Art & Culture, Australia, Design

The Stompstone Song: Beautiful Music From The Playground

No Comments 16 May 2010

Although Alfons van Leggelos’ Dance Tiles aren’t exactly a new idea, the ‘Stompstone‘ Video below is just another example of the creativity and innovation that can spawn from music making public exhibits. Australian-born cellist Janice and German guitarist Andreas of Birds of Lidingö are seen above using the Stompstones to create a surprisingly catchy tune [...]

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Australia, Design, Jewellery, Product Design

PSFK Talks To Trust-Fun’s Jonathan Zawada

No Comments 16 May 2010

PSFK recently chatted with Jonathan Zawada, one part of the Australian-based design label Trust-Fun.  Releasing a limited run of one-off highly-detailed graphic ‘Glory’ scarves, ‘Rockmen’ pet rocks and necklaces; along with a number of printed t-shirts; Zawada, his wife Annie, and Shane Sakkeus have developing somewhat of a cult status worldwide. Outside the label, Trust-Fun’s [...]

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Art & Culture, Australia, D.I.Y., Design, Product Design

Trash To Treasure With makedo’s Modular Connector System

No Comments 16 May 2010

makedo is an Australian-based company that allows users to create forms and spaces using found objects and their modular connector clips.  Available online, their kits contain clips, pins, hinges and a tool, which can turn everyday trash into works of art.  Hoping to use “design to inspire social change through playful creativity” the creator of [...]

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Australia, Design, Environment, Home, Product Design

Murchison-Hume: Glamorous, Kid And Enviro-Friendly Cleaning Products

No Comments 07 December 2009

Murchison-Hume is a luxurious range of enviro and kid-friendly luxury cleaning products. The brainchild of Sydney-based couple Peter and Max Kater, the product line was envisioned when former Fashion Editor-turned stay at home mother Max noticed the “odious and uninspiring” array of cleaning products on the market. The “design-conscious” and business-savvy Housewife took matters into [...]

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Australia, Design, Travel

Switch Commuter Bike Folds Up to Wheel Size

1 Comment 07 December 2009

Australian student designer Robert Dumaresq recently took Gold at the Australian International Design Awards, Dyson Student Category for his ‘Switch Commuter Bike‘. The bike which folds up to the size of a wheel in “one smooth motion,” was designed in response to the Victorian government’s move to ban bikes on public transport. Claiming to be [...]

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D.I.Y., Design

IKEAhacker

No Comments 23 October 2009

Purchase something flat-packed from Ikea and create something new. IKEAhacker via

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Australia, Design, Environment, Food and Drink

Melbourne’s Ceres Environmental Park

No Comments 09 October 2009

In the Melbourne suburb of Brunswick lies a long-standing beacon of sustainable living. The Ceres Enviromental Park is a community-driven project dedicated to sustainable design and living. Two market gardens produce a large range of organic foods and seeds, and are often used for farm education. Hosting a number of environmental programs and local music [...]

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Advertising and Branding, Australia, Crowd-Sourcing, Design, Food and Drink

Kraft Drops iSnack 2.0

No Comments 06 October 2009

Only five days after announcing their new name for the Vegemite spin-off – ‘iSnack 2.o’, Kraft have ditched the controversial branding name. Stating that the new name had “simply not resonated with Australians. Particularly the modern technical aspects associated with it”, Kraft will once again hand over the new naming rights to the public. A [...]

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Advertising and Branding, Art & Culture, Australia, D.I.Y., Design, Entertainment, Worldwide

The 5 Feed: Wrigleys Branded Creativity Aggregator

No Comments 06 October 2009

Not your average brand website, The 5 Feed is the Australian website for Wrigleys ’5′ gum. Designed by marketing communication group Clemenger BBDO, Wrigleys put aside generic product web design for a site “you’ll actually want to keep heading back to.” Hobo Gestapo, Isobel Knowles, Aeons, Crozynski, and Lilian Darmono are just some of the [...]

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Art & Culture, Design, Environment, Jewellery

Bio Accessories of the Urban Weary

No Comments 06 October 2009

Industrial designer Ben Landau and felt / soft sculpture artist Brittany Veitch have created a range of wearable living couture accessories to bring elements of nature into urban living. Each Bio Accessory has a living component of which the wearer must tend to, whilst the accessory works to block the unappealing aspects of urban living; [...]

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