Thursday, March 12, 2015
New blog site
Ive recently moved the blog over to my website. Please come and visit i spy with my design eye at its new home :)
Saturday, November 23, 2013
The Design Files Open House & Dulux
Saturday, January 19, 2013
Dulux Colour Movement...
[image top - Rise - Mim Design for Dulux]
[Merge - Ella Leoncio for Dulux]
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Friday, July 20, 2012
Design:Made:Trade & Decoration + Design trend report on its way!
Monday, May 30, 2011
DesignEx 2011 - the trends...
Colour, colour and just a bit more colour...
Bright pops of colour ruled the show floor. Used with slick gloss surfaces in black or white or against the contrast of raw finishes such as paper and wood, colour was definitely there to emphasis the playfulness of design elements. Dominating was pink from bubblegum to magenta and yellow from citrine right through to orange. Its great to see the availability of more colour within product ranges allowing us to be more adventurous through colour.Raw, industrial, plywood & paper...
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
DesignEx 2011 - the treasures...
[Urggh I must apologise for the delay on this one - Blogger & Blogo issues, and it's still not appearing the way I would like - such a time waster! Anyhow...]
Here's part 2 of the DesignEx 2011 review - highlighting some products I thought were i spy worthy...
I seem to be drawn to this look at the moment - the wire or ribbed look - and this little bio-ethanol freestanding fire won me over. The EcoSmart ventless fireplaces are such a flexible idea, you can even convert an existing fireplace with an EcoSmart grate or firebox insert.
Thursday, May 19, 2011
DesignEx 2011 - trends and treasures - part 1...
[above: the amazing paper installation in the ceiling of the DIA/Colourways stand which won best stand award for thier category]
I love a stand where the product does all the work - I think that's the case with the Ambius display. I loved the bulbous shape of the planters that also acted as a soft glow light - how fantastic for your outdoor entertaining area. The Ambius stand had such a fresh look with great product display and bright popping colours.
A lot of the large stands were very corporate looking and not particularly creative or inspiring. I think they really let their products down in that way, I know from experience that some serious money is spent on these events and it's wasted when you don't inspire or captivate the people attending the show - designers love to be wowed. Even Laminex [above] was a little uninspiring - a stand I usually look forward to seeing at DesignEx, they seemed to opt for a very conservative approach this time around, I'm sure they had their reasons for doing so but I was disspointed.
One large stand that I thought was done well was Ilve - they created the drama needed to get the attention of the exhibition visitors. I loved the high gloss finish of the black against the magenta lighting and the follow through of the theme. Although the graffiti aspect is nothing new I still love that look [you can see it if you look closely at the splashback].
Part 2 coming up - with trends and some products I loved...