Monday, December 20, 2010

DESIGN MIAMI/ART BASEL HIGHLIGHTS.........

Wow what fun Design Miami/Art Basel was......
The Hotels, The Parties, The Bars, The Laughs, The Design & The Art.....
&.........


'Netscape' by Konstantin Grcic.....
Sleek & swinging.......



The dandelions slightly vibrated in the chamber it was mesmerizing.....


My favourite piece from the show 'Ceres' by Lindsey Adelman.....
Every piece told a different story.......you stumbled upon the collected objects......



Fendi presented Modern Primitives by Aranda/Lasch.....
they continued to build & change the space through as the days went on......


I am a Ted Noten addict........
He also showcased a beautiful new jewelry collaboration as well.....
black diamonds infused in perspex!!!!


Design Talk- with Pharrell Williams, Silvia Fendi, Stefano Tonchi & Ron Arad....
Very entertaining........& honest....


Night installation.......


Who knew soccer balls could be so magic......


La love this technique of scanning in elements....
re-creating onto a rug form.....


Beautiful idea for a stylistic shoot.......



This pieces sold for $80k made out of individual beetle shells.......
I wanted to take it with me in my suitcase.....



Was great to hang out at SCOPE as they packed it down....
What goes up must come down.......


Haunting Vodka installation........
Girls walked up the levels with their buckets chanting....
and the Vodka poured down from top to bottom.....


Nothing like a bit of branded pop-culture art.......




I wish I took this video the correct way......
woooooops....
but such a clever art meets video concept......

Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Ermenegildo Zegna- Citrus for Summer Boys!






What a fabulous way to spend a hot sydney afternoon..........
@ Ermenegildo Zegna head office for a sneaky Campari & media showing of the new range......
Brave boys if you are out there........
Citrus is calling your name......
P.s how amazing are the Milano made fixtures.....

Monday, November 22, 2010

MY RUG DESIGN HAS COME TO LIFE..........WO


What an exciting morning.........
Off to Designer Rugs to interview all the 6 finalists with their rug designs......
For thedesignvlog.com.......
& including my design......wow wow
Turned out in real life even better than I could of imagined.....
Overall winner to be announced on the 30th November....
In my mind am already a winner to see my design resolved and in the designer flesh....
My design is available to buy from Designer Rugs....
Limited Edition of 30.....

Sunday, November 21, 2010

TOURIST IN MY OWN CITY........






Walking down William St.........stumbled upon King St Gallery......
Taxidermy with a twist.......


Its always fun to be a tourist in your own city........
A walk from home to the MCA......
Annie Leiovitz exhibition is truly amazing......
She captures the best in people.......in the most interesting way.........

Thursday, November 18, 2010

oooooooooo DP.......you shouldn't have.....xo


Merci Merci for the flowers DP..........
See you for thanks giving lunch in San Fran.......wo

Monday, November 15, 2010

CONSTANCE GUISSET.........TALENT CRUSH....




Just received an email from the amazingly talented Constance Guisset.....
about her 14min movie, specially conceived for the Saint Etienne Planetarium dome...
Wish I could be there to see it.....
But check out her recent design for the French Institute of Turkey in Ankara.....
So so good.........the room has constant movement & fluidity in tone....



TOKYO RETAIL DESIGN.......

The retail design scene in Tokyo is by far the best in the world......
I don't know how many times I said WOW, WOW, WOW.....
They just know how to be sleek, clever, kwirky, minimal & strong.....






Comme des Garcons store........la la loving these lights.....




Yoshi Yamamoto store.......I am a spiral staircase addict.....






Super Super clever Hermes.......


Sheer fabric bellowing out the front of the Mini store.....

TOKYO DESIGN WEEK WRAP UP......


 Team TDW.......EE from thedesignvlog.com & ..........


CV from yatzer.com............
scoured the streets of Tokyo for the most unique innovative new designs.....


Congratulations Tokujin for winning "artist of the year"........





Very clever watch display......so sharp, simple & monochromatic.....



Trip out to Tabloid to visit the Monocle store.......




SuperDeluxe was where Pecha Kucha began......
Eero did a great little talk on his favorite guitars.....




This lamp was my favourite design discovery.......
Within the Design Tide section...... great designer from Oslo....
I just love the pure modern white lines that create the most mesmerizing shadows...
The light absorbs the natural light during the day & then glows purple at night...
Reflecting how water lilies transform from day to night.....


My other highlight was the LLOVE HOTEL.......
The rooms were amazing.......the concept super clever....


After the best meal in Tokyo......
Thanks to Moet & Hennesy.....

BUT YOU CAN VIEW ALL OF THE HIGHLIGHTS IN VIDEO FORM.....