LUXE MELBOURNE ARCHITECTURE

I recently came upon this gorgeous home located in Armadale, Melbourne.  This stunning residence was once the historic Golden Crust bakery warehouse. In 2006 architectural firm Jackson Clements Burrows transformed this iconic site into an expansive, eloquent family home. I am inspired by the chic, industrial design of the home. Clean open spaces are complimented by superb attention to detail. The unique combination of materials and design creates a wonderous, lustful elegance.

“The building was in a state of serious deterioration and under threat of demolition as it was not protected by any heritage overlays.” However, the clients were attracted to the building and its potential to meet the accommodation requirements for their large family. The original building fabric was retained and an extensive interior scheme was developed which engaged with the industrial history of the building. A new bridge was inserted which connected the two primary buildings providing a social connection between separated spaces.”

-JCB

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SWAROVSKI AUSTRIA

Some gorgeous imagery of installations from the headquarters of Swarovski. Located in the heart of the Austrian capital on Kaerntner Strasse 24, Swarovski Wien invites visitors into a sparkling, creative world of amazement and shopping. An innovative and multifaceted Swarovski dream world captivates visitors, offering them works of art created by internationally renowned artists alongside magically scintillating product presentations over three storeys.

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HOUSE OF DIOR

Love the Dior website. When I'm looking for inspiration, watching a clip from the "House of Dior in Video" gets my creative mind working. Check it out....sleek, contemporary, refined, lovely.

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GARDEN ROSES

The distinct colours and shapes created by the rose is perfectly symbolic of glamorous beauty. It is this breathtaking beauty I seek to capture in all all of my work as a jewellery designer. A couple of shots of stunning garden roses I recently took. They were given to me by a lovely work colleague. I sought to capture their vibrant colour and delicate texture.

HOLLYWOOD AND SWAROVSKI

I enjoyed learning of the involvement of Swarovski within the set and costume design of the film Black Swan. To see the Swarovski product used in this manner highlights it's extraordinary beauty and versatility within creative media. The production designer for Black Swan, Therese DePrez talks of how Swarovski elements elevated the set, "much like the movement in ballet, the crystals give kicks and glint no matter what direction you see them in."

"From the early days of Hollywood, Swarovski has worked hand in hand with costume and set designers, creating show-stopping jewels, costumes and sets which capture the spotlight. The company’s reputation for the highest quality and largest variety of the finest cut crystal is unchallenged on and off the silver screen, adorning sets and stars in classics such as Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, The Wizard of Oz, Breakfast at Tiffany’s and more recently The Young Victoria, NINE, and The Black Swan."

-SWAROVSKI UK PRESS RELEASE 2010

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AUDREY'S POEM

This poem was a favourite of Audrey Hepburn and was recited by Gregory Peck shortly after her death. Love it.

UNENDING LOVE
I seem to have loved you in numberless forms, numberless times…
In life after life, in age after age, forever.
My spellbound heart has made and remade the necklace of songs,
That you take as a gift, wear round your neck in your many forms,
In life after life, in age after age, forever.
Whenever I hear old chronicles of love, it's age-old pain,
It's ancient tale of being apart or together.
As I stare on and on into the past, in the end you emerge,
Clad in the light of a pole-star piercing the darkness of time:
You become an image of what is remembered forever.
You and I have floated here on the stream that brings from the fount.
At the heart of time, love of one for another.
We have played along side millions of lovers, shared in the same
Shy sweetness of meeting, the same distressful tears of farewell-
Old love but in shapes that renew and renew forever.
Today it is heaped at your feet, it has found its end in you
The love of all man’s days both past and forever:
Universal joy, universal sorrow, universal life.
The memories of all loves merging with this one love of ours –
And the songs of every poet past and forever.
- RABINDRANATH TAGORE

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DELTA STYLE

Love the styling in the new Delta "Sitting on top of The World" video clip. Just gorgeous. The video was shot over two days on March 11 and 12 in Melbourne and was styled by Melbourne based costume designer and stylist, Jess Daly. Jess was hired by Sony Music and designed costumes for both Delta and her dancers.

"A highlight of the styling is Delta's final outfit in the video, leather shorts and a $45,000 Balmain studded leather jacket" -Jess Daly

Jess works with a palette of soft colour and playful hues to evoke a creative, light filled ambience in the clip  I am an absolute fan. The video was directed by Guy Franklin.

{video: deltagoodrem.com} {image: delta daily}