An interview with sieger design
sieger design has collaborated with Alape for close to 35 years, first with architect and design entrepreneur Dieter Sieger and now with his sons...
HIA Trades Report now available
The HIA Trades Report provides a quarterly review of the availability of skilled trades and any price pressures on trades operating in the residential...
HIA Renovations Roundup report
The July 2017 edition of the Housing Industry Association’s Renovations Roundup report has just been published. The report provides the only regular in-depth review...
Are renovations Australia’s next building boom?
"Are renovations Australia's next building boom"? Yes, according to the latest edition of the HIA Renovations Roundup report which predicts that home renovations will become
an...
Interior Design Trends 2017
The arrival of the New Year brings with it fresh trends across all areas of our lives. To help Australians stay ahead of the...
Home Renovations to recover as New Building Slows
The latest edition of the HIA Renovations Roundup report has been released and it indicates Home Renovations to recover as New Building Slows.
Home renovations...
Q&A with Andrew Stenos of Integriti Bathrooms
Andrew Stenos is one half of the brains behind Integriti Bathrooms, a premium bathroom renovations company in Sydney. Integriti Bathrooms is dedicated to good...
Trend report: individualised kitchen design
Variety of colours and materials: the new trend for individualised kitchen design
The kitchen, long considered far more than simply a place to eat, has...
Furniture market report
Furniture market benefits from new interest in beautiful living
Our daily lives are marked by the desire to individualise and this is a driving force...
2017 Dulux Colour Trends
Design will be inspired by an emphasis on tactility, deep blues and the evolution of ‘greiges’ according to the 2017 Dulux Colour Trends.
Presenting a...
Consumer trend: price does not define luxury
According to a recent survey, the majority of Germans, Americans and Chinese all agree on one thing: price is not the critical factor in...
Opinion: who has the best kitchen?
There are a lot of great rivalries in the world: State of Origin, Yankees vs Mets, The Ashes, Real Madrid vs Barcelona. And not...
EuroCucina report – Green
The stands at EuroCucina are always amazing and it’s great to see what the designers do with the space and how they make it...
Tech Tips for the New Year
As we head back to the office, factory or design studio after a well-deserved break, it’s a great opportunity to check on your information...
Dulux Colour Trends Autumn 2016
Dulux has released its colour trends for Autumn 2016 which it has labelled "Back to the Future: Decadent autumn hues with a modern twist"
Interiors...
Happy Australia Day
Wishing all our readers and followers a very happy Australia Day. We're taking a day off and will be back with our regular posts...
Interview Christoph Behling
The genial designer, Christoph Behling, London-based by choice, was born in 1970 in Switzerland, grew up in Düsseldorf and went to art school in...
Hansgrohe’s global showering habits
A new survey commissioned by Hansgrohe has revealed a host of interesting global showering habits. The survey was conducted by a market research company among...
Kitchens an “afterthought”?
Our good friends at KBB Review in the UK decided that as there was little hope of enjoying any further rugby at the World...
Kleenmaid collapse update
It's been a long time coming but hopefully there will be some relief for those consumers and staff who fell foul of the collapse of Kleenmaid...
It’s not the price. It’s the value
Having been on the other side of the fence for many years, I was recently in the new position of having to speak to...
The epitome of loyalty
There are many ways of rewarding customers for loyalty – on an ongoing basis. Frequent flyer programs (or in our industry’s case Frequent fryer!)...
Leaving design to designers
It was only last month that we relayed to you some words of wisdom from the "Miserable Old Gits Club" featuring Glasgow based bathroom...
Are Black and White bathrooms still alive?
It's not an original question I know - its just that it came up in conversation last week and I though we'd do a...
Miserable Old Gits Club – episode 2!
Back in March we brought you some thoughts from Derek Miller (via KBB Review) in the UK who asked some serious questions about bathrooms....
When does the designer’s job end?
This was asked of me recently whilst at Interzum by a very inquisitive door manufacturer. As it turns out his son had just embarked...
Clinton tells architects – “you’ve got a lot to do”
We thought we'd bring you what our American design cousins really get their teeth into on a three day "let's make it a long...
Commentary – Richard Moss has his say
There are times when you read some really awful editorial commentary - this isn't one of them. I haven't met Richard Moss (yet) but...
“The coffee shop” – Commentary
Thought about changing the way you do things recently? In this, another excellent piece from KBB Review in the UK, kitchen designer Darren Morgan...
Sale Season – here we go again!
Driving around Sydney this week is as close to manageable as you will get - kids, plus teachers plus another few hundred thousand on...
Bathroom trends according to “ISH”
This article (created by the organisers at ISH) is designed to get you to go to their show.....
"The latest luxury lifestyle trend in the...
“Art” in the bathroom – really?
"Start 2015 with a bit of humour" was the call!!
Bathrooms - serenity and solace behind that door. But for some the opportunity to create,...
Laminex tells us what happening in 2015
The 2015 Trends Forecast from Laminex Australia written by Neil Sookee embraces worldwide design and style trends and adds a hint of nearby flavour...
“Bevelled tile revival” – will it happen?
At Cersaie there was a rather unusual push from exhibitors on bevelled tiles. And most who were there believed that there is a revival...
“Honey – what’s that in the microwave?”
Most of us use the microwave on a daily basis (and a variety of technology) and almost as many of us use these trusted little...
Sustainability in the Kitchen and Bathroom
Kohler is a big company! So big they have a position in their organisation that is titled "Senior Channel Manager in Sustainability". Rob Zimmerman...
The Power of Positive Selling
I am constantly drawn to the British online publication "KBB Review". It is an excellent source of information, advice, commentary and opinion. If you...
What would you have done?
Here's a press release we got yesterday, and it begs the question "is this the best they could have done"?
Have a look.
"All the lofts...
Commentary……
Last month’s article about appliances (Referrals – are they really appreciated?, August 18) generated some heated debate, both on the blog and among industry...
Referrals – are they really appreciated?
Aside from regular marketing such as magazines, Facebook, newspapers, TV and the like, most businesses at some stage receive the potential for business through...
It’s very much time to have your say on Home Owners...
For all of you out there who abide by the rules - here's something you should spend some time reading. And, if you care...
One superlative too many
In the course of my work I get to write *a lot* about kitchens, bathrooms and interior spaces. I love it - I love...
Is “pro-forma” fair – and for whom?
As most of you would be aware there are certain appliance brands that operate on "pro-forma" basis. The idea is sound in theory -...
“Beware Cheap Imports”
Again, I'm indebted to Tim Wallace from KBB in the UK for this article posted on their site recently. Tim Leedman is MD of...
Jean Nouvel – A French architect who knows his way
Born in Fumel France in 1945, Jean Nouvel is one of those rare architects whose work straddles an entire industry. From a simple desk or lamp to...
Is it really important to be "trendy"?
One topic I'm asked to speak about more than any other is trends - design trends, colour trends, interior trends etc... It's a topic...
Do good cooks make good kitchen designers?
In the course of my career in publishing I've been lucky enough to have interviewed a number of professional chefs, gourmet foodies and home...
