Roast dinners need not only be for Sundays, when the day is long and…
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The amazing Alice Oehr was whisked away to New York City earlier in November to put the new Apple iPad Pro through its paces (aka stylus strokes).
While we’ll admit we’re a tad jealous, the Melbournian designer did come back and share some of her favourite haunts, sights AND snacks with us! Here she shares a few snippets from her NYC travel diary.
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Last month we featured a stunning contemporary beach house with such spectacular landscape architecture that we thought the people behind it deserved their own post! Meet Acre– a Fitzroy-based firm taking a holistic approach to garden design.
For Acre’s Creative Director Brett Robinson, a childhood spent exploring the beautiful Mornington Peninsula has been an undeniable influence in his (zig-zag) path to landscape architecture. We chat with Brett about his multi-disciplinary approach to landscape architecture in their fifth year of business!
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Victoria’s recent apocalyptic weather has given us rain, hail and shine in the space of only a few days, but the clouds are finally clearing for Garden Design Fest! Over the next two weekends a spectacular lineup of regional, coastal and metropolitan gardens will be opened for the public to peruse from 10am-5pm.
Here are some of our must-sees!
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At least once a week I (Sally) indulge myself in an escapism fantasy – it’s the same almost every time. I imagine leaving behind the commitment to rent, work and next week’s dinner plans, throwing my bathers and a towel in a bag and hitting the road in search of rivers, lakes, beaches, natural pools and watering holes. Only in my dreams, right?
For Caroline Clements and Dillon Seitchik-Reardon, this recurring fantasy was their reality for much of 2017. Taking a break from their fast-paced careers in digital media and environmental science respectively, Caroline and Dillon spent eight months travelling around Australia exploring the country’s swimming spots to compile Places We Swim, a stunning travel guide documenting everything from the humble to the secluded to the spectacular.
This afternoon we chat to the duo about life on the road, checking out of ‘real life’, and their favourite places to swim.
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Food
A Quick, Fail-Proof Summer Pavlova – The Design Files | Australia's most popular design blog.
by adminby adminOur go-to catering legends, Firecracker Event, recently moved into a stunning new HQ in Northcote with more space to ‘breathe and grow’ – stay tuned for future workshops! Just as they got all set up in their new home, we thought it was the perfect opportunity to have Cassie Lucas over for our food-column residency, and boy, did she deliver on quick’n’easy dinner party ideas!
While we sadly say goodbye, for now, she leaves us with this fail-safe dessert recipe to round out your summer menu – happy catering!
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Our Garden’s columnist Georgina Reid will release her debut book, The Planthunter: Truth, Beauty, Chaos and Plants, tomorrow. I (Lucy!) will be speaking at her Melbourne book launch at The Shrub Hub next week (Thursday November 8th!), so if you have a green thumb or appreciation for ‘life with plants’ I hope you can come along!
To coincide with the release of this beautiful hardcover, Georgina shares an excerpt with us, featuring the garden of legendary local artist Bill Henson – we’re starstruck once more!