The Art Gallery of New South Wales (AGNSW) stands as a cultural beacon in Sydney, Australia, tracing its roots back to 1871 when it was established as part of the Sydney International Exhibition when a Fine Arts Annexe building was established in the Botanical Gardens.
The fine arts commissioners of the NSW Academy of…
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There is every chance you have never heard of Kanazawa as it is not the first stop for tourists visiting Japan but that just means that you are missing out.
Jazz Spot Bokunen has been spinning records and pouring whiskey since 1992 and let me tell you it is worth considering a visit. …
Mark Bergin is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of BETTER FUTURE, the world's largest network of Design Award programs. A program he started in 2010 to celebrate design excellence in Australia has now grown all around the world.
I caught up with Mark in Reykjavik, Iceland where he was having a couple of…
Martin Willers (left), Per Brickstad (centre) and Magnus Wiberg (right) | Image Credit - Transparent
Per Brickstad the Chief Designer for Transparent (center), along with Martin Willers the CEO (left) and Magnus Wiberg, the Sales Director (right) are the founders of Transparent. Together they started out running a successful design studio, but 10 years on…
Still the coolest airport hotel in the world.
The TWA hotel opened in 2019 to significant acclaim, the building had been sitting empty for decades. Recognised as a mid-century masterpiece by Finnish-American architect Eero Saarinen (who also designed the St Lous Gateway Arch) reclaiming its former glory and retaining all of the 1960's styling architects…
The brand CMF might not be one you recognise and that is because it is brand new, launching recently with three products ear buds, watch and a wall charger. CMF stands for Colour, Material and Finish and the company's ethos is 'wonderful by design'. A challenge to make thoughtful devices that…
I have to admit on first glance of seeing this product I thought it has to be an April Fools Joke or a hoax. However when you think about it with the incredible automation of drones and many people having a security camera at home to check on whats going on when you are not…
For those who don’t know Marcel Hirscher he is one of the most successful professional ski racers ever. He was competing for over 15 years, between 2007 and 2018 he won eight consecutive World Cup titles, he also won 11 medals at the Alpine Skiing World Championships (7 gold) and 3 Olympic Medals (2…
Swedish design firm ‘teenage engineering’ have been reimagining appliances since 2007, making functional tools into highly desirable consumer electronics.
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The TP-7 field recorder looks stunning with its brushed aluminium, functional buttons, high vis colours on the accents it looks like something you would…
Yes the Swedish cool kids are at it again with the very coolest blue tooth speaker you could ever wish to own. The OB-4 is a portable high fidelity loudspeaker, with the emphasis on 'loud'. The OB-4 has two 4" bass drivers and a pair of neodymium tweeters delivering sweet crystal clear…
