Objects
Objects
"For us it’s not about architecture, it’s more about the big social problems," says Martin Bergmann from Austrian practice EOOS. inside co-editor Jan Henderson speaks with EOOS and Knud Erik Hansen of Carl Hansen & Søn about their collaboration, Embrace.
New York-based Filipino industrial designer Stanley Ruiz has an affinity for combining traditional craft techniques with contemporary design aesthetics, producing cleverly reinterpreted objects which display both foreign and familiar qualities.
In the suburbs of Tokyo there is a designer quietly working his way to international prominence. inside co-editor Jan Henderson visited the studio of Jin Kuramoto to speak to the man who is challenging design boundaries.
The Dog Room is a collaboration between Pen (Australian-based product design brand) and Melbourne-based architect Michael Ong (MODO, Michael Ong Design Office).
"I have to work with Ikea," said the brazen rapper and fashion designer this week. "With furniture, with interior design, with architecture. Yo, IKEA, allow Kanye to create!"
"The ThinkLab acoustic lighting range utilises the void between the desk and the ceiling plane. This is a previously untapped space in work places," said managing and creative director, Jason Bird.
Miele’s slogan of ‘Immer Besser’, or ‘Forever Better’, is certainly working overtime with a vast array of new products to be launched into the Australian market this year and into 2017.
Pokémon Go has become one of the largest mobile games in the world with users spending more time on it than social media. Using a similar Augmented Reality technology, Luxmy Furniture has developed innovative mobile application Testfit.
Tucked under a winter embrace, take a sonorous sojourn into the elements. Through the slipstream of mirrored surfaces, and autumnal colourings, a playful carousel of industrial design emerges from the sketch books of our modern-day artisans.
Looking beyond the roundabouts and political machinations, our nation’s capital is fast becoming a breeding ground for a new generation of Australian furniture and object designers, as MEZZANINE finds out.
When design maestros, such as Stefano Giovannoni and Philippe Starck, turn their minds to bathroom sanitary ware, you can be sure this once utilitarian space in the home will never be the same again. Featuring a special blend of pragmatism and panache, new sanitary ware designs are elevating the humble bathroom, improving its form, functionality and hygiene quality.
With icons like Tom Dixon and Danish brand Hay now in collaboration with the Swedish furniture giant, why is IKEA still such a dirty word in design circles?
"[These artefacts are] a collection of some pieces that we have acquired and others that we dream of...” Vince Alafaci and Caroline Choker from award-winning design practice ACME&CO pursue a style that is simultaneously eclectic and minimal. The pair share some of their most sought-after objects with inside.
Gone from whoa to global superstar in 14 years, HAY is a brand that now boasts a presence in most capital cities, as well as flagship stores across a number of regions, including Australia. Key to HAY’s success is a dual strategy of perpetual evolution coupled with timeless foundations, as inside finds out.
"Light in its purest form is about perception. It literally changes the way in which we see the world,” says Melbourne-based lighting designer, Volker Haug. MEZZANINE talks to Volker and other designers about new technologies that are bringing aesthetic opportunities to their work, and allowing them to set a new mood of sustainability.
Korban/Flaubert is a Sydney-based duo - metal specialist Janos Korban and architect Stefanie Flaubert - a creative pair with a fascination for producing objects from natural materials. ADR speaks with the design duo about their inspiration, design process, and the nuances of working with metal.
In the specialised area of workplace design, a recurring challenge is for offices to stay ‘of the moment’.
It is lamentably rare to have the inventor of a product speak about it publicly. Intriguing inventor and product designer Jake Dyson visited Dyson’s Sydney headquarters last month to give an insight on the development process and breakthrough technology behind his slick CSYS range.
“People these days are seeking softness, a more inviting working environment, whether in the home or in the office”, said Arper’s CEO Claudio Feltrin, during last week's launch of Arper's Work/Life range at Stylecraft.
One of the most prolific designers of our time, Sean Dix, has been known to smash chairs being sold in his name at trade shows. Dix makes an appearance for a talk and Q&A session at DENFAIR tomorrow, as a guest of Zenith Interiors.
Established over 20 years ago, the introduction of the Jonas Ihreborn collection brings a fresh perspective on Scandinavian design to Interstudio's diverse product offering in Australia.
With society’s focus on envelope airtightness, have we overlooked the importance of ventilation?
Cabinetry panels are designed to replicate the popular aesthetic of individual floorboards being used to construct cabinetry and furniture pieces. Harper & Sandilands provides cabinetry panels, available in a range of colours and ordered to size.
"Copied designs do immeasurable financial damage to independent design brands and makers," says Terri Winter, from top3 by design. In the UK, copied designs are now illegal – with fines of up to £50,000 and 10 years jail – and these dramatic changes provide an example for Australia to follow, with the Authentic Design Alliance leading the way for law changes.
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