Recent Posts
GAIA Website launch
We recently launched a new revamped version of the GAIA website, along with a modified version of the GAIA identity which we originally designed. GAIA is a collection of imagery utilising trees & plants as visually stunning patterning systems. It is the brainchild of Anthony Styliano. Currently incorporated into: Glass & Wallpaper, “Gaia” allows us […]
Fail to Succeed
‘I didn’t fail the test, I just found 100 ways to do it wrong.’ (Benjamin Franklin, 1706-1790) In our broader society, ‘failure’ implies deficiency. Our culture places high stock on ‘winning’, ‘achievement’ and ‘success’ however providential. Yet wiser heads view life as a continuum, a sine curve, a graph where any worthwhile achievement has it’s […]
Walden – Episode 3
Here continues our winding path through the book ‘Walden’ by Henry David Thoreau. Walden is a densely versed book and is best read with a slow and contemplative eye. It is a poem of prosed form. Freedom, truth and a meaningful life lived in the balance are the earnest themes of this book. Find below […]
Too many ideas?
Ideas are a process. The fresh pursuit of new ideas is something all creatives relish. Examining combinations, alternatives and potential outcomes is a joy unto itself. The process of possibility. Yet, idea addiction can be fatal. Too many unproven ideas and unfinished projects is no good thing. At all times, the creative process benefits from […]
Walden – Episode 2
Here continues our winding path through the book ‘Walden’ by Henry David Thoreau. As stated last week – ‘Walden’ is a poetic review of the simple life courtesy of Thoreau’s personal experiment in living as a semi recluse on Walden Pond. For Thoreau, simplicity through self-sufficiency promotes a keenly progressive self awareness. Life is best […]
ROUNDHOUSE CARDS
We just ordered a new swag of cards for ourselves. The plan is to create a different colour schema each time we order and build up a library of different coloured cards over time. Oh .. and ahh if you feel the need to order yourself some new cards or even refresh your identity with […]
Walden
Here begins an weekly series that is a leisurely look at the book ‘Walden’. Walden is the famous ‘great work’ by American author Henry David Thoreau The book’s full title is ‘Walden and On the Duty of Civil Disobedience.’ It was first published in 1854. It is widely regarded as a seminal American text – […]
Don’t be Original – Just be Individual
‘I don’t want to be interesting. I want to be good.’ – Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (1886 – 1969) ‘Don’t try to be original. Just try to be good. That sounds sort of naive but it’s true.’ – Paul Rand (1914 — 1996) ‘Don’t be Original. Just be Individual.’ – 2011: Roundhouse Originality vs […]
GAIA SEASONS
Anthony Styliano of GAIA creates amazing images using fractalised images of trees and plants to great effect. His works can be applied to glazing, wallpaper, light boxes incl barrisol stretch ceilings. We’ve developed his identity and web prescence and until the complete website is finished we’ve uploaded four seasonal libraries of his work to peruse […]
Gaia – tree fractals as design
Anthony Styliano of stylissimo pty ltd has created an elegant and innovative product that that be applied in various mediums and applications including glass, wallpaper & barrissol. His artwork details beautiful fractalised images of trees & plants that sit somewhere between stained glass and avante-garde art installation. A truly unique concept, his works are available […]
