The winner of the Seidler Textures Rug Award 2008 is announced in Sydney.

Honouring Sydney’s most iconic architect, Harry Seidler, the Designer Rugs Seidler Textures Rug Award, recognises outstanding applications of textured Designer Rugs in commercial or residential developments.

The Awards night was fittingly held at the fantastic penthouse of Seidler Apartments in Glen St Milsons Point on 19 November.

The winning entry was from John Taylor of Stockland for The Waterfront Apartments in Kingston ACT – a project using four rugs reflecting the strong architectural form of four atriums. Colours were chosen to echo the distinct change in Canberra’s seasons from autumnal reds to the greens of spring.

The Runners up:

Byron Bay private residence, Liz Dixon: Director, Pod Interiors

CBRE North Sydney, Vanessa Craig: Senior Designer, FutureSpace

Hunt and Hunt Head office, Sonia Attard: Interior Designer, Cunsolo Architects 

Collins Tower Practice, Wen Mah: Designer, Collins Tower Pty Ltd

To read more on the Awards and the other finalists click here…
 

designerrugs.com.au

 John Taylor from Stockland- The Waterfront Apartments, ACT

The Eat Green Design Festival 2008 was a great success, stimulating environmentally sustainable thinking in design and commenting on the ‘throwaway’ nature of our society.

A great range of products created for the Before and After curated exhibition is now available for purchase through the Eat Green Design website.

Read more about the event here, or visit eatgreendesign.com.

Habitus, the newest publication from Indesign Publishing, will hit newsstands on Wednesday 24 September 2008.

Its arrival has been eagerly anticipated, with people curious to see what the content will be, and what the magazine will look like.

There’s not much longer to go until you will be able to find out for yourself – Habitus will be available from newsagencies around Australia and South-East Asia, as well as being distributed globally.

Subscribe to Habitus today! 

Brisbane Indesign events begin with Pecha Kucha Brisbane and continue until 20 September 2008.

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Carr Design Group are delighted to announce the launch of the new Carr website.

The aim has been to create an informative, effective and valuable site with a more dynamic look and feel. It now provides the very latest information about their expertise, design knowledge and experience.

“We believe the constantly updated, informative home page will ensure that visitors to our site have access to the very latest information” said Sue Carr.

www.carr.net.au

The Launch Pad 2008 shortlist is now available online.

Run annually by The Indesign Group, Launch Pad is the comprehensive events program that provides a platform for Australian Designers by providing an environment in which to showcase product.

Head to the news page of www.launch-pad.com.au to find out what products have been selected to go through to the next round of judging.

For any questions relating to the program please contact Launch Pad co-ordinator, Angela Raven.

 

2 tickets up for grabs, to invite only Sydney Design Event, Tonight.

Where: Format Furniture Showroom, Surry Hills 

What: Strictly invite only for the design community. Exclusive event to preview Italian design pieces, and hear Vogue Living editor, David Clark, talk to Aussie designers Helen Kontouris, Nick Rennie, Adam Goodrum and Abi Alice about their success in Milan. Part of the Sydney Italian Festival. 

Wanna go? Email us NOW for your exclusive invite. 2 tickets up for grabs. Be quick- it starts at 6pm tonight!