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Sign of good service

Sydney – The Ultimo Hotel has been redesigned to offer guests a trip tailored to their horoscope.

Communities

Party-totallers

Tired of a culture that normalises inebriation and places alcohol at the centre of every event, Party-totallers are shunning the shots, beer and ...

Party-totallers : The Optimised Self : Non-alcoholic

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Sydney events: A round-up

Australia – The Future Laboratory introduced Sydney’s finest to the key cultural shifts set to shake up the Asia-Pacific region.

Sydney : Trends : Events

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Garden spirit

Sydney – Distillery Botanica sources ingredients from its own garden, using an ancient method to distil the flavours of its home-grown Murraya plan...

Distillery Botanica : Murraya Plant : Garden

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Green-fingered feast

Sydney – Contemporary winery Cake Wines has launched Community Feast, a series of social events offering food, wine and gardening tips.

Cake Wines : Sydney : Conviviality Culture

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To a tea

Sydney – The Rabbit Hole Organic Tea Bar invites customers into a world where tea comes in all forms, from sparkling to fermented.

A Whole New Blend : Tea : Sydney

Communities

Ascetic Luxurians

High-minded individuals seeking meaning and fulfilment, Ascetic Luxurians are a privileged set who shun the brand fetishisation and buy-it-all thin...

London : Sydney : New York

Viewpoints

The case for Brandalism: Trading blows in public

Taco Bell and McDonald’s provide a study in Brandalism.

McDonalds : Taco Bell : Fast Food

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Designer lives: Self-help book applies principles of design

Sydney – Acclaimed graphic designer Vince Frost’s latest book, Design Your Life, is a self-help book with a difference.

Vince Frost : Design Your Life : The New Value Economy

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Testing the water: Designer captures aquatic movements in print

Fashion graduate Jillian Boustred has presented a collection of garments featuring mesmerising prints that combine references to abstract art wit...

Jillian Boustred : Submerged : Abstract Art

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Big Mac-chiato: McDonald’s opens independent coffee house

Sydney – McDonald’s has opened independent café The Corner, which will be a testing ground for new products.

The Corner : McDonald's : Chameleon Brands

Viewpoints

Matt Page: Digital magtail for the global luxury consumer

How mr&mrs.tom, a shoppable, digital-only magazine, reduces the gap between inspiration and purchase.

Magtail : Shoppable Editorial : Australia

Design Directions

Google Cube

As media adjusts to consumers that are used to having things their own way, some film-makers are reconsidering this model and giving viewers grea...

Google Cube : Semi Permanent : Transmedia

Big Ideas

Cannes Lions 2014: Winners in Mobile, Media and Outdoor categories

Awards were announced on Tuesday 17 June for the Mobile, Media and Outdoor categories.

Cannes Lions 2014 : Advertising : Outdoor Advertising

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Shifting spaces: Pop-up embraces the arts

Sydney – Non-profit-making arts organisation Brand X has opened a pop-up retail space, L3 Central, a creative playground that hosts different ...

Pop-up : Convergence Retail : Bikini Berlin

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Internal beauty: A juice brand with cosmetics-style packaging

Sydney – As fresh-pressed juices become the world’s favourite health craze, we are seeing a proliferation of new brands. Prodjuice stands out with ...

Juicing : Sydney : Cold-pressed Juice

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Strip show: Boozer rebrands for modern men

Sydney – Notorious Sydney pub The Oxford Tavern has exchanged strippers for aubergine schnitzels as it cleans up its act to suit the new generatio...

Save Our Boozers : Drink’n’Dine : Sydney

Markets

Pedal power market

In October 2013 actor Ashton Kutcher headed into a meeting wearing a t-shirt that read ‘Bike is the new car’. By broadcasting that belief the Hol...

Ashton Kutcher : Bicycles : US PIRG Education Fund

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Magic touch: A retail interior to reflect on

Sydney – For his first stand-alone store, Australian designer Dion Lee turned to interior design agency Akin Creative to translate his minimalist a...

Dion Lee : Akin Creative : Sydney

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Talk show: Speakers enthral Sydney Network Evening

Network Evening : Sydney : Cat Burgess

Big Ideas

Australia is international retail’s next frontier

International retail brands are targeting consumers in Sydney and Melbourne as business booms on the Australian high street.

Australia : Retail : High Street

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Communal dining: Making a meal of conviviality

Sydney – Australian restaurant Farmhouse has only one table. But it is a long table that seats 20 people for a communal-style dinner in a wood-styl...

Interior : Conviviality Culture : Set

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Golden age: Cinema harks back to Hollywood glamour

Sydney – Going to the cinema used to be a special event. Now, Right Angle Studio is injecting some glamour back into the experience with The Golden...

Heritage : Movie : History

Markets

Re-con retail: How to design stores for men

Men are driven by convenience, efficiency and expert advice when it comes to shopping, and stores need to cater for this behaviour with technology ...

Bespoke : QT Spa : Hands-on

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Blood simple: Boccalatte extends body of work

Australia – Creative agency Boccalatte, based in New South Wales, has created the next edition of its Trunk Book series, with a volume entirely abo...

Tactile : Trunk Book : Boccalatte