New in- Design Anthology, Arhoj paperweights and dutch deluxes aprons and mitts

Nothing like opening a new mag and checking out the contents.   I can't believe that DA is celebrating its second anniversary.  Congrats Suzie!!! 

This issue focusses on travel with a design perspective, and looks at homes in Japan, NZ, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam to name a few.   As always the quality of production is high- fabulous images spread across lovely thick paper! 

Issue 8 is HKD75

Woah- we love our new Arhoj glass paperweights-  we always have a problem keeping everything in place on our desks and these paperweights are the solution.  Our Arhoj ghosts have nearly sold out but the paperweights are just as cute! In three designs- they make a great gift for the person who has everything.   

Also new in store are leather aprons from Dutch Deluxes.   So many of you are fans of the boards (we also have some new sizes in stock) and the leather aprons are really cute and oh so practical.    

Don't you think that this glove would look amazing wrapped around your Le Creuset?   

Look at the quality of the stitching and the punched leather in this apron.   

In other news, Normann Copenhagen is represented in Designmuseum Denmark’s new exhibition Danish Design Now opening March 11. If you are in Denmark, this is a must see as it gathers together the 21st century’s most innovative, attractive and surprising Danish designs.   

Normann Copenhagen is represented with as many as 11 designs, including several award-winning pieces like the minimalist Geo vacuum jug, the flexible Washing-up bowl, and the popular Form range from 2014. We have examples of most of these designs in store, so pop in and pick up a design classic.   

Form chair on the top shelf

Rolling pin, tea ball and dustpan.  

Mormor ceramics

Boxes of NC tea

The beautiful Design Museum

A display from the exhibition.   

Selected designs: 

Form Series by Simon Legald (2014)

Craft by Simon Legald (2013)

Nabo trays by Simon Legald (2013)

Tea egg by Made By Makers (2012)

Shoehorn by Nis Ølgaard (2012)

Geo vacuum jug by Nicholai Wiig Hansen (2012)

Normann tea graphic by Anne Lehmann (2010)

Mormor range by Gry Fager (2009)

Dustpan and brush by Ole Jensen (2002)

Washing-up bowl by Ole Jensen (2002)

Cognac glass by Rikke Hagen (2002)

A visit to the 9/11 memorial

I still remember looking at the clear blue sky over Sydney Harbour from our apartment in Wolloomoolloo on that fateful and imagining the terror that New York was facing. 

It was also a beautiful day in NY, with a cloudless blue sky as the backdrop for an event that changed people's lives and the world. 

Today, on our trip to New York, A and I spent a few hours visiting the 9/11 Memorial Museum and its surrounds. We booked a tour which was hosted with tact and respect by Meredith. She was able to explain to us on the 1 hour tour the events of that day and the importance of some of the artefacts preserved in the collection. 

When we arrived, it was snowing outside over the Memorial pool. 

We first entered the Hall where we were awed by the original slurry wall that was part of the Twin Towers. 

This wall is punctuated by tie backs that helped support the original structure. 

This is the last column to be removed from the site and formed a makeshift memorial at the time. 

It's important to remember that many people were saved by the valiant efforts of the first responders.  Around 15000 people escaped. Some of them used this staircase which led to Vesey Street. 

This beautiful artwork tried to capture thousands of different shades of blue- referring to the gorgeous cloudless sky of that day. 

These granite walls reference the original footprint of the towers.  Having visited them in 1991, I can tell you they were huge.  

You can see some remnants of the supporting steel. 

The exhibition had a vast collection of personal artefacts both large and small, including this crushed fire truck and twisted metal.  

The central hall houses two exhibitions- a memorial to the victims as well as a explanation of the events- both before and after.  You could not take photos in these areas, but the collection is vast and personal at the same time. 

I would recommend a visit of around 4 hours. It is truly worth it. 

After our visit, the weather had brightened so we spent some time looking at the memorial. After our visit we started to recognise some of the names of the people who lost their lives and their personal stories. 

The Millennium tower is beautiful. 

The top of the new transport hub. 

The tickets for the Museum can be booked around 3 months before your visit at www.911memorial.org