Filed under: Architecture, Australian Design, Environment, Furniture, LivingOn Lifestyle
This is certainly a post to be happy about. Living Edge is delighted to be partnering with Happy Haus in Queensland by supplying furniture for their new display home at Southbank.
For a while we have been researching this area and have been left wanting. It seemed hard to find a pre-fab solution that works on all levels – beautifully designed, eco-friendly and working for our climate. Happy Haus seems to have cracked the formula and we are fans here. Now we just need somewhere to put one…
Below are some shots of our furniture in their display home.
If you’re in Brisbane head to Southbank to check it out in the flesh.
Filed under: Australian Design, Emerging Design, Sustainable design | Tags: Design By Them, Eco Design, Sustainable design, Sydney Industrial Designers
We recently discovered the work of Sydney based duo Design By Them. They have worked for a range of high profile clients, but what really stands out is their range of products that are committed to the principles of eco design, a subject they teach at university. Below are two from their collection.
(above) Butter stool is created from 100% post consumer recycled content, derived almost entirely from recycled milk containers. It is made from a single piece of material which when folded together can be hand assembled.
(above) WebLight is the result of an exploration into the potential possibilities of reusing plastic bags. Made from 70% recycled content, WebLight features an intricate pattern of texture and holes that are the direct result of its unique forming process.
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As we mentioned late last year, Living Edge has partnered with CERES Environmental park in Brunswick East, VIC to support a program called the EcoHouse. We wanted to remind you that Mary Holmes will be running the February workshop next week focusing on sustainable home renovation and making environmentally aware choices when it comes to selecting building materials, fittings and furnishings. You can download the CERES Sustainable Summer brochure here for all the details – the workshops are free but you do have to book. We’re looking forward to hearing from Mary how they go.
Filed under: Events, LivingOn Lifestyle, Sustainable design | Tags: Sustainable Living Festival
The Sustainable Living Festival is on in Melbourne this month (February) and will be split into 2 programs, the Main Event at Federation Square (19-21 February 2010) and the Local Events Program (6-21 February 2010) which encourages local communities to get involved a number of projects such as gardening, house tours and swap meets. The festival will fuse interactive workshops, talks, demonstrations, artworks, exhibits, films and live performances, inspired by the theme “Get ready for the Safe Climate Decade”. Learn more about it at the festival website.
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Once a year Herman Miller digs deep into their collection and releases a special piece in their Herman Miller Select range.
Selected for originality and authenticity the piece may be a once decommissioned piece, a reinterpreted classic or a newly designed object d’art. This year there is a very limited run of Spinning Tops. In a playful spin on the Eames’ great passion for toys and their 1969 film ‘Tops’, Herman Miller have collaborated with New York design studio KleinReid to produce a collection of three wooden tops. Each top has an original sculptured profile and is crafted of walnut – both classic toys and kinetic art.
If you are interested in purchasing one of the limited edition set of spinning tops please contact studio@livingedge.com.au or call 1300 132 154 for details.
We are fans of Lizzie Buckmaster Dove and regularly check in on what this talented local artist is up to. We were delighted to read about her new project on the Inside Out blog (also one of our favourites) recently. The Tide Project will run for one lunar month (Jan 15th – Feb 13th).
“Three people in three places connected by the tide, collect inorganic detritus – flotsam and jetsam – along a daily route. Each found object is to reference a circle in some way. A photograph of the selected object will be emailed to Lizzie and from these images three silhouettes will be cut through three pairs of paint swatch cards. The daily works will be displayed here in this order – Australia, Britain, Spain. Three new artworks will be developed from this and will be on display at the NG Art Gallery Sydney in June.” You can keep track of this project here. We’ll definitely be taking a visit to the NG Art Gallery later this year.
We found a fabulous set of photos of the Eames House at flickr recently, they were taken by a guest invited to a celebration at the house. Below are a few, see flickr for the whole set.
Filed under: Lighting, LivingOn Lifestyle, Objects, Sustainable design | Tags: Junk Chandeliers, Repurposed design, Stuart Haygarth
You need to look twice at the work of lighting designer Stuart Haygarth. His chandeliers and lighting are all made from re-purposed discarded objects but they present as highly refined and elegant pieces. Below are a few that took our fancy, check out his website for the full range.
(above) The original Tide chandelier is part of a larger body of work based on the collection of ‘ man made’ debris washed up on a specific stretch of Kent coastline (detail bottom image)
(above) The Optical chandelier (2007) is created from over 4500 prescription spectacle lenses.
(above) Spectacle (2006). Created from over 1000 pairs of prescription spectacles which are linked together to resemble a traditional tiered chandelier.
(above) Millennium (2004). The original prototype is made from 1000 exploded party poppers collected ( on 01.01.00 ) after the Millennium celebrations in London.
Filed under: Australian Design, Emerging Design, Exhibitions, jewellery | Tags: Contemporary Australian Jewellery, Melinda Young, Object, Object: Precious Pendants, Shauna Mayben
Happy New Year! This exhibition has been running since November 21 but with all the craziness of the silly season we hadn’t had a chance to blog about it. It definitely looks interesting though and well worth a visit: Precious Pendants running at Object until January 21. 40 jewellers were invited to design their take on a precious pendant and the results as diverse as they are stunning. Likened to chandeliers for the body, the pendant allows the maker to focus on the precious detail of the piece, creating a small sculptural form that is strapped to the body in a utilitarian fashion. Below are two that we love.
(above) Pulse, 2009 by Melinda Young
(above) Lovers Eye, 2009 by Shauna Mayben
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We wish all our readers a wonderful festive season and look forward to lots more design news, discussions and debates in 2010.
Please click here to view our Christmas card
PS: if you have time please do visit Architects without Frontiers who do amazing work all over the world. You can learn about the Anganwadi project and track progress over the coming months.
Happy Christmas and see you all in the New Year!
