Her beauty, beyond words. Her history has sailed across the Adriatic Sea since ancient Roman times. Each of her islands are unique, the residential ones dream drops of lifestyle perfection. Dubrovnik is her medieval heart throb. Also a UNESCO World Heritage listed travel fascination that leaves visitors with awe-struck impressions to last a lifetime. Darling Croatia we love you. But your sweetest surprise is your traditional token of love. A little, red, national treasure, the licitar heart. Especially on Valentine’s Day.
To honour Mother Earth every day, we are delighted to share earthscape artist Andres Amador’s tranquil creations as ‘mind over matter’ treasures crafted, but not taken, from Mother Nature for your pleasure. Artwork that can never be bought, only slow-made in rhythm with our precious planet Earth. Now that’s something to learn from.
Grégory Escande has found a stunning way to capture the beauty of everyday life, while working in a foreign country. Maputo is the capital of Mozambique and one of the largest growth centres in Africa, yet these images share a raw honesty and vulnerability that is so humbling in a busy world.
Where there is skill there is a way. Australian textile artist Sky Carter unravels for us, her colourful love affair with shagadellic textures baby, yeah.
Meet Akosua Afriyie-Kumi, the gorgeous designer behind fashion label AAKS. She’s taking generations-old weaving tradition from her home country of Ghana, to the fashion world in an explosion of colour, style and authenticity.
We spoke to her about her love of slowmade-by-hand fashion and Ghana … and how she’s combined both loves to create an authentic and loveable brand that stands tall in the modern retail world.
Jake James specialises in architectural and contemporary modern-design forged ironwork, but he knows that everytime he places a piece of steel into an intense flame, he is stepping back into history which is several thousands of years old.
An Englishman now living in Canada, Jake has two decades of award-winning work under his belt, and crafts forged metal not just into a finished product, but into a sensory experience.
Mandy Aftel is not your average artisanal perfumer. She is ranked in the top seven of natural perfume makers in the world by Forbes. She was recently invited to collaborate on a ‘multi-sensory’ project led by GOOGLE. Her nose has been appointed to recreate a perfume for a 2000 year old, Egyptian child mummy, and… Leonard Cohan asked her to create a signature perfume for him.
As days and nights grow cooler in the Southern Hemisphere, our northern conterparts awake to the hope of spring. From his attic window in Norway, woodworker Andreas Soderlund watches snow melt into sunshine, and pieces of timber turn into intricately carved pieces of art.
Think Elizabethan England… a generation of social hierarchy climbing high on the romance of fresh poetry, literature and music prolific to its time. But wherefore art thou exquisite Tudor style fashion now?
Australian fibre artist Tammy Kanat lets colour, shape and mood dictate her fabulous hand-woven pieces. After 12 years as a jewellery designer, Tammy fell in love with art at the opposite end of the size spectrum and now her wall art has made its way around the world.
DESTINATION Venice. Bellissimo Venice! The city of islands that is tidal and although a heritage-listed site potentially sinking onto Unescos’ in-danger list, Venice still remains a favourite bucket list destination to photograph at least once in a lifetime.
We interview surfer and surfboard shaper Thomas Bexon from Thomas Surfboards in Noosa Heads, who shares his true-blue connection with Australia's world-renowned surf culture and the art of designing surfboards for all walks and waves.
Simon Silaidis is a unique calligraphy artist, taking the traditionally pen and paper art form to the streets. His beautiful flowing works of art adorn abandoned buildings and landscapes in a way which creates harmony between the natural environment, artwork and the viewer.
LOVE is in the air and at the heart of Polynesian traditions. And what connects the Pacific Islands across the ocean so beautifully is the flower chain ‘lei’. Floral and lei artist Pamakane Lehua Pico shares the art of this aloha custom from her home in Hawaii.
In the mountainside village of Xiaxi, China, tea is being handpicked by local farmers as it has been since the Song Dynasty, over one thousand years ago. In the 21st century, the tea is making its way to the rest of the world: the only hint as to its history in the richness of its taste.
Zoe Bradley’s hand-sculpted, paper installations are attracting global attention with luxe brands infusing the retail market with her intoxicatingly beautiful paper scapes.
