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artist, stylist, photographer lisa madigan
I've been in contact with Lisa Madigan for a little while. And as she has an exhibition that's about to open (tomorrow, in fact) at Loft Galleryin Bowral I thought it would be a great opportunity t...
Read moreemerald + ella's jane collings
Jane Collings had what many would consider a dream job. She was the food editor at Donna Hay magazine. But after five years she was ready for a new chapter. The result was Emerald + Ella, which is...
Read moreNathalie Lete is a prolific French artist who works across a range of mediums. While she paints in a (mostly) traditional sense, where you find her work is not always so conventional. She uses sh...
Read moreSome companies are exciting to watch. To see how they will art direct their next ad campaign. How they will use fonts and graphics. And, of course, what collections and products they will put toget...
Read moreA little while back I met fashion designer Jamie Blakey from One Teaspoonand got chatting about her plans. She was about to design and decorate two shops in Sydney - one in Surry Hills, the other i...
Read moreOne store that I visited many times while working on decorating shoots pre-Christmas was No Chintz. This is the place where I got the felt pom poms for one of the wreaths some of you were asking ab...
Read morestylist & shop owner paul hopper
'Tis the season to pop-up. Fate or a funny coincidence mean that in the neighbouring suburb to The Living Room, fellow Sydney stylist (and contributing style editor to Habitus magazine) Paul Hopper...
Read moreThe internet has democratised so many aspects of our life - including the ability to own and run a shop. Think Etsy and Bigcartel to name just two easy ways. But there's still nothing quite like se...
Read moredesigner & stylist alice flynn
As I'm about to take my big leap, it's interesting to see the journeys the launch staff from real living have taken since leaving the mag. There's former style director Andrea Millar, who now is ...
Read moreHow things happen... Well, last week I let you in on a secret project that I'd been working on - Taika. This week, I'm going to reveal that a lot can change in a week. The site is now live in what ...
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