Both as a source of inspiration and guide, this book can help you capture the essence of beachside living in your own home. What makes a truly great beach house? Interior designer Lauren Li takes practical deepdive into some of the best beach houses in the world to discover what makes them so appealing. She explores a range of styles and highlights key elements to achieve your chosen aesthetic, such as layout, materials, furniture, decor and lighting. From nautical and beachcomber to winter and breakwater casual, Lauren shows that with a little thought and planning, the spirt of the beach can be captured anywhere. This is the second book in the Style Study series, which offers a new perspective on current trends in interior design. By showcasing leading interior spaces and unpacking the guiding principles the reader can learn how to achieve the look for themselves at home.
Everyone needs flowers in their life: this is an easy guide to growing your own. Have you always wanted flowers at your fingertips but were not sure how to get started? Or even what to do to grow beauty? Featuring forty of the easiest and most beautiful flowers to grow for any space, The Super Bloom Handbook will show you how. From bearded irises and roses to pelargoniums and zinnias, there is a flower for every pot, planter box or garden. Here are flowers that are abundant and resilient, that will grow even if you garden in tough conditions. Here are self-sufficient beauties to grow even if you snatch gardening in small moments of time, so your garden can overflow with delight even as your calendar overflows. Jac Semmler shows you how to care for your flowers, offering key information on growing flowers from seed, planting, pruning and flower care. The Super Bloom Handbook will help you discover the beauty that nature can offer, and the joy of tending plants and holding flowers in your hands. Start small, gain confidence and grow your way to a floral wonderland.
Make your own art! Join us on a vibrant discovery of how to paint and draw to create your own masterpieces. Join artist Bobby Clark for a guided art class exploring 25 drawing and painting exercises from doodling, blind drawing, continuous line portraits, shape studies, abstract floral still life and blot painting. This is an introduction to materials and techniques including pencils, paper, paints and brushes. Whether you are a seeking to cultivate a creative practice or need to break creative block, these exercises will help everyone tap into their inner artist.
Lean into nature: learn how to reconnect to yourself and to the natural world through the practices of twenty-five inspiring women. Women everywhere are searching for answers to better support their wellbeing and find balance in their lives. But what if there were a solution? One that improves our physical and mental health while also strengthening our relationships, our sense of community and our purpose. Women's health naturopath, Emma Drady, has unearthed the missing piece of the puzzle, our connection with nature. Here are twenty-five inspiring women who credit 'the nature prescription' as the true turning point in their lives. Each of these women have all pursued a career or deep passion centred around nature and share motivational advice and moving personal stories about connecting with the natural world. From nature drawing and finding a sit spot, to cold-water immersion and plant meditation, this book features a dispensary of nature prescriptions to help boost happiness, calm the nervous system, reduce stress and improve mood. Complete with a first-aid kit of nature-based remedies for now and for the future to harness the many benefits to the practice, the wisdom, and the wonder of connecting with nature.
Pre-eminent garden designer Paul Bangay reflects on his wide-roaming professional life and the aesthetic influences that have shaped him. A Life in Garden Design by Paul Bangay takes the reader through the life and career of the internationally acclaimed landscape designer, whose love for gardens and interest in the natural world was established at a very young age. In this richly illustrated book, Paul talks about his earliest pursuits and the paths he has taken to become the sought-after designer he is today. Written in his characteristically engaging and approachable style, he introduces us to the people who have helped him along the way, and reveals the influence they have had on how he views the world. We look at the source of his inspirations and find out what travels means to him; as well, we visit Paul's own houses and gardens, and see how his approach to design has developed over the years. A Life in Garden Design is a book for anyone interested in gardens, design and the evolution of a creative life.
Reflecting on the link between the health of our soils and what we eat, Soil to Table is filled with ideas and wisdom about how to care for your soil and includes recipes from chef Lulu Cox. Soil is a delicate ecosystem made up of minerals, water, air, plant roots, organic matter, insects and a complex web of micro-organisms. We rely on its health for our food and our future - just as caring for the gut flora within our intestines is vital to human wellbeing, so too is caring for the microbes in the soil the essence of soil health. Following on from their bestselling book The Land Gardeners: Cut Flowers, authors and gardeners Bridget Elworthy and Henrietta Courtauld explore the full cycle of soil to table. From the microbes in the soil to the seasoning in your dishes, each plays an important role in contributing to a delicious and nutritious meal. With recipes from chef Lulu Cox and paintings by Nancy Cadogan, Soil to Table is a celebration of the garden and an informative guide to cultivating healthy soil in order to produce glorious food.
A showstopping monograph on Iwantja Arts, home to Australia's most exciting contemporary Indigenous artists. Located on a small ridge at the edge of the Indulkana Ranges, approximately 575 kilometres south of Alice Springs, Iwantja Arts art centre is home to some of Australia's most exciting Indigenous art. The art centre, a studio collective where the artists paint and socialise, was founded in the 1980s when many Aboriginal communities were fighting for land rights. It was during this time that now senior artists campaigned to both establish an art centre in the community and for the 1981 Land Rights Act. As intended, the art centre is now a bustling intergenerational hub of the community where everyones shares stories, creates art and connects with their long-standing culture. Senior artists, such as original centre co-founder Alec Baker, paint alongside budding artists as well as award-winners like Vincent Namatjira, Kaylene Whiskey and Tiger Yaltangki. Told through the artists' own words, this searing bilingual publication charts the history of Indulkana from being one of the first pastoral leases in the region to the culturally rich creative hub it is today. Iwantja is a showstopping monograph of the Anangu artists everyone needs to know.
A guide to the stars for everyone around the world. Wherever you are in this world, in the Northern or Southern hemisphere, in the city or a remote region, this book guides you through the remarkable features of planet Earth's starry sky. Receive a personal tour through the wonders of the universe from astrophysicist Lisa Harvey-Smith. Explore comets and meteors, stars, planets and moons. Find galaxies and glowing gas clouds. Spot supernovae and enjoy eclipses. Learn everything you need to know about binoculars, telescopes and photographing the stars. You will never look up at the stars in the same way again. Featuring intergalactic illustrations by Sophie Beer, this global guide to the sky is your ticket out of this world.
The 'It Factor' - the French have it in spades. Discover how they apply it to their homes. Trends comes and go, but one style that remains perennially popular is the French look. The French prioritise plaisir (pleasure) in their lifestyles and it's no different for their interiors. The New French look is spirited and fresh, layered but never fussy, effortless yet always chic. It uses elements of colour and pattern confidently to create an elegant atmosphere, but with a sense of exuberance. It references history, without ever looking stale and stuffy. There's a respectful nod to the past but, at the same time, the interiors are edgy. Interior designer Lauren Li takes practical deep-dive into some of the examples of the New French look to discover what makes them so appealing. From the city to the beach, the country and the mountains, this first book in the Style Study series showcases leading interior spaces, unpacking the guiding principles the reader can learn how to achieve the look for themselves at home.
An escape from minimalism, celebrating bold colour, curves, patterns and the unconventional in contemporary interiors. In the 1970s and 1980s, postmodernism followed hot on the heels of modernism, as designers challenged the formality and seriousness of architecture and design. Favouring expression and eclecticism, they created fresh, surprising and provocative designs using a distinctive visual language that combined bright colours, unexpected materials and a good dose of humour and irony. Today a new wave of interior designers are once again turning to postmodernism for inspiration. These contemporary rebels are challenging the Modernist gospel of 'ornament is crime'. Breaking free of the minimalism of mid-century modern and the neutrals of Scandinavian design to inject homes with pop and personality. These twenty-one homes from around the world transform the ordinary and everyday with joyful colours and patterns, the celebration of surfaces and the juxtaposition of materials. There are twists and plays on shape, scale and form, and expressive and symbolic references, as well as a healthy dose of wit and whimsy. Whether you're a design enthusiast or simply looking to infuse your home with some fresh inspiration, this book is sure to spark your imagination.
Out in the garden, under the flowers, the search begins for costume treasures ¿ but something is missing! Join the Tiny Tailors in the garden as they stitch, weave and piece together their costumes for the upcoming summer parade. The berries have been threaded into sleeves and the daisies arranged into a fan ... but it looks like something might be missing? Will the Tiny Tailors be able to find what they need in time for the parade? Following on from the first book in the series, The Tiny Explorers, Kat Macleod's signature mixed-media style captures all the wonders and possibilities of the garden. A new bud can be turned into a cape and an armful of forget-me-nots can make the most beautiful gown. Seemingly ordinary elements - flowers, feathers, leaves and seeds - are turned into stylish suits and floral costumes when seen from the Tiny Tailors' vantage point. A variety of verbs are used to construct the costumes helping young readers learn the language to build their own creations. Explorers big and small are encouraged to use their imagination and discover new natural artefacts in their own garden.
Tamara Dean's photography deftly explores the undercurrents of the human condition. Tamara Dean's symbolically charged compositions of contemplative stillness and explosive action see humans intimately immersed in their surroundings: submerged in water, enmeshed in undergrowth, leaping from rockfaces. Exploratory and ethereal, laden with risk and chance and adventure, her images reveal the complex inter-relationships inherent in contemporary rites of passage and our connection to nature. This book, her first published monograph, is both a retrospective of Dean's work to date and a perfect introduction for those unfamiliar with her practice. Organised chronologically by series, each introduced with a brief text by the artist, it will give readers an insight into the evolution of her work and the themes and motifs that have featured throughout her career.
A showcase of the most innovative examples of Queensland¿s subtropical architecture. Imagine being in a home designed for a sun-drenched lifestyle ¿ a dwelling so attuned to its setting and occupants that it effortlessly adapts to the climate and allows outdoor living all year round. This richly illustrated book takes the reader on an immersive journey through Queensland¿s most exciting, contemporary architect-designed houses. New Queensland Home presents 28 awe-inspiring homes from the past decade, describing the architectural atmosphere in the early 21st century and exemplifying the ideas, teaching and buildings that have shaped the state¿s residential architecture. Visit glamorous hilltop villas that are a stage set for a splendid tropical lifestyle; go inside the most hospitable family homes in the relaxed garden suburbs; and revel in the perfect requirements for architectural escapism in pristine, remote locations. This illuminating book showcases Queensland¿s adventurous and globally acclaimed residential architecture, exploring the integral part it plays in the rich cultural heritage and exciting future of the state. Not only does it present aspirational homes, it also offers replicable models for regionally and environmentally sensitive architecture across the world.
Surveys 20 of Tasmania's most spectacular and innovative homes. From restored historical residences to contemporary, experimental masterpieces, the Tasmanian landscape is dotted with spectacular and innovative homes. Here, their inhabitants reveal how they stumbled upon their island properties. They share their journeys to discovering rich, lesser-known Tasmanian treasures, acknowledging its dark history, and embracing an ever-so-slightly `off the grid¿ lifestyle. Tasmanian Living observes slow, sustainable living in Australiäs southernmost region, showcasing architectural flair, reverence to style and design, passion for local community, and the integration of history and culture in contemporary homemaking practices. Marita Bullock and Joan-Maree Hargreaves breathe new life into Australiäs southern island, as they celebrate the homeowners that have transformed the humble Tasmanian residence into a visual feast for readers ¿ and visitors ¿ alike.
A vividly illustrated, easy-to-read history of the Australian Aboriginal art movement from remote Australia. The artworks of Aboriginal Australian peoples are a profoundly important repository of knowledge and reflect a deep connection to Country. This visually rich survey explores the evolution of the contemporary Aboriginal art movement in remote areas of Australia across twenty-nine art centres in five states from the Kimberley through to Arnhem Land and beyond. Featuring profiles of 100 artists, this unparalleled work provides valuable insight into Knowledges and Traditions, while highlighting the achievements of each unique artist ¿ all recognised as among the most distinguished painters from remote Australia. Author Marie Geissler¿s opening essay traces the progression from rock art through to the launch of the Western desert movement, which began at Papunya in the early 1970s and led to the widespread uptake of contemporary painting by Aboriginal artists. Esteemed writers Margot Neale and Djon Mundine offer erudite contributions distilling the complexity of the art movement and its impact. Dreaming the Land is an authoritative reference that offers readers around the world a valuable introduction to Aboriginal culture and the stories that underpin the paintings.
An updated edition of the definitive guide to Australian Indigenous architecture, richly illustrated with rare photographs. Here is the definitive guide to Australian Indigenous architecture, comprehensively updated to showcase the flourishing Indigenous design practices reshaping Australia's architectural landscape. The award-winning Gunyah Goondie + Wurley: The Aboriginal Architecture of Australia is the only continental survey of this country's First Nations' innovative architecture. It explores the range and complexity of Indigenous-designed structures and spaces, from minimalist shelters to semi-permanent houses and villages, debunking false perceptions of early Aboriginal constructions and settlements. Built on decades of research and field work and richly illustrated with rare photographs, Gunyah Goondie + Wurley offers insight into the lifestyles and cultural heritage of Australia's Indigenous peoples, and how they combine to have a dynamic influence on this country.
The first and only book to showcase a complete sartorial history of the Oscars' red carpet. The red carpet is so much more than fabulous gowns on famous people. It reflects the styles and values of the time, and has become a platform for often trenchant social statements. Red Carpet: Oscars presents over ninety years of fashion worn at the awards ceremony since its inception in 1929. From ready-to-wear to haute couture, it charts what stars and invitees wore across the decades, as well as the emergence of stylists, the commercialization of the red carpet and how fashion has shaped Hollywood. The book opens with a foreword by Cate Blanchett and an introduction by Giorgio Armani, and then goes on to showcase hundreds of looks across almost a century. Each year is introduced with a short text explaining the era's fashion trends as well as the social and political influences of the day, along with carefully curated images of the most iconic and inspiring outfits.
An inspiring collection of homes made from salvaged and repurposed materials showcasing design ingenuity and award-winning architecture from across the globe. Bricks can be cleaned, timber hardens with age and metal develops a pleasing patina without deteriorating, making them all perfect for reuse. Yet every day more building materials are being manufactured from virgin resources. This inspiring book focuses on contemporary homes made with reused components or materials that might once have been considered waste. Divided into four key categories - brick, timber, metal and a range of materials constituted from waste - every home showcases design ingenuity and award-winning architecture. Featuring 24 unique houses and apartments, from a barn-inspired house made entirely with reclaimed bricks to a semi-detached Edwardian with recycled benchtops and cabinets made from plastic chopping boards and bottle tops, every project shows what can be achieved with creativity and flair as clever design becomes more closely aligned with ethics and sustainability. With advice on how to source existing resources and support a circular economy, Reclaimed is a valuable guide for anyone planning to build or renovate a stylish new home.
A heartbreaking and heart-warming story of the sacrifices parents make for their children, by CBCA New Illustrator of the Year 2021. One boy's parents travel from far-off lands to improve their son's life. But what happens next is unexpected. What does it mean when your parents are different? What shape does love take? And what happens when your parents sacrifice a part of themselves for you? In this heartbreaking and heart-warming story, CBCA award-winner Zeno Sworder reflects on his own migrant parents' sacrifices to create a universal story about what it means to give to those you love. Drawing from the sacrifices his Chinese mother made to raise her young family in a small country town, Sworder's drawings are full of beautiful detail and fairytale settings that explore his own journey from child to parent. With humour and pathos, Sworder reflects on the strange nature of giving and receiving love and celebrates those parents who embrace a hard life for themselves in the hope of a better life from their children. Full of depth and generosity as well as insight and candour, Sworder brings this gorgeous fable to life.
A gorgeous showcase of twenty-eight female Australian surfers from Tasmania to Noosa. The women of Surf Life are strong, independent, and resilient - incredible surfers who live, work, and create on the coast. They are connected to their community and well-respected in their fields. Surf Life interviews twenty-eight women, spanning from Tasmania to Noosa. It features famous surfers, including longboard champion and environmental activist Belinda Baggs; professional surfer Lucy Small, co-creator of the Equal Pay for Equal Play campaign; and popular surfing podcaster Lauren Hill. Here yoüll learn about their lives by the sea, their experiences learning to surf, how surfing influences their creative processes, advice to new surfers, and what they fear about surfing (no, it¿s not just sharks). Surf Life also explores the relationship between motherhood and surfing: to surf or not surf while pregnant, the desire for your children to surf with you, the bonding that it can bring, and the long car rides. With stunning photography and in-depth interviews, Surf Life showcases these women¿s creativity and coastal lifestyle. It offers inspiration and escapism for those living in cities, dreaming of crashing waves and blue skies, and is perfect for those who have taken up surfing and love being in the water.
An artfully illustrated compendium of edible plants with simple, practical techniques and recipes for the home gardener/cook. Focusing on plants destined for the dinner plate, The Kitchen Garden is an illustrated guide to growing edible plants from sowing to harvesting. Learn when to sow, what to grow and how to make your delicious harvest into a meal. The book features fifty-five plant profiles ranging from the everyday to unique. Each profile is illustrated and has an easy-to-comprehend table detailing the most important information: when to sow and harvest; growing time; space needed between plants; optimal soil pH; whether the plant will tolerate pots and frost; and their companions and dislikes. A planting chart summarising the most useful information from the plant profiles is also included, along with guidance on the different climate zones and how best to start your kitchen garden. With an emphasis on seasons rather than months, the book is a beautiful and practical gift for a garden enthusiast, whether they live in the northern or southern hemisphere.
The first major monograph on the boundary-pushing work of painter and sculptor, Ramesh Mario Nithiyendran, the youngest artist to hold a solo exhibition at the National Gallery of Australia. This monograph celebrates the work of one of Australia's most prominent and sought-after contemporary artists, Ramesh Mario Nithiyendran. Ramesh engages with the complexities of global contemporary culture, and is making waves across the Asia Pacific and beyond with his rough-edged, vibrant, new-age idols that explore the politics of sex, the monument, gender and religion. This highly anticipated monograph catalogues the tremendous contributions of this influential practitioner. It frames the breadth and depth of his sculptural installation and painting practice with essays by high-profile writers from around the world, as well as with full-colour reproductions that highlight the sensuality, life force and monumentality of his work.
Interior designer Charlotte Coote mixes colour, fabric, textiles and originality in this bold guide to creating classic interiors. In this gorgeously inspirational and effortlessly practical book, Charlotte Coote guides readers through the process of designing a space, from creating the original design brief through to the finished room. Using her five principles of design - timelessness, authenticity, lifestyle, scale and quality - Charlotte shows how to balance comfort and style, light and shadow, colour and neutrals, old and new. Charlotte's bold and decisive style is like a breath of fresh air, with easy-to-follow tips and ideas for wall colours, kitchen finishes, furniture and fabrics to achieve rich and layered interiors. An essential stylebook, Colour Is Home will help you create a home that will stand the test of time.
A voyage of discovery to other worlds, seeking the answer to one of life's great questions: are we alone? Did life on Earth arrive on a meteorite from outer space? Are there living beings on planets beyond our solar system? If they are out there, what might these aliens look like? Would they be smart, curious, scared? Would they even want to meet us? Revealing the wonders of scientific inquiry, astrophysicist and best-selling author Lisa Harvey-Smith guides Earthlings young and old through our search for alien life. On the way, she considers where our best chances are to find any galactic neighbours; ponders whether they might already be living among us; and looks at what we might learn about aliens from life at Earth's extremes. Asking all the important questions, answering some and explaining why others need further investigation, Aliens and Other Worlds explores the mystery of life beyond Earth. With illustrations by acclaimed artist Tracie Grimwood, this mysterious, awe-inspiring journey will thrill anyone with eyes fixed on distant horizons.
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