Fortunately I live in Surry Hills and could walk around to a few of the showrooms during Saturday in Design, despite being tied down with work. I visited Artemide on Cleveland St, then Warehouse 625 and then the studios on Flinders St. While it was a good incentive to get me to see some of these showrooms, i had already seen half of them. I have to admit the studio space in Warehouse 625 which is usually empty was nice to finally explore, and the free food was a bonus. There was a student who won the chance to show her piece on Flinders st and it was inspiring talking to her about it. Otherwise i felt the whole event was geared to interior designers and architects where companies were simply marketing in over-drive for the event. There were some inspiring and beautiful pieces but all in all it was a bit of a wank and i was embarrassed to wear the bright orange lanyard around the streets of Surry Hills (though i did have the option of catching a mini-bus the 200 metres up South Dowling!)
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