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First ever Etsy Design Awards launched here in Australia. Will you enter?

Post author By Olivia Shead
Post date August 20, 2014

In very exciting news for the Aussie design scene, online marketplace Etsy, has launched its very first Etsy Design Awards here in Australia.

Celebrating the people and talent that make Etsy a growing destination for creative and vibrant design, sellers will be recognised for their work across six categories: Community’s Choice, New Talent, Business As Unusual, Art and Illustration, Home and Lifestyle, and Fashion and Accessories.

Winners will be treated to a host of prizes designed to amplify their businesses, including a trip to Etsy’s headquarters in New York, a personal business consultation from creative business mentor and musician Clare Bowditch, coverage on the Etsy blog, a dedicated post on Etsy’s Instagram page to its 176,000 followers and a feature in Inside Out magazine’s December issue.

Entrants will be judged by a panel of design experts who will be looking for unique, high quality design and craftsmanship. Judges include editor-in-chief of Inside Out Claire Bradley, interior stylist, author, and blogger, Jason Grant, Clare Bowditch, and Etsy’s global creative director, Julia Hoffman.

Eligible Etsy sellers have until 12 September 2014 to enter. The winners will be announced on 10 November.

Find out more information about the categories, prizes and application requirements here.

Tags awards, clare bowditch, competition, design, design awards, etsy, Etsy Design Awards, etsy.com, handmade, homewares, inside out, jason grant, new york, online marketplace

Designers

Brisbane’s Darren James takes out top kitchen design award

Post author By Jen Bishop
Post date August 15, 2014

Brisbane designer Darren James has much to celebrate after winning a swag of awards at a gala event in Brisbane last week.

Darren's Draper project — Darren’s Draper project

The Kitchen and Bathroom Designers Institute (KBDi) celebrated the ‘inspiration, innovation and imagination’ of Australia’s finest kitchen and bathroom designers. Darren will be packing his bags for a trip to IMM Living Kitchens fair in Cologne and Maison & Objet in Paris in January, as part of his reward for securing the national title of KBDi Australian Certified Designer of the Year 2014.

Darren, of Darren James Interiors, accepted the award at the end of a very successful evening, having already collected trophies for Large Kitchens QLD and Kitchen Designer of the Year QLD.

Darren presented two projects. In the first, the clients wanted the kitchen to be the visual centrepiece for the living area, and a space where they could cook, eat and entertain. In the second, the clients dreamed of a gourmet kitchen that would accommodate their intense love for cooking and reflect the beautiful surroundings of their acreage property.

The kitchen awards were sponsored by Designer Training, and the bathroom awards by Pytha 3D CAD Systems. Lincoln Sentry sponsored the award for KBDi Australian Certified Designer of the year.

Darren started his business in 2005 with wife Elissa, who has both a business marketing and interior design background.

On leaving school, he pursued a trade in cabinetmaking and spent a lot of time fitting out the interiors of luxury timber yachts. Moving into design was a natural progression. Starting with kitchens and bathrooms, he soon moved onto designing entire homes.

“I am unapologetic about being initially self-taught, however, over the years I have broadened my design vocabulary by studying various design courses and expanding on the theoretical side to complement my technical knowledge. There is no doubt that my strong technical understanding and personal commitment to my craft has been invaluable when it comes to designing interior architecture and in understanding an object’s functional appeal. I hope that this is demonstrated through the work that I do.”

Interiors by Darren James.

Tags awards, bathrooms, brisbane, ceritifed designer of the year, darren james, darren james interiors, kbdi, kitchen design, kitchens, maison et objet

Designers

Entries for the 2014 Intergrain Timber Vision Awards now open

Post author By Olivia Shead
Post date May 4, 2014

2013 ITVA Winner for the Residential Exterior category: House House by Andrew Maynard Architects

Celebrating the innovative use of timber, the 2014 Intergrain Timber Vision Awards are now open and encouraging design professionals in Australia and New Zealand to enter.

This year’s categories include Exterior Residential, Interior Residential, Exterior Commercial and Interior Commercial, with the awards aiming to celebrate projects that push the timber design boundaries.

“Timber continues to be a growing trend in both commercial and residential design and with this movement, projects are breaking away from traditional applications to using timber in new and innovative ways,” says Intergrain trade brand manager, Amanda Chalmers. “We can’t wait to receive entries which speak to this sentiment, once again highlighting the important role timber plays in Australian architecture.”

2013 Commerical Interior winner: Breathe Architecture — 2013 Commercial Interior winner: Breathe Architecture

Entries for the fifth Intergrain Timber Vision Awards will be judged by a prestigious panel including: Rob Backhouse of Hassell; Elizabeth Watson-Brown of Architectus; Cameron Bruhn from Architecture Media and Phil White of Dulux Trade.

Winners will receive a $2,000 cash prize plus Intergrain product to the value of $5,000, whilst also gaining industry exposure with an editorial feature in Architecture Australia. Entries close Friday 27 June.

For more information.

Tags 2014 Intergrain Timber Vision Awards, awards, commercial, design awards, exterior, featured, Intergrain Timber Vision Awards, interior, residential, timber

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Scott Cam picks up Gold Logie for The Block Sky High + dress photos!

Post author By Jen Bishop
Post date April 28, 2014

It was a night of glamour for the Block Sky High contestants and judges last night, but the biggest winner of the night was the show’s host, Scott Cam, who went home with the best presenter gong and the coveted Gold Logie.

The twins wearing designer Liza Emanuele

Alisa and Lysandra with Shelley Craft and fellow Sky High contestant and newlywed, Kim

Those following the frocks (that’d be me) would have noticed Shaynna Blaze and twins Alisa and Lysandra’s dresses, not to mention judges Neale Whitaker and Darren Palmer looking very sharp. My favourite Blockhead outfit was definitely Shelley Craft’s. I thought she looked lovely.

Block judge Shaynna with her Selling Houses Australia co-hosts Andrew Winter and Charlie Albone

What did you think of the dresses?

Read all our previous Block coverage.

Designers

Less than a month to enter the 2014 Dulux Colour Awards

Post author By Olivia Shead
Post date January 16, 2014

Last year's Dulux Colour Awards Grand Prix winner – Atherton Gardens HUB Development

Entries for the 2014 Dulux Colour Awards close on 6 February, meaning there is less than a month remaining for designers, architects and students to showcase their imaginative use of colour.

Tags architecture, awards, colour, competition, design, dulux colour awards, featured, interiors

Kitchens

Darren Genner is Australian bathroom designer of the year

Post author By Jen Bishop
Post date September 2, 2013
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Darren Genner of Minosa took out several awards at the KBDi Designer Awards, including the coveted KBDi Australian Bathroom Designer of the Year 2013.

As if the kudos of winning this prestigious award wasn’t enough, he also won a trip to Italy in 2014 to visit Eurocucina, a huge international trade exhibition held in Milan.

Tags australian bathroom designer of the year, awards, bathroom design, bathrooms, darren genner, featured, kbdi, kitchens, kithcen design, minosa

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New Green Interior Awards sponsored by Interiors Addict

Post author By Jen Bishop
Post date August 15, 2012

I’m delighted to be the major sponsor of the Your Future Home Green Interior Awards, launching this week. The awards have been designed to recognise industry professionals who use green and sustainable products in their interior projects.

Judges Emine Mehmet (sustainability thought leader and interior designer), Daphna Tal (sustainable interiors consultant at Australian Living) and I, will choose the top 10 and then we’ll put them to a public vote. Some fantastic prizes have been donated by Koskela, evo style, ECOCHIC, PLANET LUXE, biome eco store, the real store and CAFECULTURE, not to mention the kudos of being named the winner.

Find more details on how to enter here. Entries close on 12 October 2012.

Tags australian living, awards, green, interior design, interiors addict, sustainable, your future home

Designers

What a year for Greg Natale!

Post author By Jen Bishop
Post date May 16, 2012

Former Interiors Addict interviewee Greg Natale has been shortlisted for Designer of the Year in the

Tonight a new Belle | Coco Republic interior Designer of the Year will be crowned at the industry’s night of night’s in Sydney (I’ll be there and I’ll tell you all about it tomorrow, of course). This means current winner Greg Natale will be, so to speak, handing over his well deserved design crown.

It’s been a fantastic year for Greg who tells me he recently had one of his best months ever business wise. This year has seen him celebrate a decade of running his own practice, Greg Natale Design, collaborate with Designer Rugs and move into bigger office premises.

Greg has been a generous supporter of this blog and I’d to say a big well done on a fantastic year of beautiful design work. I’m looking forward to picking up some great advice and inspiration at his sold out session at Coco Republic Design School on Friday.

Who do you think will win designer of the year tonight? You can find a list of finalists here.

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