KE-ZU Blog

We had a blast bringing you the latest designs from Jaime Hayon and Oscar Tusquets Blanca from bd Barcelona, Bernhardt Design, Expormim, and Parachilna. If you didn't have a chance to see our installation at the Tongue N Groove showroom during Melbourne InDesign you will find some of the bd Barcelona pieces on display at the Living Edge showroom in Melbourne...

Domo by LZF Lamps Cheeky devils! Our mates over at LZF Lamps have been busy daydreaming and transporting their products back in time to the fabulous 50’s! In the spirit of current television and cinema trend, LZF have chosen the interior visual presentation technique of 1950’s interior design to prove that they are committed to timeless design – an...

Mark's happy snap of the OSGEMEOS work OSGEMEOS, literally translated from ‘Os Gêmeos’ in Portugese as “the twins” is descriptive of the brother-brother duo who are quickly becoming well known in the street-art world with their distinctive style. With a little help, their first work in Canada as part of the Vancouver Biennale is destined to become the flagship...

The Flex Chair designed by Piergiorgio Cazzaniga for Andreu World is now available in sustainable solid wood! Functional, versatile and multi-purpose. The extensive Flex chair collection is enriched with a set of new features to highlight its great versatility. These new features include a new four wooden leg base, that merges thermo-polymer and upholstered shells with the warmth of wood. Which would you...

Viva España!! Many of our suppliers are based in Spain and we love everything Spanish including this gem we found in the YouTube archives (if they actually exist?!). Given the varied age group of many of our readers, only some will remember this one but it’s certainly high on the KE-ZU rotation. Black is Black, by then Madrid based Los...

Image Courtesy Jeremy Harris Image Courtesy Jeremy Harris Not the most politically correct title, but we’re sticking with it anyway. The photos series American Asylums: Moral Architecture of the 19th Century is a passion of photographer Jeremy Harris and a sort of homage to Thomas Story Kirkbride, a physician and advocate for the mentally ill until his death in...

A big thank you to all who entered the #KEZUMID14 Instagram competition during Melbourne In Design. After much deliberation we are pleased to announce the chosen entry. Congratulations @adrianahanna. We loved your shot of Oscar Tusquets Fontal Chair. Please contact KE-ZU on (02) 9669 1788 to claim your Jaime Hayon Gardenias Vase! #kezumid14 winning entry. Image Courtesy of @adrianahanna

Melbourne Indesign 2014 (see our campaign from August 2013 here) is all about collaboration and designer stories.  Matched by our mutual love of wood, we’ve partnered with Tongue n Groove in Melbourne’s Richmond and it’s easy to see why: not only are they a great bunch of people, they’re also industry leaders in timber flooring.  The incredible Tongue n Groove showroom...

The classic corner-milk bar is ingrained into Australia’s rich history. You’d be hard-pressed to find somebody who doesn’t remember a malt milkshake, a big serving of hot chips and a mixed-grill menu, available cheap as chips (pun intended) and offered just around the corner under a racy Chiko Roll poster. Some of these institutions still exist, yet often they’re simply...

Image courtesy https://larazankoul.com Lara Zankoul celebrates thought by exposing feelings that the naked eye may not be able to see in her latest collection The Unseen.  The idea behind The Unseen (colloquially known as "under/over water") is to reveal through these images the hidden aspects of feelings which affect people on a personal level, exposing a duality between our...