Out n about

This week I attended an exclusive concert for Lisa Mitchell, sponsored by the Neutrogena "One Less Stress" Campaign and supported by MySpace. A friend of mine got us tickets through her job at MySpace and it was held in the oh so fabulous Victoria Room, Darlinghurst.

It was lots of fun! How could it not be, with a free cocktail on arrival, oyster canapes, a live performance by Lisa Mitchell (only 2m away) and goodie bags on the way out.

The interviews being done around the room about the "One Less Stress" campaign gave a bit of background to the event and Lisa's performance was so good, she has a cute head move when she sings. It was pretty squishy, probably because everyone wanted to be near Lisa during the performance. But I think we pushed the Victoria Room to its capacity.

Now to talk about the Victoria Room, I wish I had taken some good photos of it. It has this gorgeous modern british colonial/victorian design. Like I said, it was hard to see much because of the amount of people, but the large pendant lighting, ornate room dividers, high quality furniture upholstery, lamp shades and plants scattered around as well as the general ambience from the lighting resulted in a sophisticated and energetic space.

I will definitely be returning. Probably for high tea next time!

New Design courses at UTS

As a UTS graduate I am interested in keeping up to date with what is going in UTS DAB (Design Architecture and Building) .

I just saw a post from UTS that this year 2 new degrees have been launched in the design field.

- Bachelor of Sound and Music Design

- Bachelor of Design (Photography & Situated Media)

It is interesting to see how it is branching out into new areas of design.

This new direction should be well received as it is just in time for the NIME 2010 Conference, hosted by the University of Technology Sydney.

Getting the juices flowing part 2

I love this one! It is what every kid wants. Probably every adult too!?

Getting the juices flowing

A friend of mine emailed me some of these great examples of creativity. I thought I would post the ones that I particularly liked, and even better - I'll try and find out who created them.

I think my favourite is the pizza cutter. Nothing to do with interior design, but extremely user friendly.

New beginnings

I am an Interior Designer, and I've just got my first full time job. Where? Can you guess? A Landscape Architecture firm. Some might think it's quite a bit different and an odd choice. But I am interested to see what I learn. I am hoping to ask questions and seek answers.

What is the link between interior and exterior? and how can we push the boundaries of its current perception?

Questions:

• What can I learn from working with exterior experts?
• What is it I have to offer landscape projects?
• Is there a way we can combine what we know and create something new?

And along the way I hope to have some fun. I can learn about the latest products and services in design, attend some design events and parties and document my findings right here.

Let us begin...