Design Free Thursday | Hands.

There is something very special about hands. They can tell so much about a person - about their values, occupation, age, aesthetics, marital status (at least some of the time), even the future (if you believe that sort of thing) etc. They...

Nerding Out on Shit Hot Ceilings | Part 2.

Ok, since you've been super good kids, here we go with Part 2 of Shit Hot Ceilings. Woohoo! In case you missed it, check out last week's Part 1 post right here. A few more wonderful examples of classic and contemporary ceilings which...

Nerding Out on Shit Hot Ceilings | Part 1.

I am often asked which element is the most important in interiors. And... I find this a really difficult question to answer. As I'm sure most of you would agree, any successful space is made up of many many components which need to work...

Design Free Thursday | Where Children Sleep.

Photographer James Mollison had a idea for a book - with a title "Bedrooms" in his mind, he set out on a five year assignment crisscrossing the world and photographing kids where they live. He quickly discovered that every child's...

Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend. Apparently.

Back in the day when I was studying Interior Architecture at UNSW, I worked at a jewelley store selling expensive Swiss watches and hand-made jewellery, custom pieces, engagement rings etc. During this time I developed an understanding and...

Stairway to Heaven.

So there I was, listening to a bit of old school rock, getting all nostalgic and shit... and singing along, off course! When yet another idea struck. "Hmmm... Stairway to heaven. I could do a post on that. Cooltown!" And here we...