Design + Ideas

Ashy Bines Transformation Centre

noreply@blogger.com (KDW Design) — Tue, 04 Feb 2014 06:22:00 +0000

The Ashy Bines Transformation Centre at Mermaid Beach, designed by kdw design, is a fitness centre for women intended to motivate and inspire. Our client’s trademark pink invigorates the space. An indoor garden wall adds a fresh appeal to the gym and divides functional areas. A juice bar creates a unique buzzwithin the fitness centre and provides an opportunity for after workout revival. A bright childrens play area adjoins the work out area.

When the going needs to get tougher there’s a boxing and floor track for heavy cardio, a yoga room, and a spin class bunker.

Press: kdw in Brisbane News

noreply@blogger.com (KDW Design) — Wed, 18 Dec 2013 05:52:00 +0000

We would like to share with you an article in Brisbane News today featuring kdw designed dental clinic - the Endodontic Group, in Indooroopilly Brisbane.

The Endodontic Group clinic was collaboratively designed by Surroundings Architects and kdw design. Our area of focus was the clinical rooms and spaces.

The outcome is an enriched fitout that balances function with client experience, offering both spaces for function and spaces for retreat.

Farewells & Christmas Bells

noreply@blogger.com (KDW Design) — Thu, 12 Dec 2013 07:31:00 +0000

We said farewell (for now) to kdw designer Helena Clausen yesterday who is off to welcome her second baby girl. We wish you all the best Helena!

We also celebrated the year that has been at our Christmas Lunch. It's been a great year, and we look forward to the next year ahead!

A kdw Christmas

noreply@blogger.com (KDW Design) — Wed, 04 Dec 2013 02:24:00 +0000

The festive season has officially begun! And to celebrate, we have installed an all natural Christmas present installation in our office to spread the Christmas cheer amongst our clients and colleagues. We look forward to seeing you in our office throughout the Christmas season.

The latest in commercial seating

noreply@blogger.com (KDW Design) — Thu, 21 Nov 2013 05:26:00 +0000

James Richardson (JR) recently hosted an industry event showcasing the latest in commercial seating. There were some great pieces on display from woven and stainless steel outdoor chairs, small cafe style stools with contrasting socks, and solid timber waiting room chairs.

These chairs would be great in an office or commercial setting, medical / dental waiting area, or cafe / bar / restaurant.

We also enjoyed JR's teacup inspired showroom installation!

Ashy's Clean Eating Kitchen

noreply@blogger.com (KDW Design) — Thu, 21 Nov 2013 05:07:00 +0000

kdw design is proud to be the interior designers of the brand new Ashy's Clean Eating Kitchen on the Gold Coast.

Ashy's Clean Eating Kitchen is owned by Australian fitness icon Ashy Bines. The Kitchen (a cafe / restaurant) is all about health - clean, non-artificial food, done simply.

We designed the fitout to reflect this theme, and to also embrace the vibrant, active persona of Ashy herself. The space incorporates bright chevron printed surfaces, natural and pink feature pendant lights and a mix of light timbers and coloured fabrics.

Congratulations Ashy and team, Ashy's Clean Eating Kitchen is sure to be a great success just like the Ashy Bines Bikini Body Challenge.

Luscious & Luxurious

noreply@blogger.com (KDW Design) — Tue, 12 Nov 2013 01:40:00 +0000

The kdw team attended the launch of the Arteriors Home and Skyline Design collections at the gorgeous Boyd Blue showroom last week.

The combination of patterns and textures within these collections is spectacular. The collections include indoor and outdoor pieces that can be featured on their own as a dramatic statement, or mixed and matched to create an eclectic, luscious look.

Thanks to Boyd Blue for letting us have a sneak peak of these new collections. We can't wait to select pieces from the collections for upcoming retail, commercial and cafe/bar/restaurant fitouts.

Replicating Nature

noreply@blogger.com (KDW Design) — Thu, 07 Nov 2013 05:28:00 +0000

It's amazing how close we can get to the real thing these days. These flooring/wall tiles and wall vinyls by Baresque and Metro Tiles so vividly replicate timber, clay and brick. The natural ripples and indentations in the products really do look and feel like natural forms.

We are looking forward to using these products in commercial office spaces; restaurants, bars and cafes; and reception/waiting areas in offices, medical / dental fitouts.

Seeing what's new in the commercial office market

noreply@blogger.com (KDW Design) — Fri, 01 Nov 2013 04:01:00 +0000

Last night Zenith hosted the launch of 3 new furniture ranges:

Treology, a new range of timber furniture that can cross over from commercial into residential settings. The range uses New Zealand timbers, and takes on a natural look with modern details. The Treology range looks great in office / commercial spaces, cafes, restaurants, bars, medical / dental foyers or reception areas and residential spaces.

The 3000 acoustic seating by Schamburg & Alvisse. These seating pods are great for private meetings and desktop work. Ideal for office and commercial environments.

The Belite chair by Formway. Made largely from recycled products. This chair has great flexibility, based on studies by Formway about how people move on their task chairs. This chair is also ideal for office and commercial spaces.

Arc, Industry Event

noreply@blogger.com (KDW Design) — Tue, 29 Oct 2013 06:49:00 +0000

Arc was held last Thursday in Brisbane's City Hall, showcasing a collection of the latest products and finishes to the design and construction industries.

kdw designers came in contact with the latest in acoustic treatments, insulation, tiling, concrete and security products. We also enjoyed having a look around the newly renovated City Hall.

Dental fitout, Brisbane

noreply@blogger.com (KDW Design) — Thu, 24 Oct 2013 06:11:00 +0000

We specialise in dental and medical fitouts.

When we design dental and medical surgeries, we take care of compliances for our clients.

We meet all the codes of Persons with Disabilities, Radiation standards and Sterilisation methods. We think about the overall Patient experience.

All of our dental and medical fitout designs are fully approved and meet all standards.

Specialist Medical Fitout, Toowoomba

noreply@blogger.com (KDW Design) — Thu, 17 Oct 2013 07:23:00 +0000

Today marks the completion of kdw's latest specialist medical fitout in Toowoomba.

The orthopaedic practice has 5 consulting rooms and 2 treatment rooms. Our medical design brief was to incorporate Autumn colours, so we took a contemporary approach by using new yellows and oranges with warm timbers and an accent of blue. We also used sharp white, black and warm greys to achieve a clean edge. Thankyou to our clients at Scott Street Medical Centre Toowoomba, and to Quadric Building Company. We look forward to seeing the medical practice in action.

TBH James Street Office - 12 Months On

noreply@blogger.com (KDW Design) — Mon, 14 Oct 2013 23:08:00 +0000

Happy Birthday to TBH who is celebrating the 1st birthday of their James Street office in Brisbane's Fortitude Valley.

It’s been a year since their relocation to James Street which has proved to be a great move.

kdw design is proud to have been the interior designers of their new Brisbane office.

We hope TBH enjoys the 1st birthday celebrations!

Cafe Lighting

noreply@blogger.com (KDW Design) — Thu, 10 Oct 2013 06:42:00 +0000

These fluoro pink + natural pendant lights from 'Lightly' have just arrived for a coastal cafe we're designing.They look great as a collection or on their own and would work well in a restaurant, bar, office, medical / dental waiting area, or retail store as well.

Here's a 3D sneak peek of how the lights will be featured in the cafe.

kdw design part of Toowoomba Open House

noreply@blogger.com (KDW Design) — Wed, 02 Oct 2013 01:11:00 +0000

The Open House season has begun! Kick starting in Toowoomba this weekend.

kdw design are proud to have designed the interiors of the Toowoomba Regional Council Customer Service Centre which is part of the Open House festivities, and open for public viewing and free tours on Sunday.

The Customer Service Centre is a bright and vibrant commercial space that utilises colour and texture to transition between private offices and workstations and public foyer spaces.

In case you can't make it to Toowoomba Open House this Sunday, here are some shots of the kdw designed interior of the Toowoomba Regional Council Customer Service Centre.

Keeping Updated

noreply@blogger.com (KDW Design) — Fri, 20 Sep 2013 00:01:00 +0000

Keeping updated with the latest in tiles, lighting, finishings and furniture from across the world at the Corporate Culture Showroom last night.

We gathered new inspirations for light fittings and furniture for medical and dental waiting areas, textured tiles for feature walls for office and shop interiors, and soft furnishings and screening for restaurant, bar and cafe design.

Phoebe's Bonnie and Neil Tile Table

noreply@blogger.com (KDW Design) — Tue, 17 Sep 2013 09:08:00 +0000

kdw Interior Designer Phoebe made this cute side table for her home out of painted ply 'Bonnie and Neil' 500 x 500 tiles. It created such a great effect we thought we'd show you the story of how Phoebe made it from frame construction through to completion.

It looks great as a side table/storage unit next to Phoebe's favourite chair! We can also see this cute table in a quirky cafe, restaurant, bar, office or shop.

Oversized + Quirky!

noreply@blogger.com (KDW Design) — Thu, 12 Sep 2013 06:34:00 +0000

Simple furniture that has been enlarged or exaggerated creates such a quirky look, as though the piece is straight out of Alice in Wonderland. In the right space, we think a single oversized piece can make such a statement.

These pieces would look great in a hotel foyer, bar, major office foyer or retail space.

Looking at Luxx Box

noreply@blogger.com (KDW Design) — Fri, 30 Aug 2013 05:53:00 +0000

Last night Inlite showed off new lights from Luxx Box, one of Brisbane's own innovative design/manufacturing companies.

We caught up with the latest lights from Luxx Box and also looked at the new range from Delta, based in Belgium. We hope to use these soon.

(Besides loving the lighting displayed, we also loved visiting Inlite's fabulous New York Loft style showroom!)

Our Latest Finishes Palette for a Brisbane School

noreply@blogger.com (KDW Design) — Tue, 27 Aug 2013 06:16:00 +0000

Here's a snapshot of our latest finishes palette for a Brisbane School.

We are designing the creative arts and administration spaces.

Our intent is to inject energy and vibrancy into the creative arts spaces and maintain a sense of professionalism within the administration areas.

learning about learning spaces

noreply@blogger.com (KDW Design) — Thu, 22 Aug 2013 00:00:00 +0000

Lots of great ideas + inspiration taken from last nights Artichoke Night School Industry Event at Space Furniture Showroom on Designing Learning Spaces for the Future.

There is a new direction in flexible learning. Schools don’t have to be about traditional classrooms any more.

They are creative, fluid spaces which should be used for multiple purposes – even by out-of-hours groups.

We explored questions about new ways of teaching and new ways of using technology in schools and universities.

fabric mixing + matching

noreply@blogger.com (KDW Design) — Wed, 21 Aug 2013 06:27:00 +0000

We are loving the endlessness of Emily Ziz fabrics.

Emily Ziz lets us:

select a range of fabulous modern patterns (like the ones below)
in any colour way; and
print on any fabric.

And we mean any fabric - cotton, canvas, linen – anything!

What a great way to easily customise an interior space. It means that we can select all aspects of our specification to ensure the pattern, colour and textile combination perfectly suits the space.

We can’t wait to mix and match!

Look out for the Emily Ziz fabrics that we hope to incorporate into our upcoming café and restaurant designs, and office and retail spaces.

noreply@blogger.com (KDW Design) — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 06:57:00 +0000

This Autumn Weekend has been perfect to take in a visit to Sydney to see one of Australia's most prestigious Art prizes -The Archibald at the Art Gallery of NSW
With weather you just couldn't beat and everyone out and about, Sydney was inspiring and energetic. It's a great city.

But ....back to the Art:

It's subjective - that's a given, so with that in mind, here is KDW's pick:

Our Winner: John Emmerig's portrait of Justice Stephen Gaegler entitled "Gaegler" for it's raw strength, and powerful contrast of colour. The steely character of this man shows. His gaze is humble but direct. Beautiful looseness combined with restraint. A definite winner!

Keeping up with Design

noreply@blogger.com (KDW Design) — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 07:10:00 +0000

We're always keeping up with the latest at KDW. It's our responsibility to know about the newest products, ideas, standards and trends in design.

A few nights ago, at EQUINOX, Brisbane's first event like this for the year, we could do just that.

What a venue for EQUINOX this time!

It's easy to recognise where.......

The newly renovated City Hall was transformed into a display-fest where architects and designers mingled, chatted, and learnt from manufacturers, suppliers and innovators. It's a great chance to collect new inspiration for office, dental, cafe and retail design.

Innovations from Signature Floors - custom printed carpets -.... Andy Warhol here?...gave lots of inspiration to customise pattern and colour in flooring.

Lots to talk over: a new louvre style from Breezway, Polyflor's commercial flooring range, new colours from Concrete Colour Systems, Lamicolour's ever expanding range of Laminates, Decor Blinds' shutters and shades and fantastic new timber veneers from New Age Veneers.

Heaps of others too.

It was a great learning night with a bit of fun thrown in.

And a chance to see colours transform the City Hall dome.

KDW CHRISTMAS 2012

noreply@blogger.com (KDW Design) — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 07:32:00 +0000

Welcome
to KDW's final blog for 2012

It's time to round-off the year and head for holidays.

This Christmas, as before, we offer support to Micah Projects, our local West End based Community Organisation which provides so many support services to the homeless, victims of domestic violence, families suffering poverty, the socially isolated amongst others.

The Micah Christmas Hamper Appeal is a great opportunity for us at KDW to give back to our local area and the disadvantaged around us.

L to R - Phoebe, Kirsti, Colin & Helena

We commend the work that the Micah Team does every day of the year.

We're busy bringing projects to a close before the break.

2012 has been a lively year for us, involved in a wide range of projects. Our thanks to both clients and contractors for working so well to bring them to completion. Here's just a few...

Zorba Salon Carindale

Ginga Restaurant Carindale

TBH Offices Valley

JuJuBa Valley

Engraving Plus Carindale

Ginga Restaurant Portside

So the year is at a close

We wish all our clients. colleagues and readers, a very Happy Christmas

and a Bright and Fruitful 2013!