01 | Interview | Bianca Chang. 02 | Interview | DesignByThem. 03 | Interview | Dion Horstmans. 04 | Interview | Katherine Lu. 05 | Interview | Troy Emery. 06 | Interview | Page Thirty Three. 07 | Q&A with Yuko Shimizu | Guest Post by Matt Huynh. 08 | Lee Broom | Guest Post + Q&A. 09 | Interview | Mark Cawood of Publisher Textiles.

Ryan Hanrahan and Bianca Riggio from Page Thirty Three are ‘that’ couple. You know the kind – young, talented, interesting, stylish, clever, spirited, driven… did I mention madly in love and amazing looking? Yes, well – that sort of stuff definitely shouldn’t be allowed and I’m almost tempted to roll my eyes at them in envy, but I won’t. I happen to really like what they are doing so I am going to tell you about that instead.

Page Thirty Three was formed in 2010 as a true reflection of Ryan’s and Bianca’s minds. Even the opening opening line on their about page “Welcome to the inside of our brains” says so. I really love that. Ryan and Bianca’s work has already gained a significant amount of exposure due to their ability to blend various elements – design, art, humour, irony, functionality and the street…

I received a little e-mail from Katherine Lu the other day telling me how much she enjoyed the blog (thank you KL) and also kindly correcting my crediting error in my recent post on Skylight House. I went on to fix this oversight immediately, but more importantly – her e-mail reminded me of how much I actually liked what she did so I dedided it was time for a snappy little interview. So here we are!

I first came across Katherine’s work after I interviewed Facet Studio late last year (their portfolio was shot almost entirely by this young lady). I was struck by the clarity and crispness of her images, beautiful composition and her understanding of built space, so it came as no surprise to learn that Katherine studied Interior Design before deciding to turn her talents towards pursuing photography full time…

This is just a quick post to let you know about a little interview with me on Interiors Addict. Lovely Jen Bishop broke the interview in two parts, probably because I don’t know when to stop when it comes to anwering questions/ talking/ writing…

Check out Part 1, which is about my design philosophy and my personal style, and why I started this blog. Part 2 talks a bit more about the success of this blog and overcoming my fears, some of the best and worst parts of being an interior designer, what makes a good designer and a little bit about my design idols…

Sometime last month I was invited to attend an intimate media cocktail event with a UK designer Lee Broom, who was brought to Australia as a guest speaker at the International Industry Seminar Series for Decoration + Design and Furnitex Fair. (This is going to sound mean, but I do hope Lee didn’t take Furnitex for a true indicator of our local design scene.)

Since I wasn’t able to go to Melbourne for the event, and given that I’ve admired some of Lee’s work so far, today I have a special little treat for us – a guest post and a little Q & A with the man himself. Yes!

For those of you who are not familiar with Mr Broom, here’s what you need to know – he’s been hailed as one of the UK’s hottest new designers. He designed over 40 bars and clubs across the UK. He’s won 17 industry awards to date and his fans include Kanye West and Matthew Williamson. Wowee. Lee trained with Vivienne Westwood before graduating from Central St Martins. Impressive pedigree, not doubt about that. Also, the word on street is that he is absolutely lovely, unassuming and generous in spirit, which makes me think he will continue his rise to superstardom. That makes us pretty lucky to have him here today. Take it away Lee!