Situated high upon a crest in Wembley Downs, nestled behind two spectacular gum trees, with views to City Beach and the perfect vantage point to enjoy that Perth seabreeze, I visited the home of Elvira Nuic [ Director ] & Drago Bacic [ Perth builder ] of Bacic Group.
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Leah Paige Designs, headed by a red-headed Caucasian Perth interior designer Leah Bennet, recently ‘came out’ as aboriginal. Riding shotgun; the launch of her first commercial piece of furniture, ‘The Sevens’ - based on the aboriginal boomerang of the same shape.
Let’s talk bravery right there!
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While a builder and designer both sit within the construction industry and understand one another's field/skill/craft, a builder and a designer have different specialised training, skills and knowledge. Access to a full team of experts from day one means the project has the best chance of success as the knowledge and skills are on board from day one.
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Designed as with a modern Scandi feel throughout, with a sweeping gable roof line channeling the abundant light, and detail upon detail of ‘pulse’ racing through the layout and textures across every space, this prominent beach-side abode was an absolute joy to tour
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A few weeks ago, due to receiving regular messages of frustration from local mums and dads around the drop in communications between them and their preferred design industry ‘other’ I put together an IGTV to assist others who may be sharing those frustrations.
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Flinders Street in Mount Hawthorn from the front, is the sweetest most unassuming character home you’ll ever clap eyes on; albeit sitting on a parcel of land from side to side that took me about 15 steps to cover. Small? It’s really small - but…..a small footprint probably just means this Perth architect only had half a job to do right? Sure, if you also think growing ‘half’ an orange would be easy!
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It’s a funny thing - landscaping. The one area of the home that is more often than not a last minute thought. The one made when the budget is spent or near spent and yet it’s the one space (in a place like Perth in particular) we are more likely to spend the majority of time enjoying.
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Fees and money. Two words that can make your toes curl, but in the world of interior design, with so many variations on offer, it’s important to have a discussion around what it costs to hire a designer and how, if you are in the industry, you can look to structuring your own charges.
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We land this week with a bit of tale of small business success, and by that I mean, that this Design Banter interview with Kim & Jeff of Studio Atelier not only reaffirms their talents and achievements but very openly, they also discuss their practice. How to scale, when was it the right time to ‘bring someone in’, what would that look like, how would they afford it? All the things many a 3 - 4 year practice is likely considering, these guys have done it. An episode for anyone wanting to get to know these talented designers a little better and for any small business wanting to hear how a fellow business owner took those big leaps forward.
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To help those of you with an appreciation for classic contemporary style SOURCE THE STYLE, I asked Jill to round up an edit of three of her favourite spaces from the popular Viewway project as featured recently here on Spreading Roomers.
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I call this project Viewway. My client approached me soon after she had purchased the property in July 2018. I had worked with her on the renovation of her previous home in 2014, and with the trust and confidence in my abilities already in place; we could get straight to work.
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In this week’s episode we talk all things glossies with Lisa Quinn-Schofield of Featherhorse. The world of publishing is one that many Perth designer aspires to; a milestone many hope to achieve throughout their career. You may remember in final episode of 2020, we touched on the world of publishing and PR and questioned whether there was still a place for print publication, particularly given a dedicated Perth design magazine is mostly non-existent. This is the episode for you if you are wanting to hear what Feathers, a 4 + year contributor to those glossies had to offer.
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“To begin with, woodworking was simply an activity to fill my time. In a few short months, I wrapped up my post graduate studies, went through a break up, and cut ties with the band I was in.”
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Kicking off 2021, a little late but it’s worth the wait. We’ve been wanting to sit down with Mark from Arklen since we lunched and finally we managed to pull the rabbit of that hat. In what is a particularly busy time for the #perthbuilding sector and design industry in general, we knew it was high time we spoke to an expert who spend day in day out in the trenches dealing with it from all angles. We ticked just over 50 minutes on this but trust me when I say, it felt like 15. Easy listening.
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The key line that stood out to me during our podcast was when you said "architects are just plain old fashioned problem solvers!"....do you feel more people are becoming aware that your profession isn't out to dictate the design narrative but add as much 'value' to it as possible?”
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Our climate such that (as mentioned earlier) the way we want to ‘use’ our outdoor space has really transformed and noticeably the design of residential landscapes along with it. Perth now boasts some of the most contemporary designs of the last few years and designs like Tristan’s that really challenge the ‘live well’ aspect of our active spaces.
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It got us thinking too - how many of you are benefitting from the authentic connection that comes from being part of a local community or having a local media branch understanding and supporting your business? How many of you are using your marketing to target locally rather than seeking national acknowledgement? Maybe it’s time to reverse engineer and put local at the top of that priority list?
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Architecture and home owners of the gorgeous Burt St house we posted in the first plog (reminder images below). We spent half a day having a fat time with Nancy as she shared with us the journey from start to finish about why hiring an architect was the best thing for them, what Kris brought to the table, the unexpected that comes from bringing in a professional and how personally they also experienced growth as a couple.
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