The Patient Gardener } Visiondivision
I sure hope to be around in 80 years time when the vision of this sweet project is realised, but we’ll all just have to be patient – just like the ‘Patient Gardener‘ folks at Visiondivision who dreamt up this fantastical tree-top study space on the campus of Politecnico di Milano, Italy. Ten Japanese cherry trees [...]
The wild in us } Blue Mountains art & nature
There are just so many incredible people in the world that I feel fortunate to cross paths with. We had an amazing day in the Blue Mountains with a group of such souls at ‘The Wild In Us’ nature and art retreat on the weekend. A combination of meditation, art and outdoor therapy luring us [...]
Photo set } My best friend’s wedding
Wedding season is ‘ere with the warmer air. I was in the thick of it last weekend as a bridesmaid for one of my dearest friends. It was such a stunning day around Newcastle and Lake Macquarie as the sun cast a rosy glow on the festivities.
Architecture/Nature } Laurence Ciclet
Nature provides a blue print to modern design – illustrated so brilliantly here by French born, German based Architect/Photographer Laurence Ciclet. No surprise really that natural structures that stand the test of time can provide the same engineering stability and architectural sophistication when replicated…. and Ciclet certainly has a spot on eye for such comparisons.
Sweet sunshine returns
The sunshine returned to Sydney this weekend in a big way. After weeks of gloomy skies, spring time turned it’s sparkly light on – glistening on the sea and through the leaves – leaving us all feeling the glow knowing Summer is upon us… hooray!
Botanic screens & splashbacks by Kif & Katast
W-W-W-Wednesday?!! My oh my where has the week gone? I’ve been flat chat working through my to-do list before our trip to Bali, but more on that later in the week. Today I bring you the work of Melbourne based designers Kif and Ketast, interior innovators of big bold screening and splash backs – inspired [...]
The High Line } New York City
I’ve never been to New York, but I’m fast finding many reasons to go – one being to walk the High Line park with my very own footsies. Have you been there? Running along the lower west side of Manhattan, the dilapidated raised rail line was doomed for destruction in 1999, until a group led by Robert Hammond [...]
A tree house collection
Tree houses are what kid’s dreams are made of, and as a child of the 80′s – this vision for me included a pet ewok. Seems a few kids grew up to be architects and decided to take matters into their own hands, building tree houses for grown-ups, sadly minus the ewoks, but with impressively [...]
Textiles in the tulips
It’s no secret that I have a tendency to favour anything dutch – I do apologise, but I can’t help that I happen to hail from such a talented blood line. This colour explosive fashion editorial from Dazed & Confused magazine is no different. Ok, so D&C aren’t from Holland, but these were unmistakably shot [...]
Natural Fractals
A Peacock feather to me is nature at it’s most perfect. Like snow flakes and sunflowers and seashells. Watching a doco the other week I was amazed to discover that the forms these objects take on can actually be mathematically measured, otherwise known as natural fractals. A natural what? Fractal. Order in nature. Patterns, process, [...]
Chile’s Puyehue volcanic eruption
Hi there everyone! How was your weekend? Mine was a lovely long one (hence the Tuesday post). For some, it might have felt even longer with flights along Australia’s south eastern coast halted thanks to the plumes of ash making their way around the globe from Puyehue volcano in Chile.
The Eden Project
It’s high time we had a chat about the Eden Project because it’s too bloody awesome not to discuss, and no, it has nothing to do with Adam and Eve, although there’s plenty of fig leaves and temptation abound. Heard of it? I’m assuming some of you know something because it’s been around for a [...]
Happy Easter!
Hello!! What are you up to this Easter? It’s a long weekend here so I’m taking a little break, heading back home around Newcastle & Maitland, lots of family and friend time, maybe a trip to ‘the bay’ for some beach time, watching the Rip Curl Pro Live from Bells Beach, oh and eating chocolate, [...]
Garden stalk
The best thing about living in a tiny apartment with no yard in a snooty neighbourhood is that you get to spy on lovely houses with beautiful gardens. So I’ve been out papping the neighbours and planning and dreaming of the garden I might one day have (only in my dreams will it be in [...]
Peter Solness } night magic: Part 1
I have something very special for you today my friends which has been very hard to keep under my hat since last last Friday evening when I had the absolutely pleasure & privilege of attending Peter Solness’ night magic photography workshop in Centennial Park. You’ll have to stay tuned for more about that because I couldn’t possibly [...]
Vincent Callebaut Architecture
Welcome to the future. Belgian Architect Vincent Callebaut takes us there on his quest for energy intelligent, planet conscious, creative designs. “Cities make up just 2% of the Earth’s surface, but they house half of the world’s people and consume 75% of its resources. When we over-consume those resources, we don’t merely harm the natural environment, we [...]
Do you realise? We’re floating in space…
Things have been pretty chaotic on this floating rock lately, haven’t they?! It’s hard to write about something that doesn’t seem meaningless or trivial while so many are trying to make sense of their sadness. Perspective does that to you. In the grand scheme of things etc. etc. Thing is, it has always been chaotic [...]
Take me home…
I’ve never really loved Maitland, or Maiters as we like to call the place we grew up. Sure, it’s a nice place, nice heritage, nice river, nice space, but I was in such a hurry to move away from the place I didn’t have much time for affection. It’s a bit like that with hometowns [...]
Californian Academy of Sciences
Today, I’m taking you on a trip to the Californian Academy of Sciences. It’s only a momentary excursion so keep your arms and legs inside the windows and enjoy the virtual ride. [rss-cut]
Out and about around the world…
Shows, attractions, events and exhibitions make me feel all alive and inspired. You? Working in Sydney city, there’s always something to see or do which makes you feel lucky, yes, but you also get lazy and miss half of them if you don’t lock it in. So, some girls from the office and I did [...]
Wavegarden
Imagine living so far from the ocean, never thinking for a second you’d get the chance to learn to surf. Imagine being able to surf but your only choice is in shark infested waters? Now, say goodbye to those thoughts and hello to Wavegarden. [rss-cut]
Indoor jungle } estación de Atocha, Spain
Estación de Atocha was Spain’s first railway station, originally named Estación de Mediodia, but sadly burnt to the ground not long after it was built. They got it back up in 1982 – thanks to Alberto de Palacio Elissage and some other dude, Gustave Eiffel somebody – I think he built a tower somewhere else. [...]
It’s light outside
I don’t know about you, but I’m completely smitten with the juxtaposition of an outdoor chandelier. I’m yet to attend an affair with such novel lighting but certainly hold out hope to one day dance below crystal that sparkles in the sunshine and twinkles in the breeze (*hint hint engaged friends). Anyone know where this [...]
Tattoo house: Andrew Maynard Architects
What do you do when you’ve got no trees, a square building and a council requirement to screen overlooking second-story spaces? Why, you tattoo the windows, of course. Well that’s what the resourceful folk of Andrew Maynard Architects did when faced with this challenge at a place in Fitzroy, Australia – and it won them [...]
