http://www.pauljosephhopper.com en-gb pauljosephhopper.com 2010-11-28T00:00:00Z pauljosephhopper.com http://www.pauljosephhopper.com/page9.htm#81444 Well we finally went and did it we are very pleased to announce the opening of Terrace Outdoor Living 47 Queens St Woollahra on the 4th December check out the Terrace blog Facebook or Twitter for more info ... if your in the area come along to check it out .... 2010-11-28 04:52:38 http://www.pauljosephhopper.com/page9.htm#77473 Heres a selection of great pieces that would make an amazing collection and i would absolutely love to have in my home... this week anyway So Imagine a bathroom or kitchen with these eclipse tiles from Academy Tiles Your wall with these fab clocks from ZusterA retro style Hepburn Sofa from Spence amp LydaWith this Colorful Betsy Rasa Kaleidescope style Rug by Yvette Balderston from Tsar These Weld Vases by Phil Cuttancesat on this over the Rainbow Glass table from Versace with these cool armchairs by Jaime Hay243n for uk luxury brand S233 this super low retro space age stockholm pendant from Mondo LucePop graffiti art from Mr Brainwash check out Banksys film Exit Through The Gift Shop to witness the birth of Mr Brainwash.and finally to bed in this superb Twice Bed by Franco Poli for Matteograssi distributed by Classique.....Yum Yum ........ Yes please 2010-9-30 05:22:33 http://www.pauljosephhopper.com/page9.htm#76386 Yep im a very lucky boy less than a month after returning from the U. k i set off with a posse of my Chums to celebrate my Birthday once again this time to Bali i stayed again at Villa Bali Asri see earlier post .I love Bali i realised in similar way to the way i feel about Glastonbury i think its the unexpected the surprises around every corner theres always a new place visit and its history steeped in creativity and mystical beliefs there is cutting edge design mixed with traditional craft and they certainly know how make a beautiful garden oh and cocktail So heres some of my favs some old some new amp some yet to be .....Our first new discovery was the Cocoon Beach Club really stunning decor all white loungers and daybeds beautiful lagoon pool chilled out tunes THE most delicious tapas menu Oh and of course the obligatory lychee martinis With my beady stylist eye i noticed that the food was served in some really cute bitossiesque pottery which i later discovere... 2010-8-30 07:49:49 http://www.pauljosephhopper.com/page9.htm#74983 Soooo the end of this month saw me making a kind of pilgrimage back to the Uk to go back to the Glastonbury Festival where i spent many a long weekend having an AMAZING time in hayday amp it was like i never left my main reason for going to Glastonbury which i hadnt been to for quite a few years now a couple of visits in the rain put me off for a while was because it was the festivals 40th birthday and it is also my own 40th Birthday this year so i thought i would rekindle my misspent youth amp drawn to go back and experience it for one last time ...... or so i thought I really find it hard to put into words my feelings for Glastonbury quite what a dazzling spectacle for the senses the festival actually is with something amazing to see and hear at at every turn i have seen some of THE best music acts around at Glastonbury nearly every live act i have ever wanted to see in fact. It has an incredible atmosphere vibe call it what you will with its roots deep in spiritually and its massi... 2010-6-30 05:58:38 http://www.pauljosephhopper.com/page9.htm#74436 I recently shot a Metalics story for Notebook magazine you can see the shots on my recent work page and got so imersed in the glitz and glamour of it all like a magpie i spotted these other glitzy items First up some striking wallpaper from Ferm Living Next London designer Lee Broom will also launch two faceted pendant lights in white and gold at the London Design Festival in August Starburst table from Versace stunning dinner ware from the distinguished interior designer and tastemaker Kelly Wearstler for Pickard and finally the Sunset sofa also from Versace..... Easily distracted by shiny objects 2010-6-9 03:54:52 http://www.pauljosephhopper.com/page9.htm#74433 First up is German designer Stefan Diez launched Eugene a veneered plywood lounge chair for German brand e15 at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile this year Next up french designer Mathieu Lehanneur presented a bed for curing insomnia in the Zona Tortona district of Milan Finnish designer Tuukka Halonen has designed a range of pendant lights made of repeated interlocking parts for design brand Skandium. courtesy of Dezeen Indi wallpaper by Trove available through the Selvedge Group look out for it in an upcoming shoot i did for Habitus Magazine issue 9 Fab plates from New York company Areaware and finally great cushions from local brand Ponyrider. 2010-5-1 01:58:03 http://www.pauljosephhopper.com/page9.htm#63304 heres my choice of this months eye catchers inspirations and love to own items amp images ..... New desk phone dock for your iphone Morphe Collection by Zbynek Krulich the illustrations of Polly Dedman a lighting Collaboration between Diesel and Foscarini available from Space furniture the ever changing face and sounds of Alison Goldfrapp some fab upholstered chairs by Bokja design and finally simply stunning glass tables from ABC Home in the states..... Thanks to Dezeen Coolhunter and MoCO Loco for some of the inspiration... 2010-4-19 09:22:26 http://www.pauljosephhopper.com/page9.htm#60413 This is the latest selection of bits and bobs that have caught my beady eye ......First up this image from the recent mind games exhibition at the ACP by Eric Bridgeman Boi Boi The Labourer a cool colorfull room set from the Coolhunter inspirational images selection fantastic bookcase from the Fresh Home blog a compact kitchen i spied on Modernicas blog they also have a great selection of pics of pets on furniture Superb example of how to mix classic and contemporary style at Casa Orlandi by Sabrina Bignami from the Daily Icon An illustration by the design team Kai amp Sunny who designed the cover of Cloud Atlas which i bought just because i thought the cover was stunningAnother Image from the ACP by Eniac Martinez and finally an amzing creation by London designer Tithi Kutchamuch who has created a necklace with charms modelled on the skull and entrails of a parrot. Courtesy of Dezeen .... 2010-3-13 03:12:33 http://www.pauljosephhopper.com/page9.htm#57302 This journey of inspiration started with some images that took my fancy on the Coolhunter website it started with this image of the interior of the Mandarin Hotel in Barcelona designed by one of my top 5 fave designers Patricia Urquiola i then spotted this cool dwellings project from a company called Binishells originally developed in the 60s by Dr Dante Bini are now being relaunched as sustainable housing for the future this triggered of something in my brain as i recalled an artist from my youth that i was totally into called Roger Dean when i went to his site i also struck by the images there as it suddenly all came back to me and i realised why i loved the visual feast in the movie Avatar so very much it was every part the worlds i inhabited in my mind loved to look at in the Roger Dean art books i had see also Rodney Mathews and my mums Yes album covers I also discovered a great selection of retro future images in a similar vein here Check out Futura house Underground ... 2010-2-1 04:15:23 http://www.pauljosephhopper.com/page9.htm#56561 Happy New Year heres the latest selection of images that i have snatched or snapped .....The first one was spotted on a wall near my place in Paddington next is the Artikcar by Ben Wilson posted by the cool Dezeen site the work of Olafur Eliasson currently on show at the MCA take time while your there to create part of the exhibition Beautiful butterfly decorations from Butterfly Bazaar pinched this image from Martha Stewart the awsomw lamp is by Ryan McElhinney check out his Westminster chiming grandfather clock also on the Dezeen site and last but not least a cool shot of an entire wall of gold skulls from a nightclub in New York sadly not snapped by me but by a lucky mate whos off there for an indefinate period very soon thanks Mel.... Enjoy 2010-1-20 07:24:22 http://www.pauljosephhopper.com/page9.htm#52850 Some of the cool stuff amp images ive seen on the web friends have shown me and out and about in the streets of sydney......First up the work of Artist Rosemary Laing one of the inspirations for an upcomiing shoot..The work of artist Koren Shadmi Louis Vuittons xmas windows pictures from the new Improved Hubble telescope The Hermes window with fabulousness from the talented Mr Benja Harney A cool shoot from Oyster mag my old mate Stephs pic from her trip to South America some cool birdcages behind the Establishment hotel amp finally the work of Archibald winner Guy Meastri ....... 2009-11-19 04:05:39 http://www.pauljosephhopper.com/page9.htm#49277 Check out this cool new light from Suck uk available through Until 2009-9-23 09:33:01 http://www.pauljosephhopper.com/page9.htm#49275 WHY do holidays always have to end went to Bali for a well deserved rest and stayed in the best villa check out httpwww.villabaliasri.com sooooo good 2009-8-25 09:14:02 http://www.pauljosephhopper.com/page9.htm#45488 Check out these amazing collages by Geraldine George .... i saw her work on the Army of Colour blog which you can follow through Facebook or Twitter....another cool blog with free music downloads is Sex for Ears 2009-7-24 10:47:01 http://www.pauljosephhopper.com/page9.htm#45486 It just goes on .... check out this amazing interactive surface from Microsoft my how things have moved on.... 2009-7-24 10:24:16 http://www.pauljosephhopper.com/page9.htm#45216 This one is even better than Melodica ....... Soundgrid try it its addictive ........and check THIS theres a whole series all the colours of the rainbow great to watch in full screen mode all created on the Tendorion. Heres another crazy instrument called the Reactable i first saw it used at a Bjork concert at the opera house last year and couldnt quite believe my eyes amp ears for that matter 2009-7-20 10:23:25 http://www.pauljosephhopper.com/page9.htm#45178 This weekend a friend introduced me to an incredible new musical instrument the Tenorion so cool he didnt have real one yet but much to my excitement you can get a similar app for your iphone called Melodica which has had me transfixed since i downloaded it check out the artist Little boots using it ..... and while your at it check out these music clips by La Roux amp Florence and the Machine 2009-7-19 09:00:29 http://www.pauljosephhopper.com/page9.htm#45061 Check out these incredible weird and wonderful creatures by artist Jessica Joslin i spotted her work in the new Arts magazine Dangerous Ink .....also ive been noticing for a while now these simply stunning wall sculptures by Curtis Jere studio often given a new lease of life in Hollywood Regency and Palm Springs looks In an exclusive partnership with Jonathan Adler the C. Jer233 studio has reissued their most iconic midcentury designs. I have seen similar wall pieces to the raindrops sculpture at Space Furniture. 2009-7-17 07:29:30 http://www.pauljosephhopper.com/page9.htm#45060 Its been a while since i posted anything mainly because ive been too busy checking out all the other super cool blogs and websites that seem to be popping up on a daily basis so i thought i would post a few links to a few of my current favorites FFFFOUND is a web service that allows the users to post and share their favorite images found on the web check out these cool posts by Pink who also has their own excellent website ...... another couple goodies recently pointed out to me are Notcot and Apartment Therapy.... the latter gives yours truly a rather nice mention ... 2009-6-20 06:38:29 http://www.pauljosephhopper.com/page9.htm#41343 Cool on line design mag Dezeen Particularily loved the idea of Spanish designer Jaime Hay243n will create a giant chess set in Trafalgar Square London as part of this Septembers London Design Festival. 2009-5-10 11:48:58 http://www.pauljosephhopper.com/page9.htm#41308 Its great to make new friends....... A couple of days ago i had a new friend request on my facebook from Sugar Power a fabulous illustrator and fledgling stylist check out her vibrant amp tasty looking work at www.lintmuseum.com 2009-5-9 06:01:22 http://www.pauljosephhopper.com/page9.htm#41079 I recently went to the great launch for the collaboration of Bowie Wong and Porters Paints gorgeous wallpapers in great colours it was held in a great venue Kit amp Kaboodle such great decor really cool website too its that sort of palm springs look but taken to the extreme that i am loving right now im going to be lucky enough to be creating my own palm springs decorating look for a future issue of HampG will keep you posted ...... 2009-5-5 11:59:26 http://www.pauljosephhopper.com/page9.htm#40986 Keep your ears peeled for more of this guy Elliott Wheeler hes the creator of that cool music on the Eclipse mints add its called Turn it down Unfortunately theres no more to that track but theres a couple of cool others on his Myspace hes also a founding member of a group called the Myrtle Street Connection based around the studio in Myrtle Street Chippo. Check out their myspace for the new track for the 2009 Earth HourVote Earth Campaign and i found after fossicking about on the web found that he is also composer producer of Forever Thursday with singer Melanie Horsnell. Now working from home i have had the opportunity to also get into FBI radio they have really got it down with whats hot with new music ........ take my word for it or better still theirs. 2009-5-4 11:50:16 http://www.pauljosephhopper.com/page9.htm#39986 I have been noticing these guys in the press more amp more recently i first saw them mentioned in Elle decoration in 2007 where their Pumpkin side table caught my eye It being gold and me being easily distracted by shiny objects........... Autoban was established in 2003 by Turkish designers Seyhan 214zdemir and Sefer 199a287lar As Autoban they have worked and continue to work on various interior projects both commercial and residential. In addition they began developing product designs as a rational extension of their interior work with their product range being available through De La Espada. I love the simple elegant yet quirky or whimsical forms amp wait with baited breath for every new development. 2009-4-16 23:22:35 http://www.pauljosephhopper.com/page9.htm#39446 MMMM.... new resolution ..... Must keep blog updated will keep adding once a week ..... well lets say once a month at least .......just in case anyone is interested that is ....not been lazy just busy which is a good thing i now have an agent which is good news its York Productions you can contact me through them or still through me on another note check out this Awsome clip from N.A.S.A saw this while at the gym today ..... more soon ....... promise 2009-4-9 08:04:41 http://www.pauljosephhopper.com/page9.htm#34615 I am very pleased to announce the launch of Terrace Outdoor Living a web based so far company i have been working on with my very dear friend and recent Mum Bianca Moore.Terrace stems from my background in horticulture and current experience in interiors and styling Bianca has helped me out with the sewing of many cushions on shoots amp after a particularly large one focused on outdoor entertaining we decided we would start a business that catered for the outdoor ozzy lifestyle and decided to bring together an ever growing selection of stylish and interesting pieces of furniture and accessories for outdoor use. The long term aim is to open a store that encompasses this idea amp provide products that will help anyone create their own outdoor oasis. We have also coined the phrase Extrerior decorators amp will be providing a product sourcing and styling service.......... watch this space 2009-1-7 04:50:44 http://www.pauljosephhopper.com/page9.htm#29315 My new favorite thing to do in the morning whilst eating my breakfast after checking my emails of course is to explore the wonders of you tube ... whilst randomly browsing i stumbled upon the You Tube Screening Room some great animation... My Favorite ones were MORE RYAN and WHEN DAY BREAKS 2008-9-6 07:52:41 http://www.pauljosephhopper.com/page9.htm#29313 Coming from a horticultural background nature and gardening constantly inspires me none more so than Patric Blanc the inventor of the Vertical Garden or Le Mur Vegetal seen in action here at Jean Nouvels Mus233e du quai Branly httpwww.verticalgardenpatrickblanc.comThese stunning feats in horticulture seem to be the future of gardening helping to green up our ever expanding cities and may go some distance to clean up the air as our natural world is diminishing.Making headway in this area are a company called Atlantis Corp httpwww.atlantiscorp.com.au with their Green city technology and their concept for an Ecological house the overal concept is designing water management technology that not only meets human needs such as preventing flooding but also restoring natures water purification system and conserving resources for future use.For real future vision check out httpwww.massstudies.com Mass Studies was founded in 2003 by Minsuk Cho in Seoul Korea as a critical investi... 2008-9-1 05:38:27 http://www.pauljosephhopper.com/page9.htm#28198 A friend showed me these incredible haunting works a few weeks ago......by artist couple Walter Martin amp Paloma Munoz from New york they are exploring tiny little dramas transforming them into miniature snow globes that depict an elaborate and intricate bleakness of emotions and populated by all sorts of people and creatures. A world in everlasting winter magical and scary and at the same time somehow funny I was transfixed. Check out the website httpwww.martinmunoz.com just amazing if not a little creepy 2008-8-12 10:33:54 http://www.pauljosephhopper.com/page9.htm#27596 At last after wittering on for ages about doing my website and bagging blogs in general ha here it is its a work in progress so bear with me ........Sooooo.... heres my first proper entry and although its a little old news.... it was a great experience.. i was asked by Designer Rugs on behalf of House amp Garden along with all the leading homewares titles to create a room set to compliment a rug from the a range designed by Australian Fashion designer Akira ... We each had to choose just one item from six different stores to create a room set or instalation around the rug to be displayed in the Moma Gallery at circular quay along with my competitors rivals. It was challenging as I usually get free reign to choose more than one item from as many stores as I like but it was a great experience and I was really please with the results... 2008-7-29 09:26:27