design event – The Interiors Addict

Sydney event celebrates local furniture, homewares & food

Running from 3-5 June in Sydney’s Waterloo, Factory Design District is a three-day celebration of Australian designed and manufactured furniture, homewares and food and it’s a great chance to meet the makers too. From furniture to textiles, jewellery, food, wine and beer, the new event focusses on authentic, original, locally made, environmentally sustainable design and will feature exclusive talks, events, demos and dining from a broad range of exhibitors including Dinosaur Designs, Mud Australia, Bloodwood and ILANEL.

Dinosaur Designs

One of Australia’s biggest design success stories, Dinosaur Designs truly exemplifies this event. With every one of their pieces made by hand, and passing through many pairs in the process, each creation is slightly different and it’s just what makes their work so beautiful. This event is a great chance to get inside the designers’ heads and find out what is next for the brand.

ILANEL

ILANEL are a fabulous creator of bespoke lighting – come along to learn about their distinctive designs that furnish hotels, homes, offices, restaurants and clubs around the country. Another lighting design company, ISM Objects, will be exhibiting as part of the event too and with 75 per cent of its lighting manufactured in-house, it’s well worthy of a position on the bill.

Mud Australia

Renowned for their gorgeous porcelain creations that are made by hand in their Sydney factory, Mud Australia will be part of the event too. Visitors will learn about the handmade processes that result in their beautiful, minimalist-meets-artisan aesthetic.

Bloodwood

With its industrial-themed interior, Newtown’s Bloodwood restaurant is a perfect pairing for the expo, and it’s one that will leave you feeling rather sated too. The restaurant will be showcasing its food and wine alongside Mecca Coffee, Continental Deli and many others. Continental Deli is a purveyor of delicious local goods – their offering includes rare and delicious cheese and charcuterie but their great-looking tinned local produce is where they really shine. Yum!

Continental Deli’s Mar-tinnie or tinned Martini

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Sydney Indesign is back this August

Now in its 12^th year, Indesign will return to Sydney from 13 to 15 August, cementing itself as the premier design event for connecting architects, designers, suppliers and design lovers.

With a blockbuster program over three days, members of the design community will get the chance to connect and interact through numerous touch points. Spread across four major design precincts and 40+ showroom destinations, visitors can engage with the brands they love and be the first to see the latest product and furniture releases.

Also on show will be the third edition of Galleria at the Australian Technology Park, an immersive open plan design experience offering up a lively mix of brands – both Australian and international — and an exciting line-up of local and global product launches. To add to this, Sydney Indesign’s WorkLife, Habitus’ Livelife and DQ’s Round Table seminar series will return, inviting local and global thought leaders to nut out key issues surrounding the disciplines of architecture and design.

Registration is free and gives you all-day travel on their shuttle buses, taking you between each location on the design trails.

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