Journal

dane lovett exhibition

Melbourne based Artist Dane Lovett’s Exhibition So Many Days and Vases to Fill is now on at Sullivan + Strumpf until the 12th of October an interesting study in still life. Sullivan + Strumpf  799 Elizabeth St Zetland, Sydney NSW

country road / rmit window project

Each year Country Road work with the Visual Merchandising students from RMIT for the Window Project a 10 week project from from briefing to installing the Window display Check out the results below and in store Country Road 252 Toorak Road (corner Chapel Street) South Yarra

r u ok day

Today is R U OK Day ask your friends R U OK?  

i love indoor plants

Indoor Plants make me happy I am currently obsessed – the more the merrier especially hanging plants!

birds of a feather…

Birds of a feather flock together is one of my favourite expressions. I’m rather a fan of our feathered friends – no question there was once a definite “put a bird on it” epidemic at one point but  I am always drawn to things from nature and I am currently enjoying a bit of an Australiana […]

space mooi design residency

Space Furniture has joined forces with Dutch manufacturer Moooi to launch the Space + Moooi Design Residency. The two-month programme places an Australian designer inside the Moooi headquarters in Breda, the Netherlands, under the guidance of two of the world’s design industry leaders: Marcel Wanders Moooi Founder and Art Director and Casper Vissers Moooi Founder […]

dinosaur designs side tables

Dinosaur Designs are a unique Australian company, one of my Local Heroes – producing all their home wares and jewellery collections right here in their Sydney studios which can only be compared to Charlie and the chocolate factory – no really I have had a full tour, it is such an inspiring place. I am constantly […]

holly hipwell flower workshop

Join my friend Holly Hipwell from The Flower Drum at Freedom Castle Hill for a fun floral workshop! this Saturday 14th September (2 sessions – 11am and 2:30pm). Please RSVP to marketing@freedom.com.au – spots strictly limited.

jardan retail therapy

Jardan offer one of the best locally produced furniture collections so its exciting news that all 3 Jardan Furniture showrooms now retail to everyone – previously Melbourne and Sydney were trade only Click here for showroom details to head in store.  

kip & co towels

We all are familiar with Kip & Co and their colourful bed linen – but now they have added colourful towels to their growing collection – perfect for the bathroom, beach or pool side. Now Available click here to buy      

happy friday

Happy Friday – its so close to the weekend I can smell its, I’m hoping the weekend is sunny where ever you are. I’m hoping it soon will be warm enough for a swim at Bronte Pool Image Chris Prestidge

marimekko new collection

I’m totally loving this dreamy new home collection of tableware by Marimekko  especially the water colour like patterns in blue and yellow its in store here and selected other retailers now.   Mini

kirra

My friend Artist Kirra Jamison in studio painting with new colour “Kirra” from my Murobond Colour Memory collection

spring fling

Spring is all about flowers right! I love a fancy florist but sometimes a simple arrangement is just as effective – arrange single stems from the garden or markets in bottles you may have chucked out! Image by James Geer from My Book A Place Called Home   Click here to buy your signed copy […]

cool areaware from dedece plus

Im loving these fun and colourful plastic and natural woven Bow Bin waste paper baskets by Cordula Kehrer for Areaware  from DeDeCE Plus you can buy them here  

sigurd larsen

This week I was lucky enough to meet Berlin based Danish Architect / Designer Sigurd Larsen. He is the latest creative to collaborate with Mini  for their Mini Paceman Concept store – where his work is currently being showcased. Travelling to Melbourne for the first time for the event it was great to meet him […]

1000 leaves

1000 leaves Falling at Centennial Park  By Parish Stapleton August 29-Sepetmeber 15 1000 solvent drawings 1000 origional photographs 1000 individual leaves 1000 pieces of hand deckled paper Wednesday to Sunday 11am – 6pm Superintendants Cottage ( Just inside Paddington Gates entrance) Each leaf is $40 and is available to fall when purchased (each leaf also […]

light lust

Since discovering this whilst shooting a good friends house for my first book I have admired the simple form of this Tab Table lamp (also available as a floor lamp) available in black and white I of course am drawn to the blue. Designed by E. Barber & J. Osgerby it is available from Euroluce

new murobond collection colour memory

I am pretty lucky to partner with Murobond Paints to create colour palettes a couple of times a year – it is so much fun seeing the colours I have dreamed up come to life, my latest collection “Colour Memory” is now available. We shot some images for the collection at one of my favourite […]