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Sydney: The Summer Guide

Welcome to the inaugural Concrete Playground Summer Guide, a comprehensive shortlist of the best this city has to offer over the next three months

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The World’s First Functional Painting Typewriter

To the delight of fetishists of redundant technology, an American artist has created a typewriter that paints.

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From Barley to the Bottle in the Heart of the City

Watch your beer 'grow' from start to finish at this temporary inner city brewery.

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The Little Printer

Little Printer partners with Arup, foursquare, Google, the Guardian and Nike to produce itty bitty newspapers to slip into your back pocket and read on the go.

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Basil Bangs’ Beautiful Beach Brollies

Basil Bangs' beautifully designed beach umbrellas will allow you to spend a sensible day at the beach while still looking hip.

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The Spirit of Youth Awards Set to Grow in 2011/2012

With the competition's expansion into unprecedented categories, there are now more opportunities for Australia's finest creative minds to showcase their work to the world.

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Latest Guides

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Sydney Florists That'll Create a Beautiful Bouquet for When You Want to Make a Grand Gesture

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Where to Shop like a Local In and Around Sydney CBD for 2024

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The Best Places to Buy and Order Plants in Sydney for 2024

There's a whole world of plants out there — here's where to find them.
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Seven Vivid Sydney Highlights You Need to Add to Your Winter Calendar

With pop-up cabaret bars, thought-provoking conversations and free live music, the 2022 run of Vivid Sydney is set to shine bright.
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Ten Hairdressers, Tattoo Parlours and Spas to Visit in the Inner West for Your Next Pamper Session

Glam up and bliss out at these relaxation palaces.
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Eight Stunning Locally Made Jigsaw Puzzles for When Boredom Strikes (Again)

Got too much time to kill? Instead of flicking on the TV, give these beautiful, brain-tickling gems a go.
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The Best New Sydney Spaces of 2021

These are the most stunning buildings and venues to join Sydney's streets this year.
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Nine Inner West Shops to Visit If You Want to Support Local Artists and Producers

Handmade chocolates, natty wines, original art and more dazzling goodies.
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All the Best Australian-Made Picnic Gear for Your Next Park Session

Keep your drinks cool and your shopping local when you plan your next picnic outing.
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Seven Must-Have Homeware Items That'll Make Your Rental Apartment Feel More Like Home

Just because you don't own the walls doesn't mean you can't accessorize them.

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Adidas to Launch $1 Sneaker in India

Adidas is looking to the subcontinent for its new major growth market.

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It’s Just a Plant: The Children’s Book on Marijuana

The story of a young girl's educational journey as she comes to understand cannabis, explained to her by her parents, a doctor and a kind gang of Rastafarians.

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Urban Beekeeping Hits New York’s Rooftops

Philips has tapped into the growing beekeeping trend and designed a sleek looking urban beehive.

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Turn Your Smartphone Into a Robot

Romo smartens up your already intelligent smartphone by turning it into a robot.

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Dialug Saves You Time and Power

This clever plug and socket design with in-built timer lets you save power.

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A Finnish Greenhouse Fit for Living

Gardening enthusiasts will be able to spend even more time with Mother Nature in this wonderful garden shed.

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The MAMA Bike Rack

Continuing the trend of ingenious bike accessories, the MAMA bike rack allows your two-wheeler to literally stand above the rest.

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Paula Scher’s Amazing Maps

Scher's pieces offer an individual distortion of the world and strong commentary about our society and often chaotic lifestyles.

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Turn Your iPhone into an Antique Typewriter

This new, limited edition app puts an antique typewriter in your pocket.

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Charge Your Devices in Style

The OXO multicharger is like an executive penthouse for your devices.

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Vanishing Fruit Stickers that Dissolve in Water

Scott Amron has come up with an ingenious and hygienic way to get rid of fruit stickers once and for all.

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Sweden’s Treehouse Hotel

The hotel has five different rooms, all of which are themed differently and offer much more than your standard bed and complementary chocolate.

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Latest Events

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Enchanted Christmas Markets at Westfield Bondi

Thu, 28 Nov - Sun, 22 Dec 2024
Westfield Bondi Junction, Bondi Junction

Pick up a one-of-a-kind gift at this festive market.
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Double Bay Christmas Festival

Sat, 30 Nov, 2024
Steyne Park, Double Bay

Bring the whole family along for 100-plus stalls, live music, carnival rides and fireworks by the water.
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Paddo Collective Walking Tour

Sun, 12 Jan, 2025
Paddington, Paddington

Uncover the vibrant cultural heritage of this Sydney suburb through local sites and thrilling unsolved mysteries.

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Woollahra Hotel Christmas Market

Thu, 28 Nov, 2024
Woollahra Hotel, Woollahra

Celebrate the holiday season at this popular pop-up market that's sure to be a merry night to remember.
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Christmas Actually — The Little Red Company

Sat, 21 Dec, 2024
Sydney Coliseum Theatre, Rooty Hill

An end-of-year favourite, this supremely festive cabaret show sings through all the hits from 'Love Actually'.

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Julie Mehrtu: 'A Transcore of the Radical Imaginatory' at MCA Australia

Fri, 29 Nov 2024 - Sun, 27 Apr 2025
MCA, Sydney

The first exhibition dedicated to Julie Mehretu to be shown in the Southern Hemisphere is coming to the MCA in November.

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The Sydney Good Food & Wine Show Christmas Markets

Fri, 22 Nov - Sun, 24 Nov 2024
Carriageworks, Eveleigh

Stock up on Christmas gifts for all the foodies in your life at this massive seasonal market featuring stalls from more than 150 different local producers.

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Machu Picchu and the Golden Empires of Peru

Travel back in time with this exhibit at the Australian Museum in Sydney.

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Cambridge Christmas Markets

Sat, 16 Nov - Sat, 21 Dec 2024
Various Sydney venues, Sydney

Get your wishlists ready, Santa's coming to town thanks to markets all over Sydney.
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Multiple Bad Things

Wed, 8 Jan - Sun, 12 Jan 2025
Drama Theatre, Sydney Opera House, Sydney

This dynamic work of groundbreaking theatre explores the intersection between the physical and intellectual via a show that raises more questions than it answers.

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Alpina Bike Spins your Vinyl Records as you Ride

Dutch designers have created a cycling/music machine that plays vinyl records as you ride at a consistent speed.

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Post-It Watches For People Who Forget Stuff

The days of writing notes on the back of your hand are over. The Post-It Watch has arrived.

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Helsinki Named 2012 World Design Capital

Helsinki is not only a city of freezing winters and scary death metal bands, but the world's capital of innovative and sustainable design.

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Steve Jobs’ Biographer Interviewed on 60 Minutes

Walter Isaacson shares the story behind the story.

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The Future of Bike Innovation

Forget your fixie, these innovative bikes are the real deal.

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The Mona Lisa Recreated with a Single Line

It's incredible the things an ordinary person can do if they just have the appropriate felt-tip pen.

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Brooklyn Man Turns His Life Into An Exhibition in a Dumpster

In the ultimate act of not being able to let go, an artist has transferred the detritus of his past into a perusable dumpster.

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Ikea App Uses Facebook to Personalise Your Bedroom

Ikea attempt to sell you their durable and inexpensive Swedish wares by aligning them precisely with your personality, lifestyle and tastes.

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U-Boat Worx Offers Submarine Charters for Tourists

These 'personal submarines for yacht and tourism' are for those people who are desirous of exploring the depths of the ocean but who suffer the misfortune of not being Richard Branson.

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A Portable Hanging Herb Garden for Inner-City Dwellers

The dream of any inner-city or spatially-challenged dweller with a green thumb, finely tuned tastebuds and no backyard.

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Adidas Unveils Super Intelligent Football Boot

Sporting giant Adidas has outdone itself with the adiZero f50 miCoach, a new soccer boot that boasts state-of-the-art technology.

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Designs That Let You Sleep Anywhere, Anytime

Our society seems to be developing an obsession for sleeping in places that are not our beds.

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iPhone 4S Fails to Impress

The new iPhone's updates are on the inside only.

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IPhone Bike Speaker Lets You Listen While You Ride

Play sweet music and use your iPhone as a GPS while riding through the town on your bike.

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The Ten Best Things to See and Do at Art & About 2011

There's art everywhere, and Concrete Playground's sifted out the best parts of Art & About for you to get to.

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Micro-Hotel Sleepbox Makes Being In Transit Appealing

The pod with bed and drop-down desk may mean the days of sleeping in airport food courts are well behind us.

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Inspirational Designs for Busan’s New Opera House

A design competition for Busan's new Opera House has inspired some truly amazing submissions.

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Dutch Designer Rolls Out Wooden Bikes

Jan Gunneweg creates beautiful custom bikes to order.

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Nike Release Back to The Future Sneakers

Nike has released a near-exact replica of the shoes worn by Michael J. Fox in Back to the Future 2.

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NYC Artist Brings Subway Etiquette to Life

NYC artist Jay Shells' Subway Etiquette Posters pokes fun at commuter pet peeves.

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Swiss Artist Injects Order Into the Everyday

Ursus Wehrli wants to put some order into your life.

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Stylish Ways To Save Water

Saving water can be as simple as capturing rainwater in some sort of dispenser to be stored, treated and reused.

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The World’s First Self-Inflating Tyre

PumpTire self-inflates as you ride your bike.

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Lego Takes On The World’s Architectural Icons

Adam Reed Tucker has developed a new line of Lego celebrating some of the world's best architecture.

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