My suburb is undergoing an explosion of growth. Due to a change in local planning law, it is now possible […]
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Cut down to size
This morning the usual peace and quiet of my suburban street was shattered by the sound of a chainsaw. […]
The bland leading the bland
I’ve just finished re-reading a magnificent book that was written by architect Robin Boyd and first published in 1960. I […]
War, what is it good for?
If there’s one thing that Australia does really well then it’s war memorials. Each one in the state capitals is appropriately […]
Taking the B out of Bland.
Bland buildings are horrible things. The world is full of them. They say ‘this’ll do’ rather than ‘this will make […]
On a superficial level
This week’s Design File is all about colour (see Pantone). As those who heard my essay on colour for By […]
The problem with clothes
This week’s Design File is the Little Black Dress . When I told my female friends that I was doing […]
Something different
This week’s Design File is about the Sacco bean bag. It was hard for me to write about the bean […]
A sunny place
This week’s longer Design File is about the coffin and if anything, it shows that people are apprehensive even reading […]
Italian dreams
(The 1948 Vespa 125, image thanks to Vespa.com) Design File: Vespa Over the past year or so when choosing a […]
Colin Bisset 