Design

VISUAL artists Akiko Nagino and Takahiko Sugawara met in 2006 and they are still together, travelling and making works. Growing up in Tōhoku the remote and scenic north east region of Honshu, Japan's largest island, they both completed studies at Tōhoku University of Art and Design in the city of Yamagata.

CALLED the Cathedral of the Wimmera, the Stick Shed is certainly impressive and well worth a drive to Murtoa, whose indigenous name means land of the lizard.

Warmth by fire Stoking the fire the other night actually made me sad that winter is rolling around already after a very brief and cool summer, but then I remembered, it is arguably the best time of the year.

Bench parking

Colour forecasts

Shell-lac Shellac refers to all forms of purified shell-lac. That is, the secreted resin of the lac beetles.

Making new old again Recently we spoke about things to look out for when buying an old home to renovate or restore.

LOCAL being the operative word. It goes with other words such as care, support, friendship, interest, meaningful, current, conscientious, convenient and beneficial.

Buying old and preloved

THE much-anticipated after-COVID boom in country living is being seen as both an economic boon and a potential spoiling of the rural joys of places such as Daylesford.

Cork it!

Mementos hold an emotional story that is often personal.

To gain mastery you must have passion

Customers eat first with their eyes. You have three seconds to be recognised, to state what your business does and to appeal.

MANTEAU Noir in Daylesford has been shortlisted as a finalist for a national design awards

Every client likes to get what they asked for. Whether they know what they asked for is a different story because often a good designer.

Australians have always been leaders and pioneers when it comes to invention.

Community campaigns seem to be the power that will direct change in the new year of 2020.