Design Federation

Lazy Dog is a brand of sleepwear, which is all about lazing around on a Sunday, in your favourite PJ’s with your dog at your feet.

Each season our range aims to be super soft and comfy, therefore all our fabrics are not only chosen for their wash and wear longevity but for their soft hand feel and comfort.

Our cotton poplin is sand washed for extra softness, our flannel is brushed for that cosy feel and we only use the softest combed cotton jersey.

The Lazy dog signature is our strong emphasis on original, fun and quirky prints, and the use of fresh and vivid colour palettes. Inspiration for our prints comes from what is relevant in the fashion, art and textile worlds, making each range unique.

Our styling is always loose and comfortable and all ranges are available for girls, guys and kids.
Shop online at: www.lazy-dog.com.au

The enormously talented Eamo dropped us a line this arvo’ to announce his new website is up. There’s a heap of new work to peruse, so check it out at www.eamo.com.au

The Danish film Blood Sisters (Blodsostre) won the $5000 prize for Best Film yesterday at Flickerfest (the 17th annual Australian International Short Film Festival, held at the Bondi Pavilion), while the $1250 Award for Best Animation went to the Canadian Madame Tutli-Putli. The Australian producer Kath Shelper and director Warwick Thornton got the Short Film Award for Nana, while Dugong, written by Erin White, won Best Original Screenplay.

Source SMH

A painting by Australian artist Brett Whiteley has fetched $1.68 million at an auction in Sydney.

Arkie Under The Shower, a study of the artist’s daughter, was one of several Australian works to go under the hammer at the Deutscher-Menzies sale.

Source: ABC News.

Update: It appears Photobucket deems Whiteley’s masterpiece as an affront to common decency and have removed the image. You can see Arkie Under the Shower on the ABC News website.

Pictured here is Bloc Party by illustrator Eamo. More work by Eamo can be found on The Jacky Winter Group website.

Named after a native Australian Robin that shares its initials with its founder, The Jacky Winter Group connects Australian illustration talent with an international client base. [...] Comprised of a select group of professionals from all corners of Australia, each artist represented has been selected for their inimitable style and vision which fall somewhere between fine art and traditional illustration.

Check out the Jacky Winter website.

The fourth issue of Illegal Fame has finally dropped! You can pick it up at your favourite Australian Hip-Hop store in the next day or so. (WA heads early next week).
56 Pages, Full Colour Magazine. Australian Graffiti Mag.

Lewps was nice enough to send me the last issue of illegal fame and I have to say it really looks hot, the colours are sharp and so is the artwork in it, so go pick up your copy today!

click here for more info

The Australian International Design Awards, a division of Standards Australia Limited, is recognised by the Commonwealth Government and the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design [ICSID] as the peak promotional body for the Australian design industry, and for its important role in fostering a broad based culture of design and innovation in Australia. It is Australia’s only national awards program for product design and encourages students of design and emerging young talent through its tertiary and secondary student recognition schemes, in partnership with like-minded organisations such as Dyson and the Board of Studies.

click here for all the info AIDA

Artists At Work is another excellent production by “our” ABC. This series showcases different Australian artists doing what they do. In the first episode they focussed on the amazing work of Linde Ivimey, while last nights episode was dedicated to Roadkill - dance work based on stories of alienation and the real life Joanne Lees and Peter Falconio case. Can you imagine a commercial station having anything about the arts (besides shows like Ralph TV).
Thank god we can still see decent fare like this on the drug of the nation (television)

Artists At Work is on ABC TV @ 10:00pm Tuesday Nights