The Voice of Professional Design

Breaking through.

Posted Wednesday, 16 May 2012

Audi sponsors international design and architecture conference today on planning future megacities.

Can Facebook help residents avoid traffic jams in Istanbul?

How do you find your way around in Tokyo if there are no street names, and houses are numbered according to the date in which they were built?

These are the many types of mobility problems – and possible solutions – facing inhabitants of megacities of the future.

Art by design.

Posted 17 May 2012
Clever DIY wallpaper lets you create your own spectacular designs.
Sensory overload.

Posted 15 May 2012
Can you whip up a winning industrial design for the kitchen in just two weeks?
Dreaming at The Gopher Hole.

Posted 15 May 2012
Talking, blogging and dreaming at London design and architecture event.
Top this.

Posted 14 May 2012
Design for new World Trade Centre runs into height and semantics problems.
Come to the light ...

Posted 10 May 2012
Strange new LED lights offer the shape of things to come.
Off their heads.

Posted 9 May 2012
French designer and American professor invent alcoholic aerosol spray.
What do you mean, ‘Green’?

Posted 9 May 2012
Huge amounts of spin in Volvo's ‘Mean Green’ truck speedster.
By George, Five Stars.

Posted 9 May 2012
Sydney building by DIA member achieves top Green Star Office rating.
Food for thought.

Posted 3 May 2012
New Japanese barbecue restaurant opens its doors in China.
Ahead by a nose.

Posted 1 May 2012
AdA crowdfunding design campaign crosses the line.

Metamorphosis

8 May 2012 - 8 June 2012

Jakob Schlaepfer 2012

Though established 110 years ago, Jakob Schlaepfer is as creative as ever: the unique luxury fabrics produced in St. Gallen are without equal. Determination to create the very best has taken Jakob Schlaepfer to the top in the world of fashion and textiles. Jakob Schlaepfer produces over 2500 designs per year for the Haute Couture and Prêt-à-Porter Collections for leading fashion houses around the globe. In 2008 Jakob Schlaepfer introduced a textile collection for interior decoration.

For further information on Jakob Schlaepfer, please visit our website www.jakobschlaepfer.com

Exhibition courtesy of Ian Frood Pty Ltd:

designEX 2012.

designEX returns to Sydney, 14-16 May with new show days, feature areas, brands and renowned international design thinkers including design journalist, Alice Rawsthorn and architecture collective Rotor. Discover the latest products, innovations and design directions at designEX 2012.

designEX 2012 presents the brands and design ideas that you want to see in furniture, textiles, lighting, architecture, bathrooms, appliances and surfaces. See the lastest products by Great Dane Contract, Spence & Lyda, Tsar Carpets and Rugs, Radford Furnishings, LightCo, Hettich, Axolotl, Abet Laminati and many more design inspirations.

There are many new reasons to visit designEX 2012.

A showcase of 20 independent, Australian designers and their latest products.
A collection of the newest products and technologies from local and international influential brands.
A progressive speaker series, featuring renowned local and international design thinkers.

Find more information and check for regular updates on www.designEX.info

Eminé Mehmet

Interior Designer, Sustainability Advocate, Writer, Speaker

Lives:
Sydney

Likes:
Summer in Sydney, gelato, coffee

Best design I've seen lately:
The Flux chair, it’s clever, it folds up, is easily stored, is made from polypropylene so it can be recycled, you can use it indoors and out and it looks great!

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