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Aesop is an Australian botanicals company with serious attitude. I originally came across their quirky black & white branded cosmetic bottles on a walk along Paddington’s Oxford Street. The store (designed by local architect Sean Godsell), has a really restrained, raw feel, unlike any other cosmetic interior I’ve seen. This probably has a lot to do [...] I’m lucky enough to be spending six weeks in New York City, as I tag along on an art fellowship that my husband has been awarded. While I’m here, I’ll be doing the occasional post on interesting places I’ve been and things I’ve seen. Last week, I was wandering around Greenwich Village, and came across the [...] Our Sydney correspondent, Elana Castle, has found quite an amazing Sydney development to share with us today: This property rates as one of the most imaginative and audacious pieces of design I’ve seen to date. It’s the brainchild of Merivale CEO Justin Hemmes who describes the Ivy as “his pad in the middle of the city”. Housed [...] Last week I stopped off at brand new coffee shop and deli, Superette, which is situated in the somewhat unlikely badlands of Salt River, Cape Town. Albert Road is a fast-paced, furiously-volumed street of sweatshops, boatyards, backyard mechanics and grimy-windowed half-empty general stores, but all this rough stuff fell away the minute I stepped [...] Props to Neville Trickett for coming through with his guest post today, after having (ouch!) fatally dropped his laptop just before the weekend. Great recovery, Neville! I have been taking photos of all the Hindu temples in and around Durban, and the oldest of them happens to be my all time best. Away from the mindless [...]  |
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