http://sjdesign.com.au/blog Interior Architecture | Product Design | Design Strategy Wed, 19 May 2010 23:50:43 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en EVOLVE AWARDS 2010: A DESIGN COMPETITION OPEN TO INTERIOR DESIGN PROFESSIONALS Designer Rugs are proud to launch the inaugural Evolve Awards. A design competition like no other! Six winning designs will be made into rugs and will form part of Designer Rugs' ID COLLECTION 2010/2011. Shareen Joel will be on the judging panel, follow the link ... http://sjdesign.com.au/blog/2010/05/evolve-awards/ Refreshed and inspired for 2010 Shareen discovered James Perse during a stopover in Los Angeles. Catching her eye was this custom Limited Edition beach cruiser. Fat 55mm tires, a Hydro-formed Aluminum frame, billet Aluminum steering stem coupled with leather seat and handlebars makes for one serious beach ride... http://sjdesign.com.au/blog/2010/01/james-perse-la/ A jewel of the Milan Furniture fair, Spazio Rossana Orlandi opened in 2002 in an old building in the Magenta District, close to Cadorna Station and ancient Sant’Ambrogio Church. The Space is divided into two different areas – one dedicated to design furnishing with a gallery for exhibitions, the other ... http://sjdesign.com.au/blog/2009/11/spazio-rossana-orlandi/ With it's sleek, adjustable arm and 360 degree rotating head, there's nothing this lamp doesn't see. With it's exposed electronic transformer base, there's nothing we don't see either. http://sjdesign.com.au/blog/2009/10/lightinglamps-lumina-daphine/ Accosted waters edge by none other than Shareen herself, young Raf Brown was spotted riding his personally crafted Paulownia timber surf board. A little further digging reveals Tom Wegener of Noosa hand makes these beauties, finless & individually customisable - surely the ultimate Australian board ? www.tomwegenersurfboards.com.au http://sjdesign.com.au/blog/2009/09/tom-wegener-boards/ Buried deep within our collection of inspiration images, we chanced upon this endearing shot of a print-maker shod between two classic Metalarte lamps. Perhaps from their product catalogue ? We're not too sure, this one remains in our mystery (and beautiful) section . . . http://sjdesign.com.au/blog/2009/09/metalarte-mystery-woman/ Recently revised and beautifully executed, The Melbourne Design Guide explores everything design from Australia's creative epicenter. www.melbournedesignguide.com http://sjdesign.com.au/blog/2009/09/the-melbourne-design-guide/ Fifty years old and this Danish-designed classic is still the personification of elegance, simplicity and craftsmanship. http://sjdesign.com.au/blog/2009/08/furniture-ch2-wishbone-chair-by-carl-hansen-son-designed-by-hans-wegner/ The jewel of the interior space: effortlessly updateable, exposed fixtures, and customised (almost) beyond belief. The hooks look great in pairs ! Enquiries to: studio@sjdesign.com.au http://sjdesign.com.au/blog/2009/08/accessories-useful-objects-architectural-hardware/ Heavenly line-work and graphic motifs in a breathtaking composition of colour and tone. http://sjdesign.com.au/blog/2009/08/artist-david-band/