This website uses cookies to improve your experience navigating our site. By continuing to browse, you are agreeing to our use of cookies.
OK, I understand
Australian houses, from architectural masterpieces to suburban family homes, Victorian terraces, mid-century marvels, coastal shacks, city apartments, and everything in between.
Award-winning Australian architecture, inspiring homes, and interviews with Australia’s top architects.
Award-winning Australian interior design, inspiring homes, and interviews with Australia’s top designers.
In depth features on Australia’s most beautiful gardens and landscape design.
Studio visits with Australia’s most talented creatives, from artists to architects, ceramicists to stylists, furniture makers to lighting designers.
Studio visits with Australia’s top artists, and unmissable art exhibitions in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and beyond.
Weekly recipes and meal ideas from our favourite cooks, authors and foodies.
Unique travel destinations, design-led accomodation and day trip ideas in Australia and New Zealand.
Australian houses, from architectural masterpieces to suburban family homes, Victorian terraces, mid-century marvels, coastal shacks, city apartments, and everything in between.
Award-winning Australian architecture, inspiring homes, and interviews with Australia’s top architects.
Award-winning Australian interior design, inspiring homes, and interviews with Australia’s top designers.
In depth features on Australia’s most beautiful gardens and landscape design.
Studio visits with Australia’s most talented creatives, from artists to architects, ceramicists to stylists, furniture makers to lighting designers.
Studio visits with Australia’s top artists, and unmissable art exhibitions in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and beyond.
Weekly recipes and meal ideas from our favourite cooks, authors and foodies.
Unique travel destinations, design-led accomodation and day trip ideas in Australia and New Zealand.
We're sad to say goodbye to Milan after such an excellent week on the Guest Blog. You can check out his website here and his online store where you can buy most of the illustrations from Milan's posts this week. Thanks so much Milan - you are by far the coolest 13 year old ever!! - Jenny x
When we were in London on Friday nights we used to drive to my Nanna's house in Suffolk. I used to love it as we spent the days making airfix models or drawing or walking the dogs on the beach (there was a nuclear power plant there! The water was always warm, Mum says that's why my feet are so big because we used to swim there).
At Christmas, sometimes it snowed, the dog we had then was called Mr Jones after Indiana Jones (Indiana Jones was named after his dog). Mr Jones was white so we'd lose him in the lane.
In the Summer we'd go to see the Punch and Judy shows at Southwold pier. These are drawings I did of around my Nanna's house, where I'll be going back to visit this year. I'm so excited to see her again!
Thankyou Jenny and Lucy for letting me show my drawings, I hope you enjoyed the week.
from Milan
The Design Files acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the lands on which we work, the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation. We pay our respects to Elders past and present.
First Nations artists, designers, makers, and creative business owners are encouraged to submit their projects for coverage on The Design Files. Please email bea@thedesignfiles.net
The Design Files’ original content and photos are copyright protected. Please email us before reposting our content on other publications, personal websites, or Instagram. Feel free to share our images on Pinterest using the credit ‘via thedesignfiles.net’. Thank you!