Silent Gliss offers a variety of attractive fabrics with significant characteristics for safety and well-being, whilst still offering a wide range of colour, various textures and transparencies.

Lee Suckling visits a converted old villa in Auckland and finds a curious surprise.

With a mix of established, family-owned firms and energetic new players, the Melbourne design landscape is rich and diverse. This week we bring you eight designers and distributors that are doing a particularly excellent job.

The latest collection from the Italian brand presents simple shapes that inspire confidence and showcase the finest in bathroom design, and is now available in Australia.

The Spanish design firm presented both a light and beautiful stand designed by Patricia Urquiola and an elegantly pared back new collection by Jasper Morrison at the Milan design fair.

Cork flooring has a whole new, refined appeal thanks to the designers from TORLYS, providing clients with beautiful, easy to maintain, smart, green flooring.

TANDEMBOX antaro is a more sophisticated design and modular drawer system that provides better design solutions; internationally recognised by the Interior Innovation Award of the German Design Council.

Beyond gorgeous coastal sunsets and cashed-up miners, the city ‘over there’ is also host to a burgeoning design scene. This week we take a look at some of the new and established retailers, consultants and designers in the Western Australian capital.

Italy’s leading contemporary interiors company, Boffi, launched into Australia last week with Boffi Studio Sydney, a 250 square metre mono-brand showroom in Liverpool Street, Darlinghurst.

What do you get when you combine the traditional art of woodcraft, with cutting edge technology, and modern designer flooring? The answer is ”Antique Floors” by John Fredriksson.

Henson’s high-end accessories are reaching out to find new owners, as Belinda Aucott reports.

After ten years of managing some of the world’s most prestigious kitchen brands, Pepper Design presents an Australian-First: a kitchen design studio as a one-stop-shop.

Workshopped re-introduces selected pieces from iconic Australian designer Tony Parker.

With less than a month to go before the release of Baz Luhrmann’s film adaption of The Great Gatsby, the Deco collection from Designer Rugs strikes a chord of glamorous nostalgia.

Mortice & Tenon produce superb quality furniture and joinery for residential and commercial projects.

Prefabricated additions to the home have come a long way in recent years, and in particular this modular kitchen and outdoor room have caught our attention with clever, attractive designs.

Elegant, durable and 100% recyclable, the Kaldewei range of baths from Bathe offer a unique combination of style and sustainability.

Easy Bathroom solutions present two stylish new collections of basins.

As the dust from the design monsoon that is the Milan Furniture Fair settles, we thumb through the most noteworthy new products to bring you the eight we love most.

Premium French cookware brand le Creuset opens the doors to their first stand-alone flagship store in Australia. Located in the heart of the city in a heritage building on King Street, Sydney, the compact space has undergone a complete refurbishment and will offer customers the opportunity to browse and purchase the entire le Creuset range.

It is easy to imagine next season’s Easton Pearson woman stepping into an Acapulco beach scene with a cigarette dangling from her nonplussed mouth, as Belinda Aucot reports.

Detailed yet restrained, the Baxter hand knot rugs marry luxuriant wool and silk with a beautiful, intriguing design.

International award-winning designer Jamie Durie launched his premium luxury furniture collection, Jamie Durie for Riva 1920, at the Milan Furniture Fair.

Encasing the iconic MINI design in a slightly more masculine, muscular frame, the MINI paceman offers nimble power in a compact size.

Fusing the avant-garde aesthetic of Calle Henzel’s unique artworks with the breakthrough technologies in our production has defined an entirely new category within this segment, composed of equal parts of craftmanship, style, art, luxury and forward-thinking design.

The Thailand International Furniture Fair is an important platform for local designers to celebrate their talent internationally. This year’s theme was “Inspire Inside Out” and these are our favourites.

Poliform worked as part of a close-knit team to come up with a striking joinery solution for a Sydney home.

Kartell revisits the classic 18th Century Windsor ‘Comb Back’ chair, with this contemporary take by Spanish designer Patricia Urquiola.

The Eco collection by Carlos Tiscar for Capdell marks a fresh, contemporary look for the Spanish company.

Early morning dreaming will no longer be interrupted by the nightmare sound of opening heavy slated blinds and for late risers an uninterrupted sleep will be achieved even though your snuggle partner had to rise early. Silent Gliss have once …

Earp Bros push the aesthetic boundaries of a space.

Rogerseller introduces Skyline, a range of sauna’s created by Talocci Design for Effegibi, the latest edition to a suite of ‘wellness’ solutions.

Design Days Dubai is the first fair in the Middle East and South Asia dedicated to collectible and limited edition furniture and design objects. We bring you our favourite pieces from the exhibiting galleries.

Karim Rashid, New York based, industrial designer at large, has designed a striking, original range of organic shaped metal wall and floor tiles for ALLOY, a small, highly regarded Australian metal tile manufacturer – creating a 3D effect that contradicts the traditional square tile.

Brintons, world leaders in designing and manufacturing woven contract carpets, are launching their latest new stocked range – Switch – designed specifically for Australian hospitality, gaming and leisure applications in autumn 2013.

Spineless Classics have taken some of the best known and loved adult and children’s texts and turned them into completely legible and cleverly designed works of art to hang on your wall!

Lee Suckling finds a naughty/nice combination for the bedroom.

The limited edition of the Maharam Polder Sofa is an outstanding example of Hella Jongerius’ unique talent for design and textiles, bringing together her long-time partners Vitra and Maharam.

Cosentino Group, world leader in the development, production and distribution of quartz and other natural stone surfaces, launches Suede, a new finish with a matte texture for its Silestone® quartz surface, into the Australian market.

Stormtech specialises in narrow stainless steel trench drainage solutions for pools, pool surrounds, paved areas, courtyards and balconies, as well as for bathrooms, showers and other wet areas.

Imported by Mika Nishimura (whose beautiful home is visited in Habitus 19) of Artika International, Hiyoshiya lights are elegant and beautifully crafted, combining both traditional and modern techniques and materials.

As one of the leading furniture trade fairs in Southeast Asia, the International Furniture Fair Singapore is a gathering ground some of the best designs from the region. We give you our picks from this year’s edition.

Journey into an enchanting world of modern Baroque decadence inspired by the era of artisans with KAS.

Commissioned by leading Italian manufacturer Fantini, Piero Lissoni has created a new collection of taps with a modern and elegant design, conceptually excellent and with flawless production.

Funky, affordable and just touched down on Australian shores, Blu Dot has positioned itself as a youthfully mischievous player in the designer furniture arena.

Following the success of their first and second collaborations in 2006 and 2010, Designer Rugs and Dinosaur Designs have released The Studio Collection.

Earp Bros tiles are the first and only in Australia to receive Green Rate Level A

We don’t always manage to get a full eight hours between the sheets, so make the most of the time you do spend in slumber with our eight favourite bedding products.

‘Oh My God’ is made up ofa mixture of elongated mixers and prominent spouts that reference aerodynamic shapes of the 1950s, and make for a very sophisticated bathroom statement.

The superb range of traditional and innovative tiles from Spanish producer EnticDesigns offers a high quality and uniquely attractive range.

BoConcept collaborates with smart to create a range of products inspired by the clever car.

The Marstal chair brings the mood of 1950’s Danish functionalism mood to a timeless design for modern dining rooms.

Tiffany & Co. celebrated the opening of the new store at Westfield Bondi Junction with the unveiling of special custom designed sculptures by Dr Lisa Cooper.

Exquisite period hardware from Gothic to Art Deco, Italian Renaissance to Bauhaus

Scandinavia is a design hunter’s paradise, and Stockholm Design Week – with the Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair and events across the city – sets the tone for the coming year. We bring you our favourite products from 2013.

Designed by Ben McCarthy, Hollywood is a new all-wood four leg stackable chair from Go Home, suitable for corporate, hospitality and residential fit-outs.

Designed by Condari, the Sapphire rangehoods use chemical etching on a surface of stainless steel, rendering the steel coloured and textured to stunning effect.

The recent win of the Temple & Webster Emerging Designer Award has consolidated Kate Stokes and her design studio Coco Flip, as a rising star in Australian design.

The new specially designed Flexform space in the Fanuli Furniture showroom creates a modern and accessible setting for the renowned Italian brand. Habitusliving sits down with Bradhly Le to hear about it’s design and execution.

Used continuously and barely noticed as long as it functions correctly, tapware is so obviously indispensable it can be easily overlooked. This week we take the time to select eight taps that make water delivery an art form.

With an unsatiable passion for beautiful products for the home, combined with her love for painting and sketching, Shakiraaz was created by Melbourne based, Indian born textile and graphic designer, Shakira Lima.

The 130-year-old company has become the first tile company in Australia to attain the prestigious Global Green tag, introducing revolutionary new sustainability and product stewardship practices. By Marie Jakubowicz.

Designed by Jean-Marie Massaud, the enveloping, fluid and sensual shapes of this dining chair offer upholstered comfort and refinement.

Designed by Tokujin Yoshioka for Kartell, Invisible table collection surprises both for its aesthetics and for the extreme technology that has created it.

One of the most important weeks on the design calendar each year, the January edition of Maison & Objet in Paris is the best place to discover new design and trends for the home.

Whereas the coupling of house and boat usually results in something that is not quite either, in this case experience and a considered design create a floating dwelling rich in character and comfort.

A selection of new dining and lounge chairs from DOMO spans a range of styles and price points.

IMM Cologne 2013 was a celebration of good design, with a myriad of product launches and new editions. This week, we bring you the best of the show.

Boutique bathroom manufacturer Minosa have unveiled their new showroom and design studio in the heart of Sydney’s Alexandria design hub.

About to celebrate its first birthday, Sooper Design is an online shop, blog and design resource with an impeccable design pedigree and curated selection of innovative and attractive products.

From that exhilarating childhood discovery to the nostalgia of country riding, bicycles have captured our hearts and enabled our wanderings. This week we pay homage to the humble two-wheeler with our favourite bicycle related things.

De’Longhi’s new appliance range celebrates iconic italian design and colour.

Corner Store challenges the traditional use of French inspired furniture by adding humour and colour to create joyful, modern interiors with sustainable pieces from La Maison.

Providing a myriad of colour, texture and pattern possibilities, tiles can elevate a surface from merely functional to artistic. This week we bring you a selection of eight of the latest, most interesting and most beautiful tiles available.

Elegant, minimal and geometric, Truebridge’s collection of jewellery maintains the celebrated designer’s signature style and quality.

The Via Veneto range by Falper is an integrated washbasin and cabinet solution characterised by its elegance and versatility. By Laura Garro.

Lavish Tails represents an exclusive collection of individually handcrafted pieces of feline furniture designed by Pavla Šarounová and the COCICI team in Prague, Czech Republic. The COCICI brand reflects a modern perspective to the architectural splendour of Prague that has developed over many centuries.

The BB armchair, designed by Blumer and Borghi for Poliform, is a unique and original combination of a comfortingly tactile leather cover over a polyurethane structure.

Exclusive to Arthur G, Loterzstain’s modular sofa is colorful, comfortable and endlessly adaptable.

We love many things. These are those you loved most in 2012.

Architecture meets art in WorldWeave’s latest collection of richly textured, colorful rugs, and Habitusliving hears from founders Sara and Piero (who’s Church Street House is featured in Habitus 19).

The new level threshold drain by Stormtech makes it possible to bring the outdoors in by creating a seamless transition from indoor to outdoor areas. The development of this drain has been in progress and continually improved over the last 10 years in response to the increasing popularity for open plan living.

BoConcept introduces a new sofa concept for those of us who enjoy a voluminous sofa with a casual laid-back look.

Whether it’s a traditional family christmas or just enjoying down-time, this is a time of the year to relax and indulge. This week Habitusliving brings you eight products we think might help you do that even better.

The debut range of brand new label – Tribal Friday. Designed in Bondi, these are top quality, large sized beach towels that are bold in their colour and design.

The new Richmond showroom stocks a wide selection of designer products with a particular focus on high quality fabrics and finishes.

The MINI Countryman is a new breed of MINI: longer, wider, taller and more spacious, it comes in three different power options and offers a host of the latest technological, utility and comfort customisations.

New wallpaper from Porter’s Paints. Designed and made in Australia.

Scandinavia’s finest leisure furniture maker, Skargaarden has found a perfect and special Australian home exclusively at Jati Outdoor Furniture.

A young company drawing on a rich family tradition of working with timber, Tréology champions superb craftsmanship and the use of sustainable timber and up-cycling.

A family-run Italian company founded in the 1970s, Living Divani has built its reputation on understated, refined pieces that reflect both the group’s skills in upholstery and its interest in new processes and material innovation.

Designed by Fukutoshi Ueno and “dressed ” by Easton Pearson, the Bambi Frame Screen series were launched at Artisan’s design store in Fortitude Valley, during Brisbane Indesign.

On the heels of opening their flagship Australian store, BoConcept present a fantastic selection of ideal Christmas gifts.

The 2012 collection of rugs designed by the winners of the Evolve competition are vibrant, geometric and luscious.

The Big Design Market will be the biggest of its kind in Australia, bringing together the best of independent Australian and International design from Friday 7 to Sunday 9 December at the Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne.

As seen in Habitus 18, the Original Designers Collection is authentic, iconic, and highly desirable.

Porcelanosa Grupo announce their appointment as suppliers of kitchens and other associated joinery products for the prestigious Eliza development by Ceerose.

Designed by Claesson Koivisto Rune for Arflex, the ‘Tablet’ tables are distinguished by their unique frame, leg shape and marble top.

The Ninix range is a classic, offering contemporary, yet timeless design. The furniture is made from the highest quality materials and manufactured to exacting standards offering comfort, refinement and technical superiority.

Willow is a hand tufted New Zealand and Bamboo Silk rug designed by Teresa Ceberek.

Contemporary bathrooms are a place of simple elegance and style where the emphasis is on the intimate and personal. The Cerchio mixer range reflects this air of refinement borne from the function of a product and quality of its design.

The Design Files Open House is the ultimate stylised Melbourne home, with an added bonus – everything is for sale! From bedlinen to books, artwork, furniture, kitchenware and lighting, each and every item can be purchased on the spot.

Billiani widens its product range and launches INKA, a diverse and distinct system of upholstered seating

Inspired by some of the world’s most beautiful natural marble, Caesarstone’s supernatural designs represent the five newest additions to the Classico collection, all with a unique blend of earthy tones and delicate infused veins. The supernatural designs have all the stain, scratch and water resistance qualities of quartz, making them ideal for bench tops, splash backs, wall linings and furniture.

Academy Award nominated set decorator Kerrie Brown has added printed furniture to her dramatic soft furnishings collection.

Glodos is a Spanish design firm specialising in fun, educational toys for young children.

A ubiquitous fixture of the workspace, desk lamps accompany us deep into the coffee-fueled small hours. This week we span decades and styles to bring you our favourites from the genre.

Bathrooms today are elegant oases of wellbeing furnished to individual tastes, which invite users to enter and relax. New colours and surfaces along with modern baths and showers make it possible to design the bathroom along personal stylistic preferences.

Combining cubic modernism with rich natural timber, the Elea II range is bold, clean and elegant.

The English Tapware Company announces the establishment of a dedicated Project Division serving Architects and Interior Designers in residential, commercial and hospitality projects.

Sydney’s Ply Candy is using a humble material to create sustainable modern furniture that is beautiful, understated and locally made.

Iconic Finnish textiles brand Marimekko opens its first company-owned store in Sydney, as well as a branch in Melbourne, cementing its presence in Australia.

Featuring furnishing, lighting, flooring, room acoustics and communication and media technology, Orgatec is the only trade fair to present so many comprehensive solutions from all relevant sectors for working and living spaces in the office. ORGATEC 2012 particularly focuses on the flexible and dynamic working environments of the future.

Flowing, funky and surprisingly comfortable, The Moustache Paris ‘Bold’ Chair makes a powerful design statement.

Danish designer technology powerhouse Bang & Olufsen’s lastest range of products is youthful, more affordable, and sensitive to the needs of modern users.

Sydney-based designers Bianca Riggio and Ryan Hanrahan of Page Thirty Three share the process of how their stylishly functional Oil Burner, featured in the Habitus 18 photo shoot, developed from idea through to finished product.

Inspired by water, sand, pearls and diamonds, the latest range from Earp Bros add a third dimension to tiled surfaces.

The Young Blood Designers Market is one of Sydney’s only curated markets, and showcases innovative designs from talented and creative young minds right across the country. The YBDM will be held from Friday 9 – Sunday 11 of November.

From oysters to orange juice, we rely on our fridges to keep our foodstuffs fresh and cool. This week we take a look at the eight most effective, good looking and futuristic designs in the world of refrigeration.

Quirkily pretty, these glass paperweights possess a reassuring solidity.

From daybeds to dining tables, our selection of outdoor furniture is sure to provide the perfect accompaniment to your al fresco settings.

Interior Productions is a new manufacturer, importer and supplier of textiles and wallpapers for professionals working in the field of interior design.

Abode Living’s summer 2013 collection, including the ultra-luxurious Giza45 cotton.

Expanding on the review of ‘Bathroom Design’ in Habitus 19, Habitusliving gives you our pick of the eight best new products from the International Exhibition of Ceramic Tile and Bathroom Furnishings, sure to be hitting our shores before too long.

Exclusive launches and special product previews – see them all only at Saturday in Design Singapore this Saturday!

Jean-Marie Massaud’s lounge combines effortless elegance with the flexibility of changing seasonal covers.

Stylecraft welcomes Ritzwell to its family, becoming exclusive retailers of the Japanese brand renowned for its quality, individuality and distinctive designs.

Ranging from Deco to Tribal, these rugs marry bold, bright and refined aesthetics with superb traditional craftsmanship.

The collection features furniture from the world’s finest designers and brands, including Accademia, B&B Italia, Kartell and Serralunga.

At the risk of harping on about the nice weather, we present you with another Spring-themed Habitus Loves. This time it’s picnics, and these eight products are sure to take your park escapades to another level.

Print or cursive, sketch or scribble, no matter how you choose to put ink on a page the tools you use will affect the end result. This week at Habitusliving we share our favourite items of stationery.

Nick Radford Rugs is a New Zealand based company, sold through Carpet Design Centre, that produces a range of luxurious, custom made floor coverings using the finest wool yarns New Zealand has to offer. They continually challenge textual boundaries with their beautifully felted yarns and they are best known for the production of extremely textured shag, loop or plush piles.

Whilst the foil-wrapped potato cooked in coals has a rustic appeal, there are endless possibilities for al fresco cooking and dining. This week we give you a selection of products to elevate and refine your outdoor gastronomy.

Well, we don’t actually love it, but to get into the mood for the upcoming issue of Habitus we though we’d share a few products that should make your Spring Clean easier and more pleasant.

‘Porcelana Innovadora’ (Innovative Porcelain) is an audiovisual sculptural installation created by Kit Webster and Chiara Kickdrum for Earp Bros.

Designer Rugs’ Saffron Collection marries the brand’s reputation for excellence in quality and design with an affordable price tag.

Parisi Bathware presents a unique freestanding washbasin as part of their ‘Design +’ collection.

Robert Plumb outdoor timber furniture is Australian designed and handmade locally in Botany NSW which means everything can be custom made to fit a certain area or dimensions.

The new Zip HydroTap ® – Boiling and chilled filtered water, instantly. Now with sparkling too.

With the gloom of winter drawing to a close and the Spring issue of Habitus on the way (available September 19) we thought it the perfect time to share our favourite gardening products.

New fangled materials and gravity-defying shapes aside, the appeal of well-executed, robust design is inescapable.

The Big Ass Fan® Company might have a funny name, but its serious commitment to quality and innovation has revolutionized both the design world and the way people think about and use energy.

As the design dust settles we bring you eight of our favourite new products from this year’s Saturday in Design Melbourne.

Rediscovering the traditional Hawaiian surfboard proved a laborious project initially met with skepticism, however Tom Wegener’s perseverance has resulted in a nimble board that slides and grips like no other.

The new freestanding bath designed by Rogerseller, presents straight geometric forms with softer radius corners for a modern look and comfortable soak.

An unbreakable, stemless wine glass with a nifty thumb groove from Collection of Cool.

The Ringle 39 resurrects the fusion of craftsmanship, materials and nautical prowess that made the yachts of the 1920′s and 30′s such fine vessels.

Saturday in Design is upon us once more, and with so much to see and do we thought we’d give you our selection of fun, interesting and relaxing highlights. Happy SIDing!

Giuseppe Viganò’s 2011 design combines abundant shapes and soft volumes to create clean and essential lines.

Corradi’s system of retractable rooves and umbrellas gives you the shelter and flexibility to make the most of your outdoor spaces.

Space presents Swedish design group ‘Front’.

As much as the dish served should be up to scratch, the tailoring and diner-participation provided by last-minute additions are often the winning flourish of a meal. Present your culinary accoutrements in style with these eight items of condimenting equipment.

This month sees the launch of two new Arper products – Saya and Juno – at Stylecraft.

Porcelanosa Studio announce the launch of the first brochure from their ‘Bathroom Studio’ Series.

Your Zip HydroTap® brings you boiling filtered water instantly, chilled filtered water and sparkling chilled water, filtered 25 times finer than before.

Industry leading Designer Rugs, established in 1986, continues its successful collaboration with one of Australia’s most recognised and feted designers, Akira Isogawa.

Fiam Italia’s innovative skills with glass are probably best demonstrated by the Ghost chair designed by Cini Boeri and Tomu Katayanagi in 1987 and made from a single piece of toughened 12 millimetre-thick glass. Simple and incredibly engaging, it’s a design that has slipped through the decades without aging.

Architectural fashion label Opus 9’s approach to releasing ranges is as innovative as their garments.

The Filipino designer has conceptualised a beautiful, civilized and high-tech version of the humble three-wheeler using the bicycle spokes as a design metaphor.

Carpet Design Centre presents Audrey, a beautiful wool striped carpet or area rug.

As much as we love to trot the globe, we can’t deny that sometimes the actual traveling part can be somewhat tedious. Make your next voyage just that little bit easier and more comfortable with these eight accessories.

After a 30-year absence from the design world, Charles Pollock returns with the CP Lounge, produced in collaboration with Berhardt Design.

A recent participant in Up Late in Design at the James Street Precinct, Queensland, Matt Dwyer’s brand FIO fuses old world charm with a a playful, whimsical fancy.

Established in 2011, Rosanna Ceravolo Design is a Melbourne based design studio emerging from an architectural base.

The new MODUL bathroom series from SystemPool for Porcelanosa Grupo is based on straight, minimalist lines, a frugal blend of aesthetics and practicality.

As we are all aware, we are most in the mood to shop late at night, at home (maybe in bed), and after a large meal and a few wines. Here are our eight favourite online stores for design products.

The Adelaide-based creative studio expands its catalogue with a range of seven hand-made products that convey it’s driving philosophy of ‘design + craftsmanship’ at this year’s Design: Trade: Made.

Wall surfaces take on a third dimension with the latest range of textured tiles from Earp Bros.

With Australian jewellery and its creators enjoying wide success both domestically and abroad, we thought this week we’d give you a selection of our favourite established and up-and-coming Australian jewellers.

Caesarstone® Australia congratulates Brad and Lara whose home at 405 Dorcas Street, South Melbourne, won Sunday night’s final with a record sale price of $1,620,000. It goes to show any worthwhile renovation relies on investing in quality brands and materials like Caesarstone®.

From homewares and textiles to fashion underfoot, BOLON by Missoni marries Italian fashion with commercial flooring. Alice Blackwood reports from the Milan Furniture Fair.

Sydney set stage to a dazzling display of luxury vehicles last Sunday at the augural Supercar Gathering at Le Montage, Lilyfield.

Mutina Masters the Art of Subtlety with Ceramica

Australian sculptor and designer Jordan Askill wears his heart on his sleeve. Inspired by the animal kingdom and found objects, his Spring 2012 jewellery collection presents a breathtaking vision of the natural world.

Tacchini products released at Milan to arrive at Stylecraft in August.

Woven Image presents new bold and contemporary high performance upholstery textiles.

As we are well aware, the term ‘design blog’ encompasses a wide array of witty, creative and inspiring online destinations. This week we thought we’d give credit where it’s due and share our favourites from the web community.

Designed to perfection, the new flush line HP 123 120cm Gas Cooktop from ILVE is space saving and poised to excite home chefs country wide. Its stunning Italian design, amazing burner options, and ILVE’s renowned hand crafted commercial quality, will bring an authentic touch of Italy to any Australian kitchen.

Robert Plumb’s latest collection of outdoor furniture is stylishly simple and adaptable to any living space

Renowned for authentic design and outstanding quality, UK’s foremost tapware company Perrin & Rowe now make contemporary kitchen taps for Australia.

HALO presents ‘Joseph’, a textile-clad pendant and floor lamp.

An elegant new chair and table from Gaber, available from Cafe Culture.

Stormtech releases an update of it’s popular linear drain.

Gifts and Homewares from our Homeland

HP releases the world’s first all-in-one workstation.

A revisited version of an enduring classic – now available for use as it was originally intended – as outdoor furniture.

Fisher & Paykel release a stylish new range of kitchen appliances.

Rather than wade into the murky polemic of which particular wines are worth loving, we thought we’d give you our pick of wine-related things.

ILVE Built-in Steam Oven, the latest in styling and function.

Neon and Wood unite in a vibrant collaboration between two New Zealand design forces, David Moreland and World. By Hayley Davis.

Designed by Phoenix Design Stuttgart/Tokyo, this refined, minimalist bath is as inviting as it is attractive.

For those of us lucky (or unlucky) enough to be getting to the business end of winter, the time for alpine activities is drawing near. Habitusliving takes a look at eight excellent products to make your mountain fun even funner.

Designer Rugs’ latest designer collaboration results in a rich, sumptuous series of rugs that capture the glamorous aesthetic of their namesake.

Baresque Studio Collection launches ‘Botanist’ benches and side tables in collaboration with Karim Rashid, Yves Behar and Dario Antonioni.

Uniting the pinnacles of design with the most natural of human behaviours, cutlery must represent our material tastes and complement our gastronomic experiences. This week Habitusliving shares eight of our favourite tableware collections.

Designed by Torlys this is the world’s first eco-engineered flooring made of 100% recycled leather.

Elegantly delicate, these glasses are also excellent for decanting wine.

Workshopped brings to light a new collection of unique bowls exploring how multiple flat surfaces combined can form a vessel for holding. Hayley Davis reports.

The Silestone app offers all the necessary information about the product and its features, range of colours, finishes and sizes and can be used by designers, decorators, architects and end users.

The new Willoughby showroom features kitchen designs ranging from classical to contemporary, each displayed in an elegant but accessible style that highlights their best features.

After the success of Up Late in Design with Habitus at last weekend’s Brisbane Indesign we thought we’d share some of our favourite pieces from the participating showrooms.

Earp Bros. introduces a new range of volumised porcelain tiles from Venis.

Drawing inspiration from the folding structure of origami forms these stools are playful, robust, and highly customisable.

Habitus Deputy Editor, Nicky Lobo, gets an insight into Inhouse – NZ design studio.

WIth a number of environmental, health and comfort advantages over it’s synthetic competitors, wool remains the superior choice in many applications. It also feels phenomenal under your toes.

Stocking high quality Australian products as well as the in-house range, the Formed Shop showcases the best in local bathroom design.

A limited edition collection of Bronze Sculptures with attitude, designed by Ann Vrielinck.

The new Australian creative concept label launches it’s program of collaborations with ex Sneaky Sound System DJ Daimon Downey.

Inspired by the creativity of Piero Lissoni, Nespresso returns to Milan with a multi sensory installation.

Craft Design Realisation introduced the intricate hand made solid timber side cabinet designed by Tom Fereday.

Sturdy, striking, and handcrafted, these industrial lights combine powerful illumination with bold aesthetics.

Supremo™ is a new premium collection from Caesarstone® that exudes a delicate, subtly blended aesthetic made possible by innovative patented technology.

Four young designers from the Singapore university present their collections at Mercedes Benz fashion week in Sydney.

Constructed from Bamboo Plywood, Factor Design’s latest collection maintains the brand’s distinctive geometric aesthetic and playful use of colour.

Siemens’ flexinduction cooktop receives a ‘dot’ at this year’s design awards.

With a focus on meticulous craftsmanship, rich, luxurious materials and bold designs, the Alexander Lamont range is both striking and warm.

The nights are getting longer, the air brisker, and our tans are quickly fading. Winter is almost upon us, and habitusliving has eight favourites for warming you this frosty season.

Riva 1920 unveils a new collection at Milan, along with a glamorous full-scale replica of the Pininfora Cambiano Maserati.

A new tableware and tapas collection just in time for the revival of Mexican cuisine.

Woven Image expand their collection of sustainable products with the Mura Tile.

Melbourne light-maker Christopher Boots tells Habitusliving about what sparks his creativity.

ECO surfaces by Cosentino® is composed of post-industrial and post-consumer recycled raw material.

At 24 years old Yang Li is worldly wise. A young Australian designer who started out wanting to be a basket baller, Li has worked tirelessly to establish himself in the cut-throat world of fashion.

We just couldn’t help ourselves – with so many wonderful designs at Milan this year we had to give you a double serve of Habitus Loves from the Salone del Mobile.

The dust has settled and the design community hordes have moved on – HL hears Blum’s top ten trends from the kitchen furniture section of the design fair.

Recently opened by Australian architects Nicholas Barber and Alexandra Bond, Dunlin offers a superb range of high quality designer furniture and homewares. Habitusliving gets some insight into how they made it happen.

More than 60 years after the first Isetta went into production BMW re-imagines the micro car for the contemporary context.

Samsung launches a new range of Smart TVs which combine the ability to use voice and hand gestures to access content with stunning picture quality.

Grace is a chair with an aesthetic element in line with the most current trends of living.

The contemporary design of this Moloko bathtub. makes it a popular choice for the focus point of the bathroom.

Combining the distinctive materials and shapes of it’s automobiles, the Mercedez Benz furniture collection is a clean, sleek and modern.

A quarter of a century on, the innovative, cutting edge furniture design brand recognizes it’s past while looking to the future.

Mandi Keighran talks to Timo Wong and Priscilla Lui about their new ‘Rabbit & Tortoise’ collection for Living Divani in Millan 2012.

With so much good design in Milan this week it’s hard to do it all justice. Habliving gives you a peek of eight of our favourites.

Specialising in the design and production of decorative hides and hide rugs, Norki combines aesthetic qualities with the functional characteristics of its products.

Made in Australia and designed in collaboration with Australian’s Bang Design, Mura Tile is an exciting new addition to the Woven Image interior products collection. A non-woven felt like tile, it combines contemporary design, innovation and sustainability.

Dinosaur Designs’ flagship Queensland store offers a full range of jewellery and homewares in a colourful, inviting setting.

Cemento Cassaforma is a rectified glazed porcelain tile with a natural timber cast concrete appearance.

With a focus on creating prismatic crystalline faces and volumes that trap and amplify light reflections, CAI Light’s latest collection continues the company’s tradition of bold, forward-thinking design.

Ubiquitous and utilitarian, this most humble of materials holds surprising design and aesthetic potential.

With both fresh, contemporary pieces and iconic design classics, BD’s collection is stylish and eclectic.

Made with repurposed construction steel, the Candy collection is minimalist, playful, and unsurprisingly sturdy.

The 1% collection combines Nendo’s iconic elegance with a quietly deliberate social commentary.

Maarten De Ceulaer’s intriguing furniture range evokes organic growth patterns and demonstrates clever construction techniques.

Mont Blanc Quartzite by CDK stone is a refined, versatile and resilient stone finish.

Customizable, robust and colourful, this range of tables, stools and benches offers a versatile and modern furniture solution.

Striking by design, the Paloma chair embodies style and sophistication.

Persol’s latest range of eyewear exemplifies the brand’s vaunted style and quality while paying tribute to the colours and designs of the iconic Casa Malaparte on the island of Capri.

Incorrigible gourmands that we are, this week on habitusliving we take a look at our favourite kitchen accessories.

Earthy, natural and unique, By Joost’s range of homewares have an authenticity that is honest and attractive.

Known for his leading landscape design, and custom outdoor furniture and construction, renown Australian designer William Dangar’s latest venture is the transformation of a tired Bondi Beach cottage into a distinguished holiday lease property.

Winning Appliances introduces four ‘dream kitchen’ collections to help give your kitchen a distinct flavour.

Be it feng shui, purer air or simply a green thumb there are many reasons to celebrate our leafy friends, so deck out your daisies with these funky pots.

For Alpha60 brother-sister duo Alex and Georgie Cleary, the direction of their fashion brand, and the design of Alpha60’s retail stores has given them firm grounding for tackling the design of their own home. Alice Blackwood explores Alex and Georgie’s design ethos from a fashion and brand perspective.

‘Remixed’, born of the collaboration between Julie Patterson and Designer Rugs, expands on old favourites to create a new but familiar range of rugs.

Watercolours may have originated with primitive cave art, but its continuous history began in the Renaissance period. Today this simple art form survives in the hands of contemporary artists and continues to renew itself. Here we explore a mix of artist and tools that make watercolours wonderful.

Kerrie Brown has recently launched her own design consultancy and home wares range. Drawing on 25 years of cinematic experience, Belinda Aucott discovers a collection that’s just as as sweet and inspired as a French macaron.

Barely a month after opening their Fitzroy showroom Great Dane invites The SuperCool to setup their mobile emporium in a loading dock.

The Cabaret collection combines monochrome tones, detailed patterns and generous volumes to deliver a comfortable and stylish suite of furniture.

The once in a lifetime opportunity to occupy this heritage building in the Rocks didn’t stop Caroline and her partner John from thinking creatively about their choice of non-invasive wardrobe systems.

BLUM bring colour and function to the kitchen with their new ORGA-LINE range of products.

Catalano’s latest collection combines ultra-thin ceramic with clean, simple lines.

Inspired by the vibrant colours and fleshy volumes of Brazilian flora Parterre’s collection of ceramic fruit is a distinct and original addition to any interior.

Safe and easy, the Kaba Residential Digital Lock is modern, stylish and packed with security features guaranteed to let you sleep easy.

A marriage of Dolce Vita aesthetics and contemporary design, the Aquariva is sleek, sexy (and fast).

Bob Cadry and Jan Kath are self-confessed ruggies. They are rug addicts, rug traders and their faces both reflect a bona fide enthusiasm for all things rug.

Rain – it ruins hair, clothes, and shoes. Defend yourself with these clever, water-evading contraptions.

A playful collection of tailored, oversized floor cushions with moveable backrest bolsters and a range of loose cushions

A unique outdoor collection of 18th century inspired chairs, sofas and dining settings for gardens in search of an old soul.

The boundaries between indoor and outdoor are disappearing and people desire to live in an outdoor area as a natural extension of the spaces of everyday life.

Renowned for their exquisite kitchens and wardrobes, the Product Development Team at Studio Becker has just introduced another innovative product in the Ultimate Home Collection, The Studio Becker Wine Cellar.

Melbourne-based jeweller, Phoebe Porter, speaks to Ben Morgan about culture, craft and clarity.

Chaos in the workspace? Organise in style.

Ranging from caustic to cutesy, Penny Byrne’s creations demand consideration and reveal layers of meaning under often bizarre exteriors.

Sit, think, write and read – the desk is an essential station for human thought. He we explore 8 simple shapes that allow you to get to grips with the big questions.

In the March edition of Habitus interior stylist and author Sibella Court gives us her selection of design favourites. Here we give you a taste of just a few products she knows and loves.

A new decanter by Austrian glass-master, Riedel, and butcher, Victor Churchill, is nothing to snort at.

Fusing old world with fashion is Oly San Francisco, a new stand-alone store in Melbourne – and the second to open worldwide. Alice Blackwood drops by to look at the Oly range.

Beautiful, practical lighting for all spaces inside and out, large and small. The story behind Bloom Pots.

The Firenze wall tile range is part of the Porcelanosa Mosaics Collection.

The B_Free range from Barazza is now complete. It is new modular programme of ovens, hobs and sinks.

From totes to titanium, these pieces of luggage showcase design ingenuity and discerning aesthetics

Artists Andy Warhol and Salvador Dali both had short-lived careers as window dressers. Now the beer brand Peroni is promoting Melbourne artists with a host of street front exhibits that show some style.

Habitus Deputy Editor, Nicky Lobo, was lucky enough to have a ride in the GranCabrio Sport, along with Mandi Keighran. It was a great experience, but to get a real rundown on the technical aspects, she asked Glen Sealey, GM of Maserati Australia, to share some of his insights into the new-model Maserati.

At Habitus Headquarters there’s nothing we love more than good coffee. So when we discover a new coffee invention, our natural impulse is to share it! Enter ‘Otto’ the stovetop coffee machine created by Craig Hiron.

More than just a door handle, Change from Parisi Doorware is a solution to the perpetual evolution of fashion and trends for the home.

Cosh Living presents Gloster Asta – a versatile and stylish collection of outdoor furniture.

Available exclusively at Rogerseller, The Zero Kitchen by Bontempi Cucine, is an extreme modular cabinetry system suited to a multitude of furnishing requirements.

Meet Maxi – the new modular outdoor sofa range by Robert Plumb.

Designer Rugs has collaborated with some of the most illustrious names in Australian design. Now following successful collaborations with Easton Pearson, Akira Isogawa and Alex Perry they have created a collection with Caroline Baum.

Introducing a new timber bench to complement our range of tables and stools, from Yellow Diva.

A unique twist on the classic floral, ‘Petal’ is dark and dramatic.

A Gondola’s ride from Venice artisanal shoemakers continue traditions half-a-century old to produce some of the world’s finest shoes.

Not content with filling the world with preppy Polo t’shirts, Lacoste has collaborated with leading sports designers to produce ultra slick products for the LACOSTE LAB.

Industrial Designer Tim Collins of Cloud Melbourne took time out from his hectic work schedule, to talk about the development of his residential products the ‘realax’ and the computer ‘key’ stool.

Inspired by Don Draper’s character in Mad Men, this week we explore some unusual barware that complements the home spun hospitality of cocktail glory days.

With its simple and fresh design, Blom is a comfortable, joyful collection with a distinctive sculptural element at the same time.

Colour and personality can be safely expressed in the bedroom. Add an element of fantasy to your boudoir with these 8 eccentric products that reflect a certain European savoir faire.

Three of our favourite labels – Corporate Culture, Designer Rugs and Euroluce – are getting together this weekend for a ‘saturday Garage Sale’ in Sydney.

Sit back and relax… Landscape 11 by Jeffrey Bernett for B&B Italia.

Fresh, sustainable fashion is the order of the day at Evergreen, a new exhibition that celebrates the clothes we wear and discard, as Belinda Aucott reports.

Delicate to the eye yet solid in build, the Volo range has a chiselled appearance that blends synonymously with contemporary bathrooms.

The new Neff FlexInduction cooktop is the perfect cooking partner, making life in the kitchen a daily pleasure.

The 28 desk lamp is the work of Canadian designer Omer Arbel’s, a Vancouver based designer with an office in Berlin.

In recent years Mosaic specialists Bisazza have undertaken exciting expansion, yet none has been more eagerly anticipated than the launch of their new foundation, Belinda Aucott has the story.

Around has a modern and unique identity, but the materials and craftsmanship express traditional Scandinavian design values.

Caesarstone® the Original Quartz Surface is proud to announce the launch of the official new Caesarstone® App which is now available to download from iTunes.

The bathroom should be as individual as the modern user, a place of total intimacy.

Studio Becker’s product development team continually searches for advanced materials, and they were the first to introduce carbon fibre to the furniture industry.

Global austerity has prompted a shift in design demands. As consumers embrace natural, organic looks they are seeking a tiling product that is affordably priced and will stand the test of time – and wear.

A whole new generation of flooring with spectacular weaving technology has been developed in the western Swedish woods.

Living Edge is pleased to announce the arrival of BD Barcelona Designs to its Melbourne and Sydney showrooms.

From the nose of Kanye West to head of the Alison Mosshart Retrosuperfuture’s high-end shades blend the best of street couture with superior design, as Belinda Aucott reports.

A collection of hand-crafted design objects by Lasse Kinnunen.

Talenti produces furniture and accessories for sophisticated interiors and exteriors which are characterized by creativity and innovation.

As Charles Caleb Colton once pointed out, bed is a bundle of paradoxes: ‘we go to it with reluctance, we quit it with regret; we make up our minds every night to leave it early, but we make up our bodies every morning to keep it late’. Here we look at 8 designs that help make sleeping even more pleasurable.

Silestone Quartz and Eco are two fantastic bench top and bathroom materials designed by the Cosentino.

This winter, create a mood of luxurious intimacy with light. Magnus Wästberg wants you to!

Creative promotions for the automotive industry abound, yet none appeals to Habitus quite so well as Renault’s latest promo for the Twingo 2.0.

Tasmanian-born designer, Brodie Neill, speaks to Ben Morgan about living and working in East London.

Perth designer and furniture maker Adam Cruickshank (featured in Habitus 18) has launched his own furniture business in Dwellingup, W.A. Anna Flanders has the story.

Functional and stylish for today’s modern homes, the new Evo Awnings Range is available in five style choices.

The Hillside furniture range is inspired by contemporary architecture. In many ways today’s architects are trying to go beyond the ‘box’, bringing in new angles and expressions of form.

The fun chameleon stool that can be placed inside or outside. I light up and change colour.

CDK supplies a wide range of truly beautiful natural stone from every corner of the world, including marble, limestone, granite, onyx, bluestone and more in slabs, tiles or cut to size panels.

Bang & Olufsen, launches the B&O PLAY, a portable digital product that combines convenience with high-quality, contemporary design.

Stories In Form at Object Gallery explores the narrative of objects objects by asking 5 designers to make objects speak beyond their ownfour walls.

Photographer Anthony Browell has a passion for pinhole cameras.

Inspirational and aspirational– the products BassamFellows create are the kind you keep for life – Belinda Aucott has the story.

Design Power Couple Craig Bassam and Scott Fellows made in store appearances at Living Edge in Melbourne and Sydney last month.

Botanical, indigenous ingredients stored in classic, design-hunter worthy containers. We like what Leif are doing!

The “Mad Men” inspired range from master watchmakers Jaeger-LeCoultre makes us feel a certain pang of nostalgia for bustling 1960s New York – even if we never there to experience it.

Provenza is the newest finish in the PAR-KER series from the Porcelanosa Group available through Earp Bros..

Lately Adam Cullen has been getting his hands dirty making bronze sculptures and painting delicate ceramics. Belinda Aucott has the story.

Finn Juhl once famously said: “One cannot create happiness with beautiful objects, but one can ruin quite a lot of happiness with bad ones. His work, which can still be found in production exemplified the kind of quality of craftsmanship and beauty that made Denmark a leader in modern home furnishing during the 1940s and 1950s.

Singapore-based Nathan Yong is earmarked as a furniture designer to watch. Selected as one of the the most promising Young Designers by the 2011 International King size supplement, INTERNI at Salone del Mobile, Milan, Yong’s star is sqaurely on the ascent.

Wild and poetic, Isabel Dammermann’s work with jewellery explores notions of natural opposition and contradiction.

This week Habitus Loves affordable art as curated by Unruly Gallery. Create an art wall in your home with mixture of classical and contemporary works. Order art online, support artists and discover new talent along the way.

Innovative in design, the Alpha Awnings Range is available in four guiding options.

This week Habitus sets out to get the wind in her hair as she packs up a bag of useful sailing essentials and climbs aboard the Sailing yacht Sleighride, a sloop originally designed by Sparkman & Stephens.

Manufacturers and importers of marble, granite, ceramic and vitrified tiles, ace stone + tiles proudly present their ecologically sustainable ‘Ecotec’h range of tiles.

From the wide brown land to our jewel sea, there is no other landscape on earth as unique and as varied as Australia’s. And for those of us lucky enough to live within viewing distance of our spectacular landscape, what …

Leading the way in ready-made rugs, Designer Rugs has recently built on its established line and released twelve new additions in their Saffron Collection. The Saffron Collection is an affordable flooring solution, with each rug hand tufted in New Zealand wool …

The brand new Iluka Furniture for iPad application is a comprehensive reference for architects and designers who require outdoor furniture information on-the-go. 



Habitus just loves the latest design from Smeg refrigerators. This slick and beautiful FAB28RCG refrigerator has a sculpted iconic design and features the very latest in 21st century technology.

Do you love a gas cooking but also feel drawn to the slick look and feel of induction technology? If so, then the ILVE Quadra collection may be the perfect design solution.

The Frank is a welcoming, soft and elegant seating collection.

The new Carmel Sofa designed by Frenchman Jean-Marie Massaud is the archetype of traditional upholstered furniture.

Allowing for more freedom of movement around the kitchen, Phoenix has released a selection of pull-out sink mixers including the new Vivid pull-out sink mixer, Lexi Q and Nostalgia.

A striking architectural piece from Guy Buseyne, distributed at Parterre.

At first glance, they are a simple and elegant shape, but with closer inspection they are a complex structure with the guise of a simple veil.

The XSC Wide Angle Scuba Series is an Underwater Camera built into a dive mask making underwater photography “Hands Free”.

Coco-republic and Apache Studio team up to make retro-inspired surfcraft.

Designed by Marc Newson for Ikepod, this reversible watch is known as the Solaris SCB18.

Playfully quaint, the Spanish Sancal and Nadadora studio offer us a collection of stools and small occasional tables whose design is inspired by the Spanish countryside.

The Moho rug range, now stocked at Cafe Culture.

Yaacov Kaufman’s fascination with friction mechanisms has resulted in the development of the ‘Matrix’.

Interior finishing specialists for the discerning and design concious.

Space saving, efficient, elegant and functional.

“No longer is it about room sizes and how many bathrooms a property has, people are now more practical – how they will effectively heat and cool their new home, without it costing a fortune”.

Symbols of status for centuries, textiles are the flavour of a home representing the personality of the owner.

Habitus loves …ceramics

Secret Gardens’ talented and experienced team has enjoyed tremendous success over the past 18 years. This month Secret Gardens talks to Habitusliving.com about their garden design company’s evolution and give you a chance to win a magazine subscription by liking their brand new Facebook page.

Since 1968, Natural Floorcovering Centres have searched the world to source Australia’s largest range of woven natural floor coverings. From India and Africa, to Vietnam to China- Natural Floor Coverings go in search of the very best natural fibres wherever they may …

New design is forged by young designers. But it takes marketing consortium’s such as smart Scando outfits like Muuto to push the names of individuals into the stratosphere, as Belinda Aucott reports.

This month in Habitus #14 Paul McGillick explores the notions of house and home, in an essay about three books. Here we get a taste of what he is speaking about…

Home to the largest natural springs reserve in the region, the Spa at Mission Hills on China’s Hainan island sets the bar with designs and treatments that are both locally and globally inspired. Janice Seow has this story.

Jane Burton Taylor shares a little excerpt of her Snapshot story on Helsinki– taken from Habitus December issue, on sale now.

Habitus was recently enamoured with Rachel Castle’s lively screen prints for Aussie label groan.

Cosmic lighting designer Christopher Boots wields both whip and whimsy as Belinda Aucott discovers.

Designed by prominent Swiss designer Hannes Wettstein, Stratos visually references a folded sheet of paper, endowing the chair with a striking leaf like form.

Cafe Culture’s latest offering from Pedrali.

Based on DNA mapping, this design represents the markings and sequences of fragments of our DNA.

Rosenthal has released limited edition Andy Warhol plates with 8 stunning new designs!

Walls can be boring, so why not spice up the situation with some self pattern, print or textured effect. Here’s 8 style to get you thinking.

Robert Plumb by William Dangar profile their delightful faux bamboo range of outdoor settings.

Natural Floorcovering Centres is pleased to announce The Belgian Rice Sisal Rug.

The one stop online shop for Australian & Internationally designed brands.

Ultra unique, sleek sculptural design that’s also functional and water efficient.

Quality Tapware and Accessories for Kitchen, Bathroom and Laundries

Concise, slender, sculptured design

Six essential elements pared back to bare original character.

In recognition of design and innovation excellence, Wiltshire Staysharp MK4, the new generation of iconic Wiltshire Staysharp knives, scissors and knife blocks, has won a Design Award in the consumer category of the 2011 Australian International Design Awards.

The Mood collection did not steal its name. Whoever sits not only enjoys their stylish design, but also a great comfort and relaxed feel.

The voice behind Deka, the Queensland furniture company that creates beautiful, timeless pieces that are locally produced and can be customised in their design.

The Mix collection designed by Martín Azúa for Cosmic– winner of various awards such as Design Plus in 2009 – presents washbasins with open spaces for storage and built-in towel rails, a functional, complete bathroom solution.

The new Angel chairs, now available from Furniture Options.

Over the course of history, the Faber-Castell family owned-business has taken some hits. Yet this pre-eminent stationer will not lay down and die as, Belinda Aucott happily reports.

Funkis, the Swedish fashion and homewares brand, is bringing Thorberg Design to the Australian market with a range of colourful reading glasses for men and women.

Richard Munao has received HRH Prince Henrik’s Medal of Honour for services to Danish Export.

The kooky Dutch design collective WE MAKE CARPETS recently wove paperclips together to create this beautiful carpet for Amsterdam Design Week. Strangely alluring and uplifting this lovely stair runner is carpet is all in day’s work for the the group, as Belinda Aucott discovers.

Hannah graduated with a Bachelor of Visual Arts and Applied Design, from TAFE SA in 2008. From there she undertook became a Design Associate in the Metal Design Studio at JamFactory, Adelaide during 2009 and 2010. She received the NAVA …

Impressive and understated – Studio Becker is a custom manufacturer of bespoke cabinetry and architectural millwork. They offer products from ultra-modern to tradition – stopping at all points in between. This month on Habitusliving.com we meet the team behind these marvellous installations and talk about how the company first began.

Poliform Sydney is pleased to announce that its stunning new 1,100 sqm Alexandria showroom is now open for business.

A whirl of silk, denim, leather and skateboards were all part of the recent launch of Nina Karina Nikicio’s Mixté 07 – Spring/Summer 2012 “skater girl” collection.

Rory Johnston is a proud Scot with a penchant for classic cars. He is a part-time racing car driver, collector and dealer who says the new sport of kings is classic motorspot. Belinda Aucott has the story. 

Habitus loves feeling the whip of warm salt air on the skin. This week, eight beach-smart products that help you enjoy your trip or take in a view of the ocean.

Indoor or outdoor, these delightful and colourful pots will inject life into any setting.

The quality, eco-friendly outdoor furniture wholesaler.

The success story of Cafe Culture continues…

Robust enough to build bridges from, Corten is a dynamic architectural material that has been used to beautiful affect in the Australian landscape such as the Line of Lode visitors centre in Broken Hill.  

Spegels produces quality items for the home, made from all natural materials sourced directly from the forests of Sweden.

Belinda Aucott catches up with emerging Australian fashion designers Melvin Tanaya and Lyna Ty to uncover their decidedly cult menswear label Song For The Mute.

Mont Blanc honours Europe’s iconic summit and its namesake with a collection of luxury writing instruments, jewellery and leather goods.

Winner of the Bombay Sapphire Design Discovery Award talks domestic design with Habitusliving.com

“Look to Norway” consists of nine young Norwegian students from various design schools that have joined together to show contemporary design. On habitusliving.com this week we showcase 8 of the best products from Looknorway.com

Simple and stylish, Pip Keane’s designs jewellery reflect her fascination for clean-cut geometric shapes.

On the 10th anniversary of Swedish stationery brand, kikki.K, Alice Blackwood chats with founder and doyenne of elegant and enviable stationery, Kristina Karlsson.

Wardrobe solutions for those with a penchant for great design and flexible storage options.

Strobilus represents a fascination with paper pulp as a material, a commitment to new technology and the realisation of a challenging, ‘green’ design brief.

Looking for a sharp and stylish notebook? You won’t go past the Bellchase notebook by the House of Christian Lacroix.

Made from 100% premium New Zealand Wool, the Studio range is a high quality carpet that is rated extra heavy duty for residential and commercial applications. 
 

Natural Floorcovering Centres is pleased to announce The Belgian Rice Sisal Rug. 

Introducing the Geberit Monolith, an award-winning and elegant WC Module alternative.

Furniture showroom S&M Mobilia has expanded its Ziru range and secured outdoor furniture leader Kettal for the Perth market.

 Anna Flanders takes a seat in Perth’s Ultimo Interiors with visiting Rolf Benz area sales manager Markus Acker.
 

This week we clean out the garden shed and dust off the BBQ in time for a summer garden party. Here at Habitusliving we’ve taken time research eight of the best garden accessories that are destined to make your next BBQ a treat.

Nothing spells homespun hospitality like a well-furnished cocktail tray. This week we sip a Whiskey Sour, while perusing 8 of the best.

Designing and building a house these days isn’t as simple as dreaming up your ideal home and making it. Rules and regulations, heritage conditions and existing site constraints can be highly restrictive but often the best designs are those that turn these restrictions into design opportunities.

Klassiker Chair is the first lounge chair designed by South Korean Designer Minwoo Lee

A Jaime Kleinert designed farmhouse set in
the rolling hills of the NSW south coast has incorporated the Velo
Ceiling Fan to provide an environmentally friendly cooling option to
complement the farmhouse’s open plan spaces and modern feel.

 A classic twist to an old industrial favorite, acetylene tank tops have taken the form of industrial lighting.

High-tops have reached their zenith in 2011. These sleek unisex styles combine nature, technology and fashion to bring high art and low art into one product! 

 The latest creation from Melbourne based Yellow Diva – the 2-3 Junior series.

A collection of beautiful and unique clocks from LEFF Amsterdam. 

VarioSteam® injects moisture as steam into the oven’s cavity at various intervals and intensities during operation, providing roasts and baked goods with the ideal amount of moisture as they cook.

Sleek and ergonomically-shaped.

The Pebble Collection represents De Vorm’s first collaboration with independent designer Benjamin Hubert. 

 Instant Boiling and Chilled Filtered drinking water system

Producing a 400 degree heat in pizza mode, ILVE’s new pizza oven cooks pizza to perfection in under three minutes.

Wishbone design continue to stay at the cutting-edge of green design with their Woolemi special edition bike illustrated by Helen Lovlee. 

A programmable, fully automated coffee machine from Gaggenau. Remembers your perfect cup like a true barista should.

New devices that get music moving have just come to market thanks to Bose and Vita Audio. 

Available from Parterre, the Butaca Lipstick was designed by Jose Gandia for Gandia Blasco in Valencia, Spain.

Jil Sander has designed her own cell phone, with a slick black and blue theme referencing her signature style.

Redbook green®…carpet
that makes the world of difference. Manufactured using Sorona® polymer, made
from 37% natural corn sugar.

Dado
Australia is proud to introduce the Maya bath to Australia.

Stunning outdoor lighting solutions, from Pedrali.

Kaldewei’s new bath. Sustainable and green.

Want an ocean going awning that will live as long as you do? Then get to grips with the designer German awning brand markilux.

Creative Director Satit Kalawatavanich of Thai industrial design studio Propaganda talks with Habitus Magazine. This story from Andrea Miller in Habitus issue 01.
 

In issue 01 of Habitus magazine, Kirsty de Garis met with landscape architect Daniel Baffsky and fashion designer Sarah-Jane Clarke of sass & bide fame.

Akira Isogawa is one of Australia’s most recognised fashion designers, with his Japanese-inspired collections now sought after in every fashion capital in the world. Penny Crasswell visited his Sydney studio to find out how design figures in his life and to find out his five favourite things and places in his adopted home town, Sydney.

The season new colour for men’s and women’s accessories is orange. Punctuated by neutrals like black, tan and canvas why not incorporate orange with a sprinkle of colour zest.

Next month, Designers Guild will launch their new Australian spin-off online store DesignersGuild.net.au

Harper & Sandilands is a Melbourne-based company who manufacture Royal Oak Floors.

Victoria + Albert baths is proud to showcase Toulouse and Napoli -  two classic freestanding bath and basin designs.

An illuminating look into small, award-winning Bangkok-based design firm, Ango, led by London ex-pat Angus Hutcheson, from Habitus issue 13

This month Custom Lighting add elegant suspension lights to their collection with the Tara Suspension designed by Akuta studio.

New colours have been introduced to the Aeris Range for Samsonite

Habitus loves clouds which form the inspiration for such diverse products. 

Mother of Pearl & Sons Trading supplies beautiful and unusual door furniture with textural detail.

Beyond his furniture range Dresscode, Brisbane industrial designer Toshi tells Belinda Aucott he is getting ready to surprise his public.

Ford’s new E-bike provides a a hint at further hybridisation of e-bike technology in the future.

Punkt. has launched a special edition of Jasper Morrison’s AC 01 where proceeds will go to help Japan’s reconstruction efforts.

The new BMW 6 Series convertible has a new sleek and sporty look

Dip-dyeing and two toning may not be an innovative process, but it is definitely become more popular in 2011.

Step Step, a stool with a shoehorn, is now available outside Japan for the first time, exclusively at atomi in Singapore. 

Adaptable, comfortable, flexible, functional. A day bed from Living Edge.

Clever roofing solutions, from Bluescope Steel.

Roll & Hill CEO and Designer Jason Miller caught up with Belinda Aucott to talk about his range of lighting fixtures available through Space Furniture

Designer Shigeru Ben’s Yumi Floor lamp. An ultra-light lighting fixture.

 Sallée New Zealand has been the leading New Zealand Custom Carpet maker for over 4 decades.
 
 
 

This week on Habitusliving.com we go outside and make some notes in the fresh air. We start by looking at cult american note books Field Notes.  

This collection reflects the contrasting yet symbiotic relationship of the natural world that is both tranquil and kinetic. 

The newly released Rush range, with its strong geometric shapes and it’s cubist like aesthetic, embodies both style and elegance, whilst providing kitchens or bathrooms with just the right touch of artistic flair.

Italian leathergoods manufacturer Pineider has taken an twist on roadside apparel with their white and beige calk-skin Jet Helmet (above).

Habitusliving talks with the directors of Minosa – an innovative design studio specialising in washbasins and bathroom furniture.

The FREZOLI line is characterized by a contemporary, burly, unpolished collection with an industrial flavour from past times.

Habitus loves spot colour on tableware

Rogerseller
presents Catalano’s integrated solution for bathrooms

Linear drainage system 

porcelain tile; perfect for areas such as internal living, commercial premises and outdoor areas.

As Spring hits, HABITUS celebrates our first chance to sit outdoors.

Meet Dave Beeman, who turned a passion for importing rare, authentic vintage furniture, lighting, and collectables into a day job.

Bespoke shoe designer Andrew
MacDonald runs shoe-making courses for enthusiasts

It’s the best event on the Australian design calendar – alternating each year between Sydney and Melbourne and also taking place in Singapore for the first time earlier this year. Whether design professional or design aficionado, there was plenty to love about Saturday in Design last weekend… 

New Zealand design company, DESIGN sense teamed up with Contour to develop the Contour GPS camera, a camera that offers real freedom to move.
 
 

Harmonious lines and relaxed seating position distinguish the Jade lounge armchair, which appears to be suspended on a black dyed ash structure with cross base, supported at four points, available in leather or eco-leather.

The Octopus table can be placed in any living space, and can be easily combined with other classical design pieces. 

Sir Richard Branson’s latest edition to the Virgin Limited Edition, Necker Belle, is a perfect combination of adventure and comfort. 

Two Japanese-born Australian based designers collaborate to tell a story of tradition, modernity and the graceful marriage of the two. 

We love creative solutions at Habitus and so this week we take a look at objects and fashion that repurpose materials – get into some Design Hunter upcycling.

Whether you’re at home, outdoors or on the move, we want our audio experience to not just sound good, but also look good. Here are our sound picks for sound products.

 While scientists, designers and engineers search for a way to lower transport’s environmental impact, student Alexander Vittouris suggests the answer hides in the garden. 
 

Lord Coconut lets Lisa Kappel in on the secret that diamonds are also a guy’s best friend.

This week we grab our towels, leave the phone in the bedroom, grab a good book and head to the bathroom. Here’s 8 of our favourite designs for the bathroom…

Levi’s Commuter Range offers classic denim with a bike commuter twist.
 

A playful, functional and colourful stool for any children’s play area,
or even the living room. From Australian designer, Keryn Hughes and In
Your Room

The Selvedge Group introduces their newest wallpaper collection, Mini Moderns.

Introducing the contemporary curved lines of the Bontempi Cucine Wave kitchen cabinetry.

Parisi introduces the beautiful Como collection by Rodolfo Dordoni for Flaminia.

Melbourne launches their new free architectural walking tour on iPhone and iPad.

Anna Flanders steps into a new Fremantle furniture store that’s a mix of
Danish icons, unnamed vintage pieces, local designer-makers and curated
accessories

If you’re having some cooler-than-normal weather, or if the sun is flooding through your lounge room, then chances are you’re ready to curl up with a good book. So this week, we thought we’d take a look at 8 of our favourite designs for reading… (with the obvious omission of Habitus magazine, which we know you already read!)

Melbourne and Sydney will get a fresh taste of the bespoke this month as
Made to Measure – the Treadlie Handmade Bicycle Show – exhibits a
crafty collection of personalised bicycles. Collette Swindells gets pedalling.

Meals are meant to be enjoyed together. In an age where watching dinner in front of the telly has become the cultural norm, it’s nice to gather around a beautifully designed table and celebrate the amazing produce of our Region.

The original woven vinyl flooring from BOLON.

Presenting the elegant, sophisticated designs of Greg Natale for Designer Rugs.

More beautiful skincare products from Aesop.

The Sydney Architecture Walks program includes some fantastic bike tours
taking in some of the city’s most intriguing, often hidden,
architectural experiences.

No, we haven’t had an epiphany, we’re just getting really excited about pendant lights; with 8 of our favourites hanging out with you this week.

English Tapware introduces Perrin & Rowe’s Freestanding Bath Taps.

The beautiful Lady 1951 chair – now available from Poliform in Australia.

Luxury car lovers gathered in Sydney last week to celebrate the Australian launch of the newly designed Bentley Continental GT.