Design News

Whatever Christmas may be to you, be it long haul drives to relatives, backyard cricket, over-catered lunch – there’s no doubt that at some point we all get a well deserved sit down and some relax time with friends and family.  Well, relaxing is generally the idea; more often than not the day can be riddled with stress, from burnt...

There are some things that we do in the toilet, yes we admit it; most of these stay pretty much part of our private daily routine – but not for this go-getting artist! Nina Katchadourian switches her electronic devices to the ‘on position’ and takes the time to artfully recreate 15th Century Flemish portraiture using found objects in the lav...

Leaving the novelty oversized whisks, chef hats, terracotta pots and sunflowers behind, Californian artist has revolutionised child photography, whilst smartly using sleeping children thus ensures circumventing the creative code of not working with animals and children! The innocence of children and their fantasy world is so proudly displayed in Californian Queenie Liao’s latest photography exhibition Wengenn in Wonderland.   The piece...

A somewhat favourite amongst (the female) KE-ZU staff and given his numerous awards and standing amongst the wider design industry a favourite elsewhere also, Konstantin Grcic again collaborated with bd Barcelona, this time to present Bench B – an addition to the wider ‘Extrusions’ Collection.   Bench B has just arrived in the country and is available for viewing in the...

We can’t seem to stop! Again, we are so excited by the arrival of the Showtime Lounger in the showroom, that we’re extending our Showtime promotion!   For the entire month of November – yes, that’s tomorrow(!) we are give away a free Showtime ottoman with any purchase of the Showtime Lounger!  This extends to all available finishes (they’re incredible...

In today’s fast world where we are constantly available never before have we so relished the opportunity for privacy, for quiet; a time to reflect and recharge. The flip side of this coin is that never before have we been so flexible with our work, carrying on more business outside of the regular office model than ever before - we’re...

We are ever so proud to announce that our super good mates over at Yellowtrace have won Best Online Design Publication at the 2013 Sydney Design Awards! Recognizing work throughout the design community, The Sydney Design Awards celebrates excellence, diversity and culture in Sydney’s design industry and the awards night last week saw Yellowtrace distinguished with top honours! Congratulations Mama...

We’ve never covered a garden here on the Blog!  We realised this as the World Architecture Festival in Singapore took place and a homegrown Aussie garden brought home the landscape prize! The Australian Garden at Cranbourne, Victoria landed ‘Landscape of the Year’ at the Festival dubbed the ‘Olympics of Architecture’, the prestigious Landscape of the Year Award is decided by...

Eminent members of the lighting design community and super popular KE-ZU supplier LZF Lamps have released their Newsletter No. 17.  Always full of interesting morsels of info, this one doesn't disappoint. With material on their London Design Junction (and a great video), the Spanish Rojo Exhibition at Sala Vinçon (pictured), the making of their exhibition stand and an interview with ...

Design Week Mexico, 9 days of design, 103 events and more than 1,000 participants and kicks off this week! Celebrating its fifth year, DWM was launched in 2009 by a group of professionals with a simple, but very touch aim; to position Mexico among the design capitals of the world, and support and nurture up and coming Mexican designers. So...