Design - Four Melbourne Views

de de ce on the corner of Russell Street and Flinders Lane in Central Melbourne, is one of my favourite contemporary design stores. 99.9% of the items in it are way beyond my price budget but it's a great place to visit to simple appreciate good design displayed beautifully.

As always though, I'm as much into the shadows and reflections as I am the real items. I took these four photographs from outside the store, looking up from the pavement. I love the 'shadowy' reflections of the furniture inside the store layered over the exterior architecture, reflected from across the street.

For Furniture Fans.

'Ply-ability' is the first exhibition in New Zealand devoted to the fascinating story of innovation and change in New Zealand plywood studio furniture. I was sent these gorgeous images from the show, which is showing at Hawke's Bay Museum and Art Gallery until June 27.

The exhibition is a celebration of the extraordinary talents and innovation of one of New Zealand's most important furniture designers, Garnet Campbell (Garth) Chester [1916-1968], who was a self-taught designer who worked from the 1940s through to his retirement in 1964. He is recognised for his innovative bent-plywood furniture designs from the mid-late 1940s and for his steel-framed designs from the 1950s.

Ply-ability also recognises the work by other New Zealad designers working with plywood. It includes rare examples of local Modernist furniture, experimental works by amateur designers and designs by some of our leading contemporary furniture designers - like David Trubridge, Humphrey Ikin, a number of architects (John Scott, Michael Payne and Allan Wild) and many more. www.hbmag.co.nz

Billboard of the Week

Another in the cool Kovacs billboard series.

Photographed outside their Ferrymead furniture factory and store

www.kovacs.co.nz

Billboard of the Week

Ferrymead, Christchurch. Dec. 2008 Ajr

Here's another of the Kovacs billboards I love - outside their furniture-making factory and showroom at Ferrymead. www.kovacs.co.nz

Billboard of the Week

Ferrymead, Christchurch. Dec. 2008. Ajr

I love the Kovacs billboards.

This is one of four placed outside the Ferrymead furnituremaking factory and showroom.

www.kovacs.co.nz

Eye To Eye

Victoria Street, Christchurch May 2008 Ajr.
The Eye-T chair, photographed outside a Victoria Street furniture store.
I loved the mirror image reflections.