EtKøkken encourages cooking with the elements
EtKøkken, Danish for A Kitchen, separates three basic functions of cooking into three freestanding stations – water, fire and chopping block.
3 Shapes, Multiple Combinations: Jon Goulder’s Glass Lights
Adelaide based Designer Jon Goulder has made a series of hand blown glass lamps; simple, colourful, beautiful.
In Honour of the Chair
The chair is by far one of the most significant pieces of furniture aside from the table and the cabinet. ChristelH’s “P” series explores this historically rich piece of furniture.
SHAPE SHIFTERS
Elana Castle looks at a collection of products that confirm lines, surfaces, solids and mathematical formulae continue to inspire and inform the work of product and textile designers in their quest for original form and finish.
The Making of Parison Pendant by Nat Cheshire
The Parison pendant seeks to choreograph imperfection, and control failure. Nat Cheshire describes the process.
Artist and textile designer Shilo Engelbrecht
Artist and textile designer on the rise Shilo Engelbrecht gleaned inspiration from Greece’s sacred, UNESCO world heritage site, Delos for her recent small capsule collection Andamento.
FEEL + FINISH
We feature 8 products that feature man-made, time-honoured and organic textures that celebrate contrast, tactility and physical interaction.
Habitus Loves: Contemporary Hamptons style
White clapper-board homes, a gleaming yacht and a glass of Pims. What’s not to love about Hamptons style? Habitus looks at eight Hamptons inspired designs with a distinctively contemporary twist. Not a sea-shell ornament in sight!
Catapult Showroom: Supporting Australian Design
Last month, Catapult Design opened its flagship Sydney showroom in Darlinghurst. Coming just over a year after the company burst onto the scene, working primarily with architecture and interior design clients, the showroom cements a core value held by the company—supporting and promoting local design and manufacture to Australian audiences.
Habitus loves… Toys for grown-ups
One of the greats of mid-century design, Alexander Girard once said: “Toys represent a microcosm of man’s world and dreams; they exhibit fantasy, imagination, humour and love. They are an invaluable record and expression of man’s ingenious unsophisticated imagination.” We agree, and so we’ve rounded up our favourite toys for grown ups – and a few for kids that we just really love. Forget Barbie dolls, toy cars, and brightly coloured plastic play-kitchens, and let these beautifully crafted toys bring out your inner child.
Design Hunter Q + A: Oliver MacLatchy of Wood Melbourne
With the launch of Wood Melbourne earlier this year and a showroom opening in two weeks time, Oliver MacLatchy is in a local designer and maker we’ll be keeping an eye on. We ask him a few questions to find out what makes him tick – aside from timber.
5 New Australian Designers to Know About
Seeing new designers enter the industry is exciting, especially when they’re doing something new and bringing a fresh perspective to the scene.