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Woman of the year Alondra de la Parra on raising boys, life in West End and the joy of music

THE CHAT

Triple M’s Scott Menz

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How does she do it?

That was my initial thought after reading Fiona Purdon’s profile (P8) of Queensland Symphony Orchestra music director Alondra de la Parra.

The superstar conductor – recently named Mexico’s Woman of the Year – never stops. Scan her Instagram account and you’ll see Alondra in full-flight at concert halls in Salzburg, Berlin, London, Brisbane. All this, with her two boys – her “assistant conductors” – in tow. Alondra spoke to us on the eve of her 2019 season with QSO, the thrilling finale to a three-year tenure in which, in the words of QSO chair Chris Freeman, “she has shined a magnificent light on Queensland and Australia as home to world-class musicians”.

Woman of the year indeed.

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THE CHAT Triple M music director Scott Menz LIFE Introducing columnist Alicia Pyke COVER STORY Up close with classical music star Alondra de la Parra RESTAURANT Beirne Lane, Fortitude Valley RECIPE Hot and sour prawn salad SCENE Moet moments at Byblos FASHION Day-time glam AT HOME A technicolour transformation LIVING Max Sparrow’s Anthony Spon-Smith

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Early starter Scott Menz knew from the age of five that he wanted to be on the radio. His new role is music to his ears Emma Schafer

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f you have to be at work by 4am, you had better be doing something you love. For Scott Menz, that’s radio, and he was just five years old when he decided it was the job for him.

As the music director at Brisbane’s Triple M, Scott is the man in charge of the station’s playlists. That said, there are very few roles in the world of radio that the 35-year-old has not filled.

“I was really lucky because I knew what I wanted to do for as long as I can remember,” says Scott, who moved to Petrie Terrace in inner-city Brisbane with his wife Prue and daughter Ella, 6, in 2014.

He grew up in the Yarra Valley where he first fell under the spell of broadcasting.

“My first memory of being enamoured by a radio station was at my local school fete. There was a caravan there and they were broadcasting live and I was just amazed. I hounded my parents about being on radio until I was legally allowed to get on the air.”

At 11 years of age and with a tub of CDs under his arm, he confidently walked into Yarra Valley FM and was running his own show on the community radio station before he’d finished primary school.

“I started out playing songs to two people and taking requests from my mum, but I absolutely loved it,” Scott remembers.

Triple J gave him his first big break when he won a cadet reporter competition and he’s worked at radio

stations across the country ever since.

“The hard work started when I got into full-time work in a tiny town called Hamilton in western Victoria,” he says.

“I was 18, knew no one, and did pretty much everything at the station.

“I was on air doing the breakfast show, making all the ads and doing all their production. That was a grow-upquick situation.”

Being a jack of all trades meant he was also equipped to launch two radio stations – Hot 91 on the Sunshine Coast and Nova in Adelaide – all before his 25th birthday.

He counts these jobs as career highlights but reckons 2019 will be another good year.

“My new role as the music director will turn my day upside day,” says Scott, who previously served as executive producer for Triple M’s Big Breakfast in Brisbane.

“It used to be very early starts and really rapid fire work getting the show on the air. Now I wake up when the sun is in the sky which is pretty novel for me.

“The pace will be the same, it’s a very busy role with a lot to do, but I get to play with music all day which is one of my passions.”

As for station hopping, Scott says he’s ready to stay put.

“I consider myself a Queenslander now which is strange because I didn’t think I’d stay long. I don’t want to leave now. I love the culture here.” triplem.com.au/brisbane

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Alicia Pyke We were restless and unsettled, wondering what to do next ... What better challenge than roaming the globe with nothing more than we could carry?

Last year I travelled the world with four pairs of underpants.

That wasn’t all, of course. I also had a 75 litre bag on wheels and an extra large husband on foot. But those knickers are proof of how little stuff I truly need to get by.

Unlike publicly visible clothing which came and went as destinations, seasons and local customs required, my undies (comfy and miraculously quickdry) were with me for the long haul: every city, town and village we visited across four continents over 10 months.

Travelling ultra light was part of an experiment to live more, with less. It began when Guy and I decided to take a grown-up gap year after the sale of our little home in Sydney.

We were restless and unsettled, wondering what to do next ... What

better challenge than roaming the globe with nothing more than we could carry?

“Experiences over possessions” became my motto as I taught myself how to work another strange washing machine in Russia or followed Google Maps to the nearest laundromat in Paris.

No, it wasn’t the stuff of dreams but it gave me a chance to practise my dreadful training-wheels French with the jolly patrons of the betting shop adjacent to la laverie where I waited drinking coffee until the dryer cycle ended.

Living more with less also worked well when we took public transport instead of queuing for taxis at an airport.

And we never wasted time wondering what to wear.

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A kind of magic Star conductor Alondra de la Parra, who loves the thrill of live concerts, is gearing up for an unforgettable final season with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra Fiona Purdon

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londra de la Parra sits on the couch, tapping her bare feet to a big band version of Jingle Bells, while her adorable son Luciano tootles away on his toy saxophone in a very special “living room” Christmas concert.

As an orchestral conductor of international renown, Alondra is used to performing on the world’s greatest stages but watching this candid Instagram video, you get the feeling this little production with her beloved sons Luciano, 3, and Julian, 11 months, is likely one of her all-time favourites.

“I love every second of being a mum,” Alondra says. “I make the most of the time I have with my kids. They are so little and need to be near their mum; I couldn’t imagine it any other way.”

The classical music star’s Instagram account is awash with cute photos of her “assistant conductors”: the boys brandishing conductor batons in German concert halls; or, just last month, being pushed in a stroller through the snowy streets of Salzburg, Austria.

“I have cancelled a lot of things and said no to many opportunities and I’m absolutely fine with that. I have time for two things, my kids and my work. The rest has had to become secondary.”

Last year was a momentous one for the Mexican classical music star, who split from the children’s father Teo de Maria y Campos, a television presenter and drummer in Mexican rock band Liquits.

On a happier note, she was named Mexico’s 2018 Woman of the Year for her contribution to the country’s international reputation through her work with some of the world’s most prestigious orchestras including Orchestre de Paris, London Philharmonic Orchestra, and our own Queensland Symphony Orchestra (QSO).

Now Alondra, 38, is gearing up for her third and final year as QSO music director and returns to Brisbane this month for the first of 10 QSO Maestro concerts she will conduct in 2019. The season begins with the Heavenly concert on Feb 16, featuring Mozart’s Piano Concerto No.27 in B flat, Mahler’s Symphony No.4, as well as appearances by British pianist Paul Lewis and young Brisbane soprano Morgan England-Jones.

“What’s amazing about the Queensland Symphony Orchestra is how good it is, and how humble it is at the same time. Every time I come back and do the first rehearsal, it’s always like, ‘Wow, this is a really topnotch orchestra’,” Alondra says. “It was exciting to come to a place where the orchestra had all the right ingredients, so I could start from such a high standard.”

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ELECTRIC CHARGE …

Alondra de la Parra; conducting the QSO; with British pianist Paul Lewis; and with sons Luciano and Julian.

Main picture: Russell Shakespeare/AAP

Davies Park near their Queenslander in West End, and splashing about at the beach at South Bank. Luciano attends soccer, music and ballet lessons while Alondra enjoys dining at Gerard’s Bistro and Honto in Fortitude Valley, and Donna Chang in the city.

“We really love our Brisbane life. I often walk or bike to work (at QPAC, South Bank). I hope everyone here realises how outstanding Brisbane is with all the

When I’m on the podium, I am a conduit for the music … I am part of this magical experience

activities; it is accessible, beautiful and clean.”

The devoted mother, whose 2019 schedule also includes concerts in Spain, France, Sweden, Japan and Berlin, maintains her hectic schedule with the help of her “beautiful and supportive” parents and a nanny.

“Luciano sees that I love what I do and he loves to be part of it; it’s beautiful. They are always happy to come to rehearsal, they sing and play all the time,” she says. “It’s hard because I don’t get much sleep but I’m doing my best. My kids have already travelled tens of thousands of miles.”

QSO chair Chris Freeman says Alondra has “shined a magnificent light on Queensland and Australia as home to world-class musicians”.

“The union of Queensland Symphony Orchestra and Alondra de la Parra has seen the Orchestra acclaimed for a maturity of musicality, a roll-call of international soloists and conductors and a passion in playing,” he says. “In three years, QSO has forged important new pathways – Alondra’s appointment as music director was an Australian first (first female principal conductor of an Australian orchestra), and a major international achievement,” he says.

Alondra says she is excited about the year’s line-up that includes QSO soloists as well as international stars Austrian percussionist Martin Grubinger, French harpist Marie-Pierre Langlamet and Spanish cellist Pablo Ferrandez, and local

classical guitarist Karin Schaupp. Her final QSO concert is set for December, Many concerts feature Alondra’s favourite composers including Mahler, Stravinsky, Prokofiev and Bernstein.

“I like creating programs and to see what music goes with each other. It is like cooking in a way, you want audiences to taste new experiences,’’ she says.

“Conductors need to prepare for many weeks, months, sometimes even years, before a performance. This is by studying the score and understanding what the composer wanted … for six or seven hours a day.

“When I’m on the podium, I am a conduit for the music … a place that ideas, feeling, music, sound, energy goes through.

I am part of this magical experience.”

QSO’s Heavenly, Feb 16, Concert Hall, QPAC, South Bank. qso.com.au

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Trading places Imaginative pub fare with a Japanese twist pays tribute to a Valley retail pioneer RESTAURANT Tony Harper In hindsight I should have ordered a katsu sandwich. But it was a case of too many interesting options and, even though it was lunchtime, a sandwich of any sort strikes me as a little too dull.

That, of course, was before I clapped eyes on one leaving the pass. They come in sets of three, larger than finger sandwiches, but similar, two tiered, like cucumber sangas at the Savoy, and crustless, filled with katsu (barramundi, pork, chicken or tofu, all $18), kewpie mayo, tonkatsu sauce and – in the case of the barramundi – Sriracha, bacon and jalepenos.

If you wander through Japan you’ll find katsu sandwiches everywhere – train stations, convenience stores, coffee shops.

They are handy foods, easily popped in a microwave, tasty and filling. Having one come straight from the kitchen is a luxury.

The sandwiches are one of several Japanese-influenced dishes on the Beirne Lane menu. There’s also a sashimi plate, karaage quail (that’s the Japanese take on KFC), miso salmon, an exceedingly Japancentric eggplant dish, and Shiro Kin wagyu with ponzu sauce, plus a couple of sides.

It all seems a little incongruous on the menu of a Fortitude Valley gastropub, but there’s method to the madness. The restaurant takes its name from the pioneering businessman and department

GOOD SPIRITS … Open 24/7, Beirne Lane offers pleasant surrounds and a cross-cultural menu including Japanese-style Katsu sandwiches (below).

store owner T.C. Beirne, who owned the original 1902 building. Word has it, Mr Beirne had a thing for Japanese food, so it’s a sort of hat-tipping exercise.

And – while tipping hats – there’s a “shilling menu” that follows the general flow of what Mr Beirne’s employees got for a shilling at the local fish shop: oysters, steak, vegetables and dessert.

A modernised version on Beirne Lane’s menu will set you back $90, though it serves two, and includes four oysters, a 600g sirloin on the bone, sides and accompaniments, and a cannoli dessert.

Not bad.

Everything else is a little more expected, but still showing some intellect and imagination.

Naturally there are steaks, with an emphasis on dry-aged (there’s a dryageing cabinet lurking somewhere) with three different cuts ranging from $46 to $120, and marble scores of 5+ to 7+.

There are three more fresh steaks, including a flank steak with fries and a nice little cress salad for $30. It’s terrific value,

steak cooked well, nicely proportioned, with elegant accompaniments.

Better still is a pork chop ($32) with apple, sorrel and mustard, the “better” based solely on the fact that I reckon pork trumps beef every time.

But both are whitewashed by a starter called “Crab on toast” – a mushy concoction of herb, crab meat and creme fraiche on baguette ($16).

The drinks on offer are pretty good, with wines aimed at the youth market – skinsy whites, minimal intervention (some good, some terrible) – peppered with a nice array of more traditional drops. And craft beers. And some terrific spirits.

But good food and decent drinks aside, it’s service that really makes Beirne Lane tick. OK, there’s a smidge of attitude at the bar (mixologists eh?) but the floor team is terrific.

Beirne Lane is a restaurant with purpose. The food is well considered, and sufficiently different to make it relevant.

There are good drinks to be had, and it all arrives promptly – with a smile.

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Sizzling serve Chef Daniel Jarrett serves a prawn preview ahead of the Sunshine Coast Asian Food Festival

HOT AND SOUR PRAWN SALAD INGREDIENTS 1 coriander root, medium 1 medium-sized birdseye chilli 2 small garlic cloves 20ml lime juice 20ml fish sauce Pinch sea salt 8 medium green prawns, shelled with tail on, de-veined ¼ cup coriander leaves, loosely packed ¼ cup mint leaves, loosely packed ¼ cup green onion, finely sliced on a 3cm long angle 1tbs garlic chives, cut 3cm 1tbs red shallots, sliced thinly lengthways 1tsp lemongrass, finely sliced or shaved into ringlets 1tsp kaffir lime leaves, finely sliced ¼tsp roasted ground sticky rice METHOD For the dressing, pound the coriander root, chilli and garlic in a mortar and pestle to a robust paste. Add lime juice, then the fish sauce. Adjust to taste. Reserve. It should be hot, sour and slightly salty.

For the salad, in a pot of slow simmering water with the sea salt, plunge the peeled prawns for 1-1½ mins (depending on size) until cooked. Strain and allow to rest. If prawns are larger than bite size, slice on an angle into bite-sized pieces. In a bowl, combine the salad herbs. Add prawns to the side of herbs. Spoon the dressing over the prawns then combine the prawns with the salad herbs.

To serve, place in the centre of a plate.

Sprinkle with roasted ground sticky rice.

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ART

ASPECTS OF BEAUTY … (clockwise from top left) Mower man, Clontarf; Dawn Steeples; Three Pines; and Shadows on the Parliament.

Suburban soul Brisbane’s Robert Brownhall has mastered the art of recasting the mundane as something truly magical Phil Brown A painting featuring buildings under construction doesn’t sound that poetic.

But Brisbane artist Robert Brownhall takes prosaic subject matter and elevates it.

His fans love him for it and he has become one of our best-loved painters.

The fact that he records our architecture and scenery in realistic, if somewhat stylised terms, is enormously appealing.

His latest show at Philip Bacon Galleries offers more of the same with some new material too.

As usual there are the wonderful

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portraits of suburban scenes such as Mower man, Clontarf in which a bloke mowing the lawn outside a funky old beachside building is elevated to the status of everyman.

Robert, 50, cites the American artist Edward Hopper as an inspiration and you can see that in his work.

But Robert is an original and over the past couple of decades he has produced a body of work that captures our part of the world beautifully.

Last year he had a residency at the Redcliffe Art Gallery which resulted in an

exhibition there: Robert Brownhall – Tales of the Peninsula.

Robert’s wife Sarah is from Redcliffe and he says painting the peninsula was a revelation.

Afternoon shadows, Suttons Beach is a masterful seascape resulting from his time mooching around the coast there.

His love of architecture, both modern and historical, is reflected in the current exhibition.

Shadows on the Parliament is a gorgeous painting of the old Parliament House building in George St with wind-tossed palms in the foreground. The title could be read a couple of ways too, when you think about it.

Robert drives around Brisbane and paints what catches his eye.

For many years he has meant to draw and paint the dinosaurs outside the

Queensland Museum in Grey St and now he has in Lady & dinosaurs. The lady in that painting is walking past the dinosaurs casting a shadow that is dwarfed by the dinosaur shadow above her.

There are signs, old buildings, beachside shacks, urban nocturnes and that construction site ... Broadbeach builders.

So many artists nowadays eschew their environment in search of supposedly loftier subject matter and navel gazing.

Robert Brownhall paints what he sees – ordinary scenes, ordinary people – and yet when he is done with them they are actually extraordinary.

And therein lies the mastery. And the magic.

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ON THE BASIS OF SEX (M) hhhhj Director Mimi Leder Starring Felicity Jones, Armie Hammer, Kathy Bates, Justin Theroux As the culture wars hot up, US Supreme Court Judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 83, is enjoying cult status as a participant in political stoushes, internet memes and now as the subject of two movies.

In the wake of last year’s documentary RBG comes this rousing dramatisation of her life, focusing on a landmark 1975 Court of Appeals case that proved to be the first domino in the overturning of gender-based discrimination in US law.

The story proves highly cinematic, because Ginsburg, as played by the elfin British actor Felicity Jones (The Theory Of Everything; Rogue One: A Star Wars Story), embodies the very thing she is fighting for.

We first glimpse her on her first day at Harvard Law School in 1956, one of nine women adrift in a sea of 500 male students.

When the Harvard Dean of Law (Sam Waterston) greets the year’s intake with the hypothetical question, “What does it take to be a Harvard man?” the look on her face says it all.

Jones is towered over by Armie Hammer, the actor who plays her husband, Martin Ginsburg, and the movie plays up their contrast cleverly. Hammer is chiselled and handsome – the movie archetype of a heroic lawyer – and we see him constantly praised as the shining legal star of the couple. While Martin gets a job in New York with a prestigious firm, Ruth has to settle for an academic role, because none of the city’s firms will hire her despite having graduated top of her class.

A wonderfully supportive partner, Martin, in addition to sharing the housework and the child-rearing, refuses to steal Ruth’s thunder when it comes to the law. When the film jumps to the 1970s, he’s the one who brings her the case that will enable her to begin challenging the 178 laws that differentiate on the basis of gender.

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Hot on the heels of Robert Redford’s septuagenarian bank robber comes Clint Eastwood’s fossilised drug runner, Earl Stone, also based on a real character.

When internet sales bankrupt his once-successful daylily farm, the unreconstructed old-timer stumbles into a new and highly lucrative line of work, shifting cocaine across the country for a Mexican drug cartel.

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GENDER AGENDA … English actor Felicity Jones (all three pictures) stars as judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg; with Armie Hammer as her husband in On the Basis of Sex. And ironically, it’s an appeal involving a tax law that has resulted in gender bias against a man.

The legalese is all perfectly comprehensible in a punchy screenplay that was written by Daniel Stiepleman, an actual nephew of Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

This fact, and a brief cameo by Ginsburg,

know exactly what he’s carrying in the back of his rusty pick-up truck. But that’s because he chooses not to.

The wads of cash that are left for him in the glove box after each delivery are a very clear indicator that whatever it is, it’s not kosher.

Earl makes his first run to pay for his granddaughter’s wedding reception. The second to buy back his farm. But by the time he’s fixed up the kitchen at the local war veteran’s club, Earl has become the cartel’s top courier, and thus no longer a casual employee.

Earl is flown to an opulent hacienda, where he parties with a bunch of scantily clad prostitutes.

The superannuated drug runner is the next in a long line of amoral characters, from cop Dirty

stamps the film as an authorised account, and Ginsburg herself vetted the film’s representation of the judicial facts.

Director Mimi Leder has done a superb job with a story that obviously had resonance for her as well. Despite a couple of early career blockbuster gigs in the 1990s (The Peacemaker; Deep Impact) Leder

Harry to outlaw Josey Wales, that Eastwood has underplayed to perfection. This performance, however, gets much of its ballast from his past reputation.

stepped back from the big screen to pursue a more fruitful career directing TV shows such as ER and The West Wing.

Hollywood in the 21st century remains the boys’ club that Harvard Law School was in the 1950s, although hopefully, that’s changing too.

A significant subplot involves Earl’s estranged family – the deadbeat husband and father has missed most significant milestone in their lives, preferring to avoid

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the responsibilities of home.

Supporting the theory that there’s an autobiographical component to this story thread is an appearance by Eastwood’s real life daughter, Alison, as Iris Stone.

A medical crisis gives Earl the opportunity to redeem himself – but his family’s forgiveness comes at a heavy price.

Pursued down the highway by two ambitious DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration) agents (Bradley Cooper and Michael Pena), as well as enraged hit men from the Sinaloa cartel, there’s no way the situation can end well. But in the end it’s Earl’s transition from self-centred ol’ boy to repentant family man that feels more shaky.

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AT HOME

Happy place Pops of colour and rare vintage finds spark joy in this cosy family abode

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aving completed a longawaited renovation, the owners of this house at The Gap have plenty of reasons to smile. For Anne, it’s the quieter spaces of her open-plan kitchen and living room that spark joy, now that the formal lounge and dining have been put to better use.

The bright splashes of colour on the walls and furniture also lift her spirits, along with the old and new furnishings that aren’t too “matchy-matchy”.

Anne also loves the bright green banquette and long, antique French oak refectory table where she and her husband, Matt, and their children Ruby, 14, Finn, 12, and Lucy, 8, gather for meals together and with friends.

“It feels like we are in a smart French bistro and is extremely handy for catering for large groups,” she says. “With three kids we often have extra mouths to feed so it’s easy for the gang to gather round for breakfast pancakes after a sleepover birthday party or pizza for the footy.”

It took seven years for Anne and Matt to get around to updating the 1990s replica Queenslander they bought in 2010 when they were expecting little Lucy.

It is their third house in The Gap, a suburb they love for its friendly community and “artsy rural” vibe.

On Sunday afternoons they enjoy street drinks with the neighbours while the kids ride their bikes around the quiet cul-de-sac. An annual “Odds vs Evens” neighbourhood cricket match is also held at the nearby park with a perpetual trophy.

“Before we moved in we had the house painted white throughout, so it was time to give the blank canvas some life. We were well overdue for giving the place some personality and improving liveability,” Anne says.

Although the house had generous proportions, they found they were only using half of the living areas due to poor zoning and connectivity.

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BRIGHT BOOST … The green banquette and old French refectory table in the kitchendining area are among the owner’s favourites; quirky touches include a Chinese-style lantern and lively fabric updating the Rosenstengel armchairs.

“With three kids and two adults congregating in the open-plan kitchen for eating, cooking, homework and TV watching, it was getting really noisy and chaotic,” she says.

Adding colour was also important.

“We are an energetic and lively bunch so our home needed to reflect that. We aren’t a family who could live in a black and white ‘Hamptons’ style house; we’re a bit too messy for that.”

Design duo Ivy and Piper, aka Elizabeth Flekser and Melanie Parker, were brought on board to reimagine the existing floor plan and infuse their colourful signature

style into the home. “Family homes do not have to be upholstered entirely in grey to be serviceable,” Melanie says.

Where tumbleweeds once blew through the formal dining room, the rich sound of the piano now wafts through what is now the music room. “(The music space) is a transition zone between the front living area and the kitchen/dining. Plus it helps to encourage the kids to do their music practise – they still need to be nagged to actually do it though,” Anne says.

The formal lounge has been converted into a media room where timber floors were installed to replace the old carpet.

While big windows and doors allow lots of natural light into the room, there was nowhere to put a media unit. So, Ivy and Piper fixed that by incorporating the hallway into the room and installing a media cabinet into its wall.

“Designing it flush into the wall space maximised the function of the room,” Melanie says. “It’s a very decorative furniture-like piece with the mirrored front cabinet.”

Anne says they use the whole house now and no longer eat in front of the TV as it’s been moved from the open-plan area.

“It took us only a few days to adjust to

that and it was well worth it,” she says.

Anne likens being asked to choose her favourite part of the house with choosing between her children. But there is something about the reupholstered Ed Rosenstengel lounge suite she can’t ignore.

“It was a lucky Gumtree find. I grew up in a house filled with Rosenstengel pieces and admire the shape and comfort of the armchairs. The green chinoiserie fabric chosen for the armchairs makes my heart sing. It was a bit of an indulgence that will last for many, many years,” she says.

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LIVING

Nesting instinct Max Sparrow’s Anthony Spon-Smith talks art, design and decorating

What key elements bring you joy? The mix that makes the space. For a living room, a comfortable sofa in light linen anchors elements such as a statement armchair, bench or console. Plants add interest.

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Where did you get your love of interiors?

My father started the retail arm of the business 40 years ago and I have always been drawn to design, although I completed an economics degree before studying industrial design. I am sketching and prototyping new designs constantly. I will still be designing when I retire because it is what I really love doing.

Who … Anthony Spon-Smith, 39, executive director, Max Sparrow & Coco Republic

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Lives … Sydney, although frequently seen in the airport departure lounge heading on another design or sourcing trip.

What’s new with you? We have just opened a new 1000 sqm Max Sparrow Queensland flagship store, next door to our previous space within the Coco Republic showroom on Wickham St, Fortitude Valley.

Although we showcase over 3500 products on our website, the demand for our home decoration service has seen the need to give clients a full Max Sparrow brand experience.

How did that come about? The Max Sparrow brand and our “Hamptons to Hollywood” aesthetic has been very well received by our Queensland customers.

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What is your own house like? I live with my wife and three daughters near the beach in Sydney’s eastern suburbs in a doublestorey house. Our home is light, bright and makes the most of our garden, pool and outdoor entertaining space. With young children the seamless flow between spaces is really important and we love to entertain.

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LAST WORD

Phil Brown Getting rid of books is out of the question. I love having them around and though I haven’t read all of them I am soaking up the contents by osmosis I’m all for decluttering but I think Marie Kondo has gone too far. Kondo, author of The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering, suggests that we ideally ought to stow no more than 30 books in our homes.

If you’ve read Kondo’s book or seen her on Netflix you will be up to speed with what she’s on about and I agree that we could all declutter.

We’ve been doing it for years but have only managed so far to create a kind of status quo of clutter. We seem to accumulate equal to what we dispense with and that creates a kind of stasis.

When it comes to books though, that’s another matter. Our collection grows despite our efforts to stabilise it.

As for her suggestion that we should just have 30 books, well actually, I do only have 30 books … on top of the cupboard in our bedroom that is.

Then there’s another half dozen on my bedside table and my wife has a few next to her bed too so we have exceeded

Kondo’s limit even before we have left the room.

In the loungeroom we have around a dozen coffee table books and elsewhere we have books in seven bookcases.

My son is now collecting books at the rate of a couple a week and they are piling up in his room too.

I do agree that decluttering is good but frankly I think the Japanese take it too far. Watch any Japanese film or program and you will see people living in houses that are so sparsely furnished that you wonder where all their stuff is. Is there a cupboard somewhere where they store it all? The sort of cupboard that, when you open it, everything would come cascading out and engulf you.

We went to Japan last year and I was amazed at the Zen simplicity of many of the places we visited.

I wondered: Do they just not accumulate stuff or do they have kerbside pick-ups every day with everyone just tossing stuff out constantly?

I think decluttering can have positive psychological effects and I heard a discussion on ABC radio the other day to that effect. They suggested that a tidy desk reflected a tidy mind and I concur.

My desk is usually spartan with everything arranged just so.

At right angles.

Being tidy is good but getting rid of books is out of the question. I love having them around and though I haven’t read all of them I feel like I am soaking up the contents by osmosis.

I go through our library regularly looking to cull but I can’t. We are now down to the very essentials and that must run to more than 1000 books, at least.

Buying books is a noble endeavour and never a waste of money as far as I’m concerned.

The eclectic clutter of our bookshelves would probably send Marie Kondo bonkers should she ever pop in for a visit.

But that’s not very likely so I think we’re safe.

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ADVERTORIAL

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splendour Period style and modernity combine in this former church Built in 1889, this former church has been transformed into a light and airy threebedroom house with an abundance of space and character.

There’s plenty of street presence, as the heritage-listed property has retained its original facade complete with a peaked roof and curved windows, while the interior has been carefully renovated for living or office use.

Ray White Paddington marketing agent Sonya Browne says the property is also in a great location.

CLAYFIELD 221 Bonney Ave Land: 547sq m Inspect: Thursday (Feb 7), 5.15-5.45pm; Saturday (Feb 9), 10.30-11am Agent: Sonya Browne, Ray White Paddington; ph: 3369 6488 or 0433 125 303 Auction: On site, Saturday (Feb 9), 11am

“Situated within one of Clayfield’s best streets and a true rarity to the market, this property is positioned just metres from bus stops, the train station and only minutes to an array of cafes, restaurants and parks,” she says.

“Residents will also appreciate that Brisbane Airport is only 10 minutes away, and the CBD is accessible in under 20 minutes.”

The lower level has a vast living and dining area with polished timber flooring, VJ walls and cathedral ceilings.

Traditional windows draw in natural light, while glass bi-fold doors open to a covered deck which is ideal for outdoor dining and entertaining. This area

overlooks a saltwater pool. Back inside, the modern kitchen, with European appliances, sits in the heart of the floorplan.

Three bedrooms are at the rear of the residence, each has carpeted flooring and casement windows, while two have built-in wardrobes and share a bathroom. The main bedroom is larger and offers a builtin wardrobe and an ensuite.

Upstairs, there’s a mezzanine level with a cosy living area or a fourth bedroom, as well as a study space. Additional features include ducted airconditioning, a wine cellar and a double garage.

Landmark restored A landmark house in Sherwood that dates back to 1933 has been completely restored and given a modern makeover by one of Brisbane’s leading architects.

The heritage-listed, English-style red brick residence known as The Terrace, sits on a 2499sq m block, and was bought by the current owners for $2.55 million in 2012. Three years later, architect Shaun Lockyer was engaged to extend the home and reclaim some of its original features.

Decorative ceilings, leadlight windows and two original brick fireplaces are just some of the heritage features retained. It was one of the architect’s most challenging projects and took three years to complete.

“It was a very special, heritage-listed house to begin with,” Shaun says.

Hedges line the white fence that leads to the entry of this storybook property, which opens in to a foyer. To the left of the foyer there is a library, an office, a sitting room with a fireplace, a dining room, media room, two bedrooms and a bathroom.

Turn right from the foyer and you find yourself in a kitchen with a scullery, which leads to a family room that opens on to a modern terrace with a day bed.

A fourth bedroom, and the main suite with walk-in wardrobe, ensuite, striking timber feature wall, underfloor heating and a window bench seat that overlooks the gardens, is also in this north-positioned extension. On the lower level, an area being marketed as “undoubtedly Brisbane’s best rumpus room”, can be reconfigured to suit the needs of the buyer and comes with exposed brick walls, timber bench seating and polished concrete floors.

SHERWOOD 47 Hazelmere Pde Land: 2499sq m inspect: by appointment Agent: Jason Adcock, Adcock Prestige; ph: 1300 884 788 or 0418 727 788 For sale: By negotiation

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42 Duke Street

This beautiful residence, located on 1,012m 2 of one of Bulimba’s best streets, has undergone renovations and extension by renown architect Robyn Booth, resulting in a family home with no equal.

The oversized kitchen is perfectly positioned to enjoy the indoor/outdoor entertaining areas with a feature outdoor fireplace, edged by verdant views of Steven Clegg, landscaped gardens and a solar heated swimming pool. Enjoying separation are four large bedrooms, two of which are ensuited and the home features a separate media room and cellar. Walking distance from ferry, Woolworths and cafés.

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COSMOPOLITAN HIGHGATE HILL

155 Dornoch Terrace

Occupying an elevated position in a highly sought-after suburb securely located within the catchment of Brisbane State High School. Blessed with two street frontage, the opportunity exists to purchase this statement home on its own 438m² allotment with the option to also purchase a rare parcel of vacant land attached to the home making it an impressive offering of a massive 876m². The opportunities are endless.

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Residence 10/110 Main Street

Incomparably positioned, lovingly restored and graced with contemporary finishes, Residence 10 is an elegant fusion of old and new. Boasting an astounding 425m² build area, this premier property comprises four ensuited bedrooms, a separate living, dining and kitchen area with soaring ceilings.

With a north-east aspect, the wraparound balcony enjoys breezes and views of the Brisbane River.

In addition, there’s 3,000m² of private manicured gardens which have direct access to the river.

Don’t miss this opportunity to secure this irreplaceable residence prior to auction.

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WALAN KANGAROO POINT

8/2 Scott Street

Standing tall among the illustrious Kangaroo Point riverfront precinct, Walan shines in its surrounds.

The dynamic form, inspired by the Kangaroo Point Cliffs, is a landmark building, setting a benchmark for architectural design. Boasting oak timber floors, integrated European appliances, and designer finishes, this full-floor residence exceeds expectations. Premium features include an expansive balcony, guest bedroom with ensuite, separate library and study area, second living space, and full length double corridors that guarantee cooling breezes and cross ventilation throughout.

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KANGAROO POINT

3/30 O’Connell Street

Enjoy absolute river frontage with a beautiful east facing aspect in a private, inner city location.

Spread across a generous 403m², featuring four bedrooms, three bathrooms and a designer kitchen, lockable double garage at living level, large courtyard with irrigated garden, plenty of storage, swimming pool, tennis court and a well-furnished community area with easy dockside access.

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9 Lambert Street

Positioned on an upper level and spanning the entire north-east corner of the floor, this four bedroom residence showcases a sophisticated palette of materials and an intelligently designed floor plan that is sure to delight. Per fect for downsizers or families looking for a spacious residence, with convenience and practicality in mind. This iconic residential project is the first timber multi-storey construction in Kangaroo Point. With construction commencing in 2019, don’t miss your opportunity to secure a piece of this landmark.

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NORMAN PARK

6 Dalma Street

Of exquisite design standards, matched with meticulous finish and remarkable features, this fantastic five bedroom residence is all things stylish and convenient. Metres from the beautiful Perth Street Park, this home sits perched upon an elevated cul-de-sac, surrounded by all inner-city conveniences. Luxury appointments together with city views from the front deck, and expansive entertainment value at the rear, this home is as space savvy as it is stylish. Call to arrange an inspection today!

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18 Love Street

Conveniently located just a stone’s throw from Oxford Street, Reside Bulimba presents an enviable living experience in Brisbane’s most sought-after residential enclave. Elegant, modern and utterly refined, this beautiful collection of one, two and three bedroom apartments have been designed to capture river breezes, natural light and suburban outlooks. Residents will have direct access to an array of bustling restaurants, cosy cafés and exciting nightlife at Oxford Street, less than 100m away. This opportunity will not last long, so get in contact today.

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NORMAN PARK

180 McIlwraith Avenue

Perfectly located in highly sought-after Norman Park, this architecturally designed masterpiece brings sophistication and quality together. This exceptional family home is set over two levels, with living on the lower level and bedrooms on the upper level. The open plan kitchen, dining and living space is bound to impress, featuring high ceilings, expansive windows, exposed brickwork and oak floorboards. From here, enjoy the seamless connection to the outdoors with pool and grassy area.

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102 Kingsbury Street

Offering a sleek and modern lifestyle that is second to none, this near new character home is located in an enviable Poets’ Corner location. Comprising a selection of functional living and entertaining spaces including a sleek and beautifully appointed gourmet kitchen, this home is perfectly configured to accommodate the modern family. Moments away from a variety of lifestyle amenities and some of Brisbane’s finest schools including Churchie, this prestigious home offers an enviable inner city lifestyle.

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CAMP HILL

26 Henderson Street

Designed with symmetry and simplicity front of mind, tall ceilings and wide settings grant a feeling of grand proportions. The open-plan arrangement denotes a gallery interior. Sliding glass stacker doors seamlessly interject an outdoor living space into the arrangement, enhancing the entertaining abilities and making for easy outdoor family meals. Featuring a dazzling pool, spacious outdoor entertaining space with bench seats and outdoor kitchen perfect for our Brisbane summer. An unrivalled address, sure to impress.

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52 Highlands Street

Sitting high on the hill in Highlands Street, this outstanding home boasts sweeping views taking in the mountains, Brisbane City, Gateway and Moreton Bay. Built to the highest standards including quality fixtures and fittings, with beautiful big decks on both levels taking in the views and overlooking the pool, capturing an enviable lifestyle. This high-quality designer home, situated in one of Wavell Heights most desirable streets is an opportunity not to be missed.

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Palm Springs Inspired Riverfront Home

PALM SPRINGS INSPIRED RIVERFRONT HOME

227 Dewar Terrace, CORINDA

Inspired by the renowned architects Richard Neutra and Harry Seidler, this striking family home offers a peaceful resort style escape. Centrally located, this desirable address in Corinda´s premiere street will suit families and executives who appreciate the best of riverside living. Well positioned, close to public transport, this home is within walking distance to St Aidans Anglican Girls School, public schools, restaurants, cafÊs and shops.

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LARGE RESIDENCES |NORTH-FACING VIEWS STUNNING LAP POOL | PROPOSED MARINA 30 luxury residences on Bulimba’s absolute riverfront. Construction underway.

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By appointment 11am, Fri 22nd February 2019 Lvl 1 / 153 Racecourse Rd, Ascot

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’Arlington’ 56 Graysholm Road, Oman Ama (via Warwick)

A great starter block, relaxing rural getaway or as an add on to current operations, ‘Arlington’ brings with it the certainty of water security. Chain of Ponds Creek runs the length of the 194.25 ha property and is never known to have run dry. And bring your boat –Just 20 minutes down the road is Lake Coolmunda, a popular spot for fishing, water sports and camping.

The history and character of ‘Arlington’ shows through with several original buildings (including the homestead and 3 stand, operational shearing shed) thoughtfully preserved.

• Main house – renovated, 3 bedrooms, VJ walls, air conditioned, combustion wood heater, fully furnished • Co age – recently renovated, 2 bedrooms, air conditioned, fully furnished • Large machinery shed; wool shed; several smaller ancillary sheds; ca le yards • 2 dams + 2 pumps on the creek supply stock water to troughs • 30km to Inglewood; 81km to Warwick www.rh.com.au /20282965

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LEO (July 23 – August 23) Work-life balance is challenged this

1 Transitory (7) week. Stress at home could interfere Whether or not you’re ready for a busy with work – especially if you feel pulled 5 (7)biggest concern: week, Tolerate it’s here. Your in different directions. No more letting maintaining concentration – it’s 9 Lie heavy upon (7) others tell you what’s what. If you tend imperative that you stay focused.

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13 Ruthless self-interest (3,3,3) VIRGO PISCES 15 Inexperienced (5) (August 24 – September 22) (February 19 – March 20) 16 A celestial body (5) Increased energy and self-assertion A good deal of your motivation is now 18 in the act should help turn long-held ambitions fuelledCaught by salary. Basically, you (3-6) want into reality. That’s the good news. The more to spend of andpossession you’re prepared(9) to be 21 Right great news is that love is also high on the far more inventive about ways you can 24 Middle East republic (5) agenda, though some relationships earn it. But you’re tiring of taking 25 Placefor ofothers’ refuge (7) At could benefit from some honest responsibility mistakes. conversation. This week is all about times, State it seemsof as ifunrest their lives remain 26 (7) growing closer, getting to knowing each deliberately disorganised.

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CAPRICORN good news. Travel’s also likely. of loyalty (5)11 Dealers, 14 20 Justify being wrongly painter (7) s, 7 Incur, 8 Eyesore, (December 22 – January 20) 25 Free from bitterness (7) severed (7) 14 Little-known Down: 2 By-product, 3 Survey, 5 Ages, 6 Periodic, 7 Pasta,Personal 8 Salient, 11 Stumble, 14 Conceit, ar, 22 Canine,26 24GetSpill, 26about Well. relationships may be up for CANCER the news 22 Barbarian has a place 1 Clipper, competitor (4,5) renegotiation.

People are full of (June 22 – July 22) 18 Off British guard, 19 Oppress, 21 Borodin, 22 Scarce, 24 Extra, 26 Icon. the plant (7) in Germany (5)17 Emollient, 15 Victorian surprises, no matter how much you Everything has an upside – something 27 Unusual seaside shingles 23 Those reformed show premier (9) think you know them. It seems that worth remembering this week. for instance (7) spirit (5) 16 Thwarted (7) some serious issues need your attention Although usually positive, your 28 It may need a jack up 17 Social conduct (7) right now. This week, try to find a better affirmative batteries need a quick top before being repaired (7) QUICK CLUES 19 Long-lasting (7) balance between your personal and up. Thankfully, your inner spirit has yet Down Across 20 Cul-de-sac (4,3) professional life – even if it means taking to desert you. The real problem is you’re 1 Large house where a cat is 1 Transitory (7) 22 Proportion (5) a few days off work. feeling vulnerable. When life becomes given water in France (7) 5 Tolerate (7) 23 To erect (3,2) CROSSWORD ANSWERS. CRYPTIC: Across: 1 Cab rank, 5 Canasta, 9 Allegro, 10 Notices, 11 Ethic, 12 Stepped on, 13 Upper hand, 15 Easel, 16 Basis, 18 Earmarked, 21 Menagerie, 24 Oaths, 25 Sweeten, 26 Heather, 27 Disease, 28 Steeple. Down: 1 Chateau, 2 Bellhop, 3 Algeciras, 4 Knots, 5 Contender, 6 Not up, 7 Secedes, 8 Arsenal, 14 Aberrance, 15 Elaborate, 16 Bemused, 17 Singers, 19 Ketchup, 20 Deserve, 22 Gotha, 23 Ethos.

QUICK: Across: 1 Passing, 5 Stomach, 9 Oppress, 10 Bestial, 11 Exile, 12 Overstate, 13 Dog eat dog, 15 Green, 16 Comet, 18 Red-handed, 21 Ownership, 24 Syria, 25 Shelter, 26 Trouble, 27 Dispose, 28 Pretend.

Down: 1 Proceed, 2 Sapling, 3 Inelegant, 4 Gusto, 5 Submerged, 6 Oasis, 7 Animate, 8 Holbein, 14 Dark horse, 15 Gladstone, 16 Crossed, 17 Manners, 19 Durable, 20 Dead end, 22 Ratio, 23 Put up.

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