With the full intent to spend the summer days outside entertaining and relaxing, one must have a stylish chair in which to lounge away the hot days and balmy nights.

Welcome the Acapulco Chair! The iconic 1950s Mexican chair is found on beaches and in lounges throughout its homeland, and it’s now available in Australia.

The Acapulco oozes both retro and contemporary cool, with a fab range of colours like hot pink, sky blue, beige, black and white.

And from $440, available online at acapulcochair.com.au or from Jrae Agency in Queensland (phone 0424 754 844) we simply have to have it!

- Guest Blogger Natalie Bannister

As a lover of all things cute and quirky, I was excited to come across Jellio interior design.

Jellio’s concept is to bring the fun out of our childhood days and very cleverly combine it with interior design.

They have some seriously cool decor ranging from tables, glasses, light fixtures, rugs and mirrors. Here’s a quick list of what you can expect (how cool do they sound?!):

• Rubik’s Cube Table
• Gummi Bear Lights
• Cap Gun Mirror
• Ice Cream Ottoman

Jellio also works on custom projects, meaning they can literally make anything you desire! Check out their custom projects here.

Jellio designs will definitely add that quirky touch to your home. My personal favourite? Definitely the Gummi Bear lights - they are too cute!

Have a browse through their website  on www.jellio.com to view product descriptions and prices.

- Guest Blogger Cherizza Almario from QH Web Dept.

For me, there’s always something mesmerising about objects made from recycled, all natural materials. I don’t know what it is, but whenever I see creations that are monuments to Mother Nature I always feel at peace. Perhaps I was some version of an itinerant in a past life? So when I discovered Greg Hatton’s www.greghatton.com furniture on The Design Files www.thedesignfiles.net, I grew weak at the knees. Hatton is a Melbourne based furniture designer/landscaper/stonemason/ever-restless creative soul that breathes new life into reclaimed materials and found objects with his love for design, nature and creation. Hatton is sometimes affectionately referred to as ‘Twiggie,’ a fitting nickname that reflects the simple and raw beauty of his designs.

What I find intriguing about Hatton and his designs is that his clients are highly involved in the creative process. As a majority of his work is made to order, I think this fortifies the personality of each piece, and ensures that each design is truly one of a kind. Hatton confesses that his clients are “mainly pretty creative types who know that they want,” and his practice is all about evolution rather than rigid designs on paper. Furthermore, Hatton reveals that it’s often the materials he finds that tell him what they are to become, and I don’t think you could have a stronger affinity with nature than that!

QH guest blogger Michaela Tam

Made With Love is an exhibition of hand made furniture and art and follows on from its widely successful predecessor Meet Your Maker.  MADE (Makers and Designers) are the brains behind the exhibition, and are a group of artists with shared ideals working to establish new pathways for Australian furniture designers and makers.

The exhibition profiles eight of Queensland’s most inspiring and unique studio furniture makers and designers including, Nick Bailey www.nicholasbailey.com.au, Hiroaki Ebaand www.hanasho.com.au, and Moo Design www.moodesign.com.au. This year’s makers and designers are an interesting bunch with hugely diverse backgrounds, guaranteeing an impressive array of artefacts.

This year, the exhibition will be held at Graydon Gallery www.graydongallery.com.au in New Farm from June 22 to July 4. For more information visit the MADE website: www.makersanddesigners.com.au

We cannot wait to check this out!

- QH guest blogger Michaela Tam

We’re always on the hunt for outstanding local designers and Alexander Lotersztain caught my eye on D*Hub www.dhub.org with his exceptional designs that balance form, function, environment and user perfectly. Lotersztain is a genuine global nomad, and his urbane furniture designs that buzz with the contemporary energy of their surroundings attest to that. Born in Argentina to Polish parents, he travelled extensively as a child, and he eventually migrated from Buenos Aires to Brisbane when he was 19. Graduating from the Queensland College of Art, Lotersztain has received many (more…)