It’s funny how things happen…like the call I got from central casting at Channel Seven, out of the blue, inviting me to step in front of a camera and talk about my life for five minutes. Next thing I know, I’m plunged into the world of reality TV, which, by the way, bears little resemblance [...]
My friend, the talented photographer Anna Maryke Grey, spent seven years putting together a body of work which she exhibited last year in Sydney. I bought a work a particularly moody still life that depends so much on a perfect shaft of light that illuminates its dark centre. All the works shared this quality but [...]
I recently found myself in a glittering palace of crystal admiring chandeliers whose designs had been created for Marie Antoinette and Napoleon themselves. My inspiration is water and the project is in Jinan (China), which is famous for its natural springs and the large reservoirs and waterways which connect the city, a bit like Amsterdam. [...]
There's a great deal to be said about a destination wedding and, in my opinion, most of it is positive. Planning a wedding has become an enormous undertaking, and the expense that surrounds it means brides often have to compromise on what they want. I got married in Rome and [...]
Wherever you go in the world, you stumble across Australians doing remarkable things. Entering the walled courtyard of the 16th Century restored farmhouse, Masseria Trapana, near Lecce in Puglia, I am greeted by a very Italian-looking host with a deep, olive complexion. Yet the accent is distinctly Adelaidean. Rob Potter-Sanders [...]
