Colour Blocking.

Unless you've been hiding under a rock for the last little while (in which case, sorry to disturb you... as you were, soldier) you would have definitely noticed the good ol' colour blocking trend in all aspects of design - from fashion,...

Somebody Drew That.

I am super excited to welcome the fabulous and super talented Melbourne based architect Byron George of Russell and George. Hooray! You may recall my previous interview with Byron (click right here), and I also interviewed his parter Ryan...

Can a House Be a Character?

You may recall my interview with the lovely and talented ladies of Arent & Pyke a little while ago? Remember the one where I banged on about how much I love them, and how proud I was that they were my friends? Yes, that one. So, it was...

Concept Mood Boards | Bohemian Boutique Hotel.

I decided to do something which I hadn't really done before on the blog - I wanted to share some of my recent work with you guys in the hope that you will find it interesting. I was recently approached about designing an interior for a...

Thin Black Lines.

I don't know if I ever shared with you guys that I started teaching design this year. You know, I had a lot of spare time on my hands and I thought - what the heck, might as well. . In any case, despite the added pressure teaching has...

I Think I’m Turning Japanese…

So much could be said about Japanese design and their aesthetic. Japanese sense of style is much loved and copied the world over, often fused with other elements and styles. But nobody quite knows how to do Japanese design like the...

Importance of Trust.

...as designers, our primary job as 'artists' and 'creative business owners' is to build trust with our clients. Without trust, our path is difficult, if not impossible. Trust with clients is built over a period of time and gradually, just...

Thoughts/ Tangents + Books/ Magazines | 2010 Archive.

01 | On Inspiration And Honing Your Design Instincts. 02 | In Between Spaces. 03 | Why Is Beautiful And Inspiring Commercial Design So Scarce? 04 | What Do Criminals, Entrepreneurs & Designers Have In Common? 05 | A Year Ago Today. 06 |...

In Between Spaces.

Every time I flick through my bulging collection of design images, I surprise myself with how many images of non-desrcript spaces I seem to collect. You know the spaces I'm talking about - not quite a corridor, nor a vestibule. Not exactly...