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pages from my moleskine.
moleskine-diary.blogspot.com
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I'm an architect from Melbourne who loves all kinds of making and creating. My blog is a diary of things that I find beautiful and inspiring. It's a catalogue of ideas that influence the way I make.
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weekend project: neon ring.

Ive been speculating whether to start this series or not for some time. I traditionally blog about projects that are rigorously resolved, so to share my weekend projects in the same space is hugely i...

2 days ago

hump day happy place: ginsen onsen fujiya

Were teetering dangerously close to Winter. As in, it starts in two days. Boo to that. What better time than now to take a virtual soaking in a hot steamy bath house. This Onsen (Japanese for hot spr...

3 days ago

a page from poms moleskine.

Pom is a graphic designer who, like me, has a passion for all kinds of making. Shes an all round talented creator who possesses a warm, smiley energy which is ever so magnetic. She did a fantastic jo...

4 days ago

hump day happy place: ice retreat.

Todays happy place is a portable structure designed by emerging architectural practice, Gartnerfuglen of Norway. Designed as a retreat from the cold, the structure can be erected by one or two people...

23 may 12

to draw.

Just a quick note to say Im guest posting on yellowtrace again today. Click here to read my post (or should I say, extreme gush-fest?) about architectural hand drawings.To run in parallel, I thought ...

22 may 12

carine roitfelds apartment.

I rarely find myself interested in celebrity homes, but the Paris apartment of French Vogues editor, Carine Roitfeld, is so enviably chic its impossible not to gawk in admiration.The bones of her apa...

21 may 12

a page from judiths moleskine.

Judiths works from top, left to right: Untitled (Furry Chandelier) made from cable ties 2011, Photo by Peter Whyte. Like Breath 2005 from solo exhibition at Entrepot Gallery UTas photographed by Pete...

15 may 12 1 person likes this

a birthday + a new address

Do you know what day it is today? Its exactly one year since my first post! Crazy, huh? Since the little blog is growing up, Ive decided to move it to its own domain. From now on, you can find me at ...

14 may 12

hump day happy place: fogo island studios.

As an architect, I think its important to identify what makes a space inviting and exciting. We can speak endlessly about materials and forms and details but ultimately, the most important thing is h...

09 may 12

knock knock.

Our office recently finished a house in inner city Melbourne and one of my favourite things in the whole house is the front door knob. (2)There are few things in a building that you look at and physi...

07 may 12

a good day.

Its a good day because (a) Its Friday and Im guaranteed not to have dinner at my desk for at least three days and (b) My guest post went up on yellowtrace today. Hooray! I started reading yellowtrace...

04 may 12

make that studio mine.

My friend Caitlin (aka The Bowernest) and I have been talking about starting a craft club for the last few months. Finding a group of eager crafty participants was a breeze, but finding a suitab...

03 may 12

vignettes of a country escape.

Ive just come back from a three day contemporary dance retreat in country Victoria. Whilst it was physically taxing, with plenty of bruises and grandma style hobbling to show for it, its incredible h...

01 may 12

reverse of volume.

I wasnt planning on blogging tonight but this ethereal installation entitled "Reverse of Volume" by artist, Onishi Yasuaki, warrants an emergency drop-everything-and-blog-now post. ...

24 apr 12

ikea hacks.

I hope saying this doesnt get me de-registered as an architect, but Im not completely adverse to Ikea. Im excited by the idea of making reasonably decent, Scandinavian  ;design accessible to ...

23 apr 12

blog milk magic.

Why look at that, the old blog has had a little facelift. Im so excited to be launching my new look blog, designed by Ana Degenaar of Blog Milk. Ive been contemplating a revamp for a while so when I ...

20 apr 12

look up.

Photographer, David Stephenson travelled throughout Europe between 2003 and 2009 to capture some of the worlds most impressive ceilingscapes. The photographs are taken at an almost perfect orthograph...

18 apr 12

boiling frog.

Im not sure when it happened exactly. It started with the blog. A few months later, Pinterest. Then Twitter. Delicious. More recently, I set up a Facebook page for the blog and in the last few d...

16 apr 12

to make.

One problem with being an architect is that you can pour your heart and soul into your drawings, but at some stage, you need to hand it all over to someone else. For someone whos been making and craf...

12 apr 12

functioning cardboard camera.

I received this cardboard camera as a late birthday gift. I love when birthdays keep giving, especially when said gift is as uber fun as this one.It came flat packed with a large, die cut sheet accom...

10 apr 12

a dancing tornado.

I attended my first traditional Jewish wedding on the weekend. They were giving out pre-prepared sweat towels so I can only assume the extreme partying I witnessed is part and parcel of every Jewish ...

04 apr 12

rammed earth.

One of my all time favourite materials has got to be rammed earth. Perhaps what I love most is the way it works with light. Light falls so beautifully on the texture of the material adding instant ro...

03 apr 12

more than maps.

Ive spotted some pretty interesting maps lately but these geographical studies by Eric Fisher may just take the cake. Eric has created these studies using information from Twitter feeds, location tag...

28 mar 12

plywood fanatic.

Given that both the office and dance studio that I spend a good portion of my waking hours are both almost entirely plywood, youd think Id be done with the material. Not so. Plywood, with its grainy ...

26 mar 12

air vase by torafu architects.

These "Air Vases" designed by Torafu Architects are sold in flat little envelopes containing a round paper disk. Pull the the paper disk apart like an accordian and there you have your "A...

22 mar 12

share design.

Share Design is a new website and brainchild of established interior designers Shareen Joel and Miranda Lansell (of Carr Design Group). It is essentially a peek into their black book of product knowl...

21 mar 12

warm metals.

Have I been brainwashed by the internet? My once firm commitment to silver and subdued, matte finishes is definitely on shaky ground as of late. Below is a collection of perfectly crafted, gold and b...

19 mar 12

balancing act.

I may have taken on one too many things. Do you ever feel like this? Just letting you know I havent forgotten you! Ive just been a bit swamped with my side projects, sadly leaving little ti...

16 mar 12

a page from maximilians moleskine.

Fashion designer, Maximilian lives and breathes design in a way few people do. I met Max through dance a few years ago and I quickly discovered that he has an incredible, thinking eye. He somehow man...

13 mar 12

an affordable kitchen renovation.

This weekend I need to make some final decisions about my kitchen renovation. Lucky its a long one. Its  a tough task for someone who has been thinking about it for years and also spent much tim...

09 mar 12

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