The ladies lounge off the dress circle foyer of the State Theatre in Sydney is called the Futurists' Room and was a 1920's view of future interior design, reflecting the cubist and modernist art of the day with the main element being the triangle.
Deloitte Australia engaged American-born art consultant Barbara Flynn to advise on their office design. She came up with the unique idea of rotating exhibitions in the main public floors, which receive up to 6,000 visitors per week. Deloitte have supported Australian artists with two exhibitions a year since 2005. The artworks are sourced from Sydney and Melbourne?s commercial galleries, with usually 2-3 pieces purchased for the permanent collection. One of the artworks currently on display is called Odd Waters by Honey Long and Prue Stent.
We've all done the pop up photo booth at wedding receptions where we try on feather boas, top hats, fake moustaches and hold up signs that say 'love', 'his&hers', 'congrats!'.?It's fun! I love it as much as the next person, but at a LMBDW event last week we got to tinker with the Gif machine. Social Playground has a machine that let's you create your own gifs and they send the link to your smartphone right there on the spot.
The 10 way necklace was designed by Maria Nicola and yesterday she appeared on TV with her daughter seeking support from Shark Tank Australia investors. She received a significant investment from Naomi Simson, famous for launching Red Balloon. www.marianicola.com
This image is one of a few with messages of support for mums in a window display by Sunglass Hut. It's clever in capturing attention before Mother's Day Sunday May 8 in Australia.
