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Eye Candy Monday: PARKROYAL Hotel, Singapore
PARKROYAL Hotel in Singapore is a highly modern architectural project conceptualised by the creatives at WOHA. This ‘green city’ combines clean modern lines with concrete organic shapes and amazing...
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Furniture Design: Copenhague Range by the Bouroullec brothers
French designers Ronan and Erwan Bououllec were commissioned by HAY to create a new collection of furniture for the redesigned University of Copenhagen. The Copenhague range is minimalist in its design...
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PRODUCT DESIGN: Something old, something new, something borrowed, something cool
Everything old is new again … In the words of the writer over at Designer Pad – this is the “trend with a move towards nostalgia that celebrates design and ingenuity of yesteryear”. Designer Matt...
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SMALL SPACE LIVING: Micro Management
This micro apartment in Paris uses a minimalist approach to its design. French designers Betillon/Dorval-Bory got creative with the living space. White was used throughout to allow the apartment to...
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Colour Wrap Up: Happy Office, Happy Home
Spotti and Studiopepe teamed up to give fresh new appeal to Swiss modular system USM at Salone Del Mobile 2013. With endless combinations and multiple applications the storage possibilities are...
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Gallery Exhibition: Masked Intentions
Masked Intentions is a new art exhibition currently showing at He Made She Made Gallery in Sydney. 21 Artists & Designers were given a brief to create bespoke masks that had to be wearable and fit...
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Artist Kirra Jamison’s home
This is artist Kirra Jamison’s home. A two-storey warehouse-style space that she uses for work and play. This open plan home is filled with wonderful colour, eclectic furniture – complete with a...
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Minimalist fancies
This minimalist apartment is located in the popular area of Wiesbaden, Germany. The brief to the designers at Studio Oink was an apartment that was intimate, familiar, quiet, and bright. The designers...
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Eye Candy Monday: Flamingo Fest
Flaming Flamingos! I feel a trend approaching. Could it be that these chic pink birds are our next design muse? I’ve started to see flamingos popping up everywhere. Elegant in shape, rich in...
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Design Philosophy: Eating from the Apple
“What do we want people to feel?” This is the first question Apple designers ask themselves before undertaking any project. Watch the video below to get more insight into their design philosophy. Love...
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Branding: Like Child’s Play
Brand consultancy Depot WPF created a brand identity and packaging design for a new Russian dairy brand «Vysoko-Vysoko». Translated it means Sky High. When working on the project, Depot WPF paid...
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Food Photography: Bauhaus
This Bauhaus inspired food shoot is by British photographer Nicky Walsh and German chef Max Faber who runs the blog Nicky&Max. This shoot was produced purely for the love of a project and not for...
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Colour Wrap Up: Smarter Cities
I LOVE THIS! This is what happens when design and out-of-the-box thinking work together to form solutions. The ‘People for Smarter Cities’ project by IBM and Ogilvy is evidence of this. This...
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The Art of Carpets
Tai Ping the leading manufacturer of custom handmade and woven carpets; and design studio Fabrica collaborated to reinterpret traditional carpet design and celebrate the craft process. ‘Foliage’ by Sam...
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Design: No Sweat, No Fuss
How many times have we used the excuse that we just don’t have time to workout? More than we probably would like to admit. While there are gyms and fitness programmes aplenty, key to an effective...
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Colour Wrap Up: Light, Bright and Airy
Here’s a look at the home of Johannesburg born, now Athens based graphic designer, Tomy Karaiskos. His love of art is evident throughout his home, and it’s everywhere and specifically curated for his...
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Eye Candy Monday: SA Decor & Design cover shoot
Chantel Hans, Plascon Trends Contributor, did a post on Friday on how the 2014 cover of SA Decor & Design came together. Here’s her behind the scenes look. We were thrilled to be approached by...
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MR PRICE HOME – DESIGN ON THE MOVE
It’s thanks to projects like COLAB that we appreciate Mr Price Home for championing local talent and making design affordable for the masses. Their recent project Design on the Move took three vintage...
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Garden Decor: Garden Glory
Now here’s something that’s just fabulous for your garden. Garden Glory – “For glamorous people with dirty nails”. Get rid of that tired, old green hose lying around your yard and add some style. A...
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Online Store: Lost Is a Place Too
The very talented illustrator, graphic designer and thing maker, Miss Lauren Fowler, has opened an online shop. Apartments art print, R550 Lost is a Place Too sells a collection of her art prints,...
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