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 [...]
The life & style of Florence Broadhurst
Chances are you’ve seen the work of Florence Broadhurst without even realising it. Since 1959, her divine wallpaper & fabric pattern designs have been splashed world-wide, from hotels to handbags, curtains to carpets and cushions, rugs and wallpaper. Her patterns are self described as “vigorous designs for modern living” signified by large, bold, contrasting-coloured prints, [...]
Madrid Residence | Benjamin Calleja Architecture
There was a little morning ritual I had going on our recent trip to Argentina of picking up a lovely design mag and flicking through it over a coffee at a sta-lish cafe. Ok, so I only did it twice, but it sounds more glamorous if we pretend it was every day. Point being, there [...]
Seaside Dane
I can very easily picture myself here. Somewhere along the coast of Denmark, between Vedbæk and Rungsted, stands this residence of Danish furniture architect Rud Thygesen. The white semicircular villa, just a few steps from the sea, was originally built in 1957 and later expanded towards the water. Can you imagine getting lost for many [...]
All I want for Christmas is…
… a cinema converted to loft apartment in Stockholm with indoor trees, and a glasshouse patio. Only 22mill Swedish Kroners….. Santa? I’ve been good this year and Sweden is an easy ride for you anyway, right? You’ll find it on sale from Eklund Stockholm New York realtor (and by ‘on sale’ I mean it’s available [...]
Marcos Acayaba Arquitetos, circa 1972
If I were an arch shaped house I’d want to look just like Residência na Cidade Jardim, created in 1972 by Marcos Acayaba Arquitetos. Check lush landscaping, lux ambient luminance, a cool pool on a spacious plot in sub-tropical São Paulo, Brazil… perfectly paradisaical.
{photo set} Creatures on the Kalahari
This week’s set comes not from my lens but that of incredibly talented South African photographer Hannes Lochner. As a lover of cats and black & white photography I was so taken aback by these shots – things this special simply must be shared around! Taken over a two year period in the Kalahari Desert, [...]
{photo set} This is park life
Have I mentioned September is my absolute favourite month? It’s not hard to see why — glorious blue skies; light breezes; bright, bright sunlight sans burn. Last Saturday was a storybook scene in Centennial Park: laughing picnickers, ball-kicking kids, fluffy ducklings, babies in prams – I swear it could have been a washing powder commercial. [...]
Art for giants: Jim Denevan draws on ice
Just like many other artists, Jim Denevan experiments with different surfaces — nothing unusual about that. But has any other artist ever gone this LARGE before? You might recognise the name from our story a few months back featuring Jim’s large scale sand art. This time around Jim has been busy on the ice of [...]
{photo set} You can Hyde in the city
Some mornings I hop off the bus a few stops early to walk through Hyde Park in a last second attempt to save myself from the city, even if just for 5 minutes. On crystal clear days, like the one below, there’s something so magical about sunlight sparkling through the leaves, the comforting canopy of [...]
Free wheelin’ billy
IF you recall our Antique antics: top tips for the second hand shopper story a little while back, you’ll be pleased to know that my husband and I have since followed rule #6 and had a good dig through a recent roadside collection. Yes, we felt like bums, but that anguish has paid off ten [...]
Chinese sunrise over Yangshuo, a photo essay
On a two week trip to the incredible adventure locale of Yangshuo, China, I was fortunate to get a clear morning to shoot some sunrise shots of one of the most spectacular landscapes on earth. A disheartening 10 days of smog and rain kept our rock climbing group “trapped” in bars playing Chinese checkers and [...]
Happy days in the Australian ski fields
On the eve of the NSW winter school holidays I smile with a nostalgic pang as I think about what we would have been up to at this very time in the years growing up. For the winter holidays meant one thing and one thing only – going to the snow with Dad.[rss-cut] Mum didn’t [...]
Beautify your screen
Could your screen do with some natural beauty? Select a design and download for FREE! Now available for iPad and iPhone/iPod touch! Six beautiful Cohabitaire designs to choose from [rss-cut] Photography by Ingrid Schroder
Rain, rain and more rain…
Is it just me or are other Sydneysiders worried that the sun has packed up and moved to another universe? Was it something we said? If you arrived here any time in the last week expecting blue skies, chances are you’ve booked a ticket outta here….. explains the empty bus this morning. Ah well, has [...]
Feed the birds…
Nice moment, isn’t it? I swung around at the the sound of wings whipping the air as cranes, doves and seagulls scrambled to get a piece of the feast. What I love most about this is the girl who seems completely caught up in the present, nothing but her and the birds, not thinking about [...]
Autumn fog blankets Sydney
Over the past few mornings, a peaceful autumn fog has descended over eastern Australia. Here are some shots from[rss-cut] Bronte Beach, 6am Sunday 2nd May, 2010.
Volcanic lights
Some of the more impressive images to emerge from the Iceland’s Eyjafjallajökull (that’s a cut and paste) volcanic eruption, are those of the northern lights shining above the lava. If you haven’t seen enough already, here’s a selection of mother nature at her finest. Photography: Reuters/Lucas Jackson [rss-cut] Photography: Reuters/Lucas Jackson On a related note, [...]
