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Mag Nation shop opens in Sydney

Mag Nation shop opens in Sydney
Get off the computer! There is now a great place to get all the design related news you are craving for. Mag nation have just opened their first shop in Sydney, this follows in the footstep of the Auckland and Melbourne shops. They do not stock as many titles as the Melbourne shops just yet but they...

Sydney Architecture Festival :: 5 October

Sydney Architecture Festival :: 5 October
The third Sydney Architecture Festival will take place on Monday 5 October, World Architecture Day and Habitat Day. This year’s main event will be focusing on Circular Quay, which the organisers refer to as the Gateway to Sydney. The Opera House will host 2 talks that promise to be exciting: 2.00pm...

Lvov City’s Outdoor Crossword Puzzle

Lvov City’s Outdoor Crossword Puzzle
Via EnglishRussia.com comes this terrific project in Lvov City, Ukraine in which a massive crossword puzzle was painted on the side of a 100 ft high apartment building. Questions for the puzzle can be found in various locations around the city, on monuments, theaters, fountains, etc. Each evening people...

Interior Design – Best of the Year Awards 2009

Interior Design – Best of the Year Awards 2009
If you are at the top of your game in Interior Design then August and September should be good months to show off thanks to the Interior Design 4TH annual Best of Year Awards, the preeminent design competition recognizing superior interior design projects and products in more than 50 categories. This...

Nature’s revenge

Nature’s revenge
There is something romantic about the way nature takes over abandoned buildings. Some buildings get engulfed under layers of vines, others get pierced by a tree growing in the middle of their entrails. Romantic or maybe gore… Either way I find it fascinating – maybe it’s because I...

What is Eco-Design?

What is Eco-Design?
Mention eco-design and some people look at you like you are a hippy who just wants to run around naked and paint with your hair…but these days it ain’t so anymore. Eco-design is a principle all designers can follow. And it’s easy because it’s not about dismissing the fundamental...

Kelly Wearstler

Kelly Wearstler. She is a bit of a star in the US. She has been featured in Architectural Digest, Harper’s Bazar, Wallpaper*, Elle Decoration, Vogue Living. Her style is eclectic, a bit retro and hugely inspired. She describes it as “old-world Hollywood with a modern vibe”.

Life InStyle Melbourne :: 30 July to 3 August

If you have missed Life InStyle Sydney in February, here is a second chance with the Melbourne Edition. The trade fair will take place from 30 July to 3 August at the Royal Exhibition Building in Carlton.

Source: Pottery Barn

Pottery Barn is one of my favourite shops in the US. Their prices are reasonable, their collections varied and the quality is really good. Seems to good to be true… well it is. They deliver to Canada and have a limited collection available to the UK but it is still not possible to get their goods...

Designivist Beta version has just launched

www.designivist.com Designivist, the first Australian based portfolio portal and job board  has just launched! We are calling all graphic, web and interior designers, photographers, architects, web developers and other creative types to go on the site and put their portfolio up! The portfolios are...

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