17th BIENNALE OF SYDNEY

Installations by Serge Spitzer and Choi Jeong Hwa

The 17th Biennale of Sydney has been showing around the city. Cockatoo Island is the main venue and in spectacular Sydney fashion the event is completely free. The former prison and shipyard is now an urban park and displays 120 works by 56 artists. What was most fascinating about this exhibition was the challenging nature of the venue: what is part of the island and what is art? The site hosts amazing industrial shipping remains, and former prison cells and storage buildings are transformed into gallery spaces.

My favorite exhibits were Serge Spitzer's installation 'Molecular', created from recycled steel, and Choi Jeong Hwa's installation created from kitchen colanders. Both exhibits generate a sense of randomness, filling their space organically.

VIVID SYDNEY

Artist Impression by Laurie Anderson, part of Vivid Sydney 2009.

Vivid Sydney, a festival of light, music and ideas, starts this Thursday 27th May.

Best known for the amazing light show 'Lighting the Sails' at the Sydney Opera House, Vivid is a fantastic creative event for Sydneysiders and visitors alike. There is everything from creative focus groups, live performances, fire shows, food stalls and markets.

The event runs until Monday 21st June, and with such variety the Mokum studio will be penciling a couple of events into our diaries so we don't miss out. If you are in Sydney you may like to do the same.

30 DAYS OF HOME & ENTERTAINING

April is an exciting month with a number of events taking place throughout Sydney for 30 Days of Home & Entertaining.

Chuck and Bob in Amelia Street Waterloo (the location of our Moderne shoot) will be transformed into a "live" house. From April 16-25, there will be over 60 events ranging from interior design, outdoor entertaining, international design trends through to paint and paper palette and cocktail canapé events. A purpose built garden will also be featured outside the venue over the 10 Days.

Take a peek and register online!

SYDNEY MODERNE LAUNCH

Stunning view of Sydney Harbour

Domayne Design

David with Trudy Millard and Eberto Escandon from Thomas Hamel

Looking through the Moderne books

Mokum's CEO Sean McElroy

Mike Buckley, Cassie Mullins, Heleena Trahanas from Vogue Living with Emma Godfredson

Moraima Martinez from Ke-Zu, Amanda Rashleigh from Mokum, Fleur Optekamp from Studio Aria and Erica Covolan from Pike Withers

David Clark, from Vogue Living with Mokum's Design Director Stephanie Moffitt

Designers in the City

Mokum's Penny Hand with Yasmin, Heidi and Pummy from Homelife Furnishings

The Mokum Team: Dorit, Ngahuia, Sarah, Saskia, Bethany and Alison

Our new studio collection, Moderne, was launched recently in Sydney at the Museum of Contemporary Art, overlooking the amazing Circular Quay.
Over 300 guests attended the night with speeches from our CEO Sean McElroy, David Clark, Editor of Vogue Living and our Design Director Stephanie Moffitt.

Our new collection draws inspiration from the fashion houses of the 1920's. Moderne aspires to sit alongside the beautiful textiles of the past and also deliver luxurious designs that keep pace with our modern times.

Proud to present our 9th studio collection Moderne, view it online at www.modernebymokum.com

Thank you to Vogue Living and Coco Republic for their support.

SATURDAY IN DESIGN

If you're in Sydney this weekend don't miss Saturday in Design. Leading industry showrooms will open their doors for two days, showcasing the best product releases from over 350 local and international interior design brands. Registration ends Tuesday at 5pm, click HERE to register now.


Preview our latest outdoor collection, Australian Botanicals Outdoor, at Ke-Zu. This bold collection of 100% recycled outdoor fabrics is perfectly suited to our indoor-outdoor lifestyle and unique environmental conditions. The constructions are inherently stain resistant, antimicrobial, anti-fungal, bleach cleanable and extremely durable.


All yarns from the Australian Botanicals Outdoor collection are:
- 100% recyclable
- Made from post industrial waste
- Produced using eco-friendly processes
- Certified Cradle-To-Cradle™

State of Design

If you're lucky enough to be in Melbourne this month be sure to check out the events surrounding the State of Design Festival. The festival is an initiative of the Victorian State Government, and will host over 100 interactive events, exhibitions, workshops and talks from 15 – 25 July!

Decoration + Design is a key satellite event of the festival and this year includes an innovation fabric sample bank - Sampling Future Materials.

Australian Botanicals Outdoor Collection

The sample bank showcases innovative materials from local manufacturers and suppliers and includes key designs from our latest outdoor collection - Australian Botanicals Outdoor. (Available in North America and launching in August throughout Australia & New Zealand)