Love at 1st Sight specialises in revamping antique and vintage furniture items which have passed their used-by date. They refurbish them and give them a new lease on life by repainting them in bold colours and reupholstering them in contemporary fabrics. From 1950′s and 1960′s retro chairs, 1970′s wicker peacock chairs, vintage bentwood & bamboo chairs through to the ornate Antique Louis XV wingback chairs and beautifully worn leather vintage smoking armchair, Love at 1st Sight refurbish furniture from all eras…

In 2011 Marimekko will be 60 years old. 60 years! Wow, that’s a lot of years. Did you know this? I did not know this.

I was very lucky to attend the launch of Marimekko’s spring & summer collection for 2011, which was held at Roller in Surry Hills last Wednesday…

Recognised by the design community as the country’s pre-eminent design awards program, Interior Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) have been held annually since 2001. IDEA promotes and rewards recent work in interior design and product design across 14 different categories, and also recognises emerging young talent and designers whose work demonstrates exemplary sustainable objectives.

IDEA 2010 shortlist has been announced last week. Golly – there are LOADS of projects on the shortlist this year. Tis a bit overwhelming really – see the complete list here…

Yarn Bombing, also known as Graffiti/ Guerilla/ Urban Knitting is a schizophrenic love child of Banksy and Martha Stewart. Ok, so I made that up. But if those two were to have a love child, I have no doubt he or she would be into graffiti knitting. Am I right or what?

Turns out there are a number of blogs and books out there by rogue knitters who want to improve our urban landscape one stitch at a time. I even found a book written by Mandy Moore and Leanne Prain called Yarn Bombing: The Art of Crochet and Knit Graffiti. I’m sure there are more if I bothered to look a bit harder…

Man oh man. Before we begin I’ve gotta tell ya that this interview’s been in the works for a seriously long time. But just like a tender and delicious slow cooked meal that takes forever to prepare, it has been well worth the wait. Truly.

Byron George is not an easy man to track down. I remember trying to find his contact details for ages – but I had no luck locating a website or any other information. Incidentally, this was around the same time that Ryan Russell and I were in contact about his interview (which you can read right here – it’s a good one, promise). As it turned out, Ryan revealed in his interview that he and Byron were partners, and that they were planning on bringing their respective practices under the umbrella of Russell & George. What…? Jackpot! I love a bit of a crazy blogging coincidence as you all know…