From a series written for ABC Radio National’s Blueprint for Living. Passementerie was first aired on 12th November 2022. You […]
Archive for ‘Design’

Notes from a renovation
For months my head has been so full of this house that sometimes it’s been difficult to think about anything […]
Design icons: Auguste Perret and the Rue Franklin apartments
From a series written for ABC Radio National’s Blueprint for Living. Rue Franklin was first broadcast on 5th November. You […]
Design icons: Constance Perkins house
From a series written for ABC Radio National’s Blueprint for Living. The Perkins house was first broadcast on 29th October. […]
Design icons: the aqueduct
From a series written for ABC Radio National’s Blueprint for Living. The aqueduct was first broadcast on 15th October 2022. […]
Design icons: the tower
From a series written for ABC Radio National’s Blueprint for Living. The tower was first broadcast on 22nd October 2022. […]

Service with a smile
One of the things that struck me when I first moved to Australia over twenty years ago was customer service. […]
Design icons: the Green Man
From my regular series for ABC Radio National’s Blueprint for Living. The Green Man was broadcast on Saturday 8th October […]
Design icons: Teflon
Part of my regular series of icons for ABC Radio National’s Blueprint for Living. Teflon was first broadcast on 1st […]
Design icons: Siegfried Bing
From my regular series of Design Icons written for ABC RN Blueprint. You can find others on my main page […]