australia

CERAMICIST JOY SMITHERS

Juggling life as a ceramicist alongside careers in modelling, acting and singing is not that common. But then Joy Smithers has not had a regular ...

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art

ARTIST ADONI ASTRINAKIS

Adoni Astrinakisstarted painting as a way to deal with the stress of running multiple businesses. He hadn’t picked up a brush since high school art...

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australia

DESIGNER AMBER CLOHESY

 Having an artist as a father and a creative mother had a great influence on Amber Clohesy. “I was very lucky as a child to be surrounded by the Sy...

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art

ARTIST BELINDA MARSHALL

After attending a painting workshop in Sweden, Melbourne-based artist and illustrator Belinda Marshall experienced a significant shift in her appro...

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australia

PHOTOGRAPHER CLAIR ESTELLE

Clair Estellefound a lot of crossover between her work as a graphic designer and her interest in photography. “I have always enjoyed compositional ...

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design

DESIGNER NAREEN HOLLOWAY

Sometimes it’s worth getting to know your neighbours. Talk often turned to homewares when the Melbourne-based founders of Marmoset Found, Nareen Ho...

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art

ARTIST GABRIJELA IVA POLIC

When a leading gallerist handed his business card to Gabrijela Iva Policat her graduate show in 2013, she was a long way from her childhood world. ...

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australia

DESIGNER GEORGIE LECKEY

Georgie Leckeyalways wanted to be surrounded by beautiful product. After studying textile merchandising at RMIT, she worked in the buying depart...

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interiors

PHOTOGRAPHER INDIA HOBSON

India Hobson fell into photography because it was quicker than drawing. “I like the immediacy of it,” she says. “The alchemy and pointing at things...

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art

ARTIST ALI MCNABNEY-STEVENS

While she has lived all over the world, and studied in Great Britain, it wasn’t until Ali McNabney-Stevens settled in Australia that her art career...

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