Planet Commonwealth
A floating eucalypt tree suspended from the ceiling, handpainted detailing on walls, ceramics, timber furniture and textiles with lots of soul.
Planet Commonwealth
Planet Commonwealth, 114 Commonwealth st, Surry Hills NSW, (02) 9211 5959, www.planetfurniture.com.au
Koskela
Colourful and crafty artworks by Rachel Castle, and a lovely new timber bed for the stylish child.
Koskela
Koskela, Level 1, 91 Campbell St, Surry Hills NSW (02) 9280 0999,www.koskela.com.au
Colourful and crafty artworks by Rachel Castle, and a lovely new timber bed for the stylish child.
Koskela
Koskela, Level 1, 91 Campbell St, Surry Hills NSW (02) 9280 0999,www.koskela.com.au
Fukutoshi Ueno
Name of piece for Workshopped?
'Dress-Code' stool/table and dining table suite.
What is it and what makes it unique?
'Dress-Code' is a multi-functional stool which can be used as a side table, stool, shelf system, or as a genuine art object. It's the striking and sensual result of a recent collaboration between two Japanese designers, both now long-time residents of Australia. It pairs world-renowned fashion designer Akira Isogawa (who created the pattern) with my vivid imagination (I came up with the furniture design).
What's the most unexpected thing to have inspired this design?
The original design was inspired by the series of symbols assigned to various mistresses of the 11th-century Japanese nobleman, Hikaru Genji. These symbols became the physical and philosophical basis of the 'Dress-Code' design.
Do you think where you live influences the designs you create?
When I first came to Australia, I fell in love with the country; particularly Queensland, with its wild and wonderful profusion of colours, trees, flowers and waterways. I was struck by the way Australians have found a way of bringing the natural world into their lives. The unusual mix of, say, glass skyscrapers and palm trees, not always very ecologically “correct” these days, was striking. I tried to combine this spirit of freshness and experiment with the more traditional aspects of my background in Japan.
I still travel back to Japan several times each year and this renews my sense of origin. But very soon, I am back in Brisbane and the world of my imagination. It is these two private worlds – the old Japan of my origins, and the vibrancy of my adopted country Australia – that I try to combine in my work.
Favourite object/material to work or design with?
I always love to work with natural material of high quality. I love the feeling of natural timber and it's so nice to see when it gets mature; this represents personal appreciation.
Contact details?
www.idee247.com.
Name of piece for Workshopped?
'Dress-Code' stool/table and dining table suite.
What is it and what makes it unique?
'Dress-Code' is a multi-functional stool which can be used as a side table, stool, shelf system, or as a genuine art object. It's the striking and sensual result of a recent collaboration between two Japanese designers, both now long-time residents of Australia. It pairs world-renowned fashion designer Akira Isogawa (who created the pattern) with my vivid imagination (I came up with the furniture design).
What's the most unexpected thing to have inspired this design?
The original design was inspired by the series of symbols assigned to various mistresses of the 11th-century Japanese nobleman, Hikaru Genji. These symbols became the physical and philosophical basis of the 'Dress-Code' design.
Do you think where you live influences the designs you create?
When I first came to Australia, I fell in love with the country; particularly Queensland, with its wild and wonderful profusion of colours, trees, flowers and waterways. I was struck by the way Australians have found a way of bringing the natural world into their lives. The unusual mix of, say, glass skyscrapers and palm trees, not always very ecologically “correct” these days, was striking. I tried to combine this spirit of freshness and experiment with the more traditional aspects of my background in Japan.
I still travel back to Japan several times each year and this renews my sense of origin. But very soon, I am back in Brisbane and the world of my imagination. It is these two private worlds – the old Japan of my origins, and the vibrancy of my adopted country Australia – that I try to combine in my work.
Favourite object/material to work or design with?
I always love to work with natural material of high quality. I love the feeling of natural timber and it's so nice to see when it gets mature; this represents personal appreciation.
Contact details?
www.idee247.com.
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Yoli Salmona
Name of piece for Workshopped?
'Winter' floor canvas.
What is it and what makes it unique?
It's a painted floor canvas of a European winter landscape – snow and bare trees, all in black-and-white – very different to my inspiration in Australia.
What's the most unexpected thing to have inspired this design?
Nostalgia for the winters of my childhood, after returning from Christmas in France for the first time in 20 years (I normally go there for European summer).
Do you think where you live influences the designs you create?
I'm influenced by light and colour and the general make-up of the country I'm in at the time, but I can also be inspired by the desire to possess something, for aesthetic or practical reasons.
Favourite object/material to work or design with?
Canvas and paint.
Contact details?
Yoli Salmona, (02) 9387 1959, contact@coveredinart.com, coveredinart.com.
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