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Water Boulevards

11 Jun, 2014

London Based designers have revealed visionary designs for green infrastructure and water sensitive designs that will mitigate flooding and turn neglected places into vibrant and liveable communities. Baharash Architecture revealed their recent designs at Eco-build, one of the largest sustainability events in the world, after being shortlisted for an open…

Whittle Waxes at designEX 2014

6 Jun, 2014

Whittle Waxes timber coatings are harmless to humans, animals and to the environment during all stages of manufacturing, processing, and use. The non-skin building finishing process requires no aggressive sanding between layers and results in a beautiful, durable finish with minimum end waste.   whittlewaxes.com.au A full list of designers and…

Australian Recycled Timber at designEX 2014

5 Jun, 2014

A leading supplier of FSC certified and recycled hardwood timber, ART have been involved in some signature projects, including the National Gallery of Victoria and the St Kilda foreshore.   australianrecycledtimber.com.au A full list of designers and their products presented in the greenroom can be viewed here.

First solar powered light at Vivid 2014

5 Jun, 2014

A light sculpture with its own personality ­ ‘Ray’ ­ is the first ever solar­powered installation at Vivid 2014, Sydney’s annual festival of music, light and ideas. In the first week of the festival it was also the most popular installation with more than 200,000 visitors! Passers­by can say #HiRay…

Facewall

5 Jun, 2014

Facewall is an interactive art installation to be held in September 2014 at Federation Square. The installation is about making the consumption of digital content on mobiles less anti-social by making users look up at their surroundings via an interactive ‘selfie’ game. The ‘wall’ consists of a grid of lamps…

Copper Balance Pendant at designEX

4 Jun, 2014

The balance pendant is a thin steam bent timber LED light that can work alone as a task light or in a cluster as feature lighting. It celebrates simplicity and elegance through its form and manufacturing process, with little material waste and machining time. The timber is finished with a…

Paperock at designEX 2014

4 Jun, 2014

Paperock is an incredibly strong, non-toxic composite building material made from heat and pressure-cured recycled paper. Manufactured in Australia by an Australian owned company, Paperock is heat resistant to 180C, has no VOC emissions and can be easily installed by a trained carpenter.  paperock.com.au A full list of designers and…

Site Specific

3 Jun, 2014

With a superb site on the Tasman Peninsula, the owners put their trust in a firm of young architects. It was a leap of faith that led them in a direction they would never have thought of. Elaine and Graham Speight weren’t intending to switch their urban existence for a…