Neil Perry doesn’t wait around, but he understands that sometimes his customers have to. Situated in Crown Towers is Neil Perry’s version of a hotel bar, The Waiting Room. Designed by architect Grant Cheyne in association with 1:1 Architects, it’s naturally more than a simple lobby bar, but a collection of inspiration from places like
Crown: www.crownmelbourne.com.au Crown Towers’ villas have recently been extensively refurbished. Located on the hotel’s top floors, each villa has the character of a penthouse residence. The villas are attended by a team of butlers, on call 24/7, and are accessible via three private express lifts. There are 32 villas in total including one Chairman’s Villa,
In a radical departure for this column, Video Watch switches channels to the world of TV advertising. And where better to sample the delights of said ads, than the ultimate showcase of TV advertising — the NFL Super Bowl. It’s at half time of the Super Bowl where some of the best, most innovative, most
Jands: (02) 9582 0909 or info@jands.com.au EON has been the biggest name in portable PA for well over a decade now. And now, the EON 515XT takes on the mantle as the new flagship EON product in range. Notable advances over the regular EON515 are its higher power Crown two-channel amp module offering a combined 625W, enabling
Great Balls of Wire: 0417 123 467 or great@wireballs.com.au … aka ‘There will be no backyard cricket on my lawn, thanks very much’. Kirby Roper, Tatty Happell and Sally Wilson have found a nifty way to combine a shared creative bent with a passion for recycling – launching their Great Balls of Wire range of
Texas BBQ joint, Bone Daddy’s, got a bit graphic with its ‘killer’ branding. The work was created by Dallas-based Matchbox and features the illustrative work of Nate Williams. source: designworklife
Canvas Club: 16B Logan Rd, Woolloongabba, QLD (07) 3891 2111 or www.canvasclub.com.au It seems Brisbane finds a new pocket of territory to forge a hot spot every few weeks. Canvas Club is one of the first to come together in Woolloongabba under Brisbane City Council’s new small bar license. Forging on from her amazing work
Steer Bar & Grill: The Olsen Hotel, 637-641 Chapel St, South Yarra VIC (03) 9040 1188 or www.steerbarandgrill.com.au Photo: Shannon McGrath Steer Bar & Grill has a lot of ’art. Well, really it must. You can’t fly under the banner of an Art Series Hotel dedicated to the one of the finest of Australia’s fine
Tait: www.tait.biz (03) 9416 0909 or info@tait.biz New Zealander Alastair Keating designed the Good One range of stools and matching tables. The stools are available in three heights, a stackable 450 and a 650 and 750mm with footrests. And the Good One tables are available in dining, bar and coffee table heights and in an
The Millswyn: 131-133 Domain Road, South Yarra VIC (03) 9866 5627 or www.themillswyn.com.au Octogenarian Paul Lynch left some big shoes to fill, especially for 21-year- old Davis Yu — the son of property developer David Yu, and once Olympic slalom hopeful. Lynch’s, his South Yarra restaurant on the fringe of the Botanical, was an institution.