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TV / When Mike Met Koskela

Kitchen By Mike is the brainchild of renowned chef Mike McEnearny in collaboration with us here at Koskela. With a super unique set-up, together we’ve established a new canteen style dining experience at our new Rosebery showroom in Sydney.  Through this snapshot video of a ‘match made in heaven’, Koskela‘s creative force Sasha Titchkosky and Russel Koskela share the secrets of how this partnership – perfect relationship with Mike came to life!

/ You can view more video content in the TV section of our website.

PRESS / Monocle May 2012

We are not going to lie.  There were a lot of smiling faces in the Koskela office the day the new issue of Monocle hit the shelves.  We are pretty proud of this achievement and thought it would be nice to share it with you too.  Along with the new showroom, Monocle have featured the lovely Regina Wilson cushions, and that is the Jake Chair pictured with Russel & Sasha.  You can click on the image to read the full article, or of course grab a copy for yourself.  It really is a beautiful issue.  A huge thank you to Monocle for the great article and to fantastic photographer Derek Henderson who took some amazing shots of our space.

 / Monocle May 2012

Exhibition / Tjanpi Desert Weavers

We are so excited to be announcing our next little party.  Keeping with the theme of book launches, the amazing NPY Women’s Council will also be releasing a book, Tjanpi Desert Weavers.  Those who have been visiting our showroom for some time will be very familiar with the beautiful work of the Tjanpi Desert Weavers, and for those who are not,  this is a perfect opportunity to learn more about this historic, innovative and evolving artform.  In addtion to the book, and following on from the success of the Yuta Badayala project we are now launching our second lighting collaboration, the Tjanpi range of lampshades.

To celebrate the launch this exciting collaboration, we invite you to join Koskela, Neil Balnaves AO, Founder of the Balnaves Foundation and the NPY Women’s Council here in the Koskela Showroom.  Further to the launch, and since the NPY Women’s Council encourages sharing within the community, we will also be hosting a Tjanpi Desert Weaving workshop, run by two amazing Tjampi weavers who will be traveling from Alice Springs, giving you an opportunity to learn some of the traditional skills from the weavers first hand.  We think this is a pretty special opportunity.  Details regarding the workshops will follow.

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KEY DATES

Tjanpi Desert Weavers
Lampshades + Book Launch
Thursday 17th May
6:30-8:30pm

Koskela Showroom
1/85 Dunning Ave
Rosebery NSW 2018

RSVP by 15th May: marion@koskela.com.au

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NEWS / MOTHER’S DAY at ROSEBERY

Suddenly it feels like this weekend has turned into a bit of a festival here in the showroom.  We have so much on we are not even sure we can get our heads around it!  In case your calendars are not synced properly, this Sunday is Mother’s Day, and we are giving you the perfect opportunity to spoil your Mum this weekend (while having some fun along the way!).  Firstly the Koskela Showroom is full of beautiful, lovely gifts, so may we suggest you pop in before Sunday to sort out something special for your Mum.  Of course she might like a browse just as much as a present, so maybe you can suggest a visit together so she can pick out something extra extra special.

While you are here, keeping with Sunday tradition, Mike and the team in the Kitchen will be cooking up a storm so to speak, serving a deliciously hearty Sunday Roast (see what we mean about spoiling Mum in more ways that one?).  Fingers crossed the weather stays as lovely as it has been so you can enjoy a wine or two in the garden while enjoying the deliciousness from Kitchen by Mike.

Adding further excitement to the Sunday celebrations, the fabulous Megan Morton will be holding a White Elephant Stall (including free gift with purchase) and of course the beautiful Tamara Maynes will be holding a Make a Tassel Garland workshop at The School, and if you ask us we think that it looks like a lot of fun.  Did we mention this is all happening under the one roof? 

Head to Rosebery this Sunday for a relaxing and exciting day.  Since it is a weekend there will be plenty of parking, or of course there are lots of public transport options too.  We really hope to see you and your Mum here then!

/ products featured from top: Cinematic Lightbox (back in stock!) $369.96 : Mason Jar soy wax candle from $49.90 : Leif body products from $19.95 : Hand carved wooden necklace & bangles from $450.00 : Flower Brooch $5.00 : Selected books (new titles in store!) from $35.00

all images Koskela other than the last image via Megan Morton

TV / MADE WITH CARE EP.1: THE QUADRANT SOFT [in association with INSIDE OUT magazine]

MADE WITH CARE is Koskela‘s first online series profiling the people, product, events, workshops, collaborators and special projects WE LOVE! In association with some of our favourite design and lifestyle magazines, we’ll bring you exclusive stories, ‘how to’s’ and behind the scenes insights.

Produced by video journalist and design lover (that we love) Pat Abboud, we hope to get to you a new installment each week where you’ll meet the makers, movers and creators that inspire and share in our Follow Your Heart, Trust Your Judgement, Do It With Joy mantra…

Episode 1 kicks it all off with Russel Koskela himself taking time out to let you into his beautifully mad world while in the midst of designing a brand spanking new variation on one of Koskela‘s signature pieces from the Studio range – The Quadrant Soft Sofa.

In the next web-isode of MADE WITH CARE we introduce you to the amazing Indigenous artist Regina Wilson. She’ll be sharing her wisdom and wonder through the collaboration we’ve built together in creating the very special Koskela Collection range.

Feel free to share the vids and we’d love to hear what you think of our new TV content too…leave us a comment below if you like.

Happy viewing!

PRESS / Inside Out May June 2012

Have you had a chance to grab this months Inside Out?  Not only is it a really beautiful issue with so many great houses, we also make a couple of appearances!  Here we are in the shop section, and in a recently discovered ‘hanging forest’ coat stand feature.  We couldn’t be happier!  A huge thanks to Inside Out for such a lovely write up and super shots and an extra special thanks to Vanessa Colyer Tay for choosing our Twiggy Coat Stand (number four in the shot) to feature in her Best Buys story.

/ Inside Out May June 2012