KE-ZU Blog

Graphic design is a visual language, one without boundaries, it is free and beautiful – hence the reason it is being explored in 100 Ideas That Changed Graphic Design by Steven Heller and Veronique Vienne.  It is the latest addition to Laurence King’s Publishing’s popular 100 Ideas series. “Our aim,” they say, “is to determine, define, discuss and illustrate the...

It’s happening again! KE-ZU supplier and purveyor of incredible lamps of plywood LZF Lamps are nominated for another award stemming form their ever-successful High Fidelity collection. The collection has already won two Red Dot Design Awards, and now one of its stars, the Escape suspension designed by Ray Power is nominated in the Pendant Light category at the Interior Design...

Andreu World, one of Europe’s finest furniture manufacturers based in Valencia Spain are well known for their beautiful woodwork. A favourite of designers in the KE-ZU catalogue is the Andreu World collection of wooden chairs that lend themselves perfectly for installation in hospitality spaces as well as around dining tables in the home. Set in our headlights at the minute...

Lada Gaga.  Two words that conjure a lot of emotion for me, most of it not so positive. Did you happen to catch Gaga’s opening act for Saturday Night Live this weekend?  If not, we’ve got it here for you.  Slipping out of her meat dress and donning sparkly 1930's-esque ensemble, the New York native had no dramas poking fun...

We’re all blown away with the work of Bot & Dolly – a US design and engineering firm that specializes in automation, robotics and filmmaking and comprises a small bunch of super technical and creative folk who have unleashed to the world their latest design installation “Box”. KE-ZU supplier LZF Lamps sent us this video which made Vimeo Staff Pick...

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...

Jane Russell’s lookin’ for trouble… and with these warm summer days in Sydney we’re all out for a bit of trouble I imagine (apart from today's London-esque weather). The beauty of this era is its cocktail of sex appeal, class, and pizzazz - with Russell the mixologist in this number for the 1954 film The French Line with the then-provocative...

Absolutely nailing it when it comes to sustainability is the new Central Park mixed-use development in Chippendale, Sydney.  Currently sporting a $2 billion price tag, the development includes a residential precinct, a recently opened shopping mall and recreation facilities. Leading the way in Sydney for environmentally conscious and efficient design, the development has received three Green Star Ratings for the...

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...

The first stop for Spain's new international traveling exhibition is the design-conscious Miami, where Tapas - Spanish Design for Food makes its premiere this month in Miami's Design District. Fitting that Florida sees the debut as the exhibition honors the 500th anniversary of Juan Ponce de León's arrival in Florida (Ponce de León led the first European expedition to Florida). ...