Dinosaur Designs co-founders Louise Olsen and Stephen Ormandy have released their first furniture collection: side tables in the brand’s signature resin. Having cemented themselves in the Australian design industry, the introduction of these larger pieces is perhaps a natural progression. Louise and Stephen have each designed a collection of side tables, celebrating their individual design […]
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“It’s a pretty simple thing,” says Ryan Melder, “we make products from materials that are destined for landfill – anyone can do it, it’s just about having the motivation make it possible.” This is the humble nature of the Melder family and, in fact, the whole story around their recycled furniture and homewares business, Mulbury. […]
I’m not usually one to gush about furniture but this stuff? Wow. Love. It. All. Regency Distribution is exclusively importing US interiors brand Worlds Away to the Australian market. Founded in Memphis, Tennessee, it has been a hit brand Stateside in the interior design industry for more than 20 years.
In a time when many people buy cheap, plastic, imported furniture, I think it’s really important to highlight the dying crafts of local furniture makers like Michael Hayes. You know my blog is not about being snobby or saying you can or can’t buy whatever you like at whatever price, and I realise many readers […]
The Decoration + Design Melbourne trade fair is fast approaching and I have some tickets to give away to the international industry seminar series. Would you like to hear Melbourne interior designer Chelsea Hing speak? Or maybe American designer Lori Weitzner? Chelsea will tall about designing from the heart, keeping it personal and bringing her […]
It’s now less than a month until Life Instyle Melbourne. Are you going? I am! Today, I’m pleased to share with you a first look at the look books for Life Instyle and Kids Instyle and share with you a few of the exhibitors I’ve got my eye on.
These are a bit cool. And they’re tapping into two current trends: neon (yes, still not going anywhere) and macrame (tell me you’ve seen those pot plant hangers?). The Neon Vintage macrame bedheads are handmade in Brisbane and stocked by Petite Vintage Interiors. Of course they’re not actually a bedhead, more a suggestion of a […]
It’s hard to believe these handmade, fair trade pieces from Nicoya Furniture start life as twigs, isn’t it? That’s right, they’re made from rattan and palm tree twigs, hand inlaid into resin, for a very unique end result. These pieces are the latest additions to the range.
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Behind the scenes of my new wallpaper
I’ve been chatting about my new home office wallpaper for a while now. I even asked you to help me choose the final design as I was so overwhelmed by the amazing choices from Publisher Textiles! So today I thought I’d show you behind the scenes of my paper (Bugsey in Duck Egg) being handmade […]
DESIGN: MADE: TRADE has been a staple of the Melbourne design scene for the past five years, and 2013 heralds a new direction for the show. This year, it will be a feature of DECORATION + DESIGN at the Melbourne Exhibition Centre (18-21 July). For the first time, Design: Made: Trade will be a curated […]
I’m a huge fan of Kirstie and Phil’s Location, Location (I grew up on the stuff in the UK, where it was HUGE), so I was keen to check out Kirstie Allsopp’s latest show, Kirstie’s Vintage Home. Following on from the success of Kirstie’s Handmade Showdown, the queen of craft (and real estate) takes on hopeless homemakers […]
This showstopper of a necklace is only $69.95 from Lady Chatterley’s Affair. Three strands of aqua ceramic beads, fastened at the nape of the neck and embellished with a sparkling bow. Each piece is handmade and slightly different. Buy it here. #14gifts for mum is a gift idea a day for 14 days in the […]
Isn’t this just the cutest photo you’ve ever seen? It’s stylist Megan Morton and her beautiful daughters Millie and Bea. Just look at baby Bea! Those looking for some Mother’s Day goodness or a gift to rival a box of chocolates should head to Megan Morton’s pop-up store at Sydney’s MLC Centre from Thursday. It’s […]
But you really must eat off these Markey & Lockyer creations because it’s totally safe to do so and just look how good they look with cake on them! You may have noticed a bit of a theme emerging on Interiors Addict recently, of handmade and upcycled products from small, independent businesses. I just love […]
The last 46 years have seen Barbara Hermon become a household name synonymous with style, quality and the best of interior design. This year, Melbourne institution Hermon&Hermon celebrates 23 years on top, but inside the fickle and often foreboding world of retail, perhaps Barbara’s most impressive accomplishment is the mere fact that she is still […]
Drawing upon inspiration from the ocean, a fierce yet gentle, natural and ever changing beauty, the latest Dinosaur Designs collection by creative director Louise Olsen, resembles sea forms. In the homewares range, vases and bowls resemble handmade shell forms. The natural colour of spotted patterned shells is cast upon vases and bowls. Platters form like […]
Yes, yes, I love Bonnie and Neil, and so do you, judging by the flurry of comments every time I post a photo on Instagram with my pink B&N tablecloth in shot! So of course I’m delighted they’ve expanded their cheerful range into bed linen, ceramics and rugs. Surely every room in your home could […]
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Happy Easter, readers!
I hope you’re all having a lovely, relaxing, Easter weekend with your family and friends. You just can’t beat a FOUR-day weekend, can you?! Today I’m off to the in-laws for some family fun and plenty of food, no doubt. On our mini road trip to the Blue Mountains on Good Friday, I picked up […]