Indesign Magazine Vol #32 is in newsagents and selected design stores now.

Grab a copy today to read about the latest people, products and news in Australian design, to find out what's happening in international design, and to view the best in global architecture.

This issue features a special on the Promosedia chair fair. Check it out.

One of Australia’s leading jewellers Mari Funaki, and celebrated arts advocate Emeritus Professor David Williams AM, have been honoured with the 2007 Australia Council for the Arts’ Visual Arts Emeritus Award and the Visual Arts Emeritus Medal respectively.

Professor Ted Snell, chair of the Australia Council’s visual arts board presented the two arts luminaries with the awards at a ceremony in Sydney today in recognition of their outstanding achievements.

The Visual Arts Emeritus awards are among Australia’s most prestigious individual arts awards, recognising outstanding contributions to the sector.

www.australiacouncil.gov.au 

Applications are now open for 2008 Workshopped exhibition, co-presented by the Powerhouse Museum during Sydney Design 08 in August.

Approximately 1,000 people will attend opening night on Tuesday 5 August and over 50,000 will see the exhibition during its two week season.

This years exhibition focuses on Design Matters. Find out more here

Electrolux Design Lab is calling for entries once again. This years brief is to design 'Home Appliances for the Internet Generation'. Find out more here

Go behind the scenes of the 2007 Electrolux Design Lab competition, with Design Lab TV here

For the first time outside Australia, two of Australia’s most recognised design companies have opened their combined showroom in Auckland.

Corporate Culture is known for its collection of designer furniture and homewares from international designers such as Arne Jacobsen, Hans Wegner, Karim Rashid and Louise Campbell.

Designer Rugs specialise in classic and traditional hand knot and contemporary hand tufted rugs for the latest in interior styling.

The companies officially opened the much anticipated new showroom, located at 73 The Strand Parnell, Auckland on February 28th.

www.corporateculturenz.co.nz

Run by the NSW chapter of the RAIA, Tuesday Nights Architectural Panel Talks are back in Autumn.

They will be held on most Tuesday evenings throughout March, April and May, at 6.30pm, 3 Manning Street Potts Point NSW 2011.

Members: FREE
Student Members: FREE
Non-Members:$10.00
Students: $5.00

Tuesday 4th March

Portraying Architecture
Most people experience architecture via images in a magazine. The image conditions the way we see, and understand a building. This talk will look at several projects which have been photographed in different ways, and discuss the rationale behind why magazine editors select some images over others. It will also look at different types of photography form architecture to lifestyle, and discuss what type of image works best in different situations. Including David Clark, Editor Australian Vogue Living, Dr Paul McGillick, Editorial Director of Indesign Publishing, Heidi Dokulil and Brett Boardman, with introduction by Sam Marshall.

For more information contact nsw@raia.com.au or 02 9246 4055

After more than 20 years in the Australian furniture industry, John Moran’s only son, James, has started his own new business, James Moran Interiorstyle.

James has just opened his new showroom in Melbourne, showcasing a combination of traditional and modern contemporary.

“My father’s business was always synonymous with quality, style and sophistication, and he really knew what a good lounge should look like,” said James.

"He taught me a huge amount and gave me great aspirations that l am implementing in my own business."

www.jmis.com.au

Aussie furniture company Evans & Evans have just launched their new website:

www.evansandevans.com.au  

Kyriacou Architects have moved into a new office in Melbourne:

New Address
Suite 3 Level 5
443 Little Collins Street
Melbourne 3000

To coincide with the move, they have launched a new website:
http://www.karch.com.au