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Gone are the days hotels are merely a place to stay, removed from the culture and  energy of the community outside. Today they are designed as vibrant and connected destinations in themselves; places to experience for their own well-deserved merits. On July 14 KE-ZU hosted “Connecting the Dots Vol. 1” presented by Nicky Lobo, Editor of Habitus, and with Matthew...

We would love to thank all those who joined us as we hosted “Connecting the Dots Vol. 1” presented by Nicky Lobo, Editor of Habitus, in conversation with Matthew Sheargold, Senior Associate at HASSELL. The conversation centred around current and future trends in hospitality design as Matthew explored how hoteliers, architects and designers, faced with competition by Airbnb and challenged to millennial demands for memorable...

Opened in 1854, Flinders Street Station in Melbourne has long been the gateway for Melbourne’s CBD, servicing over 100,000 Melbournites daily. Holding almost no purpose other than transition and providing a beautiful aesthetic of the history of our fair Nation, it’s probably not before time the ‘Victorian Grand Central Station’ had a little face-lift. Let us rephrase that.  A complete...

A vibrant selection of images Saturday InDesign 2011, taken in KE-ZU's new showroom and the brilliant Warehouse 15 Installation we built with HASSELL!

At Saturday InDesign this year, HASSELL, Ontera, Red Bull and The Man In Blue will be getting creative with us in our one-off installation: Warehouse 15!

Winners were grinners in Melbourne on Friday evening at the Australian Interior Design Awards 2011. We take a look at some of the award recipients.

Last Thursday saw the ninth IDEA Awards by the team at (inside) magazine, celebrated at The Ivy Room and The Ivy Lounge in Sydney. As usual, the event was sold out and the spectacular after-party continued until the wee hours of Friday morning.  Without saying too much, we may or may not be aware of a number of bleary eyed...

HASSELL ARE ONE OF AUSTRALIA'S LARGEST DESIGN PRACTICES,  COVERING ARCHITECTURE, INTERIORS, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE AND MORE... WE SPOKE TO THE EVER-BUBBLY, ALWAYS BUSY, JOEL SAMPSON OF THE INTERIORS TEAM, WHO HAS RECENTLY BEEN HEAVILY INVOLVED IN THE HUGE REFURBISHMENT OF THE SHANGRI-LA, SYDNEY AND ASSORTED NOVOTEL LOCATIONS. TO GET A GRASP ON THE EXTENT OF HASSELL'S EXPERTISE IN ALL IT'S FIELDS...

The NSW 2010 Architecture Awards saw the prestigious Sulman Award handed to HASSELL last friday night for their work on the Epping - Chatswood Rail network expansion.  Their design and development of the the four new multi-million dollar stations was recognised on the night as leading the way in new public transportation design: While the station planning is highly...

Last Thursday evening heralded the Sydney launch of the Authentic Design Alliance at KE-ZU's Surry Hills Showroom.  Speakers on the night were Taiwan based designer Michael Young, MD of Hassell: Rob Backhouse, Simone Oliver from Geyer and Matthew Hall an IP specialist Lawyer from Swaab Attorneys. One of the prominent issues that came to light was that it can...