Creative Parenting – Kathryn Dolby
Abstract artist Kathryn Dolby crafts colourful scenes inspired by nature, the beautiful landscape of the Northern Rivers, NSW on Bundjalung Country feeding into her practice, where she lives with her partner Steve, and daughters Freda, five, and Leni-Jean, one.
Jess Sellinger
With their fluttering and textile-like quality, Jess Sellinger’s ceramics are full of enveloping folds. Evocative of life, they are transient, fragile at heart, imperfect yet deliciously smooth.
The White House by Robson Rak & Lucy Fenton
Located in the bayside Melbourne suburb of Elwood, The White House is a modernist makeover of a Californian bungalow.
Aotearoa New Zealand Design
In the beautiful country of Aotearoa New Zealand, the landscape is celebrated through design that honours the environment and the culture that takes care of it. We looked at four businesses — from handcrafted rugs and compostable packaging to locally designed and made furniture, lighting, and objects.
Solid Lines
From iconic art agency Jacky Winter comes Solid Lines – the first illustration art agency solely for supporting First Nation Australian artists.
EYRE.WAY
Carefully and gently placed on the landscape, ERYE.WAY is two cabins —Yambara and Maldhi— on the Eyre Peninsula in South Australia.
West Bend House by MRTN Architects
Immersed in the landscape, West Bend House by MRTN Architects and Brave New Eco reveals itself as a sequence of discovery.
Tamara Dean
Featuring scenes of environmental vastness, Tamara Dean's practice uses photography to capture moments that transcend a worldly appearance. Instead, they oscillate between realities — Tamara's and a call for greater eco-awareness.
Hunter & Folk Group Show
Exploring colour and pattern, minimalism and neutrals, the Hunter & Folk Group Show at Rainbow Studios narrates art right now — revealing the diversity and forms of expression, all to the transformative concept of the ‘moth’
Yarraville I — Agius Scorpo Architects
Rather than setting out to demolish a mid-century era house in Yarraville, Agius Scorpo Architects reorients and highlights the old while working with the new.
Past Romance — The Stylesmiths
Taking inspiration from its heritage features, Past Romance offers calm and tranquillity to a light-filled inner-city retreat.
Albert Villa — bureau^proberts
At the intersection of old and new, the Albert Villa by bureau^proberts blends contemporary architecture with an 1885 cottage to the backdrop of a lush garden oasis.
The Imperial Erkskinville by Alexander &CO.
In the birthplace of Priscilla, The Imperial Erskineville lives up to its history as a fabulous LGBTQI+ venue celebrated in delicious design by Alexander &CO.
Creative Parents — Julia Busuttil Nishimura
Julia Busuttil Nishimura is a name well-loved in kitchens across the world for her delicious recipes. For our Creative Parents series, we step into her home to find out more about balancing family life and an inspiring career.
Clinton Hill Apartment by Masterson Architecture & Interiors
With only 650-square-foot to work with, Brett Masterson of Masterson Architecture & Interiors transforms a one-bedroom apartment in NYC’s Clinton Hill into a light-filled two-bedroom home for a mother and daughter.
Surf Life by Gill Hutchinson & Willem-Dirk du Toit
Filled with narratives across Australia's far-reaching coastline, Surf Life connects inspiring stories of women surfers with a life filled with creativity.
Creative Parenting – Billie Justice Thomson
Adelaide-based artist and mum of one (Marvin, 7), Billie Justice Thomson is inspired by the day-to-day pleasures of life. This love is evident through her paintings which feature everyday objects depicted in a graphic, kitschy style.
Winery Guide
From the cool-climate wineries in South Australia's Adelaide Hills, Victoria's Yarra Valley and Mornington Peninsula and Tassie's Freycinet, we looked at five examples where the architecture offers a novel experience to enjoy the vino.
Sydney Design Week 2022
Sydney Design Week launches 15-22 September 2022 at the Powerhouse in partnership with Ace Hotel Sydney and Western Sydney University — bringing together designers across the country. We spoke to three key players ahead of the Sydney Design Week 2022 festivities, Creative Director Stephen Todd, Powerhouse First Nations director Emily McDaniel, and Sydney gallerist Sally Dan Cuthbert.
Creative Parents — Jessie French
Constructing futurist designs out of algae, Melbourne-based designer Jessie French plays with science and art for installations, tableware, and alternatives to plastic. With experimentation at the forefront of her practice, Jessie recently added motherhood to her list of ‘jobs’ — blending with designer, artist, and scientist.
Creative Parents — Tom Adair
In our latest piece on Creative Parents, Melbourne-based artist Tom Adair shares how he balances a successful (and very busy!) art practice and a newborn baby.
Contemporary Australian Architects Speaker Series
First launched 35 years ago, the Contemporary Australian Architects Speaker Series at Canberra's National Gallery of Australia brings together local and countrywide architects to discuss socially engaging and eco-conscious architecture.
Dreaming the Land by Dr Marie Geissler
Dreaming the Land: Aboriginal Art from Remote Australia by Dr Marie Geissler curates some of Australia’s most dynamic contemporary artists — capturing the energy alive in the landscape while uncovering history.
Cali Micro Apartment by Ash Dipert & and Jeran McConnel
Brother and sister duo Ash Dipert and Jeran McConnel use their creative backgrounds for a colourful tiny home inspired by their childhood in Papua New Guinea.
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