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Victoria Dominates 2008 Interior Design Awards
15 Apr 2008
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April 2008
Leading Victorian designers, Scott Walker and Robert Backhouse from Hassell, were announced the winners of the coveted Best of State Award for Residential Interior Design during the prestigious 2008 Interior Design Awards gala presentation held on Friday 11th April, 2008 at the Hilton Hotel Sydney. Victoria dominated the Residential Interior Design award category, with Walker and Backhouse also receiving top industry accolades as winners of the national Residential Interior Design award for the same project – the ‘Ross Street Residence’. In addition, all highly commended projects for the Residential Interior Design Category were by Victorian practices – an unprecedented outcome in the programme’s 5 year history.
‘Ross Street Residence’, designed by Hassell, was praised by the Interior Design Awards Jury as being, “A finely crafted, elegant interior that blurs at the edges where it connects with its enclosing architecture and meets its external surroundings. The wonderful sculptural nature of the internal spaces is extended and enlivened by an abundance of natural light. The absence of conventional domestic spatial paradigms and the considered use of materials and finishes complete the composition, ensuring that this family home will bring enjoyment to all who visit and dwell within it, a sentiment that has been wholeheartedly confirmed by the client.”
The 2008 Interior Design Awards also commended commercial interior design excellence by awarding Architects EAT, with the Victorian award for Best of State in Commercial Interior Design for ‘Maedaya Bar’ project, which also received the prestigious national award for Hospitality Interior Design.
‘Maedaya Bar ‘was highly commended by the panel of industry experts judging this year’s awards, “This interior is the result of a brave and clear concept that communicates a strong story and sense of narrative. The interior embodies simplicity and the design makes a sophisticated use of texture and material. The relationship between the materials used and what is consumed in the establishment has been carefully considered. A strong juxtaposition has been created between the two dining spaces within the interior, which cleverly respond to the different processes of food preparation and presentation in each area”.
A standout design from this year’s award programme, Victorian based Herbert and Mason Architecture in association with Ksubi for Ksubi shop front located in High Steet Armadale, won the national Retail Interior Design Award for their resourceful and extraordinary use of common objects.
A standout design from this year’s award programme, Victorian based Herbert and Mason Architecture in association with Ksubi for Ksubi shop front located in High Steet Armadale, won the national Retail Interior Design Award for their resourceful and extraordinary use of common objects.
Continuing Victoria’s reign of the 2008 Interior Design Awards, the Jury herald this project as “…a much needed and clever shift in retail design in Australia, in terms of both interior spatial resolution and brand reinforcement”. The jury acknowledged that, “if retail design is about being ahead of the pack, then this project is exemplary. The ingeniously designed progression of spaces through the store is experimental, humorous, explanatory and sophisticated, resulting in a unique and adventurous retail experience that references the edgy aspects of popular and visual culture”.
Co-founded by the Design Institute of Australia, the Interior Design Awards continues to maintain its enviable reputation as the most prestigious awards programme for design professionals in Australia. The state of Victoria has outshone all others in the number of winners and commended finalists in this year’s awards categories.
Please visit The Interior Design Awards website, http://www.interiordesignawards.com.au/results/, for the full listing of the winners and commended finalists.
The Judging for the 2008 awards was conducted under the supervision of the Design Institute of Australia, and observes the protocols set by the International Federation of Interior Architects/Interior Designers. The 2008 Jury comprised Jeffery Copolov (Bates Smart, VIC), Pia Francesca-Ruggeri (Pia Francesca Design, NSW), Francesco Bonato (Tectvs, SA), Fiona Griffiths (Conrad Gargett, QLD), Robert Puksand (Gray Puksand, VIC), Robert Backhouse (Hassell, VIC), Louise Bell (Interni, NSW) and Harley Anstee (Nexus Designs, VIC).
Now in its fifth year, the Interior Design Awards is an internationally recognised event promoting and rewarding interior design excellence. The programme is open to any Australian-based designer including interior designers, interior decorators, architects and other design professionals and is a partnership event of the Design Institute of Australia (the professional body representing Australian designers), designEX (Australia’s premier event for interior architecture and design) and ARTICHOKE (the interior architecture magazine published by Architecture Media).
April 2008
Leading Victorian designers, Scott Walker and Robert Backhouse from Hassell, were announced the winners of the coveted Best of State Award for Residential Interior Design during the prestigious 2008 Interior Design Awards gala presentation held on Friday 11th April, 2008 at the Hilton Hotel Sydney. Victoria dominated the Residential Interior Design award category, with Walker and Backhouse also receiving top industry accolades as winners of the national Residential Interior Design award for the same project – the ‘Ross Street Residence’. In addition, all highly commended projects for the Residential Interior Design Category were by Victorian practices – an unprecedented outcome in the programme’s 5 year history.
‘Ross Street Residence’, designed by Hassell, was praised by the Interior Design Awards Jury as being, “A finely crafted, elegant interior that blurs at the edges where it connects with its enclosing architecture and meets its external surroundings. The wonderful sculptural nature of the internal spaces is extended and enlivened by an abundance of natural light. The absence of conventional domestic spatial paradigms and the considered use of materials and finishes complete the composition, ensuring that this family home will bring enjoyment to all who visit and dwell within it, a sentiment that has been wholeheartedly confirmed by the client.”
The 2008 Interior Design Awards also commended commercial interior design excellence by awarding Architects EAT, with the Victorian award for Best of State in Commercial Interior Design for ‘Maedaya Bar’ project, which also received the prestigious national award for Hospitality Interior Design.
‘Maedaya Bar ‘was highly commended by the panel of industry experts judging this year’s awards, “This interior is the result of a brave and clear concept that communicates a strong story and sense of narrative. The interior embodies simplicity and the design makes a sophisticated use of texture and material. The relationship between the materials used and what is consumed in the establishment has been carefully considered. A strong juxtaposition has been created between the two dining spaces within the interior, which cleverly respond to the different processes of food preparation and presentation in each area”.
A standout design from this year’s award programme, Victorian based Herbert and Mason Architecture in association with Ksubi for Ksubi shop front located in High Steet Armadale, won the national Retail Interior Design Award for their resourceful and extraordinary use of common objects.
A standout design from this year’s award programme, Victorian based Herbert and Mason Architecture in association with Ksubi for Ksubi shop front located in High Steet Armadale, won the national Retail Interior Design Award for their resourceful and extraordinary use of common objects.
Continuing Victoria’s reign of the 2008 Interior Design Awards, the Jury herald this project as “…a much needed and clever shift in retail design in Australia, in terms of both interior spatial resolution and brand reinforcement”. The jury acknowledged that, “if retail design is about being ahead of the pack, then this project is exemplary. The ingeniously designed progression of spaces through the store is experimental, humorous, explanatory and sophisticated, resulting in a unique and adventurous retail experience that references the edgy aspects of popular and visual culture”.
Co-founded by the Design Institute of Australia, the Interior Design Awards continues to maintain its enviable reputation as the most prestigious awards programme for design professionals in Australia. The state of Victoria has outshone all others in the number of winners and commended finalists in this year’s awards categories.
Please visit The Interior Design Awards website, http://www.interiordesignawards.com.au/results/, for the full listing of the winners and commended finalists.
The Judging for the 2008 awards was conducted under the supervision of the Design Institute of Australia, and observes the protocols set by the International Federation of Interior Architects/Interior Designers. The 2008 Jury comprised Jeffery Copolov (Bates Smart, VIC), Pia Francesca-Ruggeri (Pia Francesca Design, NSW), Francesco Bonato (Tectvs, SA), Fiona Griffiths (Conrad Gargett, QLD), Robert Puksand (Gray Puksand, VIC), Robert Backhouse (Hassell, VIC), Louise Bell (Interni, NSW) and Harley Anstee (Nexus Designs, VIC).
Now in its fifth year, the Interior Design Awards is an internationally recognised event promoting and rewarding interior design excellence. The programme is open to any Australian-based designer including interior designers, interior decorators, architects and other design professionals and is a partnership event of the Design Institute of Australia (the professional body representing Australian designers), designEX (Australia’s premier event for interior architecture and design) and ARTICHOKE (the interior architecture magazine published by Architecture Media).
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Small Business Customer Feedback Drives Dell Vostro Laptop Redesign
15 Apr 2008
PRESS RELEASE
April 2008
Dell today announced its redesigned VostroTM laptop line for small businesses, including the new 13.3-inch Vostro 1310 starting at $749 and 15.4-inch Vostro 1510 starting at $599. Products are available today in Europe, Middle East and Africa, followed by North and South America May 1, and Asia Pacific and Japan May 5. The company will also offer a redesigned 17-inch Vostro 1710 laptop in mid May. For more information, visit dell.com/newvostro and Dell’s new small-business blog direct2dell.com/smallbusiness to join the conversation.
“Listening to customers and acting quickly on their feedback to improve our products and services sets Dell apart,” said Frank Muehleman, vice president and general manager, Dell Small and Medium Business. “For example, customers told us in a recent global laptop study that data protection and pre-installed security software are, by far, the most important security features.
“They also said they wanted thinner and lighter machines, all at a good price,” Muehleman said. “We paid attention.”
The new Vostro laptops deliver the following customer-driven features:
A sleek design, with slot load optical drive, that is thinner and lighter than previous generation Vostro laptops;
The display screen of the new Vostro 13.3-inch has 94 percent the viewing area of a 14.1-inch model, yet weighs nearly 20 percent less;
Continuation of Dell’s 30-day worry-free return policy;
Available with no trialware and free services including 10GB of Dell DataSafe Online Backup, Network Assistant and PC TuneUp; and
Vostro 1310 and 1510 laptops offer more security features than comparable competitive products¹ with integrated fingerprint readers, Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 1.2 helping prevent unauthorized network access and data theft, cable lock slot, and Dell-exclusive, factory-installed McAfee® Total Protection for Small Business security software.
Small businesses are increasingly adopting laptops over desktop PCs. Today, half of PC-owning small businesses in the United States own laptops, and the number is expected to grow to almost 57 percent by 20123, with similar laptop penetration in Western Europe and Japan.
To address this shift and provide more choice to customers, Dell plans to expand its laptop portfolio by 50 percent this year, to deliver the broadest product lineup in the company’s history.
“After experiencing the productivity gains of the Dell Vostro 1510 compared to our older systems, I knew it was time to act on our dream to upgrade our IT network,” said Cynthia Ebrom, founder and owner of Edinburg, Texas-based Cynthia’s Cakes. “As our custom cake business expands nationally, technology becomes even more important to our growth and ability to better serve our customers. Vostro gives us the reliability, performance, service and support we need without exceeding our tight budget.”
In addition to investments in its laptop portfolio, Dell is expanding its services, server and storage offerings to meet the unique needs small and medium businesses.
Dell’s new services portfolio, ProSupport, gives customers the ability to customize and tailor services to fit their technical expertise and business needs.
Dell’s new PowerEdge R300 and T300 servers have industry-leading performance, memory and high-availability features so small and medium businesses no longer have to sacrifice server performance or reliability for an affordable price.
Through affordable iSCSI storage area network (SAN) solutions like the PowerVault MD3000i and Dell EqualLogic PS5000 Series, Dell is simplifying storage for businesses of all sizes.
April 2008
Dell today announced its redesigned VostroTM laptop line for small businesses, including the new 13.3-inch Vostro 1310 starting at $749 and 15.4-inch Vostro 1510 starting at $599. Products are available today in Europe, Middle East and Africa, followed by North and South America May 1, and Asia Pacific and Japan May 5. The company will also offer a redesigned 17-inch Vostro 1710 laptop in mid May. For more information, visit dell.com/newvostro and Dell’s new small-business blog direct2dell.com/smallbusiness to join the conversation.
“Listening to customers and acting quickly on their feedback to improve our products and services sets Dell apart,” said Frank Muehleman, vice president and general manager, Dell Small and Medium Business. “For example, customers told us in a recent global laptop study that data protection and pre-installed security software are, by far, the most important security features.
“They also said they wanted thinner and lighter machines, all at a good price,” Muehleman said. “We paid attention.”
The new Vostro laptops deliver the following customer-driven features:
Small businesses are increasingly adopting laptops over desktop PCs. Today, half of PC-owning small businesses in the United States own laptops, and the number is expected to grow to almost 57 percent by 20123, with similar laptop penetration in Western Europe and Japan.
To address this shift and provide more choice to customers, Dell plans to expand its laptop portfolio by 50 percent this year, to deliver the broadest product lineup in the company’s history.
“After experiencing the productivity gains of the Dell Vostro 1510 compared to our older systems, I knew it was time to act on our dream to upgrade our IT network,” said Cynthia Ebrom, founder and owner of Edinburg, Texas-based Cynthia’s Cakes. “As our custom cake business expands nationally, technology becomes even more important to our growth and ability to better serve our customers. Vostro gives us the reliability, performance, service and support we need without exceeding our tight budget.”
In addition to investments in its laptop portfolio, Dell is expanding its services, server and storage offerings to meet the unique needs small and medium businesses.
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