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Seoul Biennale visitors invited to experience replica of a North Korean home
Amid rising tensions between North Korea and the rest of the world, a pair of architects have built a full-scale mockup of a Pyongyang apartment, as part of an exhibition in the South Korean capital. Pyongyang Sallim is an accurate recreation of a typical apartment in...
Dangerous Designs – opening new avenues for Australian designers
One of the biggest challenges for most furniture designers, those with established distribution channels excepted, is exposure. Getting new designs out and about and in front of potential manufacturers and customers That’s where Dangerous Designs comes into the...
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...
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....
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...
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...
This modern furniture appears from a single slab of wood
Is your house filled with so many furniture pieces it is difficult to move around? Designed by Robert van Embricqs, this beautiful furniture can be folded flat when it is not in use, so you can enjoy some extra space. Click here to view...
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,...
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...
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...