design

spence & lyda's fiona lyda

Fiona Lyda is well-known in the design industry for her must-visit shop Spence & Lyda. But she actually started her career in fashion. It...

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design

orson & blake's david heimann

It's a testament to David Heimann, and his business partner (and mother), Mandy Heimann, that their homewares emporium Orson & Blake has not on...

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melbourne

tale's liz palmieri

Tale is a collaboration between three interesting and varied people. The idea behind it was formed at the Somserset property of Celia Philo (graphi...

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magazines

emerald + ella's jane collings

Jane Collings had what many would consider a dream job. She was the food editor at Donna Hay magazine. But after five years she was ready for a ne...

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art

artist nathalie lete

Nathalie Lete is a prolific French artist who works across a range of mediums. While she paints in a (mostly) traditional sense, where you find h...

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design

kate spade's deborah lloyd

Some companies are exciting to watch. To see how they will art direct their next ad campaign. How they will use fonts and graphics. And, of course,...

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fashion

fashion designer jamie blakey

A little while back I met fashion designer Jamie Blakey from One Teaspoonand got chatting about her plans. She was about to design and decorate two...

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design

no chintz's chrissie jeffrey

One store that I visited many times while working on decorating shoots pre-Christmas was No Chintz. This is the place where I got the felt pom poms...

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