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Sancal have come leaps and bounds in the past 40 years from a humble 3 person family affair to one of the leading contemporary furniture design and manufacturers, exporting from Spain to the world. The third instalment of their newsletter: "NOW" is out and well worth a look.  A good read, really. Download it here or flip through it online.

As the beep-beep of the truck backing towards the showroom grows louder, the KE-ZU team invariably leap to their feet and make a bee line for the loading dock. Sample arrival days are a bit like Christmas around these parts  -  With new designs and concepts being announced at Milan and Valencia Furniture Fairs in April and September respectively...

That's the word from renowned retail design guru and brand strategist:  Mark Landini from Landini Associates On April 27th, KE-ZU played host to the Retail Design Institute as they presented Landini talking on the shifts and trends in current retail design practice. The insightful presentation explored the social impact of brand awareness, how to maximise on brand loyalty and...

So You Think You Can Dance has seen recent success both here and abroad, though amongst the dance community opinion is divided on whether the platform is a true and positive reflection of the artform.  Whichever side of the rehearsal room you find yourself warming up on, it has become undeniable that the spotlight has definitely been thrown onto...

In recent times, the name Kenneth Cobonpue has become synonymous locally with designer outdoor furniture for high end hospitality and residential environs.  As both an established brand and highly sought after designer, what is perhaps most intriguing about his meteoric rise to the forefront (of an already competitive market)  is that he has done so through bucking the trends...

The 2010 Artifort Collection Poster has just come in from Milan with the entire iconic range including the newest lines,  in one easy double-sided fold out. Perfect as a product reference or a pin up for your wall. To secure yourself a copy simply email: [email protected] ...be quick, limited stock!

A hearty congratulations are in order for the dynamic duo that is Luchetti Krelle on receiving the 2010 Emerging Interior Design Practice Award at Friday evenings Interior Design Awards held at Sydney's Town Hall. The Australian Interior Design Awards is a partnership event of the Design Institute of Australia, designEX and ARTICHOKE magazine.

(Franco Forci / For The Times) This year Nanimarquina departed from boundary-pushing rugs that simulate thick fields of spring flowers or thousands of red rose petals scattered on the floor. Instead of such highly tactile shapes, the new Digit collection by emerging designer Cristian Zuzunaga took the form of flat rugs in deeply saturated hues. The color blocks, Nanimarquina...

(Franco Forci / For The Times) Rarely has sheet metal possessed so much levity. Working for the Italian company Emu, the Israeli-born, Paris-based designer Arik Levy created outdoor chairs called Pattern, whose visual lightness belied their heft. The honeycomb cuts in the metal heightened the airy effect, as did the color palette, which included cotton candy blue, deep teal...

Salvador Dali and Antoni Gaudi are names synonymous with art, design and the unapologetic pushing of conventional artistic boundaries. Each of them champions of their own surrealist, non-conformist styles, the two men, though prolific almost a century apart are responsible for some of the modern world’s most iconic artworks, architecture and design. It is with great pride then that KE-ZU...