Fine & Dande

Up-cycled pallet furniture at Dandenong Market

I was recently downloading some photos and came across these shots I took on a visit to Dandenong Market one Sunday in March. We took a trek down there for a Melbourne Food and Wine Festival event and really enjoyed the variety of stalls and the food available on the day. What also caught my eye were these up-cycled pallete feature walls, planters, stools and tables and the fun colours they were painted with. They really gave the market a groovy inner-city vibe that was fresh and edgy - and they were very well utilized on the day. Great idea for a pop-up cafe or shop - Design food for thought...

Pallet feature wall, Drinks crate planter box, Pallet stools & tables & Great colour combos!

Ercol Butterfly Chair

We had a great time at Temperature Design's 'Ercol' launch the other week. A new favourite of mine is the Ercol 'Butterfly Chair' - available in a very sophisticated range of colours. Rumour has it Kevin McCloud has a custom made set in Navy.

The only problem I have is picking a colour...

I thought the orange was my fave, but that Navy is super chic, and there is the duck egg blue, not to mention the natural timber or the timelessness of white....

bonnie and neil

It's no secret that I love exploring the works of young contemporary designers - particularly those based in Melbourne. Currently I'm working on a great project in the bush, near the beach. For bursts of colour in the otherwise neutral interior scheme, we are using  
bonnie and neil's fantastic orange 'pom-pom' cushions.

They arrived today and to be honest - 

it's going to be hard for me to give them to the clients!