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shopkeeper sarah o'neil

"Pare down to the essence, but don't remove the poetry. Keep things clean and unencumbered, but don't sterilise." It's a quote from Leonard Koren, an artist, architect and author, and it can be fou...

artist mika utzon popov

On a recent house shoot I came across the art of Mika Utzon Popov. He is an artist who was born in Denmark but who has also moved between Spain and Australia. Mika studied at the National Art Schoo...

jewellery designer rachel wightman

On a recent visit to shelf/life I came across the jewellery of Rachel Wightman. After working on interior magazines for 10 years she decided to focus on being a mum and "maker of stuff", such as ...

artist james ettelson

James Ettelson is only 26 and has already had a couple of solo shows, most recently at Sydney's Arthouse Gallery. His premier exhibition was at China Heights, a gallery that showcases emerging art....

photographer tobias rowles

Tobias Rowles is a Sydney-based photographer who is managing to have a successful career in both the art and commercial world. One of his photographic portraits has made him a finalist in the Nat...

designers alex gilmour & dominic chong

Individually their achievements are impressive. Alex Gilmour has won the Qantas SOYA award for industrial design, and been a finalist for several others, including the Dyson Australian Design Awa...

shopkeeper ken wallis

The inner-city Sydney suburb of Redfern is undergoing something of a renaissance. While it might not have been known as a creative hub previously, it's quickly turning into one thanks to the vision...

shop owner jessica ibbett

Often I hear stories of people wanting to become interior designers. But Jessica Ibbett wanted to go the other way. She had studied interior architecture at the University of New South Wales. And t...

designer henry wilson

Straight out of design school at the Australian National University's School of Art, Henry Wilson entered one of his pieces from his honour's year into competition. He made the finals of the Bombay...

architect brooke aitken

While many architects tend to focus on the shell of a building, Brooke Aitken likes to take a more wholistic approach. She believes the interior design is just as important as the facade, and helps...