Monument august sept 2001

Monument Magazine. Date. Site: Show Time

Organisers report that InteriorDesignex 2001 at the Melbourne Exhibition Centre was the most successful so far, with large crowds, a diversity of product and a high public profile- helped by the opening of dedece's new showroom and the fact that the Dulux Colour Awards and the Australian Design Awards were held at the same time.

Among all the mainstream products, there were also a number of emerging and young designers for whom the fair provided exposure. Monument took a stand for the first time, having run a competition for young (under 25) designers, won by two recent graduates from Swinburne University - Enlai Hooi (The Sydney Morning Herald Young Designer of the Year 2000) and Tom Seymour. The stand proved to be highly popular through the witty use of an optical illusion, whereby the Monument logo only revealed itself as people walked past.