17/04/2020 design & fashion visual culture
When the Financial Crash of 2008 began to take its grip on the United States, a former financial consultant adopted a nun costume and took the streets to join the Occupy movement. This was the moment Christine Meeusen started her journey of becoming Sister Kate, and later the revolutionary weed healing empire known as the Sisters of the Valley. Explore emerging new cannabis culture for 420.
Read more 15/04/2020 architecture & interior
The 1950s were all about optimism, a postwar carpe diem. Design icon George Nakashima was a progressive master of architecture and interior. Known for crossing over modern societal visions with Japanese craftsmanship, he championed a futuristic concept of living treasured by his peers. Step into his New Hope studio as featured in Inside Utopia.
Read more 14/04/2020 architecture & interior
The mid-century modernism movement took hold of Los Angeles like no other place in the United States. Houses were made translucent, the focus shifted from the street to the backyard. Abbye Churchill takes us into a Californian garden that creates seamless transitions between environments. A tranquil, yet wild nature in the heart of a thumping city.
Read more 11/04/2020 architecture & interior
“My aim is to craft a uniquely Australian aesthetic with an international influence.” To Ellison, this is expressing her influences—which span from Italian living rooms to Moroccan walls—in a distinctly Australian way. Striking sculptures and a mellowing aesthetic, her stylistic approach embodies the ideas of The New Mediterranean.
Read more 09/04/2020 food & beverages
One of the most diversely celebrated occasions of the year, Easter looks different from country-to-country. How we celebrate and what is eaten has always been dynamic. But beyond the folkloric traditions, chocolate has taken center stage in modern times. To avoid it being a sugar inducing ordeal, we have a recipe from Simone Hawlisch that fuses happiness and health together.
Read more 07/04/2020 architecture & interior
Determine an overall theme and think about what is achievable in your kitchen space. Before shopping for appliances or countertops, make sure you have a well throughout plan about your vision or renovation. Selecting the right material is one of the most important starts of the process. Take a note from our Kitchen Living book.
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