NAWIC Picasso Breakfast

NAWIC invite you to join them on a tour of the most significant Picasso exhibition ever to come to Sydney.

With over 150 key paintings, sculptures, prints and drawings on show from Pablo Picasso's personal collection, this is an event not to be missed!

The morning will begin with breakfast, followed by a tour of the exhibition.

What: NAWIC Picasso Breakfast
Where: Art Gallery of NSW, The Domain, Sydney
When: Friday 27 January 2012, from 8am
Cost: $65 NAWIC members / $75 non-members
RSVP: nawic.com.au/events

Dulux Colour Awards 2012 - Judges Announced

The judging panel for the 2012 Dulux Colour Awards has been revealed, with 4 architecture and design industry experts taking on the responsibility of choosing the best of the year's colour and design.

Architect and Grand Designs Australia host Peter Maddison, colour guru Kim Chadwick, Design Files blogger Lucy Feagins and NZ architect Jeff Fearon will make up the panel.

"Peter, Kim, Lucy and Jeff are individuals who are held in high esteem by the architecture and design industry, who collectively will bring a wealth of experience and industry knowledge to the Awards," said Andrea Lucena-Orr, Dulux Colour and Communications Manager.

"With a panel such as this, we anticipate a high calibre of entries from interior designers, architects and upcoming design and architecture students seeking to have their projects recognised and celebrated in this year's Awards."

Now in their 26th year, the Dulux Colour Awards recognise projects across 8 categories: Commercial Interior, Commercial Exterior, Single Residential Interior, Multi Residential Interior, Single Residential Exterior, Multi Residential Exterior, Sustainable Interior and Student.

Entries close 10 February; visit the 2012 Dulux Colour Awards website for details on how to enter.

Entries Open to Viridian's 2012 Vision Awards

Entries to the Viridian 2012 Vision Awards are now open, with a trip to the 2012 Venice Biennale as the major prize.

The Vision Awards celebrate and promote the energy efficient and innovative use of glass in Australian architecture. Submissions are open to projects completed between 1 January 2011 and 31 December 2011.

The prize pool consists of:

2012 Overall Vision Award Winner - a trip to Venice and 2 x Vernissage Passes to the 2012 Venice Architecture Biennale, courtesy of Viridian and the Australian Institute of Architects (AIA).

Commercial Energy Efficient Glass Design - $1000 prize money

Residential Energy Efficient Glass Design - $1000 prize money

Commercial Creative Interior Glass Application - $1000 prize money

Residential Creative Interior Glass Application - $1000 prize money

Entries close 31 April 2012, with the winner announced at the AIA's National Architecture Conference in Brisbane on 10-12 May 2012.

Visit the Viridian website for more information and details on how to enter.

Indesignlive audience continues to grow

Indesignlive has been hitting new heights of late, and we're proud to share that we recorded over 41,000 unique visitors to the site last month.

That means a whole lot of people coming to Indesignlive for their daily design fix!

Thank you to all our readers for your continued support, and stay tuned as we keep bringing you the latest in architecture and design from around Australia and the world!

Fly Forbo Award Entries Now Open

The prestigious Fly Forbo Award 2012, with its alluring international prize, is now open for entries.

The competition is free to enter, with a downloadable entry form available at the Forbo Flooring website.

The Fly Forbo Award seeks a winning project from each of Australia and New Zealand that shows stand-out use of any of the Forbo flooring and surface products.

Closing date for entries is Friday 13 April 2012.

2011's 2 sets of winners have just returned from their prize trip to 100% Design in London, the Forbo design studios in Holland and from a tour of inspiring European installations.

Forbo products include natural and sustainable, technically advanced linoleums for floor and furnishings, safety and project vinyls, wetroom solutions and entrance systems. World-leading brands include Marmoleum, Artoleum, Bulletin Board, Furniture Linoleum, Flotex, Allura, Eternal, Step and Smaragd.

Visit the Forbo Flooring website for more details.

Dulux Colour Awards 2012 - Entry Open

Architects, designers, specifiers and students are invited to submit their entries to the 2012 Dulux Colour Awards.

Now in its 26th year, the Dulux Colour Awards celebrate the exceptional and inspired use of colour in architecture and interior design. Previous winners include projects from Carr Design, McBride Charles Ryan, HASSELL and the 2011 Grand Prix winner Elenberg Fraser.

"Colour is a fundamental piece in the design puzzle, and this year we're encouraging professionals and students to push the envelope even further and explore new avenues and expressions of colour," said Dulux Colour Planning and Communication Manager, Andrea Lucena-Orr.

The 2012 Dulux Colour Awards are expanding from 6 to 8 categories, with the previous Residential Interior and Exterior Awards divided into 4 new categories: Single Residential Interior, Multi Residential Interior, Single Residential Exterior and Multi Residential Exterior.

These will join the existing Commercial Exterior, Commercial Interior, Sustainable Interior and Student categories.

Each category winner will receive AU$1500 in prize money and a trophy. All entries will also go in the running for the Grand Prix award, receiving AU$2,000, a trophy and a trip to an international design fair.

Entries to the 2012 Dulux Colour Awards are open now until 10 February 2012. Finalists will be announced on 27 February 2012, with the winners announced at a gala event on 28 March 2012.

Visit the Dulux Colour Awards website for more information on how to enter.

Dulux Colour Awards
dulux.com.au/colourawards

Greening Cities Conference 2011

Green Roofs Australasia, supported by the City of Sydney, present the Greening Cities Conference - the 5th event of its kind, to take place at Sydney's Australian National Maritime Museum from 9 to 12 November.

International and local speakers will discuss the greening of our cities by planting on roofs and walls - a rapidly developing field still relatively new to Australia.

Speakers include Patrick Blanc, leading expert and founder of 'Vertical Gardens'; Dusty Gedge; Bruce Hemstock; Charles Sinkler; Chris Johnson, Graham Jahn, Tom Roper, Rachel Neeson and many more, discussing recent projects, the latest technology, new research and best design practice for the installation, design and maintenance of greenroofs and greenwalls in our cities.

Visit the Greenroofs Australasia website for the full list of speakers and event details. At a time when minimising the impacts of climate change is vital, the Greening Cities Conference is an event not to be missed.

What: 5th National Greening Cities Conference
Where: Australian National Maritime Museum, Darling Harbour, Sydney
When: November 9-12

Greenroofs Australasia
greenroofsaustralasia.com.au

Monash Interior Architecture 2011 Grad Show

After 4 years of exploration into the encounter with the world at human scale, graduating students of Monash Interior Architecture are proud to present MIA 11.

The work presented at this year's graduation show is the result of a year-long investigation into the experiential, phenomenological and functional dimensions of interior space.

Projects cover areas of cultural institutional, commercial and domestic architectural space.

The exhibition is not just a celebration of the final work of Monash Interior Architecture's graduating students, but also of the process it took to get there.

The exhibition opens on Friday 11 November at 6pm at Melbourne's Goodtime Gallery, Basement, 746 Swanston Street, Carlton.

MIA 2011
mia2011.net

Designer Rugs 25th Anniversary Sale

Designer Rugs are celebrating their 25th anniversary with a massive sale.

Head down to a Designer Rugs showroom in Australia and save 20%-50% on selected floor stock, including contemporary, traditional and textured handmade rugs.

The sale is now on - so hurry down while stocks last!

Designer Rugs
designerrugs.com.au