Caesarstone New Colour Launch
Tuesday night saw the launch of a range of new Caesarstone range including new colours and new products. Hosted by designer Darren Palmer from...
Caesarstone Marble Inspired Calacatta Classic™ Design
Caesarstone announce that the much anticipated 5131 Calacatta Classic will join their existing Supernatural designs within the Classico™ Collection from July 2014.
As Caesarstone's interpretation...
2014 HIA Australian Kitchen & Bathroom Awards
Congratulations to all entrants in the 2014 HIA Australian Kitchen & Bathroom Awards. By all accounts it was a fabulous night with an excellent...
Caesarstone makes life easy for those who struggle with rendering!
What you want on a public holiday is life made easy, so when this came through the email, I thought "this is the go"
Having...
The future of bathroom design
Yesterday, as a guest of Tradelink and Mico Bathrooms, I was invited to the Sydney showroom to enjoy a presentation by Kim Duffin of...
Reece ISH Trend Report
Our good friends at Reece were amazed at the array of incredible products and concepts on display at this year's ISH, held in Frankfurt,...
essastone new colours
Are you a lover of dark surfaces in kitchens and bathrooms or do you prefer the lighter shades?
The two colours featured here are from...
David Moreland pendants from The English Tapware Company
This gorgeous pendant light is the Pendant 45 from David Moreland and is now available in Brass as well as the recently released Copper...
Cast Line by Patricia Urquiola for Beko
On display at this year's FTK (Future Technology for the Kitchen) section of Eurocucina was a new collection of appliances from Beko. Designed...
THG luxury tapware
For stunning, luxurious bathroom fittings and accessories it's hard to go past THG. A French company, THG is renowned for its expertise in the...
American Award Winners – You must look!!
The NKBA in America is a huge organisation. Now celebrating its 50th Anniversary, The National Kitchen & Bath Association is a not-for-profit trade association that...
Milli Axon tap secures prestigious design award
The innovative Milli Axon tap has secured one of the world’s most prestigious design awards – the iF Product Design Award 2014.
It’s the first time...
Reece on sale!
Who does't love a sale?
For consumers and industry alike, Reece is celebrating spring with its Happy Sale which kicked off on 1st October. Whether you’re...
Istanbul collection from VitrA
I've fallen in love with this new collection from VitrA. Designed by Ross Lovegrove, the award-winning Istanbul collection is a gorgeous combination of fluid,...
Danzing with Veneer!
Danzer is a leading quality hardwood company. The company employs approximately 2,000 employees and services customers from 21 sales offices worldwide. Founded in 1932,...
Slate-Lite from Baresque
We've all heard the term "as light as a feather" but I never thought I'd be able to write "as light as 100 per...
Toncelli – Eurocucina preview
I'm excited...I'm beyond excited. The first Eurocucina previews are starting to hit my inbox and I want to pack my bags and head over...
Hot Chilli from Kuppersbusch
New at this year's "Future Technology for the Kitchen" (FTK) at Eurocucina, is this red-hot number from German appliance manufacturer Küppersbusch. Called "Hot Chilli",...
Asko Anthracite cooktops
I know how popular induction cooking has become and I can certainly appreciate the benefits of an induction cooktop, but I must confess to...
KBDi Award Winners announced
The fifth KBDi National Conference and Awards Gala culminated on Saturday night with the announcement of the winners and the competition was fierce. As...
Italian Association for Industrial Design “Bathroom Excellence”
The Italian Association for Industrial Design (ADI) together with Confindustria Ceramica has put together a retrospective on "Bathroom Excellence" from 1998 to 2012 which...
New tapware from CEA
This gorgeous new range of tapware from CEA (Centro Energie Alternative) was displayed at the recent International Bathroom Exhibition and caught my eye because...
Do women make better designers? Part 1
This extracted piece was originally published by KBB Review and is reproduced with full permission. Part 2 will be published on Friday 30th May.
Elspeth...
KBDi Design2013 Winners
Congratulations to all the winners and finalists from the KBDi Design2013 Awards. Here is a full list of winners, complete with images, for your...
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...
Bugatti homewares with Italian flair
With a name almost synonymous with Italian style, it's expected that the homewares produced by Bugatti and exhibited at this year's Eurocucina will be...
Harvey Norman hits the mark!
Continuing the recent trend of Sydney showroom refurbishments, Harvey Norman Renovations opened it new Alexandria store to the public a couple of weeks ago. Given the...
Not just one, one and a half – from Smeg
The increasing popularity of the double oven in Australian kitchens is being linked to an ever-growing passion for home cooking and the fact that, in...
Cesar Kitchens opens in Australia
The Cesar brand of kitchens and furniture has been synonymous for quality and cutting edge design since it started production in Italy in 1970....
The Taste Mobile Kitchen
Earlier this week we brought you a selection of winners from the Australian International Design Awards but one idea caught our imagination so we...
Grand Designs Australia Handbook
A must-have publication from Grand Designs Australia magazine Editor-at-Large, Peter Maddison, the Grand Designs Australia Handbook has just been released.
Peter is an award-winning architect...
HIA Australian Kitchen & Bathroom Awards – and the winners are…
The HIA Australian Kitchen & Bathroom Awards were held last Friday night at a gala event attended by some of the industry's best and...
Kludi Zenta tapware
Black and white is one of those classic monochrome colour combinations which will always be in style whether applied inside or out. Black and...
Acrylic glass from Acrylic Couture
New from German company Acrylic Couture comes a range of acrylic glass surfaces which create incredible visual effects through a combination of inlays and...
Good things come in threes!
Good things come in threes, which is why Haier is excited to bring this industry three new appliances –an all-new Frost Free Vertical Freezer, a...
Hettich opens third Australian trade centre
Hettich has opened its third Australian trade centre in Sydney. The trade centres, which showcase Hettich’s entire product range in real life settings, are part of the...
Smeg 6-Star Dishwasher
Big news from Smeg with the release of Australia's first 6-Star WELS rated dishwasher.
Raising the bar on water saving kitchen appliances, the 6-Star model...
A dry day at Smeg – you’re kidding!
The once energy-hungry clothes dryer, that often needed replacing after just a few years, has been reinvented as a clean green machine using half...
Graff and Azzurra at Cersaie
We’ve written before about Cersaie – held every year in Bologna Italy, the showcases the best from the bathroom fitting and tile industry. This...
Bellantonio rotating drawer unit from Plyroom
Imagine my surprise (not!) when I discovered this gorgeous product is Italian-made. New from online design retailer Plyroom, the Bellantonio rotating drawer unit is...
Milan Design Week Preview – Toncelli
With Milan Design Week and iSalone starting this week, our inbox is filling up with exciting previews from a variety of companies. This new...
KBDi Design2013 Finalists
With the KBDi annual conference starting tomorrow and the gala awards dinner on Saturday night we thought we'd compile the full list of finalists...
Neutra flagship store opens in Milan
Six companies - all who embody the essence of Italian style and excellence in its own sector - have partnered to open a flagship...
Darren Palmer from "The Block" and Cass Brothers star at KBDi...
On a wet and wild Sydney evening, NSW KBDi members and their guests attended en masse at the Cass Brothers Petersham flagship showroom for...
New tapware from Remer Rubinetterie
Introducing five new ranges from Remer Rubinetterie - Dream, Infinity, Class Line, Q-Color and Sensor. Each collection was designed by Cristian Mapelli from the R&D...
Designer front panels from Hacker
Designers are always looking for a way to add visual difference to our interior spaces and these designer front panels from German kitchen manufacturer...
Miele PowerFlex induction cooktops – now in panorama
Introducing the Miele PowerFlex induction cooktops - now optimised in a new panoramic design to provide even greater flexibility, especially when cooking on a large...
A reaquaintance with tiles!
For quite some time now the variety and experimentation with splashbacks seems to have been endless – glass, solid surface, lit or un-lit, mirror,...
Bisazza Mosaic Collection 2014
From our favourite mosaic tile designers comes the Bisazza Collection for 2014. With a fantastic range of designs and new tile concepts, the 2014...
The Hydrowell by Neutra
Neutra introduces HYDROWELL the first whirlpool bathtub made from a single block of marble. Neutra is the first company worldwide capable of combining the...
Let's look at a new showroom!!
"Long in the planning and build, but worth the wait" was certainly the overall feeling at the Melbourne opening of the new Let's Talk...
Smeg’s new high powered rangehood
Italian specialist brand Smeg has introduced a high-powered rangehood specifically designed for those who love to stir fry, sear, boil pasta or cook on a griddle...
When a "boxy" kitchen is a good thing
Simon and I are having a bit of a competition to see who can find the most interesting, out-of-the-box kitchen designs - and, just...
Eco-friendly, mosaic timber tiles
From Bella Lujo, premium supplier of luxury decor fixtures and finishes, comes Renaza - a range of mosaic timber tiles created from 100-year-old hardwood,...
New Condari Website Launched
Started more than 40 years ago, Qasair Rangehoods and Condor Barbecue Rangehoods are manufactured in Melbourne, Australia and are known for their power and quietness...
Nobilia and its showroom
In the main we are a cottage industry but the landscape is changing with fewer manufacturers and more wholesalers. What's left of these Australian...
Industry icon tells us why you need to be trained
Loris Pullen began her career in the kitchen industry in 1977. She was one of the first women in the industry in South...
“Ego is not a dirty word”
It’s a constant source of discussion in our industry. The two words often make it into the same sentence – for all the wrong...
Christmas themes in showrooms
Having lived in Sydney my whole life, one of the highlights at Christmastime is the trek into the city to behold the wonder that...
Vionaro launches!
Austrian hardware manufacturer Grass, has just put out a press release about one of their latest products, Vionaro, a very slender drawer side for...
Spaces available for Eurocucina!
After some disappointing news in October last year that the tour was full - guess what? A few precious positions have opened up - you...
Drafter/Archicad operator required
Located in Alexandria, Minosa is a boutique Interior Architecture practice, specializing in kitchen and bathrooms in both the residential and commercial sectors.
Join our small...
“The straw that broke the camel’s back”
There are some superb and educated blogs across the world which are a path for this design community to connect with new products, visit shows they...
Throwing curveballs into the bathroom
Ever wanted to put a curve into your shower designs? I know it’s not for everyone or every bathroom but when it’s possible the...
Resopal recycles – beautifully!
The acronym Resopal is composed of the Latin word for resin, resina, and opal, to describe the originally, slightly shiny surface, and was registered...
Irinox Home Collection – Freddy & Zero
Following the demise of Domotechnica in around 2004, it was assumed that shows in Berlin and Cologne would pick up the reigns, but Milan...
Jeremy Cole lighting
Jeremy Cole is an award-winning artisan whose collections are appreciated around the globe for their contemporary and timeless beauty. Born in New Zealand, Jeremy moved...
Roll up, roll up!!!
Roller shutters (often called Tambour doors) have been a part of the kitchen landscape for many years, but in the last few years the...
A “construction site” kitchen
We often hear kitchens referred to as "construction" or "building" sites but this - certainly in my case, anyway - is often more a...
Q: Should designers be salaried or on commission?
This question often pops up when I chat to members of the industry so, for today's post, I thought we would readdress this issue...
Rexa Unico Egg Bath from Paco Jaanson
This is the newly-introduced Rexa Unico Egg Bath from Paco Jaanson. The design is inspired by the organic shapes in our environment with the...
New 30mm Supernaturals from Caesarstone
Caesarstone, a leader in quartz surfaces, has announced four of their ever popular Supernatural Designs from the Classico collection are now being offered in...
Skylift from Faber
New from Faber, and released at this year's Eurocucina, is Skylift - a product the company claims is the "only retractable hood built into...
New Caesarstone Melbourne showroom
Introducing the new flagship Caesarstone Melbourne showroom in Heatherton Victoria - all Melbourne operations have been relocated to this brand new state-of-the-art Sales and...
Stylish by SIRO
For more than 60 years this family business has been very active as an international player in more than 50 countries in the design arena. Tradition combined...
To enter or not to enter?
I consider myself very lucky to have been involved with many industry associations over the years and, as an extension, with a variety of...
Cassandra Cucine at Eurocucina
One of the most talked about displays at Eurocucina came, surprisingly, not from the large, established kitchen designers and manufacturers, but from an emerging...
Sento freestanding tapware from Graff
New from Graff, designed by Daniele Ruzza and Silvana Angeletti from Angeletti_Ruzza Design, comes Sento - a freestanding collection of classic faucets.
The designers focused...
Hide-away style from Makro
"Hidden" is an enigmatic wooden box designed by Giulio Gianturco for Makro. Representing a trunk, once opened Hidden reveals a functional make up and...
Smeg’s new 900 Pyrolytic Oven
The great divide between high performance professional kitchen appliances and the domestic alternatives has been all but banished with the arrival of Smeg’s flagship...
Cosentino ramps up the Milan debate – in style!
Last Wednesday night, Cosentino partnered with Indesign to host a review of Eurocucina and Bagno, the largest design fairs in Milan. Held in their Sydney...
Three Unique Bathroom Products
We see so much of design in every field, it’s why the word “unique” is bandied around so often. But we were taken by...
Comment – “Is the kitchen male or female?”
Having gone through those “fabulous” years with a teenage daughter when you think to yourself “is this really worth it?”, I’m now blessed to...
Attard’s Kitchens & Cabinetry’s brand new showroom
24 years is a long time in the kitchen and bathroom industry and the recent launch of the new Attard's Kitchens & Cabinetry showroom...
Christiaan’s Frozen Collection
At the forefront of innovative bathroom design, Christiaan’s welcomes the ultra-stylish Frozen Collection to its showroom. Connoisseurs of
contemporary bathroom designs, Christiaan’s inclusion of the Italian-designed collection is synonymous...
It takes Moxie to shower out loud
The press release is impressive – it starts with “Your music. Your shower. Your time. To chill out. To sing. Refresh. Energize. Escape.”
The...
Does concrete have a place in your business?
We have talked before about talented designers and how they use their expertise in a variety of mediums, and often, fields. Martin Steininger is...
Another “must have wine cabinet”!!
Back in March we brought you the Albareda Wine Cabinet from Del Curto – certainly a beautiful piece of traditional craftsmanship that drew a...
A veritable plethora of “P’s” at Cersaie!
Two months ago the 31st edition of CERSAIE, the exhibition of ceramic tile and bathroom furnishings, showcased the latest innovations in Italian ceramic design,...
IXL’s premium ventilation systems
Our industry is well familiar with IXL's range of heat, light and vent units - the Tastics. Launched more than 25 years ago, these...
Signature Prints 3-Day November Sale
WHEN: Friday 1st November 10am – 5pm
Saturday 2nd November 10am – 4pm
Sunday 3rd November 10am – 4pm
WHERE: Studio 2, 1 - 5 Hayes Rd,...
Bucket basin from Scarabeo
Newly released this year at the International Bathroom Exhibition is the Bucket collection from Scarabeo Ceramica. Designed by architect Giovanna Talocci, the basins embody...
Hettich Forum
Hettich makes hardware and, as I found out recently, the company also makes some rather impressive buildings. The Hettich Forum building, located at...
Technology in the bathroom
I'm not a big fan of technology for technology's sake but where I can see technology applied cleverly and in an innovative way that...
Insider: Magazine covers and how they work
One of the most popular questions I get asked is "how do I get my project on the cover of a magazine?" and it's...
Caroma wins Australia’s highest design honour
The 2014 Good Design Awards were held last week at a glittering award ceremony which was part of the 2014 Good Design Festival, in...
Idea Group nails it -again!
Located just 30 kilometres from Venice, the Idea Group is a company which uses its winning formula of experience and know-how to create superior...
Elica 35CC hood
How much do I love Elica hoods? I could use up a whole blog post and it wouldn't even come close to expressing how...
Vintec 2-Door Wine Fridge
In time for the 2013 festive season, Vintec Australia has launched a new two-door, two-zone wine cabinet to complement its borderless black glass ‘NOIR’...
Miele’s Generation 6000 appliances
Five years of extensive product development has resulted in the launch of a new range of appliances from Miele - Generation 6000. The range...
