OBJECT FUTURE II // Future of Australian Design on Show in Melbourne.OBJECT FUTURE II is the second in a series of exhibitions that survey the latest design practice in Australia. The show opens on June 27 at Allpress Studio in Melbourne's Collingwood. This independently organised and curated design...
Yellowtrace Spotlight // June 2014.It’s the first Monday of the month, and you know what that means? It’s Yellowtrace Spotlight time! In this months' edition of Australian Design News we are sharing a whole bunch of cool stuff like an elegant brick house in Melbourne by...
Lean On Me // Two-Legged Furniture & Lighting.We all need a little support sometimes – be it a friend, a balustrade or a good sports bra. So why should inanimate objects be any different? Seriously though – is it just me or have you guys been noticing a growing trend with...
Quirky Handmade Lighting by Antoñito y Manolín // Spain.Antoñito y Manolín is a Spanish studio-workshop that designs and hand-makes furniture and accessories. Their newly launched lighting collection caught our eye in particular - it's pretty freaking cool, no? The clean, understated...
Exquisite Lighting by Apparatus Studio // New York.Holy guacamole! Apparatus Studio's lighting is absolutely ridiculous. As in ridiculously amazing. If I may paraphrase someone dear to my heart - "give me brass, black and white and I'll drop my pants any-day". My sentiments exactly! Here,...
FRAGILE Gallery by Atelier Mendini and Studiopepe // Milan, Italy.Alessandro and Francesco Mendini of Atelier Mendini, in collaboration with Studiopepe, recently opened the doors of their new two-storey Milanese gallery Fragile. Forget neutral spaces with toned-down style, and brace yourself for loads of...
Sneak Peek at Design Days Dubai 2014.Design Days Dubai is Middle East's first dedicated design fair, returning for its third edition with a diverse collection of compelling, highly collectible contemporary design pieces and installations. Don't worry - you haven't missed it -...
Gamsei Cocktail Bar by Buero Wagner // Munich, Germany.Never mind the fact we initially thought this was an interior of a milk-bar (rather than an artisan cocktail bar of alcoholic variety), the beautifully crafted space is a little jewellery box carefully designed, resolved and detailed...
Hanna Krüger Transforms Rosenthal Porcelain into Lamps & Vases.The ‘Pila’ series, meaning ‘pile’ in italian is a unique and unconventional assemblage of different plates by German designer Hanna Krüger from the Rosenthal Studio Line. The design 'Pila' stacks china plates and transforms them...
