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DESIGNER ANNIE ABBOTT

“Shoes are very sculptural and so I think the 3D aspect to a shoe shape really fascinates me,” says Habbot founder and designer Annie Abbott. “Mor...

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ARTIST AGNETA EKHOLM

Agneta Ekholm has been building a steady body of work since relocating from her native Finland to live and paint in Australia. She completed a Bach...

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CERAMICIST MILLY DENT

“To be honest, I didn’t see that I had a career path in ceramics until it had already happened,” says Milly Dent. “I got swept up by the interest I...

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DESIGNER HEIDI SEMETKA

It was during at trip to Mexico in 2010 that designer Heidi Semetkaand her partner Angus Plate, a photographer, walked through the leather markets ...

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ARTIST ABBEY MCCULLOCH

Becoming a finalist in the Archibald Prize - on three occasions - had a big impact on the art career of Queensland-based artist Abbey McCulloch. “I...

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CERAMICIST KEIKO MATSUI

Keiko Matsui, a ceramicist born in Japan but based on NSW’s Central Coast, has decided to focus on a particular style of work this year. It is embo...

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CLOTHBOUND BY JULIE PATERSON

Twenty years is a long time to not only survive but thrive in a business. Textile designer Julie Paterson’s first book, ClothBound, charts how she ...

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DESIGNER FELIX ALLEN

“I was born, raised and still exist on the side of a steep mountain surrounded by tall trees that drops into the Tasman Sea on the shoreline. On ma...

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STYLIST DANIELLE SELIG

“On my first day at Vogue Living I knew I was on the right path,” says Danielle Selig, a Sydney stylist. It was a career she had never considered a...

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CREATIVE DIRECTOR PENNY HANAN

“I am a straight person, and like to do the right thing,” says Penny Hanan, the founder of 1803 Artisan Deer Design. “As soon as I stumbled upon t...

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