Pop-Up - 12 July 2012

REALITY TV RESTAURANT

MasterChef Dining St Marys Rd, Sydney 2000 (in front of St Mary’s Cathedral) http://www.masterchef.com.au/dining.htm   This is real 3D TV. Marketing agency the projects* have partnered with Shine Australia’s hit TV show MasterChef and Network Ten. The agency is responsible for the design and execution of the first MasterChef Dining pop-up bar and restaurant, the must-have table

Goods - 11 July 2012

BEHIND THE SCENES

Hilton Surfers Paradise 6 Orchid Avenue, Surfers Paradise 4217 (07) 5680 8000 or http://hiltonsurfersparadise.com.au/   Comcater has been behind the scenes in helping to bring many “dream kitchens” to life for over 30 years. Comcater’s Major Projects and Specification division specialises in assisting clients, architects and kitchen designers to choose the right equipment for any

Goods - 10 July 2012

SMART MOVE

EcoSmart Fire Showrooms 3 & 4, 40-42 O’Riordan St, Alexandria NSW 2015 (02) 9997 3050 or www.ecosmartfire.com   The award-winning EcoSmart Fire has a new home. In an international first, a purpose-built design studio/showroom has been created in Sydney’s design hub, Alexandria. Set within 435sqm, the studio has been designed to showcase the sleek EcoSmart Fires, which are

Industry - 6 July 2012

THE REMIX

QT Sydney 49 Market St, Sydney 2000 http://www.designhotels.com/qt_sydney   Design Hotels has ‘remixed’ two iconic buildings in the Sydney CBD to create the latest in their line of QT hotels. The reincarnation of the historic Gowings department store and heritage-listed State Theatre will be housing guests from September. The interior design concept is bold and playful,

Hotel - 3 July 2012

2 IN 1

Carindale Hotel Westfield Shopping Centre, 1151 Creek Rd, Carindale, QLD, 4152 (07) 3324 6200 or www.hotelcarindale.com.au The recent makeover of Westfield Carindale saw the need for the existing Carindale Hotel to be demolished, paving the way for a reimagining. The Hotel re-emerged as an integrated part of the Centre’s new extension, fronting both the street and internally to

Bar - 2 July 2012

DOWN ON THE CORNER

Corner Bar 632 Darling St Rozelle, NSW 2039 (02) 9810 7070 The small bar trend reaches further into the Inner West with Corner Bar. Before becoming a watering hole it was actually a chicken shop called Hatch, and owned by Lindsay Egan. Lindsay partnered up with designers Chris Jolliffe and Ryan Singer to renovate and reposition the

Local - 30 June 2012

SCHOOL’S IN

The Classroom: 1/356 Charles St, North Perth WA www.theclassroom.com.au A new Perth small bar that’s all class. Guests can go back to school at The Classroom, a quirky new bar in North Perth that showcases a delightful design theme and attention to detail. If ever you felt like drinking at school but were too well-behaved,

Café - 30 June 2012

DEEP DEEP SOUTH

Panama House: 251 Bondi Road, Bondi NSW (02) 8020 6698 The team behind The Corner House launch an all-day eatery. Bondi Road’s new Panama House café and bar is not anthropology, it’s hospitality. Don’t expect an ethnographic survey of Panamanian cuisine. As Anthony Kaplan, the 36 year-old, co-owner and the engine behind Bondi’s Shop on

Bar - 30 June 2012

TAKEN AS READ

The Old Library: Shop 1, 15 Surf Rd Cronulla NSW (02) 9544 5360 or www.theoldlibrary.com.au Another chapter is opened in this South Sydney treasure. The Old Library is housed in one of Cronulla’s oldest buildings: erected in 1908 and originally a Methodist church, it was converted into a library in the 1970s and later used

Restaurant - 30 June 2012

LIFE’S A BEACH

Merewether Surfhouse: Henderson Parade, Merewether Beach, Merewether NSW (02) 4918 0000 or www.surfhouse.com.au Merewether Surfhouse brings three levels of distinctly beachside experiences to locals and tourists alike. Merewether Surfhouse opened in November 2011 to a fair degree of immediate success, despite a summer plagued with rain and unseasonably cold weather. Starting on the ground floor,