Well, there's gonna be a new player in town. That is Staples the American stationery store that will rock your world and ours.
It's the mecca of office supplies, think coloured foam core, pens galore, paper in a multitude of colours and letterpress card sets that are down and dirty cheap, but don't think tacky, it's so tre chic your friends will be thinking Kikki K?!
A little viral from Staples is making us yelp with delight - who doesn't like craft done BIG and so well. It's nice having a little competition to drive those prices down. So Officeworks get your game on, Staples is coming to town! We love, love, love it and so will you.
Thursday 27 January 2011
Friday 21 January 2011
Interested in a family portrait?
We came across 'Pricasso' at a friends party...they were getting a family portrait from quite an interesting artist! He dips his quill into the paint…quite literally and adds a bit of background with his behind! Hilarious, and the results aren't too bad! This former Queensland builder has a new gig!!!
Check out www.pricasso.com
Wednesday 19 January 2011
On ya bike!
As the resident blog keeper, I'd thought I would let you in on my lastest obsession... and purchase. Hey, that's what I do best apart from a little design at 31stHQ. It's been a long hunt for the perfect vintage bicycle.
The search was high and low, think ebay then Mitchell Rd Auction house, Melbourne gumtree, bikeshops until I found Papillionaire. Let's hummmmmm together.... they are such beautiful bikes and so affordable. It will be my new form of transfort to and from the office, and a perfect little mover for coffee sipping on a weekend with the odd macaron thrown in too!
I'm getting the Somer bike in the minty blue colour. Papillionaire won my love as the Somer bike was a little smaller than the vintage bikes that are around and not as heavy too. Being a bad, well let's be blunt terrible bike rider, smaller is best so those feet can be a back-up brake.
It's due in my hot little hand mid-feb, get in quick as you need to pre-order. I've been waiting avidly since September... not long now!
The search was high and low, think ebay then Mitchell Rd Auction house, Melbourne gumtree, bikeshops until I found Papillionaire. Let's hummmmmm together.... they are such beautiful bikes and so affordable. It will be my new form of transfort to and from the office, and a perfect little mover for coffee sipping on a weekend with the odd macaron thrown in too!
I'm getting the Somer bike in the minty blue colour. Papillionaire won my love as the Somer bike was a little smaller than the vintage bikes that are around and not as heavy too. Being a bad, well let's be blunt terrible bike rider, smaller is best so those feet can be a back-up brake.
It's due in my hot little hand mid-feb, get in quick as you need to pre-order. I've been waiting avidly since September... not long now!
Monday 17 January 2011
Web second: The design files daily
If you love having a little, well let's be honest... more like a good look through amazing designer homes, artist's workspaces or finding out more from Australia's hottest designers like Beci Orpin - then the design files daily is something you need to take a look at. It's a daily source of peeking around (without feeling guilty about it).
The design files daily isn't like those blogs that just takes images from the net or is a mish-mash of stuff, it's stylish photography and interviews of really interesting people. Like this converted shipping container home formerly owned and renovated by illustrator Kat Macleoud and Michael Bellemo OR a walkthrough of reknowned Australian artist, David Bromley's workspace in Prahran, Melbourne, even interviews with Beci Orpin.
www.thedesignfiles.net/
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INSPIRATIONAL SHIPPIING CONTAINER HOUSE
The design files daily isn't like those blogs that just takes images from the net or is a mish-mash of stuff, it's stylish photography and interviews of really interesting people. Like this converted shipping container home formerly owned and renovated by illustrator Kat Macleoud and Michael Bellemo OR a walkthrough of reknowned Australian artist, David Bromley's workspace in Prahran, Melbourne, even interviews with Beci Orpin.
www.thedesignfiles.net/
Remember to add us to your RSS feed or sign up for our blog email updates on the right hand side, go on you know you want to!
INSPIRATIONAL SHIPPIING CONTAINER HOUSE
DAVID BROMLEY'S STUDIO IN PRAHRAN
ILLUSTRATOR BECI ORPIN
Thursday 13 January 2011
Lost & Found
Found: They make a great couple. I think that's the male on the right. Darlinghurst.
Wednesday 12 January 2011
Mark this in your diary
For the past 2 years, agideas has been bookmarked in our design diary. It's the best design conference in Australia, sorry semi-permanent but you just don't compare.
The thing that sets agideas apart from the other design conferences or talks is that it attracts international speakers from a variety of disciplines. Don't think it's just designers or illustrators but lighting innovators, chefs or movie directors, even fashion speakers like missoni - one year thesatorialist even made a guest appearance!
It's four intense days, with inspirational speakers one after the other. If you're a student, designer, avid creative or just interested in hearing amazing speakers - we highly recommend you make the trip to Melbourne. Book early it usually sells out. It's a little pricey, but you get lunch provided on the opening day and a book to take home and reference.
Be assured you will walk away wanting to change the world by design.
The thing that sets agideas apart from the other design conferences or talks is that it attracts international speakers from a variety of disciplines. Don't think it's just designers or illustrators but lighting innovators, chefs or movie directors, even fashion speakers like missoni - one year thesatorialist even made a guest appearance!
It's four intense days, with inspirational speakers one after the other. If you're a student, designer, avid creative or just interested in hearing amazing speakers - we highly recommend you make the trip to Melbourne. Book early it usually sells out. It's a little pricey, but you get lunch provided on the opening day and a book to take home and reference.
Be assured you will walk away wanting to change the world by design.
Tuesday 11 January 2011
The food channel: Smitten Kitchen
We're a little, well overly obsessed with, you know... food. Whilst we're working away we're dreaming of where the next company luncheon will be - whilst the smells of Fratelli Fresh linger into 31ST HQ.
It's an inevitable downhill battle for the ones watchin' their weight as part of a New Year's resolution... well it is Danks St, foodie heaven and hell.
Smitten Kitchen is a food channel worth tuning in to. Everyday food, shot beautifully. Not overly styled, just clever accessible combinations that make our hearts sink at the sheer look of them. These are our picks over the last few months and it's all there, recipes and step by step photos - too easy.
So, get cookin' and save some for us!
MOUTH WATERING APPLE CIDER DONUTS
It's an inevitable downhill battle for the ones watchin' their weight as part of a New Year's resolution... well it is Danks St, foodie heaven and hell.
Smitten Kitchen is a food channel worth tuning in to. Everyday food, shot beautifully. Not overly styled, just clever accessible combinations that make our hearts sink at the sheer look of them. These are our picks over the last few months and it's all there, recipes and step by step photos - too easy.
So, get cookin' and save some for us!
MOUTH WATERING APPLE CIDER DONUTS
INGENIOUS MANGO SLAW
HEARTY SPAGHETTI WITH CHICKPEAS - for the lone vegie in the office
BREAD LOVIN' GARLIC ROASTED OR ESCARGOT MUSHROOMS
Monday 10 January 2011
Illustrator second
Jacky winter group is the bees nees of Australian illustrators. They know how to pick them, nurture them through professional briefs and creatively through their Lamington Drive gallery space. Our pick is We Buy Your Kids (WBYK), a duo from melbourne who have a flair for music covers and screenprinting posters.
We're dreaming up a job to use WBYK on here at 31sHQ, in the meantime who's your fav Australian illustrator?
We're dreaming up a job to use WBYK on here at 31sHQ, in the meantime who's your fav Australian illustrator?
Thursday 6 January 2011
Tapetastic Aakash Nihalani
W-O-W is all we have to say about aakash nihalani's tape work. It's deceptively simple yet so engaging. It makes us hum with sheer delight at 31sHQ, that the humble ol' gaffa can become the new graffiti. The works that interact with people or existing graffiti appeal to us the most as they are so damn clever. And did we mention it's environmentally friendly too?!
Wednesday 5 January 2011
Packaging second
Here at 31ST:SECOND HQ (31ST HQ) we are mad about packaging. From food to beauty to drinks - it inspires our work daily. Our favourite packaging blog - dieline - the original and the best, gets our tick here at 31sHQ. It's a source of daily inspiration, this channel is definitely worth adding to your RSS feed.
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