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  • April 12, 2012 2:39 pm

    DESIGN // Bespunk joins The NEST at designEX

    Bespunk, a clever initiative from Alexander Lotersztain and his cross-disciplinary design brand DERLOT, will join The NEST next month at designEX!

    Found objects and recycled furniture are reborn by the application of a specially developed finish that breathes new life into existing items, the result creating unique, bespoke and limited edition items. The finish can be applied to almost any surface, ranging garden and dining settings to a single lamp, now turning ‘trash to flash’ creates a new alternative to recycling.


    The process is simple. Send your items to Dr Spunk to be bespunked – but note new items will not be treated. Wood, metal, vinyl, plastic and leather are some of the many surfaces the uniquely formulated all black finish can be applied to. The end result is a black (yes only black), finish that has a shimmering opalescent hue.


    Bespunk launches in Sydney at designEX  at the independent Australian design installation The NEST.

    bespunk.com


    by Anne-Maree Sargeant  // The Snap Assembly blog // AMS-info

    Filed under:  Design, Furniture, Lighting, The Nest, Bespunk, Alexander Lotersztain, AMs-info, Anne-Maree Sargeant, AMS,.

  • April 11, 2012 10:03 am

    THE NEST// As seen on How We Create 02.04.12

    As designEX – Australia’s largest showcase of interior products, finishes and accessories – heads into it’s 24th year, the exhibition has unveiled not only a new look but an entirely new vision that will ensure the event continues as the key platform for design professionals to connect, inspire and explore the latest in their field.

    After several years of the event coinciding with Milan’s Salone del Mobile, this year designEX will be held May 14, 15,16 – the date change opening the door to brands such as Great Dane, SPENCE&LYDA, The Authentic Design Alliance, Porter’s Paints and many other leading suppliers. 
    Along with new ownership, the newly appointed management team share an innate passion for design, evident in the unveiling of the new look branding by LEUVER DESIGN, along with independently curated elements such as the NEST – a showcase of independent Australian designers / design makers / bespoke craftspeople.


    Adam Cornish’s Monkey Pots
    The Nest has been curated by design consultant and journalist Anne-Maree Sargeant, founder of thesnapassembly.com blog.
    “With several existing platforms that promote emerging design talent and product at prototype stage, we identified the opportunity for independent designers with market-ready product to present their work within a commercial context,” Sargeant explains. 

    Charles Wilson at work
    An invited group of 20 independent Australian designers and design collectives will showcase new products, with exposure to 15,000 design industry professionals next month in Sydney.
    The NEST 2012 will feature new work from Blakebrough+King, Charles Wilson, Alexander Lotersztain, DesignByThem, and Adam Cornish, among others, with all exhibitors aiming to connect with specifying architects and interior designers, and in some cases hoping to expand their sales distribution network.

    NEST designer, Adam Cornish
    Design duo Ben Blakebrough and Sarah King are Blakebrough+King. Working from their studio in the Southern Highlands, outside Sydney, the pair is currently consolidating 6 years of design practice into a strong collection destined for the Australian retail market.

    Ben Blakebrough and Sarah King
    “After launching prototype works several years consecutively at the Salone del Mobile in Milan, we are focusing on expanding our local presence as wholesalers through designEX,” says King. “We also hope to engage new collaborations with architects and interior designers.”

    Sarah curated The Other Hemisphere, an Australian design collective that exhibited in Milan at Salone del Mobile. Read the profile in INSIDE by Domingo Robledo.
    Placements for this year’s installation are all but finalised, anyone wanting more information should contact Anne-Maree Sargeant.

    By Ben Morgan.

    See the original post here// http://howwecreate.com/

    Filed under:  How We Create, The Nest, AMS, Anne-Maree Sargeant, design, great dane, Spence&Lyda, The Authentic Design Alliance, Porter's Paints, Leuver Design, The SNAP Assembly, Blakebrough+King, Charles Wilson, alexander lotersztain, DesignbyThem, Adam Cornish, The Other Hemisphere,.

  • March 26, 2012 10:27 am

    DESIGN // AUSTRALIAN INTERIOR DESIGN AWARDS – Short List announced!

    The shortlist for the Australian Interior Design Awards has been revealed - collectively the stellar list of projects demonstrate that the Australian design industry is thriving, with the shortlisted design practices representing excellence across the many different spheres of interior design.

    The judging process, conducted under the auspices of the Design Institute of Australia, also adhered to the protocols of the International Federation of Interior Architects/Interior Designers  - deeming a shortlist nomination to be acknowledgment that selected projects were executed to the highest level.

    The eight-member jury included leading design professionals, among them Robert Backhouse, MD HASSELL, Rosina Di Maria, principal WOODS BAGOT SA, Nick Tobias, TOBIAS PARTNERS, and Kirsten Stanisich, director of SJB NSW.

    With project categories spanning Public Space, Residential, Workplace, Retail, Hospitality, Commercial and Installation – today we take a look at a few of the interior design finalists – Robert Mills Architects, Smart Design Studio and Derlot / Alexander Lotersztain.


    Sorrento House by Robert Mills Architects   [image Earl Carter]


    Tusculum Street by Smart Design Studio [image Sharrin Rees]


    Chester Street by DERLOT / Alexander Lotersztain   [image Florian Groehn]

    designEX congratulates all finalists, and we look forward to the official awards ceremony on April 27th held at a gala dinner at Doltone House, Jones Bay Wharf, in Sydney.

    Over the coming weeks we will share more projects by this years finalists.

    Read the full shortlist HERE.

    australianinteriordesignawards.com

    by Anne-Maree Sargeant  // The Snap Assembly blog // AMS-info

    2 notes Filed under:  Australian design, interior design, Architecture, Australian Interior Design Awards, DERLOT, Alexander Lotersztain, Rob Mills, Smart Design Studio, William Smart, AMS, anne-maree sargeant,.

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