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interiors by martyn thompson

Martyn Thompson's photography has featured in some of the best-selling interior books of recent times, including Ilse Crawford's Home is where the heart is. Over the past 20 years he has also been ...

kitchen coquette by katrina meynink + cookbook giveaway!

Books make my world go round. They wake me up, inspire me during the day, and ease me into sleep at night-time. I was recently asked what was my most treasured possession, and I had to answer: my b...

illustrator kerrie hess

Kerrie Hess is living many people's dream life. She was born in Melbourne but has worked in London as a graphic designer for The Independent newspaper magazines. During this time she was commission...

writer miranda darling

A highlight of this past year has been producing some features for Harper's Bazaar, and its "A Fashionable Life" series. One of the first shoots I did was with writer Miranda Darling and her husban...

photographer & author simon griffiths

One of the great Australian book releases from last year was Shack by Simon Griffiths. It's one of those titles that makes you think, "Of course! I can't believe it hasn't been done before." Which ...

writer susanna salk

As soon as I saw this book, I had to have it. I'm always on the hunt for inspiring kids rooms that are as much about style as substance. You could describe US author Susanna Salkin the same way. Sh...

illustrator and author steve jenkins

I was getting frustrated that I'm not reading as many books as I used to. Actually, the opposite is true. I'm reading between three and five a night - it's just that they're children's books. And I...

writer john boyne

Books are my first love, although they've been sorely neglected this year. At least the literary kind. But one title that did manage to sneak its way in was The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas by Iris...

frontliners extra: emma magenta

For those of you who've been around since good ol' days, you might recall that I featured Emma Magenta on one of my design*sponge guest blog post. It's interesting to read the interview again becau...

writer ramona koval

It's confession time. There's nothing I love more than listening to The Book Show on the ABC's Radio National. I have it on while pottering away in the kitchen at night. I've always been a book lov...