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Art & Design
Issimo: Ale and Chandeliers
When long-time Melbourne publicans Sandra and Jose De Oliveira revamped the North Melbourne Hotel in April the word “minimalist” was not in their design brief.
Issimo: What Makes Yukie So Saucy
There was never any doubt that Yukie’s Snack Bar would be gorgeous and feminine. “We created a new character that, in a sense, is Mr. Miyagi’s mistress,” says Peter Kennon of P-E-K studios.
Issimo: Urban Oasis
For almost 20 years, apartments in Sargood House have been among the most sought-after conversions in the city.
Issimo: Hello Sunshine!
Colour flows through much of Ian Moore’s work. He enjoys using the colour yellow – it adds brightness and a ray of sunshine into the space.
Issimo: The Apartment That ‘Smiles’
After completing work on The Forever House, a project renovating and restoring a 1930s clinker brick home, the clients weren’t the only ones who were impressed with the work by WOWOWA Architecture. Their parents loved the functionality and flexibility of the updated home. And as soon as work finished on The Forever House, WOWOWA was contracted to transform another space.
Issimo: The Exploding Shed
While designing The Exploding! Shed house, David Weir received many sketches and scribbles from the client of how she envisioned herself living in the house. She sent him a sketch of two sheds colliding into one another.
Issimo: Crowdfunding: A feminist revolution?
Crowdfunding has become a viable way to finance events and projects by women who would otherwise be voiceless, writes Rhiann McNally.
The idea for Mary Review came to Jillian Goodman while daydreaming on a road trip in August last year.
Issimo: Beyond the Brew
Tea becomes the muse of artists in a new exhibition, writes Rhiann McNally.
A silver tea set is arranged on a low table in a lavish early-19th century parlour. Nearby two indigenous women are dressed in finery normally associated with the wives of their colonial masters.