As much as we’re told not to play with our food when we were young, seeing people craft up these wonderful flag designs using food just seems to throw that childhood lesson out the window. Starting tomorrow, the Sydney International Food Festival kicks off where they will hold a profusion of foods from countries around the world. As a celebration of the city’s exuberant ethnic food scene, the festival has assigned Australian advertising agency Whybin TBWA with the task of bringing the event to the attention of the public. In their advertising campaign, the flags of a dozen countries were created using ingredients commonly found in their traditional cuisines. Read more »

“The Festival reflects the growing worldwide recognition of the power of design to change things for the better, to help deliver economic prosperity and to improve quality of life.” — Sir John Sorrell – Chairman, London Design Festival

Last week, across the Atlantic (for those residing in North America), the London Design Festival showcased some pretty amazing works. Since it’s inception in 2003, the week-long festival is the UK’s biggest, giving London’s world class talent the ability to exhibit their works to design enthusiasts who visit the festival each year. Each exhibit is housed within a London landmark which really depicts the mood and style of the design–be it the Trafalgar Square, Southbank Centre, the Victoria and Albert museum (V&A) or the Somerset House.

I’ve rounded up some of my favourite designs from the event Read more »

Based out of Barcelona, Lemar Menaje produces simple yet stylish kitchen and tableware for homes and hotels. You could say they’ve got a bit of experience and expertise as the company is made up of third generation glass artisans. The piece that really caught my eye is the Verte designed by Noro. Read more »

Remember those scrunched up toilet roll faces? Well here’s a new spin to that idea. How about toilet roll scenery? That is precisely what Chadou Yama a.k.a. Anastassia Elias decided to do in her spare time. Read more »

Dear readers, we’re pleased to welcome Sylvia from CoolBoom onboard as a guest writer on Vidafine. CoolBoom is an established blog focusing on the most creative architectural and interior designs from across the globe. We’ve been fans of their site for quite some time and they’ve continued to report on the most fascinating living spaces modern designers have to offer.

Hello everybody! This is Sylvia from CoolBoom, and today I am going to guest post on Vidafine. I would like to share with you three of my favourite architectural and interior designs of this year: one that I really like, one that’s most popular at the moment, and one that made me go crazy (I explain why later). Read more »

I absolutely love these stylish paper cup holders! Recently, many have switched from the ol’ paper cups to personal re-usable mugs to help our dear environment. But for all those times where a paper cup is the inevitable solution, here is a series of Paper Cup Holders from the Mitsubai Tokyo shop that I discovered while browsing their site the other day. Read more »

Last week, Vidafine got the chance to get an exclusive look at Behr’s 2010 colour trends forecast. Some predominant themes that we’re going to see in the coming months include a return to more traditional and natural looks as well as bold geometric shapes influenced by vintage Art Deco styling. Over the years, Behr has been one of, if not the most reputable paint brand when it comes to DIY home improvement projects. Meeting with representatives Dave, Nancy and Lisa, they were kind enough to give us a first hand glimpse of the upcoming interior decorations trends outlook and a demonstration of their most technologically refined product – Behr’s Premium Plus Ultra Interior Paints. Read more »

The QLOCKTWO features the time in typographic time format in 5-minute intervals, plus a minute dot at each of the four corners for to-the-minute precision. Each letter is LED-illuminated through the acrylic glass surface with polished edges, along with the wooden body, the QLOCKTWO is a 4 kg masterpiece handmade in Germany. Behind the elegant minimalist design is some great engineering, including a light sensor that automatically adjusts brightness to ambient lighting as well as time synchronization. Read more »