Grain Bar offering a generous mix of quirky, fresh produced food (the likes of fresh oysters, hanger steaks, smoked trout poe) and delicious...