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BARKING UP THE RIGHT TREE
HOME PICTORIALS
When Owen and Beryl Davis bought the house – and they had hankered after it for some time – the adjustments they had to make to suit their lifestyle were minimal. All due to the good bones.
Designed by Bark Design Architects in 2000 for a young couple with economy in mind, the property had a powerful architectural impact that drew Owen and Beryl to it long before they imagined they could... [View]
Scandinavian Wallpaper & Decor
GLOBAL STYLE
We have a thing about wallpaper actually ... maybe it’s because we adore colour and prints, or because we love being a little over the top and brave in our seasonal decor fixations, but whatever the reason, we heart wallpaper! And we keep going back to the collections from modern wallpaper design specialists, Scandinavian Wallpaper & Decor, when we need a big hit of ‘wow’.
Their... [View]
Website: www.wallpaperdecor.com.au |
David Trubridge
GLOBAL STYLE
Illustrating the Maori mythology of birds, or ‘Kaitaki’, the original guardians of the land, ‘Icarus - Freedom in Balance’ was created by New Zealand designer David Trubridge and shown as an installation for the Superstudio Piu at the recent Milan Design Week in April. Made up of three wings that form spirals around ‘Sola’, a sun form, and accompanied by Trubridge’s well known... [View]
Website: www.davidtrubridge.com |
Julie Paterson from Cloth Fabric
AUSTRALIAN STYLE
Julie Paterson from Cloth Fabric is one of our favourite Australian textile designers, so we were excited to hear about her new range of wallpapers for the Porter’s Paints design series ‘Designers for Porter’s Paints’.
Joining the likes of Catherine Martin, Bowie Wong and Bholu, the new collection from cloth gives new life to Paterson’s trademark fabrics in native-inspired... [View]
Kenneth Cobonpue
AUSTRALIAN STYLE
On the hunt recently for the perfect feature chair for a chic inner city apartment, we came across the divinely decadent Bloom chair by Kenneth Cobonpue and fell in total lust! Wrap us up in handstitched ‘petals’ and call us Tinkerbell!
Inspired directly by nature, the Bloom club chair comes in the most divine range of deep red, citrus and moss greens and yellow, it’s more like a... [View]
Website: www.kezu.com.au |
Darcy Clarke - Designer
AUSTRALIAN STYLE
Another Brisbane designer making it big overseas is Darcy Clarke, who was invited by the curator of the annual Salone Satellite to present designs representing Australia in a project titled ‘Oceania’ for the recent Salone Satellite in April in Milan. With the theme ‘Designing the World’, the show was not only a huge opportunity for Darcy to exhibit his beautiful, organically inspired... [View]
Website: www.darcyclarke.com |
DesignByThem
AUSTRALIAN STYLE
The latest product release from design duo Nicholas Karlovasitis and Sarah Gibson of DesignByThem transforms an iconic Australian building and roofi ng material into a sophisticated, functioning ornamental object for the home. The aptly named Corro Bowl may have all the strength and durablity of corrugated iron sheeting, but in its new incarnation it has shown a chic turn as a platform for... [View]
Website: www.designbythem.com |
Jason Bird from Luxxbox
AUSTRALIAN STYLE
Congratulations to Brisbane’s own Jason Bird from Luxxbox following the recent debut show of his homegrown super talents to an international design audience in New York City earlier in the year for the 22nd Annual International Convention Furniture Fair (ICFF). Luxxbox earned a place at the fair after undergoing an extensive entry and review process resulting in them being granted highly... [View]
Website: www.luxxbox.com |
Camellia Delight
OUTDOORS
While garden fashions come and go, the enchantment of some plants, such as camellias, is everlasting. Amongst autumn and winter’s star performers, camellias’ appealing attributes include their hardy, luxuriantly glossy foliage and generous, delicate blooms. Many people probably associate Queensland gardens with more tropical plants, however camellias have been great favourites for decades,... [View]
Website: www.opengarden.org.au |
Narrow Gardens
OUTDOORS
Designing Narrow Gardens
You can turn a narrow area into a lush paradise or at least a presentable walkway. All you really need to do is think before you plant! Many plants aren’t suited to growing in narrow side passages for the following reasons:
- Space is limited, so there’s not much soil for roots to grow in and not much room for branches to spread.
- Side passages often don’t... [View]
Email: admin@asc.edu.au |
Tan Jung Sari
OUTDOORS
It’s nearly sixty years since Englishman Roy Smith was engaged by the owners to design their garden - Tan Jung Sari - which loosely translated means ‘Place of Sweet Smelling Flowers’. Smith’s influence has been profound: many of his ideas, installed decades ago, are still contemporary.
Possibly Smith’s most valuable decision was to recess the courtyard wall some metres from the... [View]
Almond, Cranberry and White Chocolate Biscotti
FOOD & WINE
Almond, Cranberry and White Chocolate Biscotti
125g unsalted butter (softened)
3 eggs
1 cup caster sugar
1 3/4 cups flour
1 cup self raising flour
250g whole almonds (skin on), lightly roasted
150g white chocolate, chopped rough
150g cranberries
Method
Preheat oven to 180 degrees. Line a baking tray with baking paper. Beat butter and sugar until light and slowly add eggs one at... [View]
Website: www.designed2taste.com.au |
Vanilla Bean Yoyos
FOOD & WINE
Vanilla Bean Yoyos
250g unsalted butter
100g pure icing sugar
220g plain fl our
130g custard powder
1 vanilla bean (scraped)
Method
Preheat oven to 180 degrees. Mix all ingredients at low speed until they come together. Rest for 15 minutes then roll into small balls (the size of a 20 cent piece) and flatten with fork. Then bake for approximately 20 minutes or until browned around... [View]
Frangelico, Chocolate and Coffee Slice
FOOD & WINE
Fragrant Orange Pastry
150g unsalted butter
75g sifted icing sugar
Zest of one orange
2 egg yolks
250g flour
Method
Place all ingredients in an electric mixing bowl and mix (preferably using a hook attachment) on a slow speed until all ingredients are combined and mix releases from the side of mixing bowl. Remove mixture and work by hand into smooth dough. Then wrap with Glad Wrap... [View]
Chocolate Coconut Macaroons
FOOD & WINE
Chocolate Coconut Macaroons
Makes approx 50
4 egg whites
110g caster sugar
110g pure icing sugar
40g cocoa powder
85g toasted desiccated coconut
Method
Set oven on 140 degrees. Whisk egg whites and sugar together to form firm peaks then fold in sifted cocoa powder and icing sugar (sifted gives a more even mix). Then fold in coconut. Pipe or spoon small circles of mixture (about... [View]
New Wave
HOME PICTORIALS
"It was important to create something that was amazing in the context of the site and do justice to the incredible Bribie surroundings," said multi - award winning architect, Ric Svanberg,
"something that people go 'wow, that's amazing'." From its tiered colonnaded stone and rendered masonry entry to its soaring, modern roofline the property uses layered high ceilings to create an impressive... [View]
Great Expectations
HOME PICTORIALS
Enter Paradise Homes. Paul and Anita had dealt with them when planning a previous project, and they had no hesitation in approaching them again. They had been living in the house for a couple of years, but it was just too small for them and their two daughters, so the plan was to raise the house and create living areas downstairs, with four bedrooms and play space for the girls upstairs. Two of... [View]
Captain's Cottage
HOME PICTORIALS
"The whole house was purple and green, it was frightening. But as soon as I walked in I loved it, it had soul and I instantly visualised what I would do." The former decorator started by re - painting all the internal walls with Dulux Vivid White. "It totally opened up the space." The neutral white also creates a perfect background for Tess' collection of exquisite fabrics and wallpapers, which... [View]
As Modern As Tomorrow
HOME PICTORIALS
Hidden away from the beach, shops and caravan park that so epitomise Dicky Beach, yet just a few steps away from it all along a shrub - flanked path, the new development was a prize indeed. Ray secured one of the best north facing blocks in the prestigious enclave. Brisbane Architect Con Zahos was asked to create a property for Ray and his partner Beni Arnott that would reflect its beach... [View]
Rising From The Ashes
HOME PICTORIALS
This accolade joins various state and national awards received for his work, which pleases Jaye who's relieved that the benefits of sustainable design are finally being recognised - with elements now incorporated into the curriculum for students of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. The relationship between Jaye and his clients, Kerry and Jo Armstrong, began almost ten years ago when the... [View]
Chic Derelict!
AUSTRALIAN STYLE
Re - project is designer Alexander Lotersztain's research study on design's potential to address environmental and social issues - his latest venture merges community support and environment and is aptly named Re - stitch. It's soft - denim seating, made by derlot, sourced entirely from the Saint Vincent de Paul Society.
As the designer and project founder, Alexander Lotersztain calls it... [View]
Bodega
AUSTRALIAN STYLE
Bodega is a curated collection of large scale, eco - friendly, temporary indoor art. The concept is to make the art of nemerging and established artists affordable and available to the public. Using eco - friendly inks and vinyl to create layered die - cut, gallery quality vinyl that can be applied to any flat surface, Bodega represents vinyl art editions from some of the most captivating... [View]
Website: www.thirddrawerdown.com |
The Chuckel Chair
AUSTRALIAN STYLE
Brisbane designer and architect Brian Steendyk's 'Chuckel Chair' was created in honour of three year - old Teddy Willoughby, the bright and smiling son of close friends who suffers from the debilitating disease cerebral palsy. Brian hopes to raise awareness of both the disease and the work of the Cerebral Palsy League of Queensland, having already donated funds from the sale of the chair to the... [View]
Website: www.steendyk.com |
Divine, Divine, Divine!
AUSTRALIAN STYLE
Holy mother of couture! We've seen and fallen hard for the new wallpaper designs of iconic rebel British designer Vivienne Westwood, created for Cole and Sons and available here through Radford Furnishings; divine, divine, divine!
Taking her ideas from the world of fashion and translating them into the world of interiors and wallpaper makes so much sense to us, we've been left gushing over... [View]
Website: www.radfordfurnishings.com.au. |
A passion for timber.
AUSTRALIAN STYLE
Southern Highlands designer Ian Factor has a passion for timber - sustainable timber best of all. He has made a successful career out of designing and making bespoke furniture for galleries, exhibitions and commissions using only timber from sustainable sources in his meticulously handcrafted pieces.
We really love his signature piece - the Stack of Drawers, inspired by the many beautiful... [View]
Website: www.707.com.au |
Cassette Is Not Dead
GLOBAL STYLE
As fans of anything old school and recycling cool, we had to smile when we came across the work of Spanish architect and designer Vanesa Moreno Serna and her Cassette Is Not Dead series. Basically, she takes as many functional things as possible - like chairs, tables, boxes and lamps - and turns them into illuminated works of art by combining them with a plethora of old throw away music... [View]
Website: www.cassetteisnotdead.com |
DESIGN BY THEM
AUSTRALIAN STYLE
Designers Sarah Gibson and Nicholas Karlovasitis believe that there is a large difference between designing products that can be recycled and products that are made from recycled materials. Many products can be recycled however the majority use virgin plastic, essentially adding more plastic to a saturated recycling system.
Nicholas - who is a lecturer of Ecodesign at the University of... [View]
Website: www.designbythem.com |
Zaishu
AUSTRALIAN STYLE
Launched in 2004 by Australian designers Matthew Butler and Helen Punton at the prestigious Australian Centre for Contemporary Art in Melbourne and on the global stage at the Milan Furniture Fair and Milan Art Fair, the Zaishu seat/ tables have become an iconic Australian design. They are also created by a team with a strong commitment to ethical design practices and a passion for functional... [View]
Website: www.zaishu.com |
KT DOYLE
AUSTRALIAN STYLE
Brisbane designer KT Doyle has developed an innovative range of sustainable textiles, wallpaper and unique prints that sit at the intersection of art, craft and design. The ‘Falling Leaves’ collection is the result of twelve months research by KT into sustainable materials and manufacturing in Australia as part of a Brisbane City Council Creative Sparks Grant. She believes that design... [View]
Red Seed Studio
AUSTRALIAN STYLE
Red Seed Studio is a design collaboration between Brisbane creatives Ellie Beck and Sam Messina, who aim to self-produce a highly crafted and evolving range of artwork, clothing, homewares and accessories that embrace meaningful design.
This talented duo believe that it is important to remember the traditional crafts of our ancestors, and pass them onto our children, as well as... [View]
Website: www.redseedstudio.com.au |
THE DHARMA DOOR
AUSTRALIAN STYLE
Local Brisbane company The Dharma Door was created by Shannon Sheedy after she and her partner Mick left their jobs in Brisbane to embark on a ‘soul searching’ trip through South East Asia that led them to a stint as volunteers living in Nepal and, eventually, as teachers in a school for adult refugees within the Tibetan refugee community of Dharamsala in the Himalayan foothills of... [View]
Website: www.thedharmadoor.com.au |
ARMADILLO & CO
AUSTRALIAN STYLE
Hand crafted from sustainable natural fi bres including pure wool, jute, cotton and hemp, the rugs created by ARMADILLO & CO are woven by traditional artisans in local village communities, using age old weaving techniques in a Fair Trade environment. ARMADILLO & CO was founded by Jodie Fried from Bholu and her collaborator Sally Pottharst, both designers who respect that, if you are to... [View]
Website: www.armadillo-co.com |
Bholu
AUSTRALIAN STYLE
We rate Bholu as an Australian design company making a very real difference, on an international level. Founded by Jodie Fried, Bholu takes ethical design to a new standard. The philosophy behind Bholu is to create beautiful products - like hand stitched felt cushions, throws, lamp shades, rugs and kid’s toys - whilst benefi tting communities at a grass roots level along the way.... [View]
A Day in the Country
OUTDOORS
It was the fight over the lollies that did it, I don’t know why, because obviously, the green ones are always better than the red ones. Anyway, we missed the turn off to Kingscliff where we’d planned to visit a great antique store and ended up at Murwillumbah instead. And what a discovery we made – the charming villages of Uki and Stokers Siding, lush green countryside, a great place for... [View]
High and Dry
OUTDOORS
This is a garden with just a few more than the normal challenges: it’s based on decomposed granite and there’s no reliable onsite water, however the ingenuity of the owners has resulted in a strikingly attractive ten-year-old garden surrounded by rugged, sparsely timbered sage coloured hills. It was the elevated, airy position with views north to Magnetic Island, and south to Cape Cleveland... [View]
Summer Barbeque
FOOD & WINE
2 cloves of peeled garlic
2 stalks rosemary, stripped
1 small peeled Spanish onion
2 tablespoons Chinese BBQ sauce (available in Asian supermarkets)
½ cup balsamic vinegar
½ cup grape seed oil
Method
Place all ingredients in a food processor and blend to a rough puree, then place steak into the marinade for 3-4 hours or the night before.
Cook steak on a hot grill plate to desired... [View]
i ... stool
AUSTRALIAN STYLE
Helena Kinnunen's 'i ... stool' was created in response to a world of plastic, but begs to be loved with its playfulness and charming character. Helena has borrowed from a term from the Finnish design house Italla when describing her 'i ... stool', in that it is made to be 'against throwawayism' - testament to this philosophy is the use of a humble cushion as the seating on simple steel legs.... [View]
Infinity Design
AUSTRALIAN STYLE
The Silver award in Luminaire Design was given to Infinity Design for their Viento XT Outdoor LED Strip lighting system, which utilises sustainable LED technology and recyclable materials to create a user friendly and efficient product solution. The brief was to create a LED strip light suitable for all outdoor, underwater and extreme conditions with a desired waterproof rating of IP68. The new... [View]
Luxxbox
AUSTRALIAN STYLE
Brisbane boy Jason Bird from Luxxbox received two Gold Awards - one for Furniture Design for his Brainwash Collection, an espresso culture café series of stools, tables and benches, and the other in the Luminare Design category for his Phase pendant light with its complex tri-form profile, angular shape and edgy pattern work. Both of these designs have been featured here in QH before as our... [View]
D-Bros
GLOBAL STYLE
The D-BROS brand, featuring products created by graphic designers, was launched in 1995 as the product of the ad production and graphic design firm Draft Co., Ltd. in Tokyo. They have a really funky and fresh line of whimsical stationery, interior accessories, textiles and other design-orientated product available in Japan and overseas, and now Third Drawer Down have taken them on board to let... [View]
Website: www.thirddrawerdown.com |
Suck U.K
GLOBAL STYLE
Suck UK always impress with some seriously cool design, and one of our favourite online stores in Australia, Top 3 By Design, have an ever growing stock of this modern iconic brand. Check out their latest lighting design, this stunning oversized wooden bulb pendant/floor lamp. Hang it from the ceiling to cast graphic shadows across the room, or just go for an effortlessly hip look and lay it on... [View]
Endless Rain
GLOBAL STYLE
We always check in with the quirky little Japanese design group Kyouei, who seem to have an ongoing love affair with electronica meets industrial design. Their latest offering is just that - the Endless Rain record is a phonograph record that plays endlessly. The grooves in the record form a circle that allows it to endlessly play rain sounds on one side, and falling rain drops on the other. So... [View]
Foxy!
AUSTRALIAN STYLE
Designed by renowned landscape designer, William Dangar of Dangar Group, in conjunction with Sydney-based interior designer, Briony Fitzgerald, the Foxy dining chair has wooed us with its bold use of high gloss colour, faux-bamboo frame and a funky assortment of upholstery alternatives that would look hot in our contemporary dining spaces. The lightweight aluminum Foxy casual dining chair can... [View]
Designer Rugs with Alex Perry
AUSTRALIAN STYLE
One of Australia’s foremost fashion designers, Alex Perry, has turned his rather talented hand to designing a new range of floor coverings for Designer Rugs, and we have to say, divine Mr. Perry ... totally divine! Taking inspiration from his Greek heritage, each design tells a different story of an aspect of Greece. Pictured here is Rhodes - a high impact black and white graphic statement... [View]
Website: www.designerrugs.com.au |
Tall Order
HOME PICTORIALS
A block on David Low Way in Peregian, it offered ocean and bush, water and land, sea and scrub – everything they both wanted.
High up above the highway, the land looks east across the ocean to Noosa one way, to Caloundra the other. Jackie was thrilled. She had her sweeping ocean views.
To the west, the views unfurled over to the Noosa National Park and beyond to Maleny to take in... [View]
Salt & Sea
HOME PICTORIALS
Designed by Paul Toulson from Total Vision Design in Miami, and built in impressive time and under budget by Ian Hipwood of Hipwood Constructions - both experts in the area of high-end coastal construction, Nautica has been fitted out in a style that is open, light and modern. And yet it remains utterly, irresistibly ‘beachy’ - the azure blue ocean provides the stunning backdrop to a home... [View]
Beach Appeal
HOME PICTORIALS
Although it was built more than 25 years ago, there has never been another complex approved for building right over the beach and so close to Hastings Street and the Noosa National Park.
This is a one-off complex of unique apartments owned by people who appreciate their good fortune in living in a beachfront property that is irreplaceable. These owners are not going anywhere; they renovate,... [View]
Beachfront Masterpiece
HOME PICTORIALS
Like the many oil paintings and sculptures which line the walls, the home is remarkably beautiful; yet it has also been designed to offer a practical and comfortable lifestyle.
The split level, four bedroom, four bathroom property was designed by leading Tweed Coast architect Scott Carpenter, and built by local master builder Steve Kerr, who has been responsible for many of the Tweed... [View]
BOOŸ & HAW
AUSTRALIAN STYLE
Feel uninspired by traditional home furnishings? Can’t find a lamp that represents your ‘personal brand’? Break out in cold sweat at the thought of visiting a ‘home display centre’?
BOOŸ & HAW understand your interior design angst. That’s why they’ve created their own collection of bespoke furniture. One of a kind pieces crafted with love, industrial design degrees and random... [View]
Email: joel@booyandbooy.com |
Coolangatta Gold
HOME PICTORIALS
words: Nicole Deuble
photography: John Downs
When your views stretch along Greenmount beach, take in the Surfers Paradise skyline and soar all the way up to Tamborine Mountain, you don’t need much incentive to stay home. Yet comfortable furnishings and stylish touches are still essential to enjoying life in the clouds. Aptly named ‘Sky’ this Coolangatta penthouse occupies the 20th... [View]
Catherine Martin
AUSTRALIAN STYLE
Catherine Martin designs some of the most sublime wallpapers we have ever seen, and her latest Cockatoo collection for Porters Paints adds another element of luxe to her very Australia themed repertoire. Just imagine an entire wall of this decadent design!! Inspired by her time spent watching the cockatoos flying over the waterholes in the outback during the making of Baz Luhrmann’s... [View]
Website: www.porterspaints.com.au |
Lark and Friends
AUSTRALIAN STYLE
More yummy tableware from Solitaire! Take a little old-world English charm and mix it with new school cool, and you get a range of placemats, napkins and gift cards that fit perfectly in contemporary entertaining. Available from Lark and Friends, the Solitaire range is super cute, colourful and affordable to boot, and as every piece is hand printed, you know there is love imbued in each and... [View]
Website: www.larkmade.com.au |
Annabel Trends
AUSTRALIAN STYLE
Far from being just the domain of arts and crafters, felt can have some seriously cool and quirky design possibilities. Case in point? The stylish new range of felt tableware from Annabel Trends combines the tactile qualities of this nifty base with oriental-style cut out motifs in very modern colourways of red, black and marle grey. The affordable range includes table runners and placemats,... [View]
Website: www.annabeltrends.com |
High on a Hill
HOME PICTORIALS
words: Ann Cadzow
photography: Anastasia Kariofyllidis
Owners Greg and Barbara McRae have created a singular style in this home with an emphasis on the seamless indoor/outdoor flow that is so popular in subtropical climates. At first look, it is impossible to tell whether you are inside the house or out of it. The kitchen, living and outdoor entertaining areas on the main level – one up... [View]
Turning Japanese
HOME PICTORIALS
The Clout surname is well-known in the Queensland design industry but the first name is just coming into its own. Chris Clout – nephew of building designer Paul Clout – is young, talented and determined to stamp his imprint on the evolving architectural scene.
Chris Clout designed his first house at age six. Admittedly it was a cubby house, but an elaborate one at that, and was quickly... [View]
White Light
HOME PICTORIALS
With a view of the Brisbane river that stretches as far as the eye can see, it’seasy to understand why the owners ofthis nineties apartment wanted to makeit the star of the show.
A clean sweep was made to lighten and brighten thewhole apartment inside and out. Now it’s a fresh, open,spacious and welcoming home away from home forthe family of Sunshine Coast building designer StephenKidd,... [View]
The Retreat
OUTDOORS
Retreat garden, north of Brisbane, is a romanticlandscape encapsulating dreamy elements:arches and arbours festooned with flower ingvines, perennial borders and winding pathways all imply an invitation to explore. Of coursethere are also places in which to relax and ‘taketea’ at any one of several elegant tables andchairs dotted around.
This superb cottage garden is the creation of... [View]
A French Afternoon Tea
HOME & LIVING
The Setting
The French have a way of seeing the beauty in imperfection. Furniture is handed down from generation to generation, repainted and re-used, and the marks of time are appreciated rather than erased. “That is why so many of us have become Francophiles - we are now embracing the charm and appeal this furniture has. Plus it fits perfectly with the philosophy of recycling and... [View]
Gourmet toast with Chilli Jam
FOOD & WINE
Serves 4
4 clusters of cherry tomatoes on the truss
1 avocado, diced
12 slices of prosciutto
8 cubes of feta (Meredith brand is preferred)
4 thick slices of gourmet bread* (such as sweet potato and red onion)
1 cup of olive oil (Romanico is a beauty)
Heat oven to 180°C. Place prosciutto on tray and place in a moderate oven
until crispy then remove.
Start by placing ½ cup of olive oil... [View]
Rhubarb, Apple and Prune Brioche Toasties with Mascarpone
FOOD & WINE
Serves 4
4 sticks rhubarb,chopped into quarters
2 Fuji apples, peeled and cut into wedges
6 prunes
2 tablespoons caster sugar
1 ½ loaves brioche*
150g butter, melted
4 tablespoons mascarpone
Place rhubarb and prunes in a shallow pan with just enough water to cover and add 1 tablespoon of sugar; stew until tender.
Then in a small pot add peeled apples, a touch of water and other... [View]
Crunchy Granola Suite
FOOD & WINE
BERRIES, MANGO, PAWPAW AND PINEAPPLE WITH BARAMBAH YOGHURT AND TOPPED WITH CRUNCHOLA MUESLI
Serves 4
1 punnet strawberries
1 punnet blueberries or raspberries
¼ red pawpaw, diced
½ sweet pineapple, diced
1 mango, diced
500g Barambah yoghurt
CRUNCHOLA MUESLI
50 g of each of the following:
rice flakes
rice puffs
kamut
cashews
slivered almonds
pepitas
honey (enough to be... [View]
Seeing Double
HOME PICTORIALS
The front of the home is beautifully restored with many traditional architectural details such as fretwork, leadlight windows and flooring left intact, and the original layout maintained. The rear of the house has been extended and opens up into a large contemporary space, which is used as the family retreat.
Architect Sarah Foley, from Bosanquet Foley Architects, designed the extension to... [View]
In the Mix
HOME & LIVING
Images: top clockwise
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Don’t be afraid to mix and match your prints - there’s something slightly retro-esque about grouping together colours and patterns that would not normally sit side by side. Throw the rulebook out and be brave - you may just find the oddest combination works to stunning effect! And the best part is, it can be an ever-changing arrangement to suit your mood for the... [View]
Old is Now New
HOME PICTORIALS
How long is the life of a house? Some have been around for hundreds of years, surviving because of historical or architectural interest; some houses have moved with the times and been updated over the top of original features which have been discovered with squeals of joy years later – but for most houses, one or two renovations is all they can expect.
And when that renovation brings a... [View]
97 Years Young
HOME PICTORIALS
In 1912, a lifetime ago, this was a brand new home; extended in 1925 to accommodate a growing family, it went on to shelter the last remaining family member until about 2005.
It remained as it was until Kay Andrews and Paul Hayes bought it with a view to renovating – which was an unusual choice for them, as they are partners in a building company, Radian Homes, which specialises in new... [View]
RESONANZ
AUSTRALIAN STYLE
Brisbane furniture designer Kent Gration, creator of sustainable design range Wambamboo and founder of Integration Studio, recently undertook the 2008 artisan Mentorship Grant with acclaimed New Zealand furniture designer David Trubridge in Brisbane and Hastings, New Zealand. It was a meeting of two minds – both designers share a passion for eco design ethics, and both designers have a... [View]
THE FUTURE OF DESIGN IS VIVID
AUSTRALIAN STYLE
The annual VIVID (Vibrant Visions in Design) showcase at this year’s Furnitex Trade Fair in Melbourne gave birth to a whole new breed of talented Australian designers. We couldn’t be more excited to see some of the innovative work coming out of our future design pool – most of all because almost all of the 100 pieces that were submitted for inclusion by some 48 designers in VIVID are... [View]
Website: www.furnitex.com.au |
Punga & Smith
GLOBAL STYLE
Wellington-based Punga & Smith gave us a heads up on their latest range of fabulously eccentric, quirky designs that they took to the Milan Furniture Fair this year, and we couldn’t help but smile with delight at the Beast Rug! With childhood memories of animal hide floor rugs as the ultimate in 80s OTT rooms, we’re loving the tongue in cheek take on it – and best of all, no animals were... [View]
Website: www.pungaandsmith.com |
Safari Fusion
GLOBAL STYLE
We were recently introduced to a stunning range of contemporary African homewares and design called Safari Fusion – and promptly fell in total lust with their to-die-for feathered headdress! Made in Cameroon by the Bamileke tribe, and traditionally worn by royal dancers during important ceremonies, the headdress makes a stunning style statement when hung on a wall as an artistic statement... [View]
Website: www.safarifusion.com.au |
Conscious Design
GLOBAL STYLE
A NZ designer making waves in Milan was Nathan Goldsworthy, one part of the Conscious Design team. Nathan’s shoestring tables stand out to us as excellent examples of visual furniture design – kind of like folded origami, their lightweight appearance belies an inner strength that comes from a totally steel base. And with colour options like burgundy, blue, cream, gravel and gold, and a... [View]
Website: www.consciousdesign.co.nz |
French Connection
HOME PICTORIALS
On closer inspection something else is apparent; the replica Queenslander, designed and built by Lee Manson, features all the detail of the original version; the VJ ceilings and walls, ten-foot ceilings, solid brass fittings and century old leadlight windows. The internal walls throughout the house are two tones of warm cream trimmed with a fresh white. The pale walls are teamed with internal... [View]
Maarten De Ceulaer
GLOBAL STYLE
Always partial to some twisted, out-of-the-box ideas, we have quickly added the zany works of Belgium designer Maarten De Ceulaer to our favourites list. With a refreshingly fun and funky twist on recycled design, and excessive use of bold, bright surface colour combinations, Maarten can take a pile of old suitcases and turn it into a juxtaposed storage system, or use some old irons as bookends... [View]
Website: www.maartendeceulaer.com |
Liana Yaroslavski
GLOBAL STYLE
The ‘Haute Couture Coffee Tables’ collection by artist and graphic designer turned furniture innovator Liana Yaroslavski mixes baroque decadence with modern materials. Venetian chandeliers are dismantled, turned upside down and put back together to be encased in sleek plexiglass; precious and rare tapestries, original Versailles floors, Bohemian crystals and the like are incorporated into... [View]
Website: www.lianayar.com |
Studio Job
GLOBAL STYLE
Job Smeets and Nynke Tynagel are two Dutch designers very much in demand right now. Their collective talents come under the name of Studio Job, and they have become synonymous with avant-garde, expressionistic design. This experimental couple, both graduates of the Design Academy Eindhoven, like to “question the common notions on functionality, mass production and style.” More installation... [View]
Website: www.studiojob.nl |
Ayme Fitzgerald
GLOBAL STYLE
Another UK designer to star at the 100% Design festival was Ayme Fitzgerald, a contemporary pattern designer who specialises in digitally printed wallpaper, textiles and surface pattern designs. Using photographic and hand rendered imagery, flocking, embellishment, foiling and screen-printing, Ayme produces one of the most stunning and exciting bespoke ranges we have seen on the young... [View]
Website: www.aymefitzgerald.co.uk |
Fast growing vegetables
OUTDOORS
WHAT CAN YOU GROW FAST?
Radish is one of the fastest growing vegetables. It can be harvested within four weeks of planting in spring or autumn. Spring onions and carrots can be thinned out when young and the smaller ones eaten. Keep eating /harvesting over the following two to three months as the plants mature.
Lettuce – pick and use the outer leaves as the plant grows … eventually a... [View]
Herbs in the garden
OUTDOORS
HOW TO PLANT AND GROW THEM
Most herbs grow best in full sun and prefer well drained soil. They’re often planted in a separate bed, but they can be grown amongst other small flowering plants, such as in rockeries and cottage garden beds. The larger herbs (lavender, wormwood, rosemary) can be grown as a low hedge, and many of the smaller herbs make excellent edging plants (thymes, chives,... [View]
Oriental garden design
OUTDOORS
They avoid clutter, and using an excessive variety of materials. The number of plant varieties is often limited and cultivars are often planted en masse, to create an effect. A courtyard may contain an area of gravel with only one or a few rocks – the effect is more dramatic when the number of rocks is limited.
Oriental gardens strive to create harmony and balance, often by imitating... [View]
Pistachio, basil and cream cheese dip
FOOD & WINE
INGREDIENTS
150 grams of roasted pistachio nuts
2 knobs of garlic
¼ bunch fresh basil
150 grams Philadelphia cream cheese
Juice of one lemon
2 tablespoons of natural yoghurt
METHOD
Dry roast pistachio nuts on a tray until they are golden.
Place all ingredients in a food processor and blend to a smooth paste.
Serve with your favourite crispbreads.
To make your own crispbreads,... [View]
Muhammara (Turkish walnut garlic and pomegranate dip)
FOOD & WINE
Serves 4
INGREDIENTS
3 teaspoons pomegranate molasses (available at all good delis)
2 medium-sized roasted red capsicums (substitute with good quality in a jar).
If using fresh, use only the fl esh, discarding seeds and stem.
150 grams of roasted walnuts
1 fresh garlic knob chopped
3 slices of sourdough bread
2 level teaspoons cumin
½ teaspoon chilli fl akes
½ lemon juice
¼ cup... [View]
Turkish delight fruit cocktail
FOOD & WINE
INGREDIENTS
120 grams raspberries
150 grams strawberries
250 ml of pomegranate juice
100 ml apple juice
2 teaspoons rose water
1 tablespoon honey
Crushed ice
METHOD
Take tops off strawberries and place in a blender with all
ingredients and blend to a puree.
Pour into tall glasses with ice. [View]
That 70s thing … seafood cocktail salad
FOOD & WINE
Serves 4
INGREDIENTS
1 avocado peeled and diced with the juice of half a lemon to prevent discolouration
4 tablespoons crabmeat
2 tomatoes, peeled and diced
½ cucumber peeled with seeds removed and diced
8 king prawns peeled
1 mango diced
Juice of half a lemon
1 baby cos lettuce
AIOLI
2 egg yolks and one whole egg (free range if possible)
2 teaspoons of Dijon mustard
2... [View]
Beetroot, quince and orange salad
FOOD & WINE
Serves 4
INGREDIENTS
2 peeled and quartered quinces
500 grams brown sugar
600 ml red wine (good quality if possible)
Two oranges and their zest
1/2 vanilla bean split and scraped to remove seeds
2 cinnamon quills or a piece of cassia bark
300 ml of malt vinegar
8 baby beets, peeled
METHOD
Place all ingredients in a heavy pot and bring to a boil.
When you add quinces, leave on... [View]
Watermelon and feta salad
FOOD & WINE
Serves 4
INGREDIENTS
4 wedges of watermelon
Juice of one lime
1 tablespoon of pink peppercorns
½ cup of grapeseed oil
6 cubes candied ginger (diced fine)
1 red chilli deseeded and finely chopped
250 grams feta cheese (Meredith is a good one)
¼ bunch basil torn into strips
Parmesan, peeled off a wedge into 12 strips
METHOD
To make dressing, add all ingredients apart from the... [View]
Bjorn Rust and Surya Graf
AUSTRALIAN STYLE
Brisbane-based designers Bjorn Rust and Surya Graf are the talented duo behind Snack On, a collaborative project that aims to explore production methods and the inventive use of new and reclaimed materials to create clever designs that suit an industrial, urban aesthetic. The Lab Light pictured here is by Bjorn, and is designed to mirror modernist principles, with a CNC bent tube floor lamp... [View]
Website: www.snackondesign.com |
Liquid Sky by Little Wonder
AUSTRALIAN STYLE
Inspired by the characteristics of the sea, air and light, Liquid Sky by Little Wonder is an animated sunshade that captures the surrounding environment, designed to shift with changing winds and daylight. Originally created as a design commission for the Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery, Liquid Sky is now at prototype stage, and with its ethereal beauty this stunning concept will no doubt... [View]
Website: www.littlewonder-design.com |
Martin Davis
AUSTRALIAN STYLE
Martin Davis designs and makes one-off commission pieces of furniture from his studio in Victoria, and with an attention to the skills of his craft and a keen eye for design lines his work combines traditional joinery and hardwoods with contemporary aesthetics. Every piece is handmade by Martin and built to last for generations, and his furniture appears in collections both here in Australia... [View]
Website: www.martindavisfurniture.com |
Adam Goodrum
AUSTRALIAN STYLE
Considered one of our country’s foremost rising design stars, Adam Goodrum has turned out a wide range of work from high-end furniture through to decorative glass objects. After winning the prestigious Bombay Sapphire Design Discovery Award in 2004, part of his prize was a chance to exhibit at the prestigious Milan Furniture Fair, where his designs caught the eye of none other than Italian... [View]
Emma Coffey
AUSTRALIAN STYLE
We adore the work of stylish designer Emma Coffey. Born in Sydney, raised in the USA and UK, returning to Brisbane in her teens and now settled in Sydney, Emma has taken her passion for interior, architectural and arts design and combined it with a successful career as a fashion stylist. Her Chiuso furniture collection (pronounced “keyyou- so”, meaning closed in Italian) comprises... [View]
Website: www.emmaelizabethdesigns.com
Kenneth Cobonpue
GLOBAL STYLE
Award-winning furniture and lighting designer Kenneth Cobonpue is recognised in his native Philippines as a modern day embodiment of Asian design ideals. An early period of in-depth study, apprenticeships and global roaming from New York to Germany and Italy helped him to imbue a sense of international style into the works he has created since his return to the Philippines in 1996, when he took... [View]
Jason Bird
AUSTRALIAN STYLE
With a long and varied career in industrial design already under his belt, including a role as co-founder of design studio Acid Light in 2001 and accolades and exhibitions reaching from Australia to Tokyo and New York, Brisbane designer Jason Bird has become pretty savvy when it comes to the aesthetic of urban design. But it has been the birth of his own studio Luxxbox and the opening of his... [View]
RONEN KADUSHIN
GLOBAL STYLE
His design career has taken him from his birthplace in Israel to study in London (including a stint at Ron Arad’s studio!) and teaching in Berlin, Germany. And now Ronen Kadushin is spearheading a whole new design experience which is closing the gap between designer and user. He has termed it ‘Open Design’ - his Hard Copy collection is based on designs that can be downloaded from his... [View]
Website: www.ronen-kadushin.com |
Brisbane Designers
AUSTRALIAN STYLE
Give four hot Brisbane designers a commission to create one-of-a-kind contemporary furniture made from Silky oak, along with space at the Museum of Brisbane (MoB) to exhibit the designs, and you’re bound to get exciting results.
The four designers are Greg Gilmour, the creative director of Brisbane design studio Red Design; architectural, furniture and product designer Surya Graf from... [View]
African Accent
HOME PICTORIALS
Carol and Ian Gordon have brought a glamorous slice of Africa to the Sunshine Coast in their sprawling home - Stonelea.
This property is so redolent of African allure that you half expect one of Wilbur Smith’s dashing characters - Sean Courtenay perhaps - to be sitting studiously at his journals in the book-lined study, glass of whiskey to hand. And it comes as a mild surprise that there... [View]
Nature Lover
HOME PICTORIALS
Natural beauty takes centre stage in this family home perched on the dunes overlooking world famous beaches of the Pacific Ocean and neighbouring parklands.
With a free-thinking client and a brief to conceive something beautiful, timeless and practical, interior designer Rachel Kenway of Edge Design and Interiors spent two years creating the perfect home for the young family’s needs.... [View]
Belgian chocolate, macadamia and coconut puddings with Baileys Butterscotch sauce
FOOD & WINE
BELGIAN CHOCOLATE, MACADAMIA AND COCONUT PUDDINGS
200 g unsalted butter
200 g caster sugar
12 organic eggs, separated
75 g toasted, desiccated coconut
150 g almond meal
150 g ground macadamias
175 g couverture chocolate,* finely chopped
Serves 8 with 2 extra
Preheat oven to 180°C. Grease 10 cups or ramekins with butter and sprinkle with sugar, shaking the cup to ensure the sugar... [View]
Garlic herb roasted vegetables
FOOD & WINE
6 Dutch cream potatoes, peeled and cut in four
1 large sweet potato, cut into large pieces
¼ medium sized jap pumpkin, cut into wedges
4 parsnips, peeled, cut in half
4 red onions cut in four
1 head garlic cut in half
1 bunch thyme (approx.1/2 cup)
½ bunch rosemary (approx.1/4 cup)
½ bunch Italian parsley (approx.1/4 cup)
1 cup olive oil
sea salt and cracked pepper
Strip all... [View]
Honey glazed carrots, corn, peas, beans and spinach
FOOD & WINE
2 bunches baby carrots, peeled
2 corn cobs, corn shaved off the cob
2 cups fresh peas
2 handfuls beans
2 handfuls spinach
1 tbsp of honey
1 cup chicken stock
100 g of butter
In a stainless steel pot add stock, honey and butter.
Add carrots and bring to a simmer for approximately 4 minutes
Then add corn kernels, fresh peas and beans, cooking for another 2 minutes.
Remove from... [View]
Slow roasted rib or beef with herb and almond crust
FOOD & WINE
2kg rib of beef
6 boned beef ribs will feed approximately 8 people
(weight 1.5-2 kg. Ask your butcher for an aged rib as this will have more flavour.)
3 tbsp sea salt
1 cup olive oil
cracked pepper
Serves 8
Cooking the meat slowly ensures consistent tenderness throughout the whole roast, resulting in tender, melt-in-themouth meat.
Take the rib roast from the fridge and let it come... [View]
Street Wise
HOME PICTORIALS
WORDS Margaret McGuire
PHOTOGRAPHY: John Downs
So a thirty two perch block in the near city suburb of Bulimba allows this family to live and breathe surrounded by ... nothing much. The quiet street in which they found this land sits behind buzzy Oxford Street and is near a park, so it’s the best of all worlds. With three children attending schools in the area, life is busy for the family,... [View]
Jaime Hayon
GLOBAL STYLE
We have covered Hayon’s work in Global Design before, and this Spanish dynamo keeps on blowing us away with his one-of-a-kind, abstract designs that cross the line between high end design and fanciful art. The designer himself is something akin to a performance artist - he is well known for his colourful character and love of dressing up for press portraits, which we fi nd an endearingly... [View]
Website: www.hayonstudio.com |
Bokja
AUSTRALIAN STYLE
Bokja is an old Turkish description for an embellished velvet wrapping of treasured items for special occasions, notably the embroidered dowry of a bride. Beautiful and intricate in its detailing, it may seem like an unlikely mate to modern design, but the combination worked by Lebanese design team Bokja has produced a range of furniture that embodies ethnic chic.
Hoda Baroudi and Maria... [View]
Website: www.bokjadesign.com |
Kouichi Okamoto
GLOBAL STYLE
Kouichi Okamoto is one of Japan’s hot young design stars and head of Kyouei Design, an innovative and fresh group of freethinking, talented designers from this fashion-forward country. We’ve been part of the fan club for some years now after falling in love with his Balloon and Honeycomb lamps, and his latest creation is just as exciting.
The Liquid lamps, so named for a melting,... [View]
Website: www.kyouei-ltd.co.jp |
Brad Stebbing
AUSTRALIAN STYLE
Born and raised in Sydney with a globetrotting high school education that saw him living in places as diverse as Zambia and Yemen, Brad Stebbing began his design career with a traditional cabinet making course in London, where he learnt the skills that define his portfolio of design work today. A degree in Industrial Design at the University of Technology back home in Sydney forced the designer... [View]
Studio Ham
AUSTRALIAN STYLE
You may recall the Stitch Up table by Blue Mountains based studio and workshop duo Studio Ham that we featured in Design + last issue. So we thought it time to introduce the husband and wife team behind some of the most inventive, humorous designs we’ve had the pleasure of seeing in ages. Mark and Hannah Surtees combine their creative backgrounds of graphic and product design with a love for... [View]
Trent Jansen
AUSTRALIAN STYLE
Trent Jansen grew up in the small town of Kiama on the South East Coast of Australia and studied at the Industrial Design School of the University of Alberta in Canada, which led to an incredible internship at the Amsterdam studio of design guru Marcel Wanders of the Moooi design dynamic. That’s bound to make a huge impact on any young designer’s life and inspiration, and riding this... [View]
Poached rhubarb topped with pannacotta and Persian fairy floss
FOOD & WINE
Poached rhubarb
2 sticks rhubarb, cut into 2cm lengths
1 cup fresh or frozen raspberries
½ cup caster sugar
½ cup port
Pannacotta
125 double cream
60 ml double cream,extra
65 ml milk
1 vanilla bean, split, with seeds scraped out and set aside
1 tablespoon caster sugar
1 sheet leaf gelatine
1 packet of Persian fairy floss (Black Pearl Epicure)
4x60 ml moulds
Rhubarb
Place... [View]
Vietnamese spring rolls
FOOD & WINE
Serves 4
2 chicken thighs with bone out
1 packet rice paper
1 packet glass noodles
½ red capsicum (julienned)
½ yellow capsicum (julienned)
1 small carrot (peeled and julienned)
1 small Lebanese cucumber (cut into batons)
½ cup roasted cashews, crushed
¼ cup hoisin sauce and
¼ cup chilli sauce mixed together.
¼ bunch coriander leaves
¼ bunch mint leaves
Bring a pot of... [View]
Sand crab and Mooloolaba prawn pot stickers with salsa
FOOD & WINE
Serves 4
Pot sticker mix
150 g sand crab meat
4 green prawns (roughly chopped)
1cm peeled ginger, fi nely chopped
2 cloves garlic, crushed
¼ Spanish onion, fi nely diced
2 tablespoons Japanese soy sauce (Kikkoman)
1 teaspoon fi sh sauce
1 teaspoon sesame oil
1 packet gyoza or gow gee wrappers (available from
Asian supermarkets)
1 egg, beaten
1-2 cups chicken stock
1... [View]
New 'Devils on Horseback'
FOOD & WINE
Serves 4
125g double brie cheese
16g soft prunes, pitted
8 thin slices of jamon (Spanish air cured ham,
available at good delicatessens)
4 cubes Buderim crystallised ginger sliced
Cut small wedges of brie while cold and fi ll prune cavities.
Chill.
(Remove from fridge to come to room temperature prior to serving).
Place slices of jamon and candied ginger on large plate with... [View]
Croustillant pastry, almonds, figs, feta and honey
FOOD & WINE
Serves 4
2 sheets croustillant pastry (available from Black
Pearl Epicure)
2 fresh fi gs cut into wedges
4 teaspoons Meredith feta or any good feta
1 tablespoon good quality honey
¼ cup fl aked almonds
1 egg, beaten
1 mini-muffi n tray or similar
Preheat oven to 160°c
Cut pastry sheet into triangles and brush with egg, placing two
pieces overlapping to form a half square... [View]
The Bakery
HOME PICTORIALS
WORDS: Tahn Scoon
PHOTOGRAPHY: John Downs
Built in the 1920s, the bakery operated until the 1960s when it closed and became a motorcycle shop and then the Deagon PCYC, before remaining empty for a number of years. In inner-city suburbs commercial buildings with character and original features are coveted as residential properties, but surprisingly there was not much interest in the old... [View]
Renovate your lawn
OUTDOORS
Text and image: John Mason
Principal ACS Distance Education, www.acs.edu.au; www.hortcourses.com
What do you do to renovate a lawn?
The three most important steps in renovating a lawn are:
1. Getting rid of the weeds.
2. Aerating the soil to improve water and air penetration.
3. Establishing lawn grasses in the bare spots.
Removing weeds
Most types of grass grow slowly in... [View]
Water Water
HOME PICTORIALS
Words: Ann Cadzow
Photography: Nikki Bezel
The owners of this property knew this when they razed their existing house in Witta Circle and commissioned architect Gustav Donoval to design them a home worthy of the world-class location. Three years later, when completed, it realised all their dreams, and is a stand-out property in a street of luxury homes.
With a deep waterfront... [View]
The Bold and the different
HOME PICTORIALS
Words: Eugenie Navarre
Photography: Patrick Bingham - Hall and Colyn Huber, Love Green Photography.
This sustainable, big roof/open underneath concept has been designed specifically for comfortable living in a tropical
environment, and has paved the way for new eco-friendly lifestyle choices in the North.
There are accolades for its designer and owner, Charles Wright, who took honours... [View]
Mali Mali, Top of the Tropics
HOME PICTORIALS
The magic of Mali Mali is all encompassing, almost surreal. This pavilioned house on a 40-acre hilltop haven north of Mossman in Far North Queensland, commands 360° views across the Daintree rainforest and the Pacific Ocean.
Mali Mali, an Aboriginal name for butterfly, attracts the aqua blue Ulysses, which delights the owners, Peter and Julie Denman who built the magnificent retreat as a... [View]
Little Wonder
HOME PICTORIALS
“It was in an early 90s time warp – apricot vertical blinds, apricot plastic light fittings, tiles with sparkles and a kaleidoscope of wall colours ranging from magenta to navy blue.” With a mixture of awe and horror Anastasia recalls her first impressions of the second-floor apartment which she rescued from an increasingly tawdry existence. “The bathroom was okay but the tiles and tub... [View]
Whole bream with a date, papaya, mango and lime salsa
FOOD & WINE
Serves 4
4 whole scaled and cleaned plate-size bream
1 cup rice flour
1 pot or benchtop deep fryer with vegetable oil for shallow frying
1 sweet potato peeled and cut into wedges (pre blanched in
boiling water)
Baby Cos lettuce
Oil for deep frying
Papaya, date, mango and lime salsa
4 fresh dates, seeds removed
½ mango diced finely
¼ red papaya cut into large dice
2 limes,... [View]
Tempura garfish with coconut, mango and mint salad
FOOD & WINE
4 garfish whole or fillets
oil for deep frying
Tempura batter
100 grams of cornflour
80 grams of plain flour
200 ml lime juice
pinch sea salt
2 ice cubes
Place lime juice in a bowl and mix through flours, ensuring not to over-mix. It doesn’t matter if there are a few lumps, add ice cubes and leave in fridge for two hours.
Dressing for salad
1 mango peeled, diced in 2cm... [View]
Gold spice calamari
FOOD & WINE
320 grams of calamari tubes cut on an angle
Marinade for calamari
1 tblsp turmeric
1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
1 tblsp ground cardamom
50 ml fish sauce
1 tblsp paprika
1 tblsp maple syrup
400 ml sunflower oil
Place all ingredients (except calamari) in a bowl and whisk together. Put calamari into mix and marinade for at least one hour. Preferably overnight.
Place a frypan on the... [View]
Flathead fillets in Pure Blonde beer batter with avocado tartare
FOOD & WINE
8 small flathead fillets
baby Cos lettuce
Pure Blond Beer Batter
250 grams of self raising flour
1 tsp grapeseed oil
250 grams of Pure Blonde beer
1 tsp sea salt
½ cup extra flour for dusting fillets before frying
Sieve flour, salt into a basin and add beer whisking until a smooth batter is formed.
Leave batter to rest for ½ hour before use.
Avocado tartare
1 tblsp... [View]
Bird in Flight - Rachel Bending
AUSTRALIAN STYLE
As the designer and founder of Slingfings and Bird Textiles, Rachel Bending has helped to pioneer sustainable fashion and interior design practices from humble beginnings in a studio in Byron Bay, Northern New South Wales to the opening of the Bird Textiles flagship emporium in Surry Hills earlier this year. We’ve been following the Bird Textiles fabric and homeware collections over the... [View]
Website: http://www.birdtextile.com |
Wambamboo - Kent Gration
AUSTRALIAN STYLE
When we heard that Brisbane furniture designer Kent Gration of Integration Studios was taking his Wambamboo collection to London as part of the first ever 100% Futures exhibition, held in conjunction with the London Design Festival this past September, we had to take a closer look at the man and his work!
Kent has been designing furniture for several years and has a fondness for... [View]
Website: http://www.wambamboo.com.au |
Design According to Tom Dixon
GLOBAL STYLE
He’s an art school drop-out with no technical training who went from playing in a band and organising underground warehouse parties in London to become a self-taught designer and maker who has taken the global design world by storm. He also has a place as head of design at both the Habitat retail chain and legendary Finnish modernist furniture manufacturers Artek. Tom Dixon is quite... [View]
Moooi
GLOBAL STYLE
The always innovative Dutch design company known as Moooi is responsible for some of the greatest modern iconic furniture and lighting designs to emerge over the last five years.
Unusual, over the top, extravagant, quirky, cool - all words that describe the Moooi style, whether it is their black as black Smoke series, the paper furniture series or an oversized horse lamp. Moooi merges... [View]
Website: http://www.moooi.nl |
India Modern
GLOBAL STYLE
The Maison & Objet trade show held in September in Paris will
be showcasing the talents of seven Indian designers who are
redefining their country’s traditional skills and craftmanship
with a new approach to age-old design principles.
These innovative young designers are out to show that modern
and contemporary design is where its at in a country where
ancient and modern rub... [View]
Coastal Chic
HOME PICTORIALS
Vibrant colour, contemporary style, and an ocean view to die for ... this resort-inspired Gold Coast home takes luxury coastal living to a whole new level of pleasure.
You’re a young, vibrant couple with great taste and an absolute beachfront residence in one of the Gold Coast’s most prestigious locations. OK, now the reader can breathe a sigh of “yes, please!” For this lucky couple... [View]
Secret Ingredients
HOME PICTORIALS
From the moment Tonya Scheiwe walks into a “renovator’s delight” her mind works overtime. Having turned several houses from sow’s ears into silk purses she can quickly ascertain if a house has potential – and judging by the end result this house clearly did.
The three-bedroom postwar house did not appear to have much going for it apart from its north-easterly aspect. The sloping... [View]
9 Ideas For Creating an Elegant Outdoor Space
OUTDOORS
1. Let the fresh air in. Create your own little sanctuary near an open window so you can enjoy gentle breezes, natural light and an ever-changing view.
2. Use a favourite corner to build a decadent day bed. You’ll be surprised at how often you find yourself sneaking away to enjoy it.
3. Add a few decorator cushions. It’s an easy way to set a mood and introduce a boost of colour or... [View]
Landscape Design Principles
OUTDOORS
Since the space that a garden occupies is three-dimensional, the starting point of design is to get inside that space and create it from within. Imagine being inside a piece of sculpture. The developing space needs to evolve to accommodate the use, comfort and pleasure of its creator. The design elements are then employed to determine the way space will be perceived. All artists –... [View]
Water-Wise Gardening
OUTDOORS
Water-wise gardening has become a subject of conversation due to drought and water restrictions. In any normal summer, we need to be water-wise to care for our garden properly without wasting a precious resource: water.
In summer, plants need more water. It is also easier to use water incorrectly at this time of the year. Naturally you will need to water your plants more often when it is hot... [View]
On Top of The World
HOME PICTORIALS
To meet the challenge of developing their steep site, to maximise views and create a useable, attractive outdoor space, the property owners enlisted the help of Chris Owen Outdoor Design (in association with Allawah Landscapes). The elevated, Gold Coast hinterland locale provided a dramatic backdrop for this striking landscaping project.
Allawah Landscapes’ sympathetic treatment gives... [View]
Fresh Corn Salad
FOOD & WINE
(serves 4)
> 4 cobs of corn
> Cut corn approximately finger width discs and cook on stove for 10 minutes.
> Refresh in cold water.
Dressing
> 1/3 cup white wine vinegar
> 1 tablespoon seeded mustard
> 2/3 cup olive oil
> 1 tablespoon honey
> Salt & pepper
Method
Whisk vinegar, mustard and honey in a small bowl and add oil slowly.
Season with salt and pepper
Serving... [View]
Mediterranean BBQ Vegetables
FOOD & WINE
Turn your next barbeque into something special.
by Brent Southcombe, executive chef, designed2taste.
> 8 wedges of pumpkin 2 garlic bulbs
> 8 oyster mushrooms and 8 fi eld mushroom caps
> 1 eggplant, sliced 2cm thick
> 80 g Persian feta, cubed*
> 1⁄2 red capsicum
> 1⁄2 yellow capsicum
> 1 large Spanish onion, cut in wedges
> 4 thyme sprigs
> 2 rosemary sprigs
> 4 parsley... [View]
Sweet Potato, Pumpkin& Rocket Salad
FOOD & WINE
(serves 4)
> 1⁄2 pumpkin (skin on) diced and oven roasted
> 2 sweet potatoes, (skin on) diced and oven roasted
> One finely sliced red onion
> 4 handfuls rocket
> Extra blue cheese if you would like to garnish the salad
Method
Place the pumpkin, sweet potato, rocket and red onion in a large bowl and toss gently with the prepared mayo dressing.
Dressing
> 1 egg yolk
> 1... [View]
Silverbeet or Baby Spinach Salad
FOOD & WINE
(serves 4)
> 1 bunch of silverbeet or 8 handfuls of baby spinach
> 1 finely sliced red onion
> 200 gm pine nuts (preferably toasted) or sunflower seeds
Method
Place the silverbeet or spinach and red onion, and 1⁄2 of pine nuts in a large bowl and toss gently with the prepared honey dressing. Then sprinkle remaining pine nuts over the salad
Dressing
> 1/3 cup white wine vinegar... [View]
English Martini
FOOD & WINE
For each martini you’ll need ...
> 1 rosemary sprig
> 60 ml Bombay Sapphire gin *
> Elderflower cordial
Place leaves from 4 cm rosemary sprig into a boston glass, press lightly to release aromas
Fill glass with ice. Add gin and a dash of elderflower cordial
Stir 15 times and double strain into a chilled martini glass
Garnish with a rosemary sprig
* or other quality gin... [View]
Apple, Basil and Elderflower Collins
FOOD & WINE
For each drink you’ll need ...
> 2 chunks of apple
> 4 basil leaves, slapped and torn
> Sugar syrup *
> Elderfl ower cordial
> 50 ml Bombay Sapphire gin
> 15 ml lemon juice
> 10 ml apple liqueur
> Soda water
Muddle apple in a boston glass and add basil
Add a dash of sugar syrup and elderfl ower cordial, plus the lemon juice, apple liqueur and gin
Fill with ice, shake and... [View]
Strawberry and Apple Mojito
FOOD & WINE
For each mojito you’ll need ...
> 45 ml white rum
> 15 ml strawberry liqueur
> A dash of apple juice
> 2 strawberries
> 2 teaspoons sugar
> 1 bunch of mint
> Half a lime
Muddle strawberries and lime with sugar
Slap 6 mint leaves and add
Add rum and strawberry liqueur, and top with crushed ice and apple juice
Stir, and garnish with a mint sprig.
Note: “Muddling”... [View]
Passionfruit and Star Anise Sour
FOOD & WINE
For each drink, you’ll need ...
> 60 ml passionfruit-infused vodka *
> 20 ml star anise sugar syrup
> 30 ml lemon juice
> 1 egg white
> Star anise to garnish
Place vodka, lemon juice, star anise sugar syrup, and a dash of egg white into a boston glass
Shake vigorously and strain over ice into a rocks glass with a sugar rim
Garnish with star anise
* You can infuse vodka with... [View]
Caipiroska
FOOD & WINE
For each drink you’ll need ...
> Half a lime
> 60 ml good quality vodka *
> 2 heaped teaspoons of sugar
Muddle lime with sugar
Add vodka, top with crushed ice and stir
Top with more crushed ice, and garnish with lime rind
* We recommend Zubrowka Bison or Grey Goose. 42 Below (from New Zealand) is also a good one.
Note: “Muddling” refers to the crushing and pressing of... [View]
Negroni
FOOD & WINE
For each drink you’ll need ...
> 20 ml Bombay Sapphire Gin
> 20 ml Sweet Vermouth
> 20 ml Campari
> Soda
> Orange slices for garnish
Fill a rock glass full of ice, add gin, vermouth and Campari
Top up with soda and garnish with orange. [View]
Lavender Martini
FOOD & WINE
For each martini you’ll need ...
> 2-3 lavender sprigs
> 5 ml Parfait Amour
> 5 ml Dry Vermouth
> 60 ml Bombay Sapphire Gin *
Bruise one sprig of lavender in a boston
glass with a muddling stick
Fill with ice and add parfait amour, vermouth, and gin
Stir and strain into chilled martini glass, garnish with a lavender sprig
* or other quality gin, such as Martin... [View]
Best of both worlds
HOME PICTORIALS
“When we moved to Brisbane from Auckland ten years ago, I relished the chance to design a tropical garden with all the beautiful plants that I had admired, but couldn’t grow, in Auckland’s temperate climate. The dilemma was that I love the classic, more traditional style of garden. The answer was to create both styles, each one isolated visually from the other.” And that is exactly what... [View]
Le Jardin Cosser
HOME PICTORIALS
This elegant slice of France was three painstaking years in the making, but it now feels right at home in the Brisbane suburb of Chelmer.
To say that attention to detail is one of Phillip Cosser’s strong points is something of an understatement. Not content to bring a vaguely French feel to his garden renovation, Phillip and his willing accomplice (wife Catherine) spent months on... [View]
Parsnip, potato, leek and cannellini bean with caramelized bacon hock
FOOD & WINE
Parsnip, potato, leek and cannellini bean with caramelized bacon hock
SERVES 4
INGREDIENTS FOR STOCK
1 medium ham hock
1 carrot
1 onion
1 celery stalk
2 bay leaves
1 litre chicken stock (either bought or homemade)
1 litre water
10 black peppercorns
SOUP INGREDIENTS
3 parsnips, peeled and diced (note: save peelings for garnish)
1 tin cannellini beans
4 medium... [View]
Mushroom and roasted garlic
FOOD & WINE
Mushroom and roasted garlic
SERVES 4
500 ml chicken stock
300 ml cream
1 rasher of bacon, diced
2 large onions (sliced)
4 small pickling onions (whole)
2 sprigs of thyme
4 knobs garlic, cut in half
1⁄/2 bunch Italian parsley
250 grams field mushrooms
250 grams Swiss brown mushrooms
1 bay leaf sea salt white pepper
2 knobs butter
1/⁄2 cup grape seed oil... [View]
Thai pumpkin and sweet potato soup
FOOD & WINE
Thai pumpkin and sweet potato soup
SERVES 6
1⁄/4 peeled, diced large jap pumpkin
1 large sweet potato (peeled and diced in large pieces)
1 4cm knob ginger, sliced
2 medium diced chilli with seeds removed
2 knobs garlic, sliced
3 medium onions, sliced
2 litres chicken stock
1 x 400ml coconut milk
2 teaspoons curry powder (alternatively use red curry paste)
6 kaffir... [View]
Stupendo
HOME PICTORIALS
The dream to build their own unique kingdom – African style – has finally come to fruition for Lorna and Warwick Cannon of Redlynch, a semi-rural area set amongst the high picturesque hills of Cairns.
Their home Upendo, Swahili for love, proves that following one’s individuality and sense of ‘what’s right for us’ can create spectacular results.
The house, by Cairns-based... [View]
Di Lightful
HOME PICTORIALS
It's mostly about the lines in this beautiful new house on Noosa Sound: lines that flow and curve, sweep and rise, angle and glide. Ceilings are layered, giving texture and intrigue, walls ascend and compel the eye up to a mezzanine level and beyond to a pyramid glass roof.
These exciting lines begin at the entrance where a strip of pink Italian porcelain set in the white tiles is mirrored... [View]
Downsize? Never!
HOME PICTORIALS
It would seem logical, when moving into a very compact apartment, to downsize everything - and this is what the ordinary mortal would do - but when those doing the moving are known for their love of breaking the rules, it’s a given that this is going to be something very different.
HAVING SEEN A NUMBER of large homes where the decor has been put together by the duo affectionately known... [View]
Country Life
HOME PICTORIALS
There is something very soothing about a drive in the country ... particularly in the fertile region around Kalbar, south-west of Brisbane.
JUST ONE HOUR FROM BRISBANE and the air is clean, the traffic is light and quiet pervades eardrums more attuned to extraneous noise. The nerves settle, hearing becomes sharp enough to discern the hum of insects and the chittering of birds, and the... [View]
Summer Feast
FOOD & WINE
The great outdoors is the best place to share this delicious summer fare with family and friends. [View]
Choosing a Builder
BUILDING & RENOVATING
- Be clear on your budget and your housing needs;
- Shop around - compare plans, inclusions and prices of a range of project builders;
- Check with BSA that the builder is currently and appropriately licensed. This free advice is available by phoning BSA on 1300 272 272 or visiting BSA’s free Online Licence Search. You can also obtain important information about the contractor’s past... [View]
Tropical Gardens
OUTDOORS
A tropical garden is simply a themed garden with elements that mimic a perceived inter pretation of what a 'tropical garden' is . In reality a tropical garden can be as diver se as a rainforest, a sandy beach, or even a rocky hill with spiky succulents. [View]
Smart & Sustainable
HOME PICTORIALS
Inspired by Melbourne's famous boathouses,
this beachside home at Salt Village on the
Tweed Coast, blends classic features with
contemporary architecture where every
element has been carefully chosen with long
term sustainability in mind. [View]
White Light
HOME PICTORIALS
You may think that living and working
between Brisbane and Munich would be
a surreal experience - imagine having
homes in both places and commuting
between them. [View]
Aromatherapy for the Home
HOME & LIVING
Practical aromatherapy can easily be applied to your home, garden and pet care. You can use essential oils to clean, to protect, to deodorise and to enhance harmony in and around your home. You'll also gain personal satisfaction in knowing you're doing your little bit for the environment, because essential oils can, in fact, replace common household cleaners and garden chemicals, and when used... [View]
20 Things to Do This Summer
HOME & LIVING
Set your alarm clock (and your resolve!) to watch a summer sunrise. Watch as extraordinary pinks, oranges and yellows splay across the sky at first light. There's plenty of national park hotspots to visit. Pack a gourmet breakfast to keep your energy up. [View]
Clutter-free Feng Shui
HOME & LIVING
Interior designer and owner of the Beaumont School of Interior Decorating and Design, Tracie Dunne believes that though some schools of Feng Shui concentrate heavily on the more superstitious aspects of the practice, the original teachings did not. They focused instead on using good sense to encourage good energy flow. In the home, this can be achieved principally by de-cluttering, cleansing,... [View]
