OEKE in the Age ...

I am feeling on top of the moon. The OEKE's got in The Age Green Guide 'Modern Living' feature today. They are alongside such wonderful companies such as Cosh Living, Domo, Space Furniture and Globe West - so I'm feeling extra special. It's called Brilliant Brollies - and I'm feeling a tad Brilliant now too (-:

PPP (perfect, professional photography) ...

I wonder if the moon is real or photoshopped in later ...

Tonight I googled 'Melbourne Architectural Photographer' and yipee for me (and you) I found Kristian Gehradte. With a toe in residential, commercial and promotional photography, Kristian's style is PPP (perfect, professional photography)*.

I love the shot of the office building .. and that lounge with the drumkit - all dark and moody - my boys (and me too) would LOVE this house.

* I can make up my own words can't I. I mean, we suffer through LOL and BFF (which I actually thought was Best Female Friend) so I think PPP can be used???

Tweet tweet ...

I found this company .. Sparrow & Co .. a Scottish firm making unique, handcrafted items via Pitch Design Union (a very, very inspiration filled graphic blog) this morning. The items Samuel Sparrow makes are lovely enough, but I must admit to loving the pics he uses to promote & display his products. As it is a little dreary weather-wise here today, they just seem to fit my mood. The candles seem romantic, the cushions look extra comfy .. and that driftwood heart just makes mine fall in love even more.

Hope you are all having a great Easter long weekend ..

David Band ..

This post is about a great artist, a designer, a business man and a husband and father. I put artist first as I have always love his art. Simple. Super-stylish. Graphic. You've no doubt seen his work in many home magazines on the walls of all the beautiful homes. I've posted here before about my love of monochromatic art and his, I believe, was the best.

Along with his wife Fiona, he also had a graphic design business called Mahon & Band. Together they designed brands, graphics and designs for some of the best & most creative business in Australia .. Dinosaurs Design, Karen Martini, Rockpool, Icebergs, Mr Wolf - I could continue, but you get my drift.

Years ago I remember seeing their first little home in a house magazine. They had a tiny weeny little flat (in St Kilda from memory) and I was amazed as what they did with such a tiny space.
Remember, this was about .. ??? .. 10 years ago, so sorry I can't remember the details exactly.

They looked a lovely, happy couple - and even though I do not know them personally, I feel very shocked and saddened by the news that David has died. He was only 51.

Death is 'meant' to be for the old, the ones that have led a full life - had enjoyed watching their children grow into adults, had time to do all the things they wanted .. had enjoyed all that long lives give.

I will miss seeing what new designs he will come up with. He was the 'original' graphic artist, a true designer across many fields. The Australian art, business and design community has lost an innovative, creative and inspired man. But more importantly, a wife has lost her husband and a child his father. I wish his little family all the best during this horrible time.

do you think I will use it ...

I just bought this on ebay .. do you think I will use it? Do you think these handsome dudes will deliver it (the guy on the left looks like he is struggling a bit - maybe he has the heavy end. I ALWAYS get the heavy end). Only 6 months till summer. Best get exercising huh!!!

Holiday fun ..

me and my wonder boys up THE BIG HILL in Stawell

walking up the mountain .. boys leading the way

at the gold mine having a laugh

the most beautiful sunsets every night

furry friends at the zoo

It's school holidays here so last week we took a little break and choofed off up to The Grampians. Our usual holiday accommodation style is to hire holiday homes - and we have stayed in some lovely homes in the past. This time we thought we would try something different and stayed at a caravan park .. in a cabin. Our thinking was that the kids will find other kids to play with - they would have fun and we could have a little break, read some books .. that sort of thing. The whole caravan park theory didn't quite pan out, but I must admit to liking the relaxed lifestyle of the park. We had a delightful cabin overlooking Lake Fyans at Halls Gap. Birds chirped, the sunsets were stunning, it had a little beach by the lake so we could make sandcastles - and overall, the holiday was a huge success. We climbed the mountain, visited the zoo, played mini-golf and had a very, very nice break. Here are a few of our millions of photos we took. We are already planning our next little break away (-:

ZIG ZAG ZOOM ...

Saturday always brings a nice new house to love, a new house to dream of, a new house to drool over - and this one at 12 Zig Zag Road in Mount Macedon ticks all those boxes. A concrete marvel softened by large glass windows overlooking perfect green landscaped surrounds - this lovely home is designed by Melbourne architect Paul Couch.

There is a little 'too' much concrete for my liking - a wee bit sterile - but the bedroom shows how adding some softer touches in carpet, rugs and my all-time-love white paint - can make this fantastic house into a fantastic home.

You can see this house here (oh, and while you are there, check out the other great home in Mount Macedon @ 145 Alton Road - nice too huh!!)

ya gotta laugh ..

Some people are just too witty.
And this guy, Tom Gabor, puts the WIT in witty.
It literally made my day.

I found this via Benny Benson's Blog (now THAT'S alot of B's), which I found via the Inside Out Blog, which I found (well, you get my drift)!!!

Simple, Graphic & Stylish ...

surely this puts a smile on your dial

Yipee. It's Friday. Nothing like a weekend to make you sit back and relax. I'm hoping it is going to be cold, rainy and windy - so we can stay tucked up inside and have a nice fire. Simple things like that make me happy. AND these simple, stylish graphics make me happy too.

Found these via the GDNSS blog and they are from the Florent Guerlain site.

Hope you all have a great weekend (-: