Deborah Halpern
At her home in the leafy town of Warrandyte, this artist creates fanciful beasts inspired by Picasso. Deborah Halpern is a mosaic artist. At her home in Victoria's bushy Warrandyte, her huge mosaic sculptured figures are surrounded by eucalypts ... [... more]
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Barbara Higgins
Thanks to Melbourne-based company Barbara Higgins and Associates, your favourite room can be immortalised in paint. You can choose from a number of artists available through Barbara to paint a room in your house exactly as it is. Deidre Hunt, a ... [... more]
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Leopa Designs
We visit two of Australia's rising female furniture designers, who use the influence of the 1930s in their up-to-date designs. Pia Katsoolis and Cathy Dixon are two up-and-coming furniture designers who formed their own company, Leopa, at the end ... [... more]
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Cartoon Furniture
Chris Timms is a Melbourne craftsman who cleverly constructs cartoon-style furniture for kids. Our House checks out some of his work. Chris is inspired by the humour and spirit of cartoon land. As a child, he was allowed to watch one television ... [... more]
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Mural Artist
Lights, camera, action! Bring a little bit of Hollywood glamour into your home. We visit the works of mural artist Sava Manojlovic. For the past 12 years he has worked on projects in Yugoslavia, Australia, Singapore and Thailand. He feels that ... [... more]
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Glass Bead Artist
Sydney glass sculptor of 15 years, Jane Gavan, creates unique, beaded decorative homeware designs. She began with kiln work, fusing "hot" glass designs and in 1992 leaned more towards glass bead work. (Jane used to buy beads to fuse when she [... more]
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Kayu's Art House
This artist uses a lightweight polymer to make what appear to be ancient artifacts, at an affordable price. Decorative artworks can be expensive, especially if you want sandstone or bronze. With the introduction of polyceramics, it's possible to ... [... more]
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Jack Miles - Inventor
Meet this inventive Australian who refuses to take life easy. After retiring from the RAAF in 1977, Jack Miles, who doesn't believe in the lazy life, has spent his time inventing things from his home in Toowoomba, Queensland. He has just returned ... [... more]
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Geelong furniture
Unusual materials and quality craftsmanship result in this wacky furniture. When Shirl visited these two men back in 1994, they'd just begun their own furniture company, turning recycled fence palings into unusual pieces of furniture. Well, ... [... more]
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Weekender
Rebecca visits a brilliant rustic retreat in the heart of the Australian bush. Morgan Barry and Clinton Cole of B+C Design Construct have built a weekender in the bush that makes the most of the view, has lots of space and best of all gives new ... [... more]
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Crazy Collectors — Rock Woman
This couple's rock collection barely leaves room for anything else in their house! Ross and Gabrielle Lester are avid collectors of shells, fish and soft toys. But today Reg is going to check out their huge collection of rocks. Their house and ... [... more]
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Springside Porcelain
Christine Bailey is a cake decorator by trade. While she still pipes and bakes, these days it's porcelain, not sponge cakes, she's popping in the oven. Fifteen years ago Christine Bailey enrolled herself in pottery classes. She loved making ... [... more]
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