The much-anticipated inaugural Maison Instyle trade event has been postponed until next year, it was announced today. The event had received great support with over 1,000 interior designers, retail buyers, wholesalers and stylists signing up to attend. Feedback, however, from the Maison Instyle Advisory Council and other industry leaders has been that to enable as many brands and companies to participate, the event should run at a later date.
I received this divine blog first birthday gift from the Life InStyle and Maison InStyle teams last week. I think it’s such a great alternative to flowers and lasts so much longer. Also easy to transport home (who else has battled, slightly embarrassed, home on the bus with a bunch of flowers?) and will last for ages! The packaging design is really cute and the grey pot will go with everything. PLUS you could send this to a guy (not that I don’t know plenty of men who wouldn’t mind receiving flowers but maybe that’s indicative of the interiors industry!). I’ll definitely be considering Say It With Succulents next time I need to send a gift. What do you like sending as a gift instead of flowers? I think cupcakes have had their day! Check out Say It With Succulents today! They have a Mothers Day competition running on their site at the moment.
The replica furniture debate on Interiors Addict has attracted a lot of attention this week with the Authentic Design Alliance and trade fair Maison InStyle both blogging about it. It’s obviously a hot topic! In the meantime, some kind of technical error has seen all comments disappear from all posts on the blog. We’re looking into it and hope they’ll be back again very soon…
Maison Instyle is a new trade fair for the Australian interiors market. Held at Melbourne’s Royal Exhibition Building in July 2012, it will showcase design-focused furniture, home accessories, textiles, interior surfaces, kitchens, bathrooms and more.
Interiors Addict spoke to event manager and creator Amelia Coote.
What was the inspiration for launching Maison Instyle? After speaking to many people in the interiors industry the consensus was a high quality boutique event is exactly what the industry needs. Australia has so many talented designers and suppliers and Maison Instyle will showcase their products in an environment that compliments their ranges.
Why is the event necessary? Maison Instyle will support and promote the Australian interiors market. It will build a community of likeminded design-inspired individuals and brands, it will be the place to be for the interiors market to see launch products, find something new or to build a profile.
What can the design and interiors community expect to see at the event? It will be a unique and buzzing experience with a stimulating atmosphere of high quality beautiful products, emerging talent and stunning feature areas.
If you had to describe the show in three words? New, inspirational, selective.
Find out more at www.maisoninstyle.com.au