Design Anthology, Australia Edition

And just like that, it seems, another year draws to an end. This is the time of year when we usually reflect on fond memories and all that’s been accomplished over the last twelve months. Given that this entire year has been consumed by concerns about new COVID variants, vaccination rates, ongoing lockdowns, political turbulence, economic downturns, natural disasters and more, reflecting on achievements and what we’re grateful for may be more challenging, but is perhaps more important now than ever. Maybe that’s why there has also been more talk about practising gratitude, and the benefits thankfulness can bring to our lives — particularly a sense of happiness, inner peace and heightened empathy. This state of mind can’t be achieved by drinking pre-bottled negronis (as great as they are!) or buying…

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Fairweather and China by Claire Roberts Melbourne University Publishing Ian Fairweather, one of the most important Australian artists of the 20th century, is exceptional for several reasons. The Scottish-born painter led a remarkably peripatetic life, spending much of it travelling and working across Australia, China, Indonesia and the Philippines before finally settling on Queensland’s Bribie Island. Perhaps the most outstanding period of his life was the time spent living and working in China, learning the language and translating texts. This new volume beautifully emphasises the evolution of Fairweather’s work and the obvious influence of the Chinese written language, traditional ink paintings and the country’s distinctive landscapes in his own work, in addition to illustrating the artist’s unique use of colour. Tamsin Johnson: Spaces for Living Rizzoli This new monograph on Sydney-based interior designer Tamsin Johnson is…

When country kids Jade Myers and William Ellyett met while studying at the University of Queensland, they quickly became fierce rivals. However, it didn’t take long before they connected over a shared love of environment-based architecture. ‘We realised that we had aligned sensibilities and a similar style and ambitions,’ says Ellyett. This led to the launch of their practice Myers Ellyett in 2015. ‘At the core of our design ethos is a response to place, a response to a region and site. We think about architecture as an experience first, rather than forms and materials,’ Myers says. Their first project had humble beginnings, with a boatshed for kayaks and a chicken coop, but was immediately followed by the stage two masterplan and Summer Salt pool at the boutique Elements of Byron:…