{Geometric angles in the high technology pendant resulting from the collaboration between fashion brand Diesel and Foscarini, available from Space}



{Textural and graphic ‘Ormond’ Jacarde from Missoni Home, available through Spence & Lyda}



{Exquisite detail of the Ormond double-faced jacquard from Missoni Home}



{Natural Quartz crystal beauty in the form of The Diamond Ring pendant by Christopher Boots}



{After a 70 year wait, HAY has reintroduced the striking but affordable FDB to the design market, available through CULT}



{Bright and fun, Oluce’s Pil-low is an indoor/outdoor seat and lamp combined. Designed by Francesco Rota and available through Euroluce}



{The BOOO Eco-bulbs have impressive eco-credentials with their 20-year lifespan, as well as being totally touchable and squishy and fun. No need for shades on these babies, their gelatinous form is both the lamp and the globe. Designed by FRONT, Nacho Carbonell and FormaFantasma, they are available through the SNAP Collective}



{The QT chair for Stellar Works was designed by Nic Graham for Sydney’s QT Hotel project. It fuses quality material with artisan detailing and workmanship, drawing inspiration from mid-century design}



{Top 3 by Design collaborated with Fink to produce colour versions of their iconic Jug design}



{How friggin’ awesome is this - talk about a statement! Studio Job for Moooi created this intricately patterned piece just waiting for someone to find all of its hidden treasures. Available from Space}



{Too-cool detail of the Studio Job / Moooi desk available through Space}

Another attraction was Nest, featuring previously unseen furniture, lighting and objects from leading Australian independent designers. I am really peeved that I missed Design By Them stand, but there was more than enough on offer - the concrete candle holders from An/Aesthetic have been added to the wish list.

{Super-cool Latitude lighting forms by Flynn Talbot}



{Christopher Boots impressive display showing the new crystal cluster and the circles of bronze, brass and steel Oracle. Awesome to see these in person after my spotlight post on him previously here}



{Christopher Boots’ impressive Prometheus III with glowing quartz crystal}



{Detail of Christopher Boots’ Prometheus III . The selection of that exquisite natural quartz must take ages}



{Lab De Stu display stand, showcasing their creative designs including 1/5 thimble stool, Dipp lamps, Mr. Dowel Jones lamp and colourful Polly Popper pendants}



{Kit of parts for Mr. Dowel Jones lamp by Lab De Stu. Easy assembly, flexibility and a neat aesthetic are ensured by the use of rubber and Tasmanian Oak dowel components, that come flat packed and ready to go}



{Colourful Polly Popper pendants by Lab De Stu}



{Droplet pendant by Copper Industrial Design. Just love their periodic table logo!}



{Copper Industrial Design display stand including Droplet, Nest and Balance pendants}



{Copper Industrial Design intricate Nest pendants}



{Hide moulded-leather pendant lamps by An/Aesthetic - what a cool brand name}



{Kasa detailed concrete homewares by An/Aesthetic. Love these!!}



{Adam Cornish Design’s hand-made, ceramic pendants}



{Chris Hardy’s Triple stool, reminiscent of classic Scandi designs}



{The sculptural and hardy Fold stool by Inde studio was beautifully made}



{Double-Loop mirror by Inde studio}



{Ilanel’s impressive and ethereal Rain and Arum pendants}



{Ilanel’s stunning cylindrical Black Rain and Rain pendants with their tiny stars of light}



{Simone LeAmon’s La Prima Ballerina bespoke lighting is dramatic and theatrical re-workings of the traditional Ballerina lampshade. I have shown some of her other work on a previous post here}

The Northern Lights pendant competition showcased designs manufactured by designEX exhibitor Tasman Machinery with 3D printing technology. The competition was organised in-conjunction with Great Dane, &Tradition and designEX.

{Lighting design utilising new production techniques with 3D printed testing. The Chevron pendants by William Brouwers & Kathleen Duffy}



{The Press pendant by Seaton McKeon was very hard to photograph with an iPhone, but looked pretty cool in person}



{Rowan Page explores 3D printing for production in the .stl pendant}

Below are just a few more (well, more than a few really) of the other eye-catching designs on display at DesignEX this year. Enjoy and try not to be overwhelmed (although I’m sure it is thoroughly too late).

{Get away from the winter-blues and surround yourself with spring, with this bold Tibaut Lillian wallpaper in Raspberry from Boyac}



{Go wild with this bold Tibaut’s Cheetah wallpaper in luxe Metallic Gold from Boyac}



{The colourful Emily Ziz display included on-trend bright geometrics, fauna and South-American influences. I’ve noticed a few of their products featured on the Block Sky high recently too}



{In textile heaven at Emily Ziz display}



{Textural furniture pieces, soft furnishings, as well as wall and floor coverings at the Emily Ziz display}



{Porter’s Paints stand and display - I could flip through the Greg Natale and Anna Spiro books all day}



{Striking lighting display with LEDs. Unfortunately I can’t remember which stand this was. I was ignored for so long that I left and didn’t take a card!}



{Great Dane presenting their stunning Scandi furniture as usual}



{The BOOO Eco-bulbs stand by the SNAP Collective. Couldn’t help but go up and play with them like big squishy fake boobs. Um-vah!}



{I spent a while looking around this staged bedroom in the Cult House by Corporate Culture and Cult with its pretty pastels against timber and copper accents. But now all I can see is that someone doesn’t know how to do bed sheet corners}



{Some great entries, including the Pop-Up Shop section winner above, in the Big Shift Design Competition by X-board and Eminè Mehmet. Wish I had had time to enter}

Phew - that was a big one! I hope your scrolling finger is doing ok. Probably should have split it up for your but I’m just glad I got them all labelled, sourced and up there. This is really my reference space for future projects but hopefully you can get something out of it too - even if its just a little designer eye-candy.

Did anyone else attend? Love what you see? Hate it? Always love to hear.
Bye for now.

xo Romona

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