Blooms of the week – Adam from Dahlia Fandango
The bride Jacqueline was an absolute delight to work with. She gave me some inspiration on colours she really liked and other than that, I pretty much had free reign to create what I wanted for her.
The bride Jacqueline was an absolute delight to work with. She gave me some inspiration on colours she really liked and other than that, I pretty much had free reign to create what I wanted for her.
Our relationship has grown organically over the past 10 years, which is part of what makes it so special. We have gotten to know each other intimately and we are also best friends. But we still manage to grown as individuals, together….
TONY—We met on New Year’s Eve 2014 at a party at The Deck in St Kilda. We had mutual friends in common. Gabby always likes to mention that “she started talking” to me but I like to claim that “she rejected my offer of an Espresso Martini.”….
Doug nailed the proposal! He arranged for us to meet at Piha beach after work, the place where we first hung out two and a half years ago, and he had set up a picnic. Sitting there was a piece of plywood that he had spray-painted a giant engagement ring onto. He passed me a … Read more
We love bluegrass music, spending time at our family cottage, camping and road trips. Jeff works as an engineer and plays mandolin in a bluegrass band on the side. I work as a product manager at a startup, building websites for small businesses.
Keith and I are each other’s biggest fans. We honestly think the other is the coolest, hottest, funniest, most special person on the planet.
Hervé Gambs Ambre Byzance candle at Tessuti—An Eastern-inspired blend of vanilla, sandalwood, cocoa bean, clove and rare black pepper in a sleek metallic gold vessel you’ll want to reuse, this ‘couture parfum’ candle, made by a French perfume house, has a 10% perfume content. Tessuti | Illustration by Sarah Larnach
We live in Melbourne where Christian has two restaurants, ‘Embla’ and ‘The Town Mouse’. I work as an illustrator and have an illustration agency called ‘Use New Art’ (see following artist profile in this issue). Our working lives don’t overlap that much and so when we spend time together it feels really special. We seem … Read more
Matt happens to be my brother’s best friend, who moved into my old family home with my brother after I vacated in early 2012. We used to spend time together hanging out at family dinners and gatherings. After ten months or so we started training together for a running event. This soon turned into dinner … Read more
I’m originally from Slovenia and Nico is from New Zealand but we both love big cities and central London has been home for us for many years now. We’re very different, but together we make sense. We have different tastes in music and we always argue about movie selections, but we have never had a … Read more
I recently took a trip north of Auckland to a protea farm ran by a local pharmacist. The farm itself was chaotic and a little run down but the variety of proteas made up for it…..