DAILY IMPRINT

duckeggblue's leanne carter-taylor

I often wonder - does being apart from your family and social networks in some ways give you more freedom to pursue your goals? Many people that I interview for Daily Imprint are expats. And while ...

stylist & jewellery designer emma cassi

I'm always interested to hear stories about people who have more than one "job". Because some would say that you should focus on one thing and do it well. But what happens if you have multiple inte...

fashion designer yeojin bae

When I met Jean-Francois Ponthieux a little while ago, he spoke about his wife. She was a fashion designer who had worked for Saba and Charlie Brown. He also told me she'd done an internship with M...

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...

architect clare cousins

I have another Clair to thank for the introduction to the work of architect Clare Cousins. Clair Wayman, that is. She is a constant source of info on all that is good in Melbourne's...

fabrik's sarah hardie

How do you judge experience? Not that long ago I received the look book for Fabrik. It was sweet and had obviously been produced with lots of care and attention rather than big budgets. But I didn'...

photographer roger deckker

When I contacted Roger Deckker he said he doesn't usually do interviews. Guess he doesn't really need to. If you check out the long list of clients, the calibre of people he has photographed and th...

artist virginia coventry

I was talking to a group of friends last night about the skill of writing - how sometimes to write simply (with intelligence) is harder than to gush, be super clever or verbose. I wonder if artists...

third drawer down's abi crompton

I defy you to check out Third Drawer Downand not find something that makes you laugh, think on a tangent or realise you've found the perfect gift for someone. But that's not all that the business i...

theatre ticket giveaway - 30 double passes to be won!

When theatre is good it can last with you for a lifetime. And it's nothing to do with the size of the venue or the number of performers. I distinctly remember being entranced by a play at the Belvo...