KE-ZU Blog

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...

The Calyx collection (see the blog post here) is not the only new release from design powerhouse Kenneth Cobonpue. Joining Calyx is Parchment, a versatile chair constructed using maple wood and delicately stitched sunbrella acrylic fabric.  Yes, for all those practical people out there, the covers are removable and washable! Quite obviously, Parchment gets its name from its original inspiration...

Andreu World, highly-regarded Spanish furniture manufacturer collaborated with YOD Design Studio to furnish Tau Restaurant in the Ukraine. Whether we have worked with the designers themselves or we come across them from our supplier, we love to see a great installation of furniture available at KE-ZU and this one is no exception.  Tau Restaurant describes itself as a restaurant of five...

Jaime Hayon’s Showtime Credenza for bd Barcelona has been a favourite of ours for many years.  Falling into the fun collection by the prolific Spaniard, this mulit-leg credenza is fun and functional and is now available in a yellow lacquered or walnut wood finish! The walnut version is on its way to the KE-ZU showroom.

Introducing the newest member of the Bd Barcelona Showtime family: the Low Lounger. Like the name suggests, this new lounge chair is the younger sibling of the Showtime Lounger! Designed by Jaime Hayon and launched at Maison & Objet Paris this month, the Low Lounger was designed with both the residential and contract market in mind and its material components...

It seems that luck is falling our way this week!  With Chinese New Year landing today, we transition from year of the water snake to year of the wooden horse. It’s with luck then that we have our own horse en route to become our mascot for the proceeding year!  Our little mate Rosinante is coming to join the KE-ZU...