vote for us...

Voting is now open for the Peoples' Choice Award.

Vote for your favourite finalist (US, of course...) HERE by nominating your star rating at the bottom left of the image.

qdos finalist...

Our New Farm Penthouse project is a finalist in the qdos Awards 2009.

All finalists will be on show in the Tom Heath Gallery, QUT Art Museum, Gardens Point Campus, 2 George Street Brisbane, from 16'th September until October 2009.

Winners will be announced on Friday 2'nd October.

brother and sister design harmony

featured in the latest vogue living .au, susi and michael leeton have created a wonderful (almost sculptural) family home in melbourne. i am in love with their choice of materials and finishes that help create a home that is unique, peaceful, with a wonderfully modern slant on one of my favourite architecture/design styles - adobe.

phorm interiors latest project...isle of capri kitchen

genuine fakes...

I must admit that I am often quite surprised by the 'Genuine Fakes' that are available in the market.

My understanding (correct or incorrect?) was that a design patent prevented others from importing, manufacturing, using or selling the patented design for the period of the patent. For me this gave explanation to the Barcelona and Le Corbusier designs on the market (usually sold under a different name to the original design).

Lately, however, I have noticed copies of designs such as Marcel Wanders' 2007 'Skygarden' Pendant for Flos Lighting and Tom Dixon's 2006 Beat lighting range. I have even seen a copy of Front's 2006 'Horse Lamp' for Moooi.

In Australia, a new industry collective, Authentic Design Alliance, have formed to support the integrity of original and authentic design.

What is your opinion of original design over copies?

brisbane ekka...

A great image by Nicholas O'Donnell that captures all the colour and vibrancy of the Brisbane 'Ekka'.

hand renders...

During the design stage we all like to sketch and then render our ideas.

This is how the banquette seating at the Port Office Hotel came to realisation.

shelton mindel & associates...

We have been fascinated by this amazing kitchen by Shelton Mindel & Associates for weeks...

It's galley style creates a stunning hallway to the right, an open-style to the dining area on the left and can be entirely closed off when entertaining in the formal lounge.

A clever joinery detail that makes perfect use of what would otherwise be a difficult open plan.

total venue...

Port Office Hotel featured on Total Venue.

h d inspirations...

A big thank you to Dale of Vancouver's H D Inspirations for his great feature on the Port Office Hotel.

but the missoni blanket was meant for me...

three wishes...

Just came across a couple of pics from the opening night of Eleanor Millard's exhibition, Three Wishes, at the Australian Galleries in Melbourne.

Those in the know will remember Eleanor's bedlinen range, Eleanor Millard Bedroom. My own EMB is almost threadbare and I can't stand the thought of buying anything else!

in design live...

The Port Office Hotel is featured as part of In Design Live.

This project resulted from a great collaboration between ourselves and Blueprint Architects.

gertrude street, fitzroy...