Space, Time and ‘Design’.

When approaching a new build whether it be a new home or the renovation of an existing one, have you ever considered, as the client, you are placing an ungodly amount of trust and money into the hands of someone who barely knows you? This statement is something I’ve pondered for some time. Typical Scenario. […]

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Maverick Eye – Part 2

So in what sense do your homes, Anthony become places of passage? My design is very concerned with happiness and fulfillments. When you’re trying to purge clothes from your closet, and you use criteria such as ‘Could I wear this ever again in my life?’ the answer is constantly going to be yes. But if […]

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Something in the world forces us to think.

Anthony Rigg, director of Brisbane based Bleuscape Design, took time out to talk to us about recent projects; all falling under the studio’s ethos to make ‘experiential work’. Here’s what he had to say … So, how are you guys approaching work at the moment? I’ve been noticing a transition occur over the last few […]

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Strange Attractors.

Materials, when used well, point to something greater than themselves, not the reverse. The key issue here is an awareness of the richer life of materials. What matters is what materials can do. And what they do is move someone. Take someone somewhere else. “When you wake up in the morning, Pooh,” said Piglet at […]

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Je t’aime passionnément

“Piglet sidled up to Pooh from behind. “Pooh!” he whispered. “Yes, Piglet?” “Nothing,” said Piglet, taking Pooh’s paw. “I just wanted to be sure of you.” A.A. Milne, The House at Pooh Corner One of the defining characteristics of play is that it becomes this ‘enigmatic withdrawal from the everyday’, ‘a stepping out from “real” […]

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