It was that time of year again when those vague “I’ll drop into the showroom sometime” promises finally come to fruition and designers gorge on concerning doses of baked goods, cheese, wine and champagne while perusing a range of local and international products. Yes, last Saturday, Melbourne hosted this year’s Saturday in Design event.For those who aren’t local or those who were not brave enough to face the gloom that was Melbourne’s weather, here’s a little round up of the day’s events.Standouts for me included Corporate Culture and Jardan whose juicy range of freshly launched products deserve a blog post on their own. Zuster and Insitu both had the most striking styling, as did Jardan. Hassell’s black balloon installation for Space was the most intriguing and How We Create was just plain fun.Fellow Saturday in Design go-ers, what did you see and love?–Ella. Insitu went hard with the colour blocking, creating perfectly styled environments by V Arch. Jardan temporarily relocated to the stunning space at Rokeby Studio. It was a mix of old favourites and plenty of new products, all flawlessly styled. Another Melbourne local, Tait , relaunched their brand, dropping the “outdoor” part of the name and releasing new wire chairs “The Volley” alongside new planters. Zuster’s Melbourne made furniture and joinery were my favourite last SiD. Some killer styling on the top floor in black, white and neon ensured it didn’t disappoint this year. After lusting over Gubi’s catalogue, it was a treat to see Gubi pieces launched in the flesh at Corporate Culture. Poltrona Frau at Corporate Culture. At Great Dane, corded seats were assembled throughout the day and later auctioned. Leather upholstery remnants were made into wrist straps in the showroom. There was more to see here but my photography failed me. Boo. Hassell’s installation of cascading black balloons for Space. Clare Cousins paired up with Temperature Design to create this outdoor festive fringed curtain so I could momentarily forget that my boots were not soaking wet. Shorter lengths of ribbon with “wishes” were used to enter the door prize. I’m not sure who wrote the wishes but they made me giggle. So true. Viabizzuno temporary space by Geyer. Signature Floorconcepts shredded their products into little confetti pieces for their colourful photobooth. Custom carpets and rugs by Tappeti. Interface commissioned six artists and designers to create installations using their products. The work of Suters (left) and Emma Coulter (right) pictured above. An undulating sculpture using EchoPanel and a layered wall using fabrics from Woven Image. No disrespect to chilled water but it must be pretty tough to make chilled water dispensers seem vaguely fun. Studio Equator’s installation for Zip Industries was drawing in the crowds. I even spotted people dancing in there. Zenith and Godfrey Hirst teamed with Rothe Lowman to create this geometric, hyper-coloured space. Lighting designer Christopher Boots and furniture designer Ross Gardam at the DQ Collective. If you haven’t been to Christopher Boots’ website, go now. Checked out Oblica to see those fireplaces I keep specifying and that keep getting cut out. One day. Gorgeous greenery by Glasshaus. New talent was exhibited at Launch Pad including the delicately detailed “Tryst” stool by Tate Anson (left), “Ida Side Table” by Campbell Yule and Anastasia Tubert and “Unfold Desk” by David Harwick. An emerging artist sketching for ChairBiz as part of their “Artists at Work” program. Somewhere between the twenty two showrooms I’ve lost her name…anyone know? The How we Create open air precinct. The vibe was like a mini music festival, but replace instruments with machines that make moulded cups, metal bowls and turned timber. The makers gave these out to the visitors.[Photos by Ella Leoncio for yellowtrace.]Share the love:FacebookTwitterLinkedInEmailPinterest 10 Responses LucasQ August 21, 2012 I agree that Jardan, Insitu & Zuster had the best styling, a definate stand-out. Reply richard August 21, 2012 Great post YT – just so you have it the name of the artist at Chairbiz was Grace Mckellar ! Reply Colleen @ Habitus August 21, 2012 Thanks for the fabulous coverage of Saturday in Design – we’re glad you enjoyed it as much as we did! Reply Lauren August 21, 2012 Wow, that is such a great round-up! I didn’t get around to seeing them all so thanks for sharing the good bits! Can’t believe you didn’t mention the donuts at Temperature though! Reply Ella August 21, 2012 So glad to hear I filled in the gaps for you Lauren!As for the donuts, it was all fun and games until I spilled the hot jam ALL over my camera. Fail! Had I not been a total clutz-o-rama and ruined it for myself I probably would have raved about them! Reply Ash August 22, 2012 Great write up of the day. Pity the weather was average… The artist in the photo whose name you forgot is Grace McKellar, an architect/artist. This is her blog: http://everysecondday.blogspot.com.au/ Reply Wei Jien August 22, 2012 The Artist at Work is Grace McKellar – very talented young artist and architecture graduate! Reply Bellwood January 13, 2013 […] https://www.yellowtrace.com.au/2012/08/21/saturday-in-design-melbourne-2012/ […] Reply Dion Seminara March 15, 2013 Very interesting interior architecture and design ideas. Love the bookcase by Gubi Reply Highlights from Sydney Indesign 2013 | Yellowtrace. August 23, 2013 […] my memories of past Melbourne Saturday Indesign events seem more energetic in comparison. Remember this one? 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LucasQ August 21, 2012 I agree that Jardan, Insitu & Zuster had the best styling, a definate stand-out. Reply
richard August 21, 2012 Great post YT – just so you have it the name of the artist at Chairbiz was Grace Mckellar ! Reply
Colleen @ Habitus August 21, 2012 Thanks for the fabulous coverage of Saturday in Design – we’re glad you enjoyed it as much as we did! Reply
Lauren August 21, 2012 Wow, that is such a great round-up! I didn’t get around to seeing them all so thanks for sharing the good bits! Can’t believe you didn’t mention the donuts at Temperature though! Reply
Ella August 21, 2012 So glad to hear I filled in the gaps for you Lauren!As for the donuts, it was all fun and games until I spilled the hot jam ALL over my camera. Fail! Had I not been a total clutz-o-rama and ruined it for myself I probably would have raved about them! Reply
Ash August 22, 2012 Great write up of the day. Pity the weather was average… The artist in the photo whose name you forgot is Grace McKellar, an architect/artist. This is her blog: http://everysecondday.blogspot.com.au/ Reply
Wei Jien August 22, 2012 The Artist at Work is Grace McKellar – very talented young artist and architecture graduate! Reply
Bellwood January 13, 2013 […] https://www.yellowtrace.com.au/2012/08/21/saturday-in-design-melbourne-2012/ […] Reply
Dion Seminara March 15, 2013 Very interesting interior architecture and design ideas. Love the bookcase by Gubi Reply
Highlights from Sydney Indesign 2013 | Yellowtrace. August 23, 2013 […] my memories of past Melbourne Saturday Indesign events seem more energetic in comparison. Remember this one? The Sydney showrooms generally presented beautifully but rarely did I feel as if they were […] Reply