de Fiddes are excited to introduce you to our new blog page! This is a place where we plan to share our thoughts and reviews on design, architecture, products and the latest cutting edge research.
Our team will be posting regularly on de Fiddes projects, review new and exciting innovations, pass on to you the latest education, share and promote notes of inspiration and show you some fabulous photos from our interior fit outs. Keep up to date on latest products in the market, articles of interest and research findings from our Managing Director, Debbie de Fiddes.
Our blog will not only be an example of what keeps the team at de Fiddes committed to being at the forefront of innovation but a fun place to collect and seek ideas, advice for all things design and even just to share whatever is on our minds.
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Under stormy skies this month, the Perth International Arts Festival presented our beautiful city of Perth with 'Boorna Waanginy: The Trees Speak' - a light and sound wonderland that showcased our indigenous Australians sacred connection to the land.
Read MoreDuring Debbie’s trip to Budapest in 2016, she met the founder of ReminiScent, Linda Harman. Linda shared her inspiring story of how their product, Smell & Connect, transpired and is having an enormous impact on those living with dementia.
Read MoreWayfinding – absolutely essential in Residential Aged Care but all too often neglected in Retirement Villages. As the average age of a Retirement Village resident is 78-80, wayfinding is just as important in that environment.
Read MoreThe buzzword is Artificial Intelligence and there is no doubt this will have a big impact on our industry.
Intelligent toilets are just one example. Some of these loos not only wash and dry, but can measure sugar levels in urine, blood pressure, heart rate, body fat and weight and the results can be sent directly to the RN or doctor.
Read MoreDebbie has attended and presented at a number of industry conferences in Australia and internationally, had a study tour through the Netherlands, England and Scotland, had several articles published in journals and magazines, researched and presented to client groups on trends in aged care and retirement and to top off her year Debbie decided to tie the knot and was married in November.
Read MoreWe recently came across a very interesting research paper, which had been presented as a Poster Presentation at the ADI Conference in Budapest. The paper was titled “Living with dementia in a nursing home, as described by persons with dementia”
Read MoreThis state-of-the-art Regis Aged Care Club Services facility in East Malvern with 149 single rooms and apartments occupies a high profile position on a busy street while also being neatly nestled in suburban landscape. Our brief was for a high-end finish befitting this area, a very Malvern feel.
Read MoreI missed an incredible exhibition recently on my trip to Paris. It finished just one week before I arrived much to my disappointment. I believe it is worth talking about. A French photographer Laurent Kronenthal took a series of photos documenting the life of large housing projects in Paris. They were buildings built during a housing crisis between the 1950's and the 1980's and are now decaying buildings located in the city's suburban areas. In a statement about the project Kronenthal said "Marked by the passing of time, these massive, grey buildings, like their elder residents, bear the signs of long lives and yet, in these wrinkled faces and cracked walls, in the energy of the bodies and of the facades, emerges the pride and pulse that we thought had disappeared".
Read MoreMusic makes me want to get up and dance!! When I listen to music that I love it makes me feel good but of course music can also evoke a memory that makes you feel sad. I was listening to something recently on the ABC that said dancing improves your health in many ways.
Read MoreWe came across this brilliant example of exquisite art through wallpaper, that not only draws attention to a feature wall but is something that can be used successfully as a wayfinding tool:
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