It's been a while since our last blog post. This time of year is always a blur with school holidays and the run-in to [deep breath] Christmas. We've been busy finalizing our last product releases of the year which includes a stylish outdoor/indoor collection, divine wide-width draperies, chunky upholsteries and new collections from Arte and Hooked On Walls. I'll be blogging about these in the coming weeks as they go to market. But what I can write about now are the superlative new releases from Andrew Martin: Kit Kemp, Gobi and Japan.

The rumors of an Andrew Martin / Kit Kemp collaboration had us seriously excited and the results are stunning. Using whimsical folk art motifs the collection is utterly charming and a touch mysterious. Its dusky colours include  sage greens, blues and pinks, with bursts of brighter, edgier hues. The collection includes five wallpaper designs, including a magnificent multi-paneled design. See the collection page HERE.

Gobi is another Andrew Martin release with all the classic elements you would expect: a mix of exotic and tribal patterns, perfect muted pastel colours and elephants! See the Gobi collection page HERE.

Finally we have something for fans of sophisticated lacquered walls. Japan is a collection of extra glossy wallpaper available in 24 stunning colours. I love how Andrew Martin has used contrasting colours and stripes in a number of their shots. Check out the collection HERE.

Sample books are winging their way to our showrooms this week. And keep an eye out for your invitation to our upcoming presentation events and open days. This Wednesday our Sydney showroom is hosting an Andrew Martin preview day - check your inbox for more info.

This week's it's the turn of our New Zealand showrooms to host the Zimmer + Rohde presentations. Eva is in Christchurch today, Wellington tomorrow and Auckland on Thursday and Friday. Albertha and her team look forward to seeing those of you who have RSVP-ed to join us.

Christchurch: Tues 18th - 11am and 1:30pm
Wellington: Wed 19th - 10:30am and 12:30pm
Auckland: Thurs 20th - 10:30am, 1:00pm and 3:30pm

Here's a few shots from Eva's Sydney presentations. A huge thank you for coming along!

Our fabulous Spring flings continue. The next two weeks at Unique are all about Zimmer + Rodhe's new releases and Eva Regensburger's visit to our shores. Eva is the International Sales Manager of ZR and their associated brands and she's here to introduce their 2018 Spring collections to you. Here are the following dates and times. Please get your RSVP in as soon as possible as places are very limited...

Australia...
Melbourne: Tues 11th - 12:00pm
Brisbane: Wed 12th - 10:00am
Sydney: Thurs 13th - 10:00am and 1:30pm; Fri 14th - 10:00am

New Zealand…
Christchurch: Tues 18th - 11am and 1:30pm
Wellington: Wed 19th - 10:30am and 12:30pm
Auckland: Thurs 20th - 10:30am, 1:00pm and 3:30pm

To see more visit the collection pages here: Zimmer + Rohde, Ardecora and Hodsoll McKenzie.

A huge thank you to the design community of Brisbane and beyond for supporting Industry On Arthur Street this year. We had a ball showing you our Spring releases - thank you for the fantastic response. Here’s a few shots I took before the evening kicked off. Thank you to everyone who helped to make our showroom look so fabulous. The busy September continues for us - this week we have Eva from Zimmer + Rohde visiting us on Wednesday with the new ZR collections. We can’t wait to show you.

This Thursday is a busy day for our Queensland and South Island branches. The famous - or should that be infamous! - Industry on Arthur is on. From 4pm we'll be in full presentation mode, showing our latest collections and looking forward to seeing you. And please remember to bring some cash: We're collecting for QLD farmers who are in dire drought conditions. It would be much appreciated.

Also on Thursday the Mainland Design Centre will be taking part in the Day of Design Carnival in collaboration with Designmade and James Dunlop. From 9am til 6pm we'll be hosting clients. We'd love you to call in see the Spring releases and talk shop. We are also welcoming Source Mondial to the Mainland Design fold. Happy hour is from 4pm.

See you Thursday!