Tag: Devon and Devon
Candana Gift Guide 2015
With the holidays fast approaching you might be wanting to add some of these bathroom accessories to your list! We’ve put together some of our favourite pieces in the very on trend brass, copper & white. Whatever your style, you’ll find the perfect gift at Candana. Contact the showroom for prices and availability today.
Surprise Inspiration: The Grand Budapest Hotel
Wes Anderson’s 2014 masterpiece was filled with swoon-worthy imagery. From the delightful colour-ways to the awe inspiring scenery, Wes has created a world which inspires happiness & whimsy. So why not use this tantalising palette to inspire your bathroom design? 1. Vola HV1 basin mixer, white 2. Frost Camouflage hook, pink 3. Duravit...Read More
Inspiration: Design Through Time… Part 4
For our final instalment of the Design Through Time series, we’ve decided to focus on the 1990’s. This was an exciting time for bathrooms as it was the first time celebrity designers collaborated with bathroom manufacturers. Philippe Starck collaborated with brands such as Duravit, Rapsel and Axor Hansgrohe to create bathroom collections that introduced the...Read More
Inspiration: Design through time… Part 1
We have the pleasure of dealing with a great variety of homes built in many different time periods here at Candana. From luxurious Art Deco apartments in Bellevue Hill to the grand Victorian terraces of Paddington, we constantly face the challenge of modernising these spaces while paying homage to the time period they were built in. Luckily...Read More
ICFF New York 2013
The International Contemporary Furniture Fair is a yearly trade fair held in the big apple, NYC. And this year Candana went a long to check out what was happening in design in one of the most prominent design capitals of the world. ‘The ICFF hosts more than 500 exhibitors from more than 30 countries in...Read More
Candana’s Top Picks… Part 5
This weeks top pick’s come from founder and director of Candana, Richard Reed. “The style of design, furniture & fittings for my taste, they haven’t yet given it a name….so I’m calling it CITC (Contemporary Interpretations of Traditional Classics) Unlike the 1980’s when we were trying to replicate the older Federation or ‘Paddington’ styles,...Read More
Candana’s Top Picks… Part 4
Today we have a collection of bathroom products from one of Candana’s founders and directors, Judy Reed. She has chosen her items based on practicality, design and longevity. 1. Encaustic Diamonds tiles 2. Omvivo Latis basin, Carrara marble 3. Cotto Etrusco Ghiaccio mix tiles 4. Devon & Devon Celine bath 5. Boyd Bronze...Read More
Bathroom inspiration: The Great Gatsby!
We love all things 1920’s! So what better way to celebrate the upcoming release of Baz Luhrmann’s ‘The Great Gatsby’ than by putting together an art deco bathroom. Being in the eastern suburbs of Sydney, we deal with a lot of art deco homes. This era of rich colours, bold geometric shapes and lavish ornamentation...Read More
New Product: Devon & Devon
PRESIDENT BATHTUB President, an impressive mono-block bathtub of understated sculptural elegance characterised by geometrical bas-relief texturing, neo-classical details and a fascinating tactile surface texture. President is made of White Tec, a mix designed and produced exclusively for Devon&Devon to deliver high-tech performance and compliance with the highest quality and environmental standards. Using a particular pigmentation...Read More
Bathrooms: Batman vs. Bruce Wayne
During the action-packed 162 minutes of The Dark Knight Rises, I found myself thinking about the bathrooms of Batman. I was torn between an art deco room of opulence and a super high-tech utility bathroom. Until I realised, just like the man himself it would have to be split into two completely different personalities, except...Read More