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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In the last two months we have done a little of everything and it is safe to say we have hit the ground running! With so much going on, we asked the de Fiddes team what they do to avoid burnout due to over-stimulation and how they manage their energy output. Read their answers.
Read MoreIn November we celebrated Birthdays and Weddings; welcomed international and national visitors; Deb did multiple presentations and together we continued polishing some big projects. For December, well it’s going to be a big month indeed! Read more about our news here. De Fiddes will close from the 22nd of December 2022 returning on the 3rd of January 2023!
Read MoreIt’s always exciting when a project wraps up and we get the first images sent through. With Regis Aged Care the facelift to the Sturdee wing in the old building at their Burnside facility has been nothing short of incredible! New finishes, joinery, window treatments, artwork and wayfinding have given the space a fresh new life.
Read MoreThe Dementia Services Development Centre (DSDC) recently launched the ‘Environments for Ageing and Dementia Design Assessment Toolkit.’ (EADDAT) This range of resources provides evidence based research and checklists for families and businesses to use to make places more accessible for an ageing population, and those living with dementia.
Read MoreAt de Fiddes, we have been doing more audits, consultations and fitouts. We celebrated two birthdays, Vanessa becoming a grandmother and prepping for Kat leaving to Scotland. Our theme this month is outdoor spaces with purpose, so we asked the team for their favourites and why. Read our reviews.
Read MoreWe have been a busy bunch with one of our services - Auditing and Assessments. A number of clients requested us to come to their facilities and audit what can be kept, fixed and replaced. This includes everything from furniture, finishes and window treatments, to artwork and wayfinding.
Read MoreWe are proud to announce that we have been shortlisted for the DIA (Designers Institute of Australia) Designers Australia Award for our work with VMCH St Bernadette’s! We are very proud and excited to be selected and look forward to the winners being announced in August.
Read MoreNews from March! Our Award: Leading Experts in Aged Care Interior Design – Australia. Best Dementia Care Design Project (APAC), Debs Guest Lecture at Curtin University and a Passionate Partnership with Down to 10 Days!
Read MoreSeeing that the outdoors are our February theme, we wanted to share some photos from this month from the de Fiddes team. We were lucky to all get out enjoyed the spectacular environment we are so blessed with. Have a look to see what Aged Care Interior Designers do in their downtime out and about in Perth!
Farewell to 2021! We are excited for 2022! The year is off with a bang - lots to do and lots coming up! We had a relaxing break and spent some time rearranging our office space. Plus as an added extra for our inKIND readers for the first 50 people to follow us and Debbie de Fiddes on linkedin we are giving a pack of Smell&Connect conversation cards!
Read MoreCovid has definitely taught us how important it is to have people around us that support us in every way and so this month we would like to focus on an integral member of the de Fiddes family. Vanessa Levi who has been with de Fiddes for 11 years recently under went Cochlear implant surgery! Read her account.
Read MoreOn the topic of community and inclusivity this month Debbie and Gary came across a fantastic community space on their travels. U City by Uniting Communities incorporates both retirement and accessible accommodation and is host to a number of commercial and retail spaces including a divine Italian restaurant, dentist, legal and social services hub to name a few!
Read MoreDebbie and the de Fiddes team have been busy working on exciting new projects teaming up recently with Adelphi Living to provide furnishing solutions for their latest display. Key team members also attended the opening of Capecare, Dunsborough an extremely proud moment to witness this great achievement by Gary Batt Associates Architects.
Read MoreSeptember has been a big month here in the de Fiddes office. We are thrilled to be part of the Estia, St Ives team, an exciting build with de Fiddes as lead living environment specialist and interior designers.
With September Dementia Awareness Month we wanted to share with you some wonderful, positive stories that have come out of the event this year.
Read MoreWe were thrilled this month to begin our work with Estia on their latest Residential Aged Care facility in Toorak Gardens, SA.
Read MoreExciting News! Gary Batt and Associate Architects have been announced as finalists for the 2021 The Urban Developer Awards for Industry Excellence in the Retirement, Aged Care and Seniors Living category for Capecare, Dunsborough.
Read MoreThis month we put the final touches on an exciting project with Acacia Menora and were also pleased to hear our colleague Kirsty Bennett, along with all who contributed, was awarded ‘Outstanding Contribution to Global Knowledge’ at the European Healthcare Design Congress for work on the 2020 World Alzheimer’s Report.
Read MoreWe are thrilled to announce our Managing Director, Debbie de Fiddes will be speaking at the 33rd Aged & Community Services Australia National Online Summit! Drawing on the expertise of de Fiddes, Debbie will present ‘Creating a Specialist Care Dementia Unit - The Collaborative Journey’.
With aged care dining often expressed as bland, boring or tasteless we were thrilled to come across an article introducing Baptistcare’s radical new approach to cooking for people in residential care.
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