Australian Design Awards

Huh, I just visited the Powerhouse museum this sunday with me boyfriend, and there were some great and pretty crappy examples of "design" on show. I loved the "Rockpool" which was some kind of new age dishwasher, using a rock-like element for cleaning dishes, and the "Gesture rug" which was a rug that had all these blown up latex gloves on it. God it looked so comforting, my boyfriend and I were joking about how we could get naked and lay on it. If only those hands could vibrate. Now there's an idea.

I'm looking at the design awards site and decided to go through the categories and choose those designs that I'd consider actually buying, or using. For example, in the consumer category, I chose the Alex Liddy - Fusion set... bowls and platters and the like... some deliciously brown warm pieces. God they look nice, you feel like holding them in the palm of your hand. I have to admit my preferences can be largely aethestic based, and this one certainly passes the test.

Another product I'd consider buying is the Lotus 23, a new form of rain/sun protection, a reinvention of the umbrella that sounds really useful and longer lasting. And it looks good too.