Having been hidden behind a construction wall the last few months when I tried to show out-of-town visitors how cool The Glamour Bar is, the wall is finally off and the newly done over Glamour Bar is a refreshing re-do to an already beautiful bar/lounge.   A new entrance makes you zig and zag now until you get to the main lounge which seems to have opened up quite a bit—-perfect for their numerous special events, readings, talks and recitals.   The blend of Shanghai art deco and modern chic is balanced and inspired.

The mirrored bar in the shape of a ship.

Their beautiful cut-glass stemware in hues of blue, yellow and orange looks like a chandelier as it hangs over the bar.

The Melbourne Memory Game was a little side project that I worked on with Melbourne-based photographer Marieke Kern, this summer.  I designed the box for the game with the images photographed by Marieke and Petra.    The design is influenced by Australia’s colorful and rich Aboriginal art, which I am a huge fan of.  The game is based on the classic memory matching game where you match up 2 identical images.  In this case, the images are Melbourne specific landmarks, well-known locales and neighborhoods.   Info on how to get the game go to their website here.