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London Design Festival

London Design Festival

The London Design Festival is in its fifteenth year and was on last week from the 16-24 September 2017. During the course of the Festival, there were hundreds of unique events and opportunities across the city of London. These were intended to celebrate design in its...

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Footy Furniture

Footy Furniture

Here's an idea for AFL Grand Final Week - a chair in your team's colours!  Though we aren't seeing any yellow and black? - hope that is not a bad sign for Richmond supporters! Therapod™ is an Australian-designed posture-support system which is a multiple award-winner....

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How To Style Copper In Your Space

How To Style Copper In Your Space

If you’re seeing a lot of copper around right now, you’re not alone! Copper (or rose gold, depending on who you ask) has reigned supreme as the go-to for making a space feel warm, luxurious and interesting. Unlike some trends, it isn’t going anywhere, but only getting...

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Decorate your home with Spring Flowers

Decorate your home with Spring Flowers

  From indoors to out, every corner of your house and garden deserves stunning seasonal blooms. Get ready to stop and smell the roses (and lilacs and tulips and hyacinth) with these spring-ready picks and get ready to spruce up your...

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The annual Eat Drink Design Awards shortlist announced

The annual Eat Drink Design Awards shortlist announced

There are some fantastic projects announced in the shortlist and worth checking out, even if it is just to keep up to date with any new restaurants etc. These awards support innovation and excellence in the design of hospitality premises of all scales and types,...

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Cleaning  teak and wicker outdoor furniture

Cleaning  teak and wicker outdoor furniture

With the warmer weather, we start to think about outdoor furniture. It might be time to have it ready for longer days as daylight savings is here this weekend (sorry QLD) If you have teak and wicker outdoor furniture here are some tips on cleaning - perhaps a good job...

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Recycled Re-Purposed Furniture Sculptures

Recycled Re-Purposed Furniture Sculptures

Here at the AFA, we love people who are inventive with furniture and this week we bring you Benjamin Rollins Caldwell of BRC Designs. He is one of those designers with a definitive artistic and imaginative view of the possibilities that everyday objects hold.  He uses...

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New AFA Member TIRAR

New AFA Member TIRAR

The AFA would like to welcome new AFA member TIRAR, award winning manufacturers of solid timber door hardware. TIRAR design started when Felice Carlino, founder of SUMU design consultancy, was working on his award-winning design for THE ACCOMMODATION POD  in 2015, he...

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