KE-ZU Blog

The festive season might be over, but there’s no need to stop the celebrations. Take time to enjoy a warm summer evening at one of KE-ZU’s favourite rooftop bars. Terrace Bar at Sheraton Melbourne Hotel Terrace Bar at Sheraton Melbourne Hotel is an award-winning venue designed by Hecker Guthrie. It has fantastic cocktails, a tapas bar menu and great views...

Saké Restaurant & Bar first opened in The Rocks in 2009, and most recently opened in Manly at the end of 2018. Consistency has been key to Saké’s ongoing success, and KE-ZU is proud to have been with the award-winning restaurant group from the beginning. Melissa Collison Design and Luchetti Krelle independently designed the venues in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane and called...

With a background in product design, European furniture and business, Philip Hills brings a valuable set of skills and experience to KE-ZU. Meet Philip, who joined KE-ZU in July 2018 to in July 2018 to manage the development of KE-ZU’s wholesale and specialised products division. What does your role involve? I manage the development of our wholesale and specialised products...

Sancal’s La Isla sofa is a fitting choice for the newly unveiled shoe floor of David Jones’ flagship Elizabeth Street store in Sydney. Offering an indulgent shopping experience, the reimagined seventh floor is a well-heeled heaven. David Jones revamped its shoe department to emulate those in the world’s most luxurious department stores – think Le Bon Marche in Paris or...

Promoting wellness is now a driving force in modern workplace design. Office workers spend approximately one third of their waking hours at work every week, and their mental, emotional and physical wellbeing can be positively or negatively impacted by their workplace environment. Forward-thinking architects, designers and manufacturers are striving to create workplaces that have a positive impact on employees’ wellbeing...

KE-ZU Master Upholster Michael Jenx recently visited the Bernhardt Design factories in Lenoir, North Carolina, to view the techniques that enables KE-ZU to produce a select range of seating locally. This local production means KE-ZU can now deliver with shorter leads time, reducing sixteen weeks to four weeks while retaining the same exceptional quality. Michael spent several days touring the...

If short lead times are on your Christmas wish list, then a number of KE-ZU brands can deliver. Sancal, Bernhardt, ENEA, Chorus and Source products are upholstered locally with only up to four-week lead times. These are KE-ZU’s top 20 products with short lead times for upholstery. Sancal REW (above) is a versatile range of seating that includes chairs, sofas...

Workplace design has been reimagined in recent years with a focus on creating environments that aid employee productivity and enhance job satisfaction. The same is also true in educational environments where schools and institutes are working with designers to optimise spaces that help students achieve best results. The university sector has been of particular interest, and like workplaces, the emphasis...

Vondom always promises versatile, organic and fresh designs, and every year it delivers. Vondom stock, plus new product, has just arrived at KE-ZU and includes chairs, stools and tables suitable for a variety of indoor and outdoor styles and settings. With short lead times, the in-stock range is a perfect solution in the run up to Christmas. Vondom’s Africa (above...

Infinite Design Studio creates sumptuous and sophisticated spaces with warmth and soul. Taking a worldly approach to design, the studio produces interiors that combine the luxury and eclectic elegance of European design with the relaxed and casual ease of Australian interiors. Michelle established Infinite Design Studio in 2002. Based in Sydney, the practice delivers residential, commercial and retail projects across...