Style Icon: Carine Roitfeld

16:55 August 4, 2009

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The fashion editor of French Vogue is the personification of sultry, urban luxe meets sleek, structured style.

Restaurant: Cutler & Co – Fitzroy

15:22 August 3, 2009

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A short stroll from the Melbourne Museum, freshly established Cutler & Co. brings a welcome gastronomic repreave to the all too starved city end of Gertrude St.

We loved the quail !

Cutler & Co. 55-57 Gertrude St, Fitzroy, 3065,  +61 3 9419 4888

Lighting/lamps: AJ Floor Lamp by Louis Poulsen, designed by Arne Jacobsen

17:43 July 19, 2009

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The perfect accompaniment to Jacobsen’s 3300 series of furniture. With its slim functionality, tilt-able head and circular, cylindrical elements, this lamp is a masterpiece of modern design.

Architect: Carlo Scarpa

13:47 July 19, 2009

Architect: Carlo Scarpa

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Italian master of detail with trademark connecting forms that frame the landscape. Scarpa’s breathtaking cemetery in the cornfields at San Vito d’Altivole in the Veneto is dominated by an emblematic step motif and interlocking circular windows.

Welcome! from SJD

09:39 July 8, 2009

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Part-scrapbook, part-creative anthology, ‘SJD ♥’ gives you a peek into all the stuff that inspires, motivates, provokes, inspirits, emboldens, stimulates and influences us.

We hope you enjoy.

Homewares: Pottery & Primitives by Vincent Van Duysen for When Objects Work

16:39 July 7, 2009

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Like stacked vessels in a potters studio, these organic, handmade wood and earthenware containers are a sensitive series in a warm palette of Northern European sky.

Restaurant: Cumulus Inc

16:38 July 6, 2009

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Loft-style laneway eating house and bar for the perfect Melbourne morning; newspaper, latte and Turkish baked eggs with spicced tomato and dukkah.

Publication: Monocle

16:30 July 5, 2009

3654015386_1cd04f19e7A cultural forcast on global issues, business and design. Smart, witty and original, Monocle boasts ethics and integrity. It’s the kind of magazine you actually want to read.

Bike: Velorbis

10:12 July 2, 2009

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Much like their makers, these Danish-designed bicycles are genetically blessed. The nostalgic hand-made Velorbis combines functionality, style, ergonomics and supreme quality. The ultimate urban lifestyle accessory for busy, modern folk.

Style Icon: Jane Birkin

13:59 June 26, 2009

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Charming in all her gap-toothed and doe-eyed glory, Jane Birkin possessed everything from nonchalant style to an acting/singing/modeling career…not to mention a French love affair.

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