Category Archives: interior design

vietnamese inspiration

Vo Trong Nghia Saigon 'Stacking Green' house
Vietnamese / Japanese architect collaboration Vo Trong Nghia are the masterminds behind the Saigon house ‘Stacking Green’. The front and back facades are made up of layers of concrete planters cantilevered from two side walls. The effect is a stunning green wall of beautiful, tropical plants. Each of the planters has been designed with the [...]
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’tis the season

Flora Grubb - Succulent decorations
It seems to have come around fast but it is most definitely the Christmas season, and here at Eco we do love something a little different. So when we saw these gems over at Flora Grubb we couldn’t resist posting about them here. They last for weeks, and you can just plant them up in [...]
Written by Katie. Filed under garden art, garden design, garden sculptures, homewares, interior design. Tagged , . No comments.

tealight wit!

Tealights
We all love a bit of mood lighting while entertaining with good mates, cuddling up with a good movie or a lovie dovie night in. One designer that I really love is London based Martha Freud who works with a very natural ascetic. Her designs have a very natural feel which is what I love [...]
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new retail concepts that last

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While I was out walking my dog Darcy (or Percy to some),  I discovered the ’Pure and General’ store in Potts Point. This is the creation of Linda Gregoriou and architect Dale Jones-Evans of dje.com.au. This store brings a fresh new retail concept to the Sydney market and first began when Linda, who was a [...]
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introducing the selby

the selby
For those of you looking to pack a little bedazzler into your Friday afternoon brain drain; here’s a little something to tickle your fancy – the selby. It’s choc full of interesting interiors by Todd Selby but beware, you could lose hours loafing about in here…. .jwsharethis a {margin: 0 10px 0 0; text-shadow: 0 [...]
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eccentric and playful

Hundertwasser in New Zealand in 1998 - wikipedia.org/
I thought I would give the late, ‘eccentric and playful Viennese artist’ and architect ‘Friedensreich Hundertwasser’ a quick plug. From what I can gather he was an outspoken individual that worked across a variety of design mediums, writing manifestos, designing posters and stamps and traveling to places such as Morroco, Tunisia, Nepal, Tokyo and Siberia [...]
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falling water continues to inspire….

Frank Lloyd Wright - 'Falling Water'
The other night I was sitting around thinking about my perfect house – as you do. I started by scribbling down some rough floor plans and elevations, then after about an hour, (…it’s amazing how time fly’s) I flicked off all the eraser dust, stood back and smiled upon my creation with utmost pride. Wow, [...]
Written by David. Filed under architecture, houses, interior design, water feature. Tagged , , , . 1 Comment.

new urban solutions

L-A-V-A- Ideal Home
After reading Claudia Perren’s review on the Home – Real and Ideal exhibition in Architecture Australia, I jumped online to the Boutwell Draper Gallery to see the participating nineteen Architects and nineteen Artists and their take on the brief –‘Urban Solutions’. With a variety of inspiring futuristic structures and some really conceptual models, I started [...]
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armadillo & co comes to eco

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Following the  launch of their first collections of hand woven floor rugs under the Armadillo & Co banner, collaborators Jodie Fried and Sally Pottharst have expanded their product offer. Working with new communities of artisans in India who specialise in finer weaves for new smaller items, the company has created two new collections: Table Top, [...]
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IMM cologne 2011 is now

IMM Cologne showcases some of the brightest and most stylish interiors furnishing manufacturers from Europe and the rest of the world. Basically anyone who is anyone in the furniture manufacturing world is exhibiting there to showcase their latest designs. From steady staples like Vondom to up and coming young designers like Malafor and Studio Magnus [...]
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