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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.
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.
This week we are so excited to welcome Gemma Cagnacci to the Guest Blog! Gemma and her husband have just spent 6 months traveling and then documenting their adventures through Gemma's blog, Line x Shape x Colour. This week Gemma will be sharing a country a day from these recent travels, with the stories being told though her very beautiful images. If you'd like to see more Uzbekistan, visit Line x Shape x Colour here. - Jenny x
My husband Andrew and I decided to put our careers on hold and jet off for four months to explore the world and get re-inspired. It was something we'd been talking about for ages. Fed up day dreaming about it all, we decided it was time to do it. Our bosses both gave us the time off with our jobs on our return (so don't be scared to ask!).
The next bit, and the hardest, was planning where to go. We wanted to go to places that were high on our wunderlists, a bit more on the adventurous side, inspiring and places that might change in the next few years (as amazing as Europe is, it is always there). So it was decided: the Middle East and the Silk Road, taking in some of Central Asia. This week I'll be visually sharing with you a few of our favourite countries, some of which you might not normally think of to go to on your next holiday (but should!).
First up is Uzbekistan. This was the last country we visited, and definitely one of our favourites. Placed on the infamous Silk Road, Uzbekistan is blessed with some of the most breathtaking architecture and beautiful textile traditions we have seen. We were both in awe. The people, too, are some of the friendliest and most hospitable we met in all our travels.
- Gemma x
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Breathtaking architecture, for sure…looking forward to where we will be taken this week.
Wow… stunning pics… Any chance you might publish a book about your journey? I’d love to give it my daughter to show her we have infinite possibilities. Looking forward to rest of your posts!
Yeah I’d say a book was definitely on the cards! I designed an exhibition for the Powerhouse Museum a few years ago called “Bright Flowers” that showcased textiles and ceramics from this region – thanks for showing me some more amazing imagery and context from this beautiful region. I would so love to go there…
stunning… I’ve suddenly got very itchy feet for an exotic adventure! am going to jump on the line shape colour blog and lose myself in all that gorgeousness. thanks for the virtual tour this week!