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Rituals: The Art of Tradition KE-ZU in collaboration with Other Architects / otherothers for Sydney InDesign 2015.  Perhaps, in the absence of communal life and collective belief, it is the routines and habits of the home that constitute our remaining engagement with ritual. In our closed and hidden spaces, we harbour secret superstitions and private rites. Far from being inconsequential, these...

Marble slabs, green wall panelling and Andreu World's Smart Chair take centre stage at Michel, a Helsinki restaurant by Finnish architect Joanna Laajisto. Photography Mikko Ryhänen.    

Monday Morning Music is back this Friday at The Newsagency. You've heard of K Pop and J Pop but have you ever heard of Saigon Boom Boom? The new music video single is by Mai Khoi, a Vietnamese musician who recently moved to Sydney to start a multi-racial band by the name of Fish Sauce. Mai Kho hit the headlines...

An extraordinary table by a creator out of the norm. Xavier Mañosa (Barcelona,1981) is in this order a potter, artist and designer. He inherited the artisanal tradition and family workshop and has found his place in contemporary ceramic art, designing pieces with his own characteristics. To demonstrate, this table has been modelled for BD Barcelona with his own hands. Each...

Mosaico is a puzzle that can be used to solve a range of different spatial constraints. The bases are made of ash and are available in five measurements upon which marble or wooden tops can be fitted as well as upholstered seat cushions. The optional back enables the pieces to be transformed into mini-sofas. The hexagonal piece enables, amongst other...

Bai designed by Neri & Hu for Parachilna.    

Nudo Basic designed by Juan Ibáñez for Sancal.    

Mood designed by René Holten for Artifort.  

Gardenias designed by Jaime Hayon for BD Barcelona. Now available in new fabrics and with contrasting cross stitch.    

  Flex designed by Piergiorgio Cazzaniga for Andreu World adds new productive and functional solutions. The most notable addition is a new V wood base which enables the version to be stacked and suitable for large scale use.