Impress – The Décor Company
Started in 1928 as Masa Décor, today’s Impress Group is impressive. The company exhibits at all the major shows and manufactures a range of...
Dreaming in the shower
Axor is internationally renowned as a company which pushes the boundaries of design and challenges our understanding of functionality and aesthetics. Working with various...
Is the customer "always right" ?
A recent experience with our favorite friend – the customer – started us thinking about that all-too-famous saying, coined by the American-born, British retail...
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...
Kevin's back – no, not that Kevin!!
This year’s Grand Designs Live events are shaping up to be the biggest and best yet with a growing exhibitor list featuring some of...
Genesis washbasins from Ceramica Globo
The new Genesis washbasin collection was designed by a team from Creative Lab + who describe these new basis as including "many elements that...
Corian Interiors eBook
We love freebies at TKBB so we're pleased to pass on a great offer from CASF to download a copy of Corian's latest eBook.
The...
Werkstatten delivers on texture and curves
Sometimes you see a stand at major shows and think “these guys have a great product – can’t wait for the information to come...
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...
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...
Origami bathtub honoured
Back in April of this year, French opinion leaders in the architecture and design community were invited to submit their opinion on the products...
And the winner is….
My apologies to all....I was supposed to put this post up last week.
Thank you to everyone who took the time to respond to our...
Longevity and passion runs in the family
There’s nothing like a challenge. Today one of our industry’s stalwarts got there – well sort of!
When you think of one person...
Staron – New Colours 2013
Hot on the heels of Interzum, Staron has released its new Solid Surface colours for 2013. Five new colours are featured, inspired by city...
A question for those who love design!
The Kitchen and Bathroom Blog is now entering its fifth month, and what a five months it has been! We have hit a few...
Print media in the home renovation industry
The demise of printed newspapers has been well publicised over the last couple of years. With online (and, mostly, free) access many of our...
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...
DIA Australiasian Graduate of the Year
The DIA’s Australasian Graduate of the Year Awards (AGOTYA) is a keenly sought after, portfolio-based awards program for final year design students and recent...
The Grass is always greener!
We have shown you some of the products that were displayed at Interzum and sometimes there's a feeling that the enormity of this great...
Home Inspirations Centre event (Canberra)
HIA Home Inspirations Centre & Hettich presents
THE LATEST DESIGN TRENDS – INTERNATIONAL & LOCAL
Date:
Saturday, 29 June 2013
Time:
11.15am to 12.15pm (for industry)
12.30pm to 1.15pm...
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...
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...
Time for a giveaway!
The Kitchen & Bathroom Blog is only four months old yet we've already racked up more than 5,700 views and we're currently sitting at...
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...
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...
A Winning opening!
Winning Appliances was established in 1906. Last night in Redfern, Sydney, the company unveiled to the industry its new flagship store following its biggest...
Smeg World Launch event
We were privileged to be invited to Smeg's World Launch held yesterday at The Mint, Sydney. Around 35 media and journalists gathered at this...
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...
Material technology from Myyour
Myyour is an Italian company based in Padua which specialises in moulded pieces for inside and outside the home. The company's collections comprise many...
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,...
Designer needed – Sydney location
Kitchen and bathroom designer required for well-established, award-winning bathroom, kitchen and home improvements company.
Brindabella Bathrooms is seeking an experienced bathroom and kitchen designer to...
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...
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...
Australian International Design Awards
The Australian International Design Awards were announced last week and a variety of products and services within the interiors sector were singled out for...
The Virgin Shower
This I find gorgeous, not because there’s a couch facing the shower, (although for some this might be appealing!) but just the look and...
The art of ceramics for the bathroom
New from Ceramica Cielo is the "Terre di Ciele" chromatic range which celebrates organic shapes, natural tones and architectural style.
This gorgeous range of ceramic...
A chair that will eclipse
I had the pleasure of escorting a colleague of mine from Italy to a variety of showrooms in Sydney earlier this week. One of...
Trip the light fantastic
While there was plenty of focus on texture and depth at this year's Interzum fair, we also saw lots of attention paid to lights...
Bringing in the waves
Digital printing has come a long way in the last few years. This relatively new technology allows images to be sent directly to the...
Accessible bathrooms – how, where and why?
As our population ages, more and more consideration must be given to the design of our homes and interior environments to facilitate older Australians,...
The psychology of colour
Two years ago at Interzum, everyone was raving about the "return to nature", adding "the family is back and texture is good".
And it was...
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...
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...
Why do they do it?
Having spent three days in Austria as guests of hardware giant Blum, we pondered why such a successful company would take all that time...
Overseas trade fairs – so what's the big deal?
It's also easy to dismiss many of these shows as irrelevant to the Australian market - after all, some of the products aren't available...
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...
Heavy on the texture
At the 2009 Interzum, we began to see the emergence of textured surfaces with many exhibitors showing off what was then a new concept...
Interzum Red Dot Awards
As with Milan Design Week, Interzum is about much more than just "the show".
Every two years, Koelnmesse collaborates with red dot to host the...
Interzum – Day 1
As we head to our first day at Interzum, we thought it might be interesting to bring you an overview of the show and...
Ola
Ola!
This is the fourth KBDi Designers' International Tour I've done and I never quite know what is going to happen each time we set...
Who's used Smeg appliances recently?
Yet again our friends at Newscast have thrown out the challenge! Last time it was for a Kohler product. This time, Smeg is looking...
The KBDi Designers' International Tour has begun
The 2013 KBDi Designers' International Tour has officially begun with the main group arriving in Spain for the first leg of the trip which...
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,...
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...
Interzum is just around the corner!
Interzum 2013 commences on the 13th May and TKKB team will be there to bring you daily updates from the show – and anything...
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...
“The real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of...
There are many ways to enhance the beauty and look of one of your projects be it a kitchen, a bathroom, or in some...
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...
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...
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...
Scavolini takes to Grand Designs Live
It’s always interesting to see large, multinational design companies add additional marketing exercises to their portfolio. Recently, there has been a concerted move by...
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...
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...
You're wanted – well, Kohler wants you!
Our great friends at Newscast, PR agents for iconic brands such as Smeg and Kohler have a request! They urgently require images of bathrooms...
You’re wanted – well, Kohler wants you!
Our great friends at Newscast, PR agents for iconic brands such as Smeg and Kohler have a request! They urgently require images of bathrooms...
Timeless contemporary design by Karim Rashid
If you haven't heard the name Karim Rashid in design circles, crawl out from under that rock and Google him today. An industrial designer...
Cosentino goes back to school – in a great way!
Cosentino Group, distributors of Silestone, has announced the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) as the Australian partner school for its 2013 student design challenge, working...
A bar I could sit at all day
Recently released during Milan Design Week, this is "Bar" from Italian brand VG. Designed by Vincenzo Antonuccio and Marilena Calbini from VM Design, Bar...
The Back Pocket Kitchen – sort of!
Sometimes, you come across a design that just catch your imagination – and this is one of them!
Beckin is a group of recently graduated American...
Expressions of interest for K&B training
Designer Training has put the call out for expressions of interest for government funding to study kitchen design or bathroom design. The training organisation...
Expressions of interest for K&B training
Designer Training has put the call out for expressions of interest for government funding to study kitchen design or bathroom design. The training organisation...
Designers wanted – Melbourne location
Date listed: 18 Apr 2013
Company: Let's Talk Kitchens & Interiors (letstalkkitchens.com.au)
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Job category: Designer
Details: Is anyone busy out there?
Yes, we certainly are at Let’s Talk Kitchens & Interiors...
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...
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...
It’s an “App” ennig thing!
Apps became a part of our lives in early 2009, and to demonstrate how popular they became, the word “App” was named Word of...
Social Media 101: Pinterest
Social media such as Facebook and Twitter have now become so mainstream most businesses have some relationship to either, if not both, these communication...
Design in every room plus food – a match made...
Milan Design Week has closed for another year, it’s the place where the trend starts, a massive village of design, it leads where others...
Design Week in Milan
As we’ve already posted, this week is design week in Milan – a time to see and admire what some of the world’s modern...
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...
Putting the squeeze on design
We all use them in cooking in various ways, some I hear even use them in cleaning, but the humble lemon has over the...
Interzum preview: Suddekor
With less than a month before the KBDi International Designer's Tour heads to Interzum we decided it's time to start sharing many of the...
The best of book matching
Natural stone has timeless beauty and no two slabs are identical which makes it inherently unique and appealing to designers and consumers alike. However...
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...
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...
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...
Inner Light Out – Inner Design
Inner Design, the self-named "design network for interior design lovers" has recently completed a successful competition called "Inner Light Out" which attracted more than...
Mosaic magic
I'm sure everyone remembers the "shoe bath" from last year's iSalone event which created such an impression both for its beauty and sheer daring...
Atelier and Alabaster
Alabaster is known throughout the world to have spiritual and healing properties - among other things it diminishes anger, eases anxiety and aid forgiveness....
KBDi Designer Awards 2013 – now open
The search for outstanding kitchen and bathroom designers is now on. Run, don't walk, to download your entry.
The KBDi Designer Awards 2013 is set...
Australian International Design Awards – early bird entries close TODAY
The Australian International Design Awards has been a fixture in the design community for more than five decades and is proud to announce that 2013...
Welcome
Welcome to The Kitchen & Bathroom Blog - written for members of the industry who like to keep up with all that's new and...
