Jack Miles - Inventor
This handy little tool was originally devised to help his wife push drawing pins into her tapestry work. After selling about 70 locally, he reached a deal with US and Japanese companies to supply about 30,000 in the ... [... more]
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Wardrobe Villages
Graeme Bassett, who is not a formally trained furniture maker, began making wardrobe villages five years ago. Inspired by French magazine Photo, he created his first village out of an old wardrobe and placed it on ... [... more]
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Reproduction Warehouse
The block they chose was the former site of a 19th century coach house and was only 6.5m x 15m. Taking almost a year to complete, the project encountered a few difficulties. Due to the tight building space, and the ... [... more]
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Mural Artist
On the lounge ceiling, a Renaissance-style mural of two men and a woman seem to be "watching" the action below. Sava achieves an interesting aging effect by first covering the canvas in 3mm of plaster, then painting ... [... more]
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Weekender
The most interesting feature is the exposed framework, constructed from red Ironbark timber, rescued from the side of the road. Morgan and Clinton found the timber on the way to the site, and learned it was free for ... [... more]
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Cartoon Furniture
Chris is inspired by the humour and spirit of cartoon land. As a child, he was allowed to watch one television program a day and he always chose cartoons. Inspired, he then used to rush upstairs to his room and draw ... [... more]
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Gardenesque
Steven Clegg is a Brisbane-based horticulturist and botanical designer who runs his business of eight years, Gardenesque, with a difference. Steven has created a business that inspires himself and other people to use ... [... more]
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My Cabinet Maker
James considers veneer to be the best part of the timber. It is about 1mm thick (or thin) and can be used to create intricate patterns. The cutting and matching of veneer is as much a part of the design as the ... [... more]
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Deborah Halpern
Deborah Halpern is a mosaic artist. At her home in Victoria's bushy Warrandyte, her huge mosaic sculptured figures are surrounded by eucalypts and wisteria. The setting is a far cry from that of her most recent ... [... more]
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Window Treatments
The marine wire hanging system is installed in one long piece across the two windows and two curtain panels are hung via eyelets. Once you've drilled a Dynabolt into the wall, attach a circular hook and a turnbuckle ... [... more]
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Lumina Apartments
The new building will be a sleek lined apartment block, with windows for residents to enjoy the stunning harbour views. The exterior will be darkly coloured, with contrasting lush glass mosaics. Balconies and large ... [... more]
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Geelong Furniture
They make their furniture out of Monterey Pine from New Zealand, with a smooth finish so that's easy to wipe down. The Royce brothers still love recycled materials, and fix odd bits and ends to their furniture to add ... [... more]
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