SPRING SUMMER
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1 st EDITION
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C U LT U R E PAG E 0 4
CUISINE PAG E 11
H E A LT H PAG E 12
INTERIOR PAG E 14
STYLE PAG E 18
EXPLORE PAG E 22
E X P LO R E C A N BE R R A C OM E S A L I V E DU R I NG SP R I NG A N D SU M M E R A N D W E H IGH L IGH T T H E V E RY BE ST T H AT ’ S ON OF F E R .
M OV E F ROM SE E I NG T H E SIGH T S TO WOR K I NG OU T I N YOU R ROOM – W E’ V E G OT YOU R T R AV E L L I NG T R A I N I NG C OV E R E D.
TA S T E I N DU L GE I N T R A DI T IONA L F R E NC H FA R E W I T H A MODE R N, L IGH T E R T W I ST.
LOOKS GOOD ON PAPER Artist Benja Harney was commissioned to create a series of artworks for the Little National Hotel. His medium: paper. Here Kate Edwards discovers all there is to know about the resurgence of an art form that originated in Japan more than a thousand years ago, and why watching The Antiques Road Show is an essential part of his creative process.
“For me it’s been about problem solving and a lot of experimentation over the years”
We might live in a completely digital world, but it would seem that our fascination for paper art has not diminished. This has certainly been the case for paper engineer Benja Harney who has turned his passion for creating objects out of paper into an ingenious art form as well as a highly lucrative and in-demand business. Totally self-taught, his fascination with paper came to life during a basic class in paper constructions, as part of his graphic design course. “I loved that I could actually construct an object,” he explains. “And it really was a case of serendipity because as I started out, the whole world was also becoming more interested in this idea of tangible design.”
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Words by Kate Edwards Photography by Romello Pereira
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WEAR E M BR AC E SU BT L E 70’ S T W E A K S , N EW L E NGT H S F OR M E N & WOM E N A N D A L L T H I NGS TA I L OR E D.
R EC R E AT E TA K E T H E L I T T L E NAT IONA L L OOK HOM E W I T H E X PE RT DE SIGN T I P S F ROM A RC H I T E C T P H I L L I P M AT H I E SON.