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Viabizzuno celebrated their official Sydney launch with a party at their stunning new Chippendale showroom on Thursday 10 November.
Viabizzuno celebrated their official Sydney launch with a party at their stunning new Chippendale showroom on Thursday 10 November.
Monticello in Singapore unveiled the latest sofas from the German brand on Thursday 3 November. Guests to the newly revamped Rolf Benz showroom tucked into delicious Indonesian canapés while testing out the new designs. Rolf Benz’s International Export Director Rupert Hainzl and Sales Director Jurgen Mauss were also there to give a candid roving presentation.
Futurespace celebrated their 10th anniversary with a party for friends and industry members at their Sydney studio on Thursday 13 October.
Celebrating Malaysian developer SP Setia's first Australian residential development, Fulton Lane at 151 Franklin Street Melbourne, guests started their week on Monday 7 November with a delicious menu designed by Coda's Adam D'Sylva, while enjoying a selection of cultural entertainment (including Malaysian and Australian) and tunes by DJ Mafia.
Brisbane's Limes Hotel played host to a premiere screening of Good Design Alexander Lotersztain, the first in a series of short documentaries about up and coming Australian designers by filmmaker Tabata Piccinelli. The venue, with interiors designed by Lotersztain himself, proved a fitting locale to celebrate the work of the designer.
Indesign paid homage to the talent and achievements of Indesign Luminary Helen Kontouris, at Space Furniture in Melbourne on Tuesday 15 November. It was a warm and intimate gathering of people from the Melbourne design community, who turned out to celebrate with Helen and see her new ‘Panier’ stool, designed for Space.
More than 200 guests converged at the BoConcept Paragon showroom in Singapore on Thursday 27 October to view the latest designs for 2012 and hear from Danish designer Morten Georgsen, the man behind the collection.
Supa Centa Moore Park got the gin flowing on Thursday 3 November to celebrate the opening of their exhibition of the Bombay Sapphire Design Discovery Award 2011 finalists. The exhibition - showcasing the work of some of Australia's most talented emerging designers - will be on display at Supa Centa Moore Park until 25 November.
Light2 celebrated the launch of XAL Volume 12 at an event at their showroom on Thursday 27 October.
Design firm TONIC celebrated the Melbourne Cup with a party in the Hynes Street laneway in Brisbane's Fortitude Valley on Tuesday 1 November, complete with a green turf and picket fence. The party was put on by TONIC in conjunction with Trac Developments and Be Collective Engineers.
For the 5th year in a row Zenith Interiors celebrated Melbourne Cup with over 50 guests enjoying spectacular harbour views from Café Sydney on the rooftop of Customs House.
Paco Jaanson celebrated the launch of their new 'Oh My God' (OMG) tapware range with a party at their showroom in Melbourne's Dingley on Friday 21 October. Designer and creator of OMG, Lorenzo Damiani, was in attendance at the event, as well as special guests Andrea Bregoli and Matteo Brambilla, Directors of IB Tapware
Bowling for Cancer brought the A&D community together to raise money for breast and prostate cancer research. On 20 October in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide, teams donned fancy dress and bowled off against each other for an excellent cause. Hosted by Stylecraft and the Cancer Council, Bowling for Cancer raised over $50,000 this year, far exceeding its 2011 target - with a Canberra event yet to be held on 3 November.
Zenith Interiors launched their new Brisbane showroom Halloween-style on Friday 28 October.
The MCA's harbourside room played host to the 2011 Bombay Sapphire Design Discovery Awards on Thursday 27 October. Media, designers, friends and family turned out to hear the winners announcement, with Henry Wilson awarded the top prize.
The MCA unveiled their 2012 exhibition at a special event on Thursday 6 October. Guests were treated to a sneak preview of the Museum's new harbourside venues and program for next year.
The grand opening of WTC (World Trade Centre) Wharf in Melbourne drew over 1000 guests on Wednesday 19 October. Avant garde ballet dancers, light displays, DJ sets and a 16 piece orchestra made for a spectacular evening. The new dining precinct features 4 new restaurants and an events centre.
More than 150 VIP guests, architects and designers gathered on Thursday 6 October to witness the grand opening of the Visionnaire flagship store at Marquis Furniture Gallery in Singapore. In attendance were Mrs Raffaella Orsini, Secretary General of the Italian Chamber of Commerce in Singapore, and Visionnaire's CEO Lepold Cavalli.
NAWIC's final site tour of the year took place on 12 October at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA). The Watpac team took NAWIC members on a tour of the new extension, which will be opened in March 2012.
ERCO and Lighting Options Australia celebrated their new WA partnership with a party on Thursday 6 October at Perth's Venn Gallery. The evening kicked off early, demonstrating the transition from natural light to artificial light, with ERCO's new Logotec LED luminaires launched on the same night.
HALO Lighting in Perth celebrated their first birthday with an exclusive celebration on Wednesday 14 September, complete with a one-night-only installation created especially for the event.
HBO+EMTB celebrated the opening of its newly refurbished office in Patumwan, Bangkok on Wednesday 28 September with some 50 specially invited clients and colleagues. Guests got to enjoy a selection of Thai canapés and fine Australian wine as they checked out the updated studio.
Piero Lissoni was at Dream in Singapore on Friday 30 September to launch his range of indoor and outdoor furniture for Bonacina Pierantonio. The event drew a large crowd from Singapore’s design community all eager to see the new designs up close.
It's been a big year for Crumpler, who officially launched their new store in Sydney's World Square on Thursday 22 September. Brendan King provided music, and some lucky guests took home brand-new Crumpler Splatter bags.
Accentuate Home held a launch party in Singapore on Friday 16 September at their showroom along Lower Delta Road. The event showed off the new brand’s 100-piece classic contemporary yet eclectic furniture collection, all flaunting clean lines, sleek silhouettes and unique details.
Jardan celebrated the opening of their new Brisbane showroom with a party on Thursday 15 September. Guests enjoyed the beautiful new space, decked out in typically fun, colourful Jardan style.
Architects and designers gathered for the launch of Mico’s South Melbourne showroom on Thursday the 8th of September. After being welcomed by a red carpet and a trigger-happy photographer they eventually moved into the large, white, functional space - complete with water pouring from ceilings into overflowing baths, interactive wet areas and offset private spa rooms. Kohler designer Mark Bickerstaffe was a special guest on the night.
The Think Brick Awards brought a bit of Wizard of Oz magic to Melbourne's Myer Mural Hall at a star-studded Gala event on Thursday 11 August.
The Surry Hills Village exhibitors from this year's Saturday in Design gathered on Thursday 15 September to award 3 Deus bikes as precinct prizes.
Graduating students from Design Centre Enmore held their annual fundraiser at Stylecraft's Darlinghurst showroom on Thursday 21 July.
Wilkhahn celebrated the re-opening of their Brisbane showroom with an Oktoberfest party on Thursday 8 September. Over 200 guests turned out to the revamped showroom, just 6 months after the space was devastated by the Queensland floods.
Barrisol celebrated the launch of their new showroom on Harris Street in Ultimo, Sydney with a party on Friday 2 September - sponsored by our very own DQ magazine!
NAWIC held their 2011 Awards for Excellence ball at Doltone House on Thursday 25 August, recognising innovation and leadership.
Sydney's Saturday in Design-goers let their hair down at the official After Party on Saturday 20 August. Two adjacent venues - Piano Room and Trademark - played host to the event, which wrapped up 2 days of design festivities.
The Minotti 2011 collection was launched recently in Singapore with much fanfare at the Minotti Mono Store with the Italian Ambassador, His Excellency Mr Anacleto Felicani, as guest of honour. To meet the overwhelming response from designers and architects, VIP guests and Minotti collectors, the party was held across 2 nights on 18 and 19 August!
Crumpler's new Melbourne store, designed by Ryan Russell, opened with a bang and a pumping set from DJ Mafia on Thursday 25 August.
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