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media architects managing editor carl lindgren business manager wendy schipper editor mikki brammer editorial assistant libby davis copy editor matthew brady art director/production manager lila theodoros web/graphic designers nick bligh, sarah hyne photographer libby davis senior account managers chrisanthi demos, sonia constantin account manager leonie ruegg financial controller kathryn lindgren admin assistant melinda halloran web developers morgan daly, dino latoga contributors cecilia boughen, frances frangenheim, eric lindgren intern tania alwi map babies jasper york, mia, milo day, mollie, oscar map sponsor kids modester, narboth map foster animals maxwell the rhino, migaloo the whale, sinya the elephant
“ When you have the chance to travel a lot, you see that great minds think alike.” – CLAUS SENDLINGER ON
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managing editor’s note Welcome to map magazine’s 126th issue and our last issue for 2010. This time last year I made the comment that I was glad to see the end of 2009 as the impact of the financial crisis had well-and-truly left its mark. This year, I am happy to say, has been the opposite and in fact it has been map magazine’s best-ever year thanks to an improved marketplace and the extraordinary efforts of the wonderful team at map. Last issue we launched our partnership with charity: water to raise $5,000 to build a water well in Africa. We asked if you could help us out with small donations and I am pleased to say that, as we go to print, we have just $250 left to reach our goal – we are going to get there! Thank you so much to all those who donated – the water well will provide fresh drinking water to a village for a lifetime. Next year is an exciting year for map magazine as it enters its twelfth year in the Brisbane marketplace. In 2011, we will continue to share the inspirational journeys of dreamers, following their greatest triumphs and greatest challenges, and pass on their inspirations and words of wisdom, so that our readers might be inspired to pursue their own dreams in life. We will also continue to focus our editorial on the boutique, the authentic, the charming, the inspiring, the connected, the considerate and the undiscovered in the hope of enriching your lives with a little joy and inspiration. Media is one of the single most influential aspects of our society and, as an arbiter of media, map magazine recognises its responsibility to use its influence to effect positive social change. I would like to say a big thank you to our advertisers who support us, and to the team at map for providing such a wonderful year and giving map the opportunity to ‘live and breathe’ in the community. I wish you a wonderful festive season and a rewarding 2011. Remember to dream ...
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Managing Editor carl@mapmagazine.com.au
“The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the grandest intention.”
look out for the next issue of map magazine THE DESIGN ISSUE
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map magazine aims to foster a culture of confidence, spirit & individuality in people to help them embrace a mindset where they can be positive about the future.
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WANDER “Wandering re-establishes the original harmony which once existed between man and the universe.” Anatole France “Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” Ralph Waldo Emerson
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There’s that certain feeling that overwhelms you as you prepare for an overseas adventure – the heart flutters, the stomach leaps and the mind races as you contemplate the unknown journey that lies ahead. What’s glorious about this feeling is that it’s a sign that we’re pushing ourselves beyond our comfort zone – challenging ourselves to experience things that conflict with everything that is familiar to us. For me, placing myself somewhere entirely outside my comfort zone is one of the things I love most about travel – because that’s when you really start to see glimpses of the true beauty of the world and of your own self. The map team is amidst packing its bags before dispersing to all corners of the globe, and wanderlust has imbued our office with abandon. So wherever the summer takes you, may it bring you to worlds exciting and unknown. Mikki Brammer, Editor mikki@mapmagazine.com.au
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Empowerment. One single word loaded with hope and passion. Channelling a global portfolio of projects aimed at empowering the working poor, World Vision SEE Solutions focuses on giving people in need a hand up, rather than a hand out. The model enables individuals, families and communities to access skills training, education and capital, with the view to fuel independence and sustainable living. From coffee crops in Ethiopia, to markets in Ecuador, the SEE projects are spreading the tools of empowerment across the world. @ www.worldvision.com.au
INVITES YOU TO ... THE READERS SURVEY 2010/2011 It’s that time of year again when we ask for your help. As a free independent publication, map magazine relies solely on our wonderful advertisers to ensure that our full-colour publication is consistently delivered free to your letterbox and out on the street every month. We are dedicated to providing you with a quality positively focused magazine because we believe in contributing to a positive media landscape. So we need you to help us out by filling in our Readers Survey at www.mapmagazine.com.au. Everyone who enters will go into the draw to
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Armed with a blank notebook and a fearlessness not to be trifled with, Freya Stark was a travel writer in a class of her own. She dreamed of a world where travel was not viewed through eyes of fear and mistrust, but rather seen as the key to unlocking history. The intrepid wanderer trekked through dangerous valleys in western Iran, long winters in the Arabian Desert, and took treacherous journeys on foot, camel and donkey.
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Meirav Barzilay’s Photosynthesis Lamp uses a vine to create a natural lampshade that grows with the light of energy-saving bulbs. age 28. born Tel-Aviv, Israel. thing that made the world sit up and take notice of you My designs, I guess. describe yourself in ten words Ambitious, passionate about
something you discovered this month That my rabbit ate my flip flops for the fifth time. most beautiful thing you’ve ever seen Wow, there
are so many things. I find beauty in a lot of things but usually not the romantic stuff. I wouldn’t get excited from a sunset. makes you different My design thinking; it derives from my personal world and personal views of design. I do not design out of demand or compulsion, but rather out of my own curiosity and desire to create. scares you Balloons, cockroaches and getting old. worth fighting for The things and people I love. tell me about travel I love it a lot; it’s a great inspiration. I do believe that, in order to be a good designer, you have to be open minded and be able to observe things from different cultures. I always discover new things. world you imagine I’m kind of a realistic person so I don’t have any idealistic/romantic fantasies about how the world could be. I’d really like to see a less violent world. Violence is something that I really cannot understand. words of wisdom Don’t worry be happy.
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As a long working day comes to an end, eyelids gradually begin to grow incredibly heavy and a dimly lit sanctuary is suddenly very appealing. Cherished for their sweet aromas and dim flickering light, candles are the preferred evening lighting choice for many. The vintage candle range from Le Labo is a contemporary twist on the traditional design of the candle. The hand-poured candle is housed in a distressed vintage tin, making for a unique and eye-catching ornament. The candles are made from 100% soy wax and pure cotton wicks and will burn for approximately 50 hours. @ www.lelabofragrances.com
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Spending hours on end sitting squarely upright in an aeroplane seat can be an uncomfortable experience to say the least. The unwritten law of air travel seems to state that when you finally do start to doze off, the air hostess must open the sunshade and make the air conditioner several degrees cooler – effectively fending off any hope you had of whittling the hours away in a peaceful slumber. Let the air hostess know you are serious about catching some shut eye by draping yourself in the impossibly comfortable cashmere Emilia travel set. Available in grey and taupe. @ www.sofiacashmere.com 06 map magazine
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children’s book author/university of queensland press What is your profession? I am the author of Mosquito Advertising,
Sales and Marketing Manager/Nissan Financial Services What is your profession? I am the State Sales and Marketing Manager
The Parfizz Pitch, an adventure for readers aged 9–13 years. It was published in June 2010 and is the first in a series of three books about an advertising agency run by kids. As well as writing, part of my job is visiting schools. I enjoy this as much as the writing. What training or qualifications do you need to fill this role? No formal qualifications. Storytellers come from all kinds of backgrounds. You do need a feeling for a story, an ear for language and the ability to entertain. The ability to write is also important, but grammar can be fixed up, while a dud idea is always a dud idea. What are the key skills and responsibilities of the role? The ability to entertain. If your story isn’t engaging, it doesn’t matter how beautifully written your prose is. I don’t necessarily believe in ‘writing for children’, I simply wrote a story they like. How did you get involved in your profession? I became an advertising copywriter after I realised I’d make an appalling journalist. Advertising is about making the truth more interesting, without telling lies. I was good at it and I loved it. After 20 years and three kids, I came up with the idea for a story about a bunch of kids who start an advertising agency. It became Mosquito Advertising, The Parfizz Pitch. I started writing it, showed it to a published author who sent it to my publisher and I was offered a contract. It has been described as ‘The Famous Five meets The Gruen Transfer.’ Could you break into the industry in other ways? I was very lucky to have been published so quickly. But I guess I knew my subject – 20 years is a long time in advertising, so I knew how to write. There are lots of courses and clubs for aspiring authors. I’d recommend the Queensland Writers Centre, which offers really great programs. What do you hope to achieve within your industry? I would like to be a professional author – to make my living from writing fiction. Are you in the industry for the long term? Yes, books take a long time to write, edit and publish. I have lots of ideas for other books, children’s and adults, but I have to be strict with myself and finish one project before I start the next. I hope to have the Mosquito Advertising Series completed by 2012. What advice would you give someone looking to emulate your success? Just write, and don’t be afraid to show your work. Cultivate a thick skin. Did you always think you would be in this role? Not really. I am quite lazy and if I hadn’t got a contract as quickly as I did, I don’t know if I would have finished writing the story. What was your first paid job? I was a checkout chick at the Night Owl Convenience store on Milton Road. What would you love to do if you weren’t in this role? Host talkback radio. What inspires you? Wonderful stories that are not defined by an age-group. To Kill A Mockingbird is read by Year 10 students, but loved by all ages. John Marsden’s Tomorrow When The War Began series and Harry Potter are read by both children and adults. I think great stories are not defined by demographics. Who is your rolemodel? Enid Blyton. Apparently she wrote 10,000 words a day, everyday. What are your words of wisdom? If at first you don’t succeed, try something different.
for Nissan Financial Services (NFS). NFS is a manufacturer-backed finance company that provides competitive wholesale and retail funding to Nissan franchise dealers, as well as to the end customers who purchase Nissan vehicles. What training or qualifications do you need to fill this role? Ideally, you would hold a bachelor’s degree in a finance-related discipline and have extensive knowledge of consumer- and commercial-dealer lending and dealership financial operations. What are the key skills and responsibilities of the role? Excellent relationship management and presentation skills, performance management skills and you definitely need to be passionate, innovative and results driven. It’s important that you are a creative thinker, as you are always looking for new and adventurous ways to market your products to the masses. How did you get involved in your profession? I started as a temp for a finance company in 1999. My first role was collecting on deceased estates – it was not a very enjoyable role, as I had no customers to talk to! Could you break into the industry in other ways? Yes, of course. Many people in the industry start off selling cars and work their way up through the dealership levels into a corporate role. There are always opportunities for people who want to put in the hard yards. What do you hope to achieve within your industry? A sizeable superannuation fund for when I retire and travel the world on my super yacht! Are you in the industry for the long term? Yes. I love the people in the automotive industry – they are what makes going to work so enjoyable. Once you work in the auto industry you never want to leave. What advice would you give someone looking to emulate your success? Work hard and take every opportunity to learn as much as you can. This is a male-dominated industry but, once people realise you deliver results, they will slowly develop respect for you. It is also important to remember that people do business with people – building meaningful relationships is critical in any profession. Did you always think you would be in this role? Not at all. I have never been a car enthusiast so to end up in the automotive industry and subsequently love it was quite bizarre for me. What was your first paid job? I was employed by the local Italian restaurant whilst I was at university. I can cook a mean Spaghetti Carbonara as a result. What would you love to do if you weren’t in this role? The dreamer in me would love to own a farmstay on a secluded beach, where cows and horses roamed free and I would grow all my own vegetables to cook for my guests. I feel relaxed just thinking about it! What inspires you? People who are passionate and enthusiastic about everything they do. Being able to find inspiration in even the smallest things gives you a positive and constructive passion to grasp. The more you strive towards that goal, the more positive you can become. Who is your rolemodel? My mum and dad. They have taught me the value of hard work and the importance of family. What are your words of wisdom? Work hard. Play harder!
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For many cultures, Christmas is a far from luxurious affair, with families in developing countries barely able to afford to get by on a daily basis, let alone spare money for Christmas presents. While we are far more fortunate here in Australia, we can make a small change to our Christmas shopping that will make a big difference to such communities. The Fairtrade Christmas Market 2010 will take place again this year, offering an array of fairtrade, ethical and hand-crafted products that help to support developing countries and contribute to a fairer global community. The markets will take place on December 4 and 5 at Nudgee Junior College. @ www.fairtrade.com.au
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When it comes to the ultimate epicurean experiences, it seems that the denizens of Brisbane know what they like. The competition was stellar in this year’s map magazine EAT/DRINK awards 2010/2011, proudly sponsored by Yalumba, and voting was neck and neck. Those who emerged the winners are undoubtedly deserved of their titles, but the impressive line-up of nominees is certainly a great indication of the burgeoning food scene here in our sunkissed city. Thank you to everyone who took the time to vote in this year’s awards – for a full list of winners, head to the map magazine website. @ www.mapmagazine.com.au
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‘Tis the season of the Christmas soiree, which means plenty of excuses for frocking up or donning a dapper suit. For the ladies, one of the key finishing touches to a cocktail ensemble is a stunning pair of earrings – the kind that, when you tilt you head coyly, catches the light and glimmers elegantly against your glowing skin. The Caressa Cut Diamond Drop Earrings from Stephen Dibb Jewellery are designed to capture the movement of the earrings when they are worn. Now to find the perfect dress to match them. @ www.sdj.com.au
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Ever the coffee connoisseur, Di Bella Coffee now presents the beloved bean in yet another variation. The syphon method is a coffee-brewing method that uses the expansion and contraction of water vapour to brew coffee. The original prototype was invented in the early 1800s, and commonly found in Japan for years, the syphon is regaining popularity amongst local coffee enthusiasts. This brewing technique meticulously filters the coffee, producing a clean, crisp, delicate and rich flavour compared to other brewing methods. You can get your hands on one (best enjoyed with Single Origin Costa Rica Herbazu beans), at the Di Bella roasting house. @ www.dibellacoffee.com
Congratulations to all the map magazine
2010/11 EAT/DRINK award winners* Best New Bar Canvas, Woolloongabba Runner Up Archive Beer Boutique, West End
Best Restaurant Design Cloudland, Fortitude Valley Runner Up Ortiga, Fortitude Valley
Best Place for Dessert Freestyle Tout, Fortitude Valley Runner Up Chouquette, New Farm
Best New Cafe Flamingo, Fortitude Valley Runner Up Cup, West End
Best Place for Breakfast The Gunshop Cafe, West End Runner Up Au Cirque, New Farm
Best Place For Coffee Campos Coffee, Fortitude Valley Runner Up Dandelion + Driftwood, Hendra
Best New Restaurant Ortiga, Fortitude Valley Runner Up Peasant, The Barracks
Best Place for Lunch Verve Cafe, Brisbane City Runner Up Iceworks Restaurant, Paddington
Best Place for Tea Three Monkeys, West End Runner Up The Tea Centre, Brisbane City
Best Bar Canvas, Woolloongabba Runner Up Cloudland, Fortitude Valley
Best Place for Dinner Mecca Bah, Fortitude Valley Peasant, The Barracks Runners Up Ortiga, Fortitude Valley Aria, Brisbane City
Best Place for a Cocktail Canvas Bar, Woolloongabba Runner Up The Bowery, Fortitude Valley
Best Cafe Pearl Cafe, Woolloongabba Runner Up Campos Coffee, Fortitude Valley Best Restaurant Ortiga, Fortitude Valley Runner Up Aria, Brisbane City Best Bar Design Cloudland, Fortitude Valley Runner Up Canvas Bar, Woolloongabba Best Cafe Design Pearl Cafe, Woolloongabba Runner Up Bunker, Milton
Best Place for Fine Dining Aria, Brisbane City Runner Up E’cco Bistro, Brisbane City Best Place for Relaxed Dining Beccofino, Teneriffe Runner Up Mecca Bah, Fortitude Valley Best Place for Tapas Ortiga, Fortitude Valley Runner Up Peasant, The Barracks Best Place for Tasty Cheap Eats Grill’d, Rosalie Runner Up Burger Urge, Fortitude Valley
Best Place for a Fresh Juice Boost Juice, QueensPlaza Runner Up The Fat Carrot, West End Best Romeo & Juliet Restaurant Montrachet, Paddington Runner Up 1889 Enoteca, Woolloongabba Best Place to Take Your Parents Bretts Wharf, Hamilton Runner Up Beccofino, Teneriffe Best Corner Store 444 in Brunswick Street, Fortitude Valley Runner Up Cat & Fiddle Corner Store, Toowong
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Affectionately coined the ‘father of modern science’ by Albert Einstein, Galileo Galilei was part of the minority who believed the sun was at the centre of the universe. As well as inventing useful instruments like the military compass, Galileo also made evolutionary amendments to the design of the telescope. Four-hundred years later, Milan designer Odoardo Fioravanti has recreated Galileo’s masterpiece. The one-metre-long telescope is made from wood – the same as Galileo’s – and features high-quality modern lenses. The telescope has three different eye pieces, allowing you to spy on your neighbours and gaze at the moon with the one instrument. @ www.objectandline.co.uk
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All the best patisseries are shut on Mondays. what
About the organic fruit and vegetables at the West End markets. what travel
That Brisbane’s close-knit communities make it an easy place to live and socialise.
The Valley is really dirty! But it is better during the night-time. what travel
destination has caught your eye recently? India,
what travel destination has caught your eye recently?
particularly Kashmir and Rajasthan, for the chance to document the changing of the guard on the border.
I would love to travel to France and experience the laid-back lifestyle. what is
That Brisbane is a very music- and art-orientated place. There is a different sense of culture here similar to Toowoomba, where I am from. what
travel destination has caught your eye recently?
I would love to visit Prague. Also Hagia Sophia because of early Renaissance art and architecture – it shows where our histories began. what is stimulating you at the moment? Music.
what is stimulating you at the moment? Free time
I particularly enjoy listening to The Black Keys and Mixing Absinth. what issue
– because I don’t get a lot of it. what issue needs
needs immediate public attention? Organisation
of taxes, the mass media and a better way to communicate generally. what are your spiritual beliefs? We are everything,
we are nothing. Appreciate your experiences. who is inspiring you and why?
People with good taste (like Teva Perrard). Good taste is hard to find.
immediate public attention?
The closure of puppy farms, and gay rights and equal marriage. what are your spiritual beliefs? Buddhist tendencies in terms of leading a balanced lifestyle. who is inspiring you and why? In a literal sense,
Oscar Wilde. In a professional sense, Julian Assange – I am a big supporter of media freedom and the public’s right to know.
destination has caught your eye recently? Spain,
travel destination has caught your eye recently?
because I think it looks so beautiful and they have a good culture.
stimulating you at the moment? I have just started
Vietnam. I’ve been watching Luke Nguyen’s show on SBS.
what is stimulating you at the moment? My band,
holidays and have the freedom for three months to relax! what issue
what is stimulating you at the moment? The book
called Seven Skies. We started last year and we all just moved to Brisbane. Facebook us! We usually play at The Fort and on the Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast. what issue needs
needs immediate public attention? The environment.
People need to know the truth about what is happening. what are your spiritual beliefs?
That people should be allowed to think their own thoughts without being pressured by others. who is inspiring you and why? Fashion blogger Tavi inspires me greatly. My interest in fashion stemmed from reading her blog.
Eat Pray Love. It makes me laugh and cry! what issue needs immediate public attention? The Burma
election and also gay and lesbian marriage is important. what are your spiritual beliefs?
I believe in what comes around goes back around, and looking after Mother Nature. who is inspiring you and why? My partner, because he is always supporting me.
immediate public attention? Poverty and clean
drinking water for everyone in the world. what are your spiritual beliefs? Evolution and science. who is inspiring you and why?
My parents, because they have put up with me and supported me in what I do.
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INTERVIEW By FRANCES FRANGENHEIM
As a young boy in Coffs Harbour, Adam Ferguson daydreamed about being a spy. These days he works as an award-winning photojournalist so some might say his childhood dream transpired. Adam, 32, jokes he has a few things in common with secret agents: he receives an email with a mission and, if he accepts, he gets on a plane and lands in a foreign country (albeit armed with cameras rather than guns), embarks on making new contacts and hunts for the story. It’s James Bond without the martinis and pretty girls. Gags aside, Adam’s the first to admit there is nothing romantic about a career in photojournalism, especially in conflict situations. Flick through his web portfolio (www.adamfergusonphoto.com) and you’ll see how reality bites: heroin slums in India, suicide bombings in Afghanistan, and illegal dwellings in Pakistan. Adam says it’s a lonely job and a fickle industry but his passion for storytelling gets him through.
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When I reach Aussie lad Adam Ferguson by phone, he explains he is in New York’s Union Square, crouching between a cafe and a bus stop trying desperately to find a pocket of quiet in the city that never sleeps. Based in Laos with his girlfriend, Adam is visiting the Big Apple for a round of client meetings, which is pretty exciting considering he freelances for big wigs like TIME Magazine and The New York Times. He is also published in Vanity Fair, Newsweek, The Wall Street Journal, Stern, The Financial Times Magazine, The Sydney Morning Herald, UNICEF and Human Rights Watch, among others. Despite his impressive client list, Adam sums up the pressures of being a freelance photojournalist when he says the phone very rarely rings with offers of new work. “You have to be incredibly independent and incredibly motivated,” he says, noting he’s only started to seriously push his international career in the past two years. “Most of the time I manifest my own work. And it’s a mix of pursuing personal work and contacting clients when I get there.
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After a while, people recognise your dedication to a story.” This proactive approach helped Adam secure his first gig with TIME Magazine in 2009, a moment he counts as one of his biggest career successes. He self-funded his first trip to Afghanistan and pitched it to TIME’s editors. “They ended up slightly reluctantly putting me on assignment for them,” he recalls. “I think they would have preferred to hire one of their famous photographers who covers the war for them a lot …” Fortunately, a TIME correspondent was keen to join Adam on his trip so the editors agreed. Most daunting for Adam was that it was the first cover story he had ever worked on and the first time he would enter a combat situation where he was sure to come under fire. Would he handle it emotionally and capture the high-quality material he needed? If he failed, he could kiss goodbye any hope of working for TIME again. Adam rose to the challenge and his pictures were published on the cover of all four TIME Magazine editions
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worldwide in the same week. “It definitely boosted my career getting a TIME Magazine cover quite quickly. I had a really big response to it.” This year, Adam’s work in Afghanistan has earned him a raft of industry awards, including first prize at the World Press Photo Awards for his image of the aftermath of a suicide bombing in Kabul. The same stirring photo won him third prize in the 2010 Pictures of the Year International, as well as another first prize and an award of excellence. He was also awarded first prize at the recent Reportage Festival for a photo series on the conflict. Adam spent most of 2010 travelling on assignments, including four trips to Afghanistan to be embedded with US soldiers, often in combat under fire. While he does not solely cover war, his current work is focused on Afghanistan. He is due to return in January 2011. There he’ll no doubt encounter much the same as he has before – dust storms and suicide bombings, mortar attacks and ambushes, disheartened and exhausted soldiers and innocent civilians caught somewhere in between. Adam’s job is full of heartbreaking scenarios he has no power to stop or fix but what he can do is work for a better future. He is resolute about what he wants to achieve with his career. “With the body of work that I am doing in Afghanistan, I want to create further dialogue about the military presence in Afghanistan,” he says. “… And I’m not as naive to think that my pictures will have a direct impact on the conflict today or tomorrow or even in the next few years, but I think it’s important to create a historical record and document for future reflections so our global society can evolve to a more positive place.” He intends to one day publish a book and launch an exhibition of his complete work there. His work has this year earned him representation by the VII Photo Agency, an esteemed boutique agency specialising in international conflict photography. He was delighted to be selected to join their VII Network, consisting of just 15 photojournalists. It’s fortunate that Adam found his calling as a photojournalist, considering he was thrown out of his photography subject in high school in Coffs Harbour for bad behaviour. He didn’t consider photography again until he was map magazine
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21 when he thought sports photojournalism sounded like a fun career choice. On a whim, he enrolled in university and was accepted to Queensland College of Art in Brisbane. Armed with his mum’s manual camera from her uni years, he pitched up to class on the first day. “I was absolutely clueless,” he recalls. Thanks to his lecturer David Lloyd, whom he counts as one of his most influential mentors, Adam stumbled across the photo documentary genre and from that moment on he “became a storyteller with a camera”. He graduated in 2004 and took a deckhand job on a yacht cruising The Caribbean. He saved enough cash to buy a laptop and digital camera and headed to Central Mexico to freelance, albeit without much success. An eight-month stint followed at his hometown rag, the Coffs Coast Advocate, and a short post at Sydney Morning Herald. “I remember the crew telling me photojournalism was dead and there was no work,” Adam says. “And I remember thinking, ‘You know what, bullshit man. I’m going to do this.’” He moved to Paris in 2006 to intern at the VII Photo Agency and worked alongside company founder Gary Knight – another great mentor – who was last year quoted as saying: “Adam has everything it takes to be one of the bright stars of the future. He takes the issues he is photographing more seriously than his own ego, and I like that. It’s rare.” Adam’s head is definitely screwed on when it comes to the realities of his industry because he knows the real driver has to be a passion for storytelling. “At the end of the day, photojournalism is a pretty fickle business and if you’re not doing it because you love it then you may as well not keep doing it; you’re not going to be successful at it anyway,” he warns. His advice to young photojournalists is to be passionate and “believe in your work”. One of the job hazards is loneliness and Adam admits there are times when he feels like giving up. But his words of wisdom for himself are that everything’s going to be alright: “Whenever I get in a situation where I feel a bit self-indulgent, or worried, or upset or lonely, I think it’s always good to think about the people who are in a worse situation than you are. And you instantly realise that you’re going to be OK.”
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INTERVIEW By MIKKI BRAMMER ORIGINAL PROFILE PHOTOGRAPHY By Mia Mala McDonald
The morning sunlight gently caresses your arms as you wander through the marketplace, your senses piqued by the melange of scents. Snippets of jovial Spanish whirl around you, as a rosy-cheeked old man with eyes that sparkle amiably coaxes you into sampling one of his organic peaches – freshly picked yesterday, he affirms with a wink. You find it hard to resist the golden hues of the plump fruit, and as your teeth break the tender skin, a rush of flavour fills your mouth and ignites your senses. The juice dribbles down your chin, your hands are gloriously sticky – and you are in heaven. Small but joyous moments like these compose some of the greatest delights of travel. But very rarely do you find a guide book to such experiences. After a stint living the high-flying lifestyle as a travel writer for Lonely Planet, Martin Hughes realised that it was the ‘slower’ experiences of travel that he treasured most. Inspired, he envisaged the concept for The Slow Guides – a series of travel guides that celebrates the local, natural, traditional and sensory experiences of a city.
“For as long as I can remember, I’ve just wanted to make a positive impact on the world,” Martin Hughes muses, recalling his childhood dream growing up in Ireland. “Not by devoting myself to charity like Mother Teresa, but I wanted to have a normal life and live a comfortable lifestyle, but at the same time have a positive impact.” Unsure exactly how to bring such aspirations into fruition, Martin followed his passion for words and studied journalism at university. He then began work as a freelance journalist, working in the news arena, before he was headhunted for a public-relations job. But he soon realised the corporate life wasn’t for him and traded in his suit and tie for a backpack and a desire to explore the world outside Ireland. The opportunity arose for the young Irishman to come to Australia 26 map magazine
for a year, during which time the city of Melbourne captured his heart. “Melbourne was the first place I visited that felt like a home away from home,” he recalls fondly. “So when I had the opportunity to come back it was always the place where I was going to set up camp.” But at that stage, Martin was unable to resist the itch in his feet compelling him to explore the world. So he picked up his backpack once again and resumed his global wanderings. “I just wanted to see new things and to change my perspective,” he recalls. “I probably didn’t realise it at the time but, in hindsight, that’s what I was after. Seeing the poverty in India and, inversely, the level of happiness, I was just amazed. That experience really made me aware of the world’s social injustice and so that’s what I decided to focus on in my work.” When he eventually returned to settle in Australia, Martin looked to combine his two passions – writing and travel. Much to his glee, he discovered that the headquarters of the world’s largest travel publisher were actually in Melbourne. Even better, they were looking for new editors and had granted him an interview. So out of pocket he couldn’t even
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afford tram fare, Martin legged his way across Melbourne in a suit. At the interview, he was asked to tell a travel story. Thirty minutes later, Martin had finished what he was sure was the longest-ever travel story, about a God figure he’d come across in India. Sure that he had bored his interviewers to tears, he trudged back on foot to the other side of Melbourne, convinced he had blown the interview. But a few weeks later he was surprised to hear he’d won the job – purely on the merits of his marathon travel tale. Martin’s career at Lonely Planet was a writer’s dream – working as an editor on guidebooks and starting a new series called World Food (later described by Lonely Planet co-founder Maureen Wheeler as “the most critically acclaimed and commercially disastrous” series they had ever done). Following World Food, Martin commissioned himself to write two books – on India and Ireland – thus commencing his career as a bona fide travel writer. He spent the next few years flitting about the world writing city guides for Lonely Planet, which required of him the enviable task of landing in European capitals such as Rome, Barcelona and London, soaking up all the culture for several months and then turning that knowledge into
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an interesting guide for visitors. “I absolutely loved it,” Martin marvels of his time as an inveterate traveller. “But there comes a time in everyone’s life when you have to grow up and settle down a little bit. Being away so much was disruptive on my home life, so I eventually had to give it up. The last book I wrote was a city guide to Dublin, so I felt I had come full circle and it was a good time to leave.” It was while he had been living the whirlwind life of a Lonely Planet travel writer that the seeds for The Slow Guides first began to germinate. “I always used to lament the fact that I would have to leave out the colour, texture and detail that meant the most to me about the travel experience, and just strip it back to the bare facts,” he recalls. “And when I’d come back to Melbourne from a research trip overseas, I’d always feel like I was seeing the city anew. I was seeing something familiar but with the keen eye of a travel researcher and observer. I had the idea of creating The Slow Guides, which comprised all that colour, texture, detail and nuance that had to be removed from travel guides.” But before The Slow Guides eventually came into being in 2006, Martin took an unexpected detour from travel and spent a few years as
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Martin also had the opportunity to get to know the late Anita Roddick, founder of The Body Shop (whose husband Gordon started The Big Issue in London), who quickly became a great inspiration. “We got along great,” Martin recalls fondly. “We just seemed to share the same philosophies, visions and frustrations.” Martin finally left The Big Issue to follow his dream of bringing The Slow Guides into fruition. Inspired to add a dash of practicality to the philosophy of living a slower existence, Martin created The Slow Guides as a way of introducing aspects of slow into your lifestyle. “Rather than making a big seachange, The Slow Guides are a practical way of weaving strands of slow into your lifestyle,” he explains. “They’re about celebrating the little things and focusing on things that are local, natural, traditional, sensory and, most of all, gratifying about living
somewhere. It’s about celebrating quality over quantity, pleasure over pressure, and mindfulness over mindlessness. The core philosophy of The Slow Guides is ‘influence by delight’ – infecting people with enthusiasm for an alternative lifestyle and way of thinking.” Since publishing The Slow Guide to Melbourne in 2006, with guides to Sydney, London and Dublin soon after, Martin and his team have dedicated themselves to gently peeling back the layers of a city to reveal to locals and travellers a world of simplicity, nature and sensory joy to discover. “I’m really inspired by the people who I meet while researching The Slow Guides, who are doing extraordinary things on a small scale that are making a positive difference,” he enthuses of his work. As for his other inspirations, there are two in particular that light up Martin’s days. “The best thing about
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As the year draws to a close, it is time to consider what the new year will hold. If you have been craving a change of pace or some fresh stimulation for the mind, why not make 2011 a year for study? Whether you want to update your skills, indulge in a hobby or make a career change, Brisbane North Institute of TAFE (BNIT) can help you move your mind, your career and your life. Offering a variety of study options, you can choose from creative courses such as beauty therapy, hairdressing, art, floristry, interior decoration, or equip yourself with the skills to pursue a career in hospitality, travel and tourism, horticulture, administration and management, fitness, nursing, or justice. For those who fancy a good meal, the Certificate II in Hospitality (Kitchen Operations) will provide the first step towards becoming a master chef. In 2011, BNIT is also serving up a new range of short courses that focus on fine gastronomy, including chocolate delicacies and native cuisines of the world. You can find details online. All courses are taught by highly qualified teachers who regularly return to their respective industries to update their skills and remain at the forefront of innovation. BNIT has seven campuses, all with free WiFi for students, located at South Brisbane (two campuses), Ithaca (Red Hill), Bracken Ridge, Caboolture, Grovely (Keperra) and Redcliffe.
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For many creatively minded individuals, creating animation, mobile apps, visual effects and digital games are activities done just for fun during leisure time. With a degree from Qantm College, you can turn a part-time hobby into a full-time career where you will get paid to do what you love. With industryexperienced lecturers, state-of-the-art facilities and enthusiastic like-minded students, Qantm is the perfect environment for your creative mind to flourish. At the end of just two short years, students graduate with a Bachelor’s Degree in Graphic Design, Web Design, Animation, Games Design, or Games Programming. What’s more, Qantm prepares you for the workforce by capping off each course with the opportunity to intern at a local company or business. With practical experience and a strong foundation of skills, Qantm equips students to break into the industry with a bang. A Higher Education Provider (HEP), Qantm offers access to the Australian Government FEE-HELP loan scheme. Sign up to the mailing list to receive information on upcoming events. To find out more, come along to the the next open day on Saturday December 4 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm, or if you simply cannot wait for the next open day, you can drop in any time Monday to Friday and the friendly staff on level 10 will happily show you around the vibrant campus.
Have you ever wandered past your fruit bowl and wished you had the innate ability to sketch the colourful sculpture standing before you? For more than 30 years, the not-for-profit Brisbane Institute of Art (BIA) has been teaching the fundamentals of visual art to budding artists of all ages and cultural backgrounds. A range of art classes, workshops and courses from entry-level sketching classes to a Certificate or Diploma of Fine Art are offered, making BIA a space for anyone interested in art – regardless of skill level. Classes offered include drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking, jewellery making, photography, watercolour, portraiture and art for young people. Level-one classes require no previous experience and subjects can be taken individually, and for those who continue to progress through each course, subjects can be accumulated to fulfill the requirements of the BIA Awards. Tutors who teach these classes at the institute are all active and respected artists in each of their fields and have a wealth of practical experience to offer students. As well as being a space for teaching, BIA also features a modern art gallery where emerging and established contemporary artists host regular exhibitions. Visit the annual student exhibition ‘Suburbia’ on December 3, for a taste of contemporary art in the rejuvenated communal art space.
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When employing the term ‘intimate’ to describe a hotel, a few select criteria must be met. As you step across the threshold of the establishment, a sense of homecoming should engulf you, flooding you with ease, leaving stresses at the door. Ideally, as you make your way through communal areas, an overall aura of privacy and discretion should prevail. And thirdly, art, interior design and unflappable service should flawlessly entwine to create a totally indulgent experience. Capturing the finest elements of intimate boutique accommodation, Spicers Balfour Hotel in New Farm extends a homely welcome towards the guests of the nine-bedroom establishment. At once intimately private and strikingly aesthetically pleasing, the large renovated Queenslander provides a luxurious oasis for locals searching for
a romantic getaway, or corporate travellers in need of unique lodgings. A harmonious colour scheme of soothing blues, regal purples and rich amethyst tones adds to the hotel’s chic interior, from luxurious lounge chairs, to striking feature walls. Every guest is personally greeted upon arrival, and welcomed into a calm, inviting environment, complete with a private bar overlooking the Story Bridge. From handpicked Egyptian lighting fixtures casting an intricate glow across impeccably designed rooms, to an expansive open verandah complete with a manicured courtyard garden, not a single inch of space remains forgotten. This little slice of luxury speaks for itself when capturing an intimately unique atmosphere.
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Your eye catches that of your opponent. Your hand pauses in mid-air, hovering indecisively. You glance from black to white, and back to black, contemplating your next move on the checkerboard. In a vintage treasure on a leafy New Farm side street, curious browsers at Penelope Pitstop can pause mid-bargain hunting for a cup of tea and a game of checkers. Brimming with wonderful Art Deco and retro goodies, garments in perfect condition and quirky regalia, this little pitstop will satiate all appetites for the finest of vintage finds. Imaginations will run wild, amidst a jam-packed assortment of peculiar trinkets and inspiring fashions, from cast-iron teapots to designer scarves. As your eyes run over the shelves and clothing racks, no space is left untouched. The little nook abounds with a wealth of reading material,
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from old copies of The New Yorker, to an iconic coffee-table book bearing James Dean’s piercing stare. Refuelling local vintage lovers for the past year, every item adorning the racks and corners of this tiny alcove has been sourced carefully and lovingly by owners Annie and Allan, the team behind the creative pandemonium. When it comes to discovering fabulous vintage cocktail dresses, jewellery and chic accessories, Annie waves her magic wand at auctions and interstate acquisitions. For Allan, his taste for vintage lies in rare records and books, sourced from garage sales and beyond. Youngsters can explore all manner of intriguing delights, whilst the young-at-heart are encouraged to spend precious moments travelling back in time to an era when pearls danced against lace-trimmed dresses, and board games were a treasured pursuit.
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To those born with an innate sense of wanderlust, the experience of waking up in an unfamiliar place is a pure delight. But there are places that, despite their unfamiliarity, feature design so thoughtful, so intuitive, so bespoke that you can’t help but feel right at home. They are fleeting abodes that offer you a unique experience that at once surprises and comforts you, and reveals a charming side of your travel destination you never knew existed. For a growing global community of astute travellers, this is the Design Hotels experience. With a shrewdly curated stable of just over 190 hotels across the world, German founder of Design Hotels Claus Sendlinger and his heralded hoteliers are on an interminable quest to redefine the boutique travel experience. What was your childhood dream? To become a soccer player for FC Bayern-München. What first sparked your love for travel? When I was between 16 and 20, I spent every summer break buying an Interail ticket and touring Europe. In those four years I did the entire Mediterranean – every year I’d do a different segment of it. That’s really when I fell in love with travel. What drew you to hotels in particular? It was more of a coincidence. After studying public relations, I started a travel and events business. It was the ‘80s and the beginning of house and techno music, so on the event side I was organising raves. There was a very big movement here in Germany, particularly when Love Parade started in Berlin. I was among the first rave organisers and lined up the DJs. At the time I was sharing a flat with a close friend who had started his own interior design business. He had a furniture store and there were always these interesting pieces coming in. The first pieces from Philippe Starck were coming out and I started to collect pieces from the Royalton series that he did for The Royalton Hotel in New York in ’87. He happened to be doing a touring exhibition and a mutual friend of ours had a furniture store in Vienna and I was invited – that was the first time I met Philippe Starck. From him I learned all about The Royalton and The Paramount, which were really the first two hotels I was introduced to. I realised that there were two parallel things happening. On the one side there were these hotels, and on the other side there were all these young 36 map magazine
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people who were excited about the parties we were doing. I knew that there was something happening with hotels and pop culture. The way Starck designed them was very expressionist and so he got a lot of attention around the world. But for me it was already clear at that point that it was more than the design – it was a sort of demographic movement. These hotels were exactly the type of hotel the people who were coming to our raves were looking for. They didn’t want to go to the dusty old grand hotels, but they also wouldn’t go to a chain hotel. That was in around 1989–90, just after the opening of The Paramount. I didn’t have a business plan back then. I just followed a gut feeling that something was going to happen. What sets boutique travel apart from larger luxury hotels? I think the whole niche of the industry is still going through a revolution. Even Design Hotels need to reinvent and reconfigure themselves because now design is a very common thing in hospitality. There are a lot of modern hotels but there is a big difference between one that is part of our Design Hotel organisation and one that is just a contemporary hotel. Back in the early ‘90s, it was good enough just to have a contemporary design and you would be published in every magazine around the world. But now, magazines get so many interesting images from so many different hotels that the whole thing has become far more complex. I think what is crucial to a hotel’s success today is the connection to a neighbourhood. It needs to be integrated into the local fabric, where locals interact with visitors.
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Hotels experience. By 2012 I hope that we will be able to have created a seamless experience for members of our community that encompasses things like our Design Hotels Book, our iPhone apps, our travel blog and other things along those lines. We really are trying to create a worldwide community through Design Hotels. What inspires you? My travels. Not necessarily a particular experience, but I think it’s about adding stepping-stones as you go along. It’s more about the little things that give you the chance to look into the next era. When you have the chance to travel a lot, you see that great minds think alike and you meet people around the world who are working on similar kinds of concepts. I travel for six months of the year and my favourite destination is always the next one – especially the ones I haven’t yet been to. There are still a lot of places I’ve yet to explore, but I really would like to go to Nepal. Where do you find peace in life? Sitting in a window seat on an aeroplane. What is your dream now? There are very interesting times ahead of us and a lot of opportunities. I think we are close to coming up with the idea of connecting our Design Hotels community in a very seamless, interesting, easy-to-use way that blurs design, architecture, culture and content with new devices and both online and offline publishing. What are your words of wisdom? Follow what you believe in.
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Why are more people turning to boutique travel? It’s not just in the hospitality industry that it’s happening. It’s like the anti-movement to Globalisation is occurring. More and more companies are saying that they need to ‘think global, act local’ but not many of them are executing it right. With Design Hotels, our product has a very particular clientele who are well travelled, and have a tremendous network of, and access to, information. They are very affluent and are always looking for the secrets of each destination – they want to find more than the obvious. How do you see boutique hotels evolving in the future? I think the concepts will become more hybrid and experimental, like art galleries or hospitals with rooms in them. I believe there’ll be entire villages, perhaps in rural areas, that were protected from the huge real estate waves of the past 30 years and will be rejuvenated and recreated with hotels that search for a heartbeat. The creative class will leave the city to live in a more rural environment, and so travel will be on the flipside where they go back to the cities to re-energise. What makes a Design Hotel? Every year we get around 350–400 applications, but we are very selective and accept only around 8% of those. It’s more holistic – we really analyse the concept, the amount of room, room size, public areas, integration with the neighbourhood and the people behind it. And only then do we start to look at the actual design and architecture to see if it reflects the concept. Sometimes people want something very subtle but they choose the wrong designer for it or the wrong destination. What has been your greatest challenge? In the beginning of Design Hotels it was very difficult because we had no business model, and during the ‘90s, there weren’t many hotels that fit our philosophy, so it was very hard to get it off the ground. It really wasn’t until 2002/2003 that things started to take off. What has been your greatest achievement? I think that’s for other people to judge! I’m very proud of the consistency and belief in Design Hotels and that we haven’t given up on it or compromised it for anything. We are working on creating a whole package that composes the Design
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For the Melides family, the ties that bind are firmly centred on a collective love of good food and uninhibited laughter. For the creative lasses (and their mother) behind Five Sisters Art House Cafe, a hidden courtyard in South Brisbane’s Fish Lane posed an opportunity too good to be missed. Tucked away off Manning and Melbourne Streets, this little gem is a light and airy space devoted to homemade Greek delights, custom-made raw-concrete furniture and constant lively chatter. Patrons can opt to sit outside in the red brick courtyard, complete with a tiny laneway entrance, or indoors amidst lofty high ceilings and little pots of fresh basil.
A tea-light candle flickers gently in the morning breeze, casting a warm glow across the retroinspired interior of West End’s peaceful and welcoming Kerith Brook Cafe. Every inch of the cafe’s design has been meticulously thought out and lovingly sourced – from the vibrant upholstery and miniature handmade canvas collages, to vintage teapots and eclectic furniture. Sink yourself into a comfy couch, coffee in hand, and take advantage of free WiFi in homely surrounds. Whether you fancy a Berry Waffle from the all-day breakfast menu, or a tasty morsel for lunch, this little nook is sure to hit the spot.
The thrilling pop of a freshly opened bottle of champagne, a shrill outburst of jubilant laughter, the crisp sound of glasses gently touching in salutation – and so the party begins. In the tradition of Old Hollywood opulence, The Loft at Hotel Urban Brisbane proves that the key to a successful function lies in the details. From the finest of wines, to the stunning panoramic views of the city skyline, the space exudes sophisticated charm. Step into a world where elegance meets convenience – whether a business lunch or a chic cocktail party. As the festive season gets into full swing, The Loft is sure to inspire any occasion with fun, frivolity and style.
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The design of the French press was, ironically, patented by an Italian designer in 1929. The simplistic design allowed coffee savants to brew high-quality coffee in the comfort of their own home. Throughout the decades, however, those on laundry duty have been frustrated by the trail of unsightly coffee stains left on the tablecloth in the wake of the French press. A solution to satisfy both parties, the Freud French Press has been crafted to deliver a clean pour with its drip-free spout. @ www.shophorne.com
When it comes to the art of chutney and relish, our grandmothers know it best. Possessors of recipes that have been cooked by generations of women, their knowledge of condiments is unquestionable. The Regimental Condiment Company creates condiments made from recipes that have been handed down through generations. Inspired by a fascination with military history and the idea of paying homage to the family recipe collection, the range of condiments was born. @ www.regimental.com.au
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Put the cheeses in a bowl and beat with a wooden spoon until smooth. Stir in the gherkins and egg yolk and season with salt. Mix carefully. Fill the courgette flowers with the cheese mixture, arrange them on a serving dish in the shape of a star and serve.
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When Christmas Day finally arrives, those who lead busy lives are afforded a rare opportunity to simply relax and spend time catching up with loved ones. Leave the cooking and cleaning to someone else this year and indulge in the luxury that is Christmas by enjoying a sumptuous buffet lunch at Hotel Urban. The festive banquet has all the trimmings, including oysters, prawns, Moreton Bay bugs, fish, seasoned roast pork, apricot and pistachiostuffed turkey and salads, as well as champagne cocktails on arrival and a three-hour drinks package. Santa has also arranged for children under 12 years to receive a present during lunch.
Become your own sommelier and discover a little inner-city nook where wine tasting becomes a sensory journey, loaded with luscious aromas and textures. Overflowing with rustic charm, the Brisbane Supper Club Wine Boutique provides versatile space, perfect for private functions. Monthly wine tastings will provide you with a foray into wine appreciation. Be guided by guest winemakers and experience the complexity of wines from Australia, New Zealand and beyond. For those who appreciate the finer things in life, be sure to book your Christmas party now.
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At the forefront of Brisbane’s emerging laneway culture is Brew – an unassuming cafe and soon-to-be wine bar that encourages Brisbane’s denizens to escape the hustle and bustle of the CBD and enjoy a well-brewed coffee. The charming cafe and wine bar stocks smallgoods from Nundah Community Cooperative Enterprise and is small enough to offer old-fashioned friendly, personalised service. Dim lighting and the soothing sounds of vinyl records create an inviting and relaxed atmosphere. Drop in on Thursday and Friday evenings throughout December and enjoy a glass of wine from the simple, yet refined and ever-changing wine list.
Take in the panoramic vistas of Brisbane city while you enjoy the flavours of contemporary Australian cuisine – with a Mediterranean twist – and sip on quality beer and wine at the Caddy Shack. Part of the Victoria Park Golf Complex, the Caddy Shack offers a secluded atmosphere just two minutes from the CBD. Before dining, why not spend the afternoon playing puttputt on the fully licensed 18-hole putt-putt course before retiring to the Caddy Shack to critically review your performance over dinner? The Caddy Shack is open to the public seven days a week and hosts Beer Garden Beats on Sunday afternoons so you can enjoy every weekend minute.
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Christmas is the season for enjoying good food while catching up with friends and reminiscing about the year that was. Unfortunately, Christmas is also the season for expensive and overflowing car parks. With a free car park and a leafy location, Salt offers a relaxed alfresco setting for your Christmas function. Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner, Salt serves fantastic food coupled with outstanding service and an extensive wine list. Whether it’s for breakfast, lunch or dinner, make a reservation now to secure a table and avoid disappointment this Christmas. Tease your tastebuds before the event and preview the menus on the new website.
There is nothing more satisfying than being the first to discover something, whether it is a new band or the delectable Cafe Urbano. A hidden gem waiting to be discovered, Cafe Urbano is a great place to catch up with friends this festive season. Cafe Urbano has recently celebrated two years of great food and satisfied customers, so pop in for your own taste of satisfaction and indulge in a slice of cheesecake from the everchanging flavour selection. You can enjoy the cakes, muffins, dessert and dishes on the European-influenced menu, which are lovingly made on-site, for breakfast and lunch from Tuesday through to Sunday.
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When it comes to the heavyweights of jazz, it isn’t often that a jazz harpist emerges as king or queen, often outshone by the maestros of piano, saxophone and trumpet. But Dorothy Ashby used her dexterous plucking and insatiable rhythm to morph what is usually confined to whimsical classical stylings into a veritable instrument of jazz. Her 1957 release The Jazz Harpist features great examples (such as ‘Aeolian Groove’) of her uncanny ability to draw a bebop sound from the harp, as well as more ethereal tracks such as ‘Stella by Starlight’. Dorothy’s works are still sampled by modern-day hip-hop artists.
Though it has been more than 50 years since its release, Irving Berlin’s White Christmas still remains one of the most quintessential films of the festive season. It was Bing Crosby’s charming crooning that captured the hearts of viewers, but jazz chanteuse Rosemary Clooney also shone with vivacious elegance. Forty-two years later, Rosemary released a Christmas album inspired by the eponymous classic film in which she starred. White Christmas is a beautiful jazz Christmas album, filled with traditional takes on the classic carols imbued with the extra jazz panache of Rosemary’s silky vocals.
If the gents from Kings of Leon were worried about living up to the success of their previous album, Only by the Night (Australia’s biggest selling album of 2008), they needn’t have worried. Come Around Sundown, the group’s fifth album, continues their distinct musical journey. While in the past they have been compared to the likes of The Strokes and U2, the lads remain firmly focused on forging their own unique path in musical history. The first single from Come Around Sundown, ‘Radioactive’, is an energetic rock track that sits alongside a host of other worthy songs that compose the album.
Local boys John Steel Singers have had a whirlwind few years, having become such stalwarts of the Brisbane music scene that it’s hard to believe that Tangalooma is their debut album. But that it is, and a stellar one at that. Complete with the catchy tunes the boys have made their signature, the fondly named Tangalooma – inspired by childhood trips to Moreton Island – is a great soundtrack for summer. Engineered under the sage musical eye of The Go-Betweens Robert Forster, Tangalooma is a vibrant debut for the beloved indie-pop six-piece.
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The greatest journey of all, a journey into the mind of another person. A person steeped in the environment, its past when we were fewer, and a future that we cannot imagine. Three men, spurred on by the great woman Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring, have coaxed society into taking a judicious look at itself. First, invent technology. Second, sap the earth of its energy sources. Third, pollute the world that nourishes; Fourth, multiply so that soils cannot provide for you. Fifth, accept that change must happen if Homo sapiens is to be a sustainable species. The men? Attenborough, Flannery, Suzuki. Sustainable or not? It’s up to you!
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“Pure delight … retells the history of the world in brief episodes.” If your attention span is small, about 150 words, then this is for you. Cleopatra, bathed naked in donkey’s milk and honey. Plagues, punishment from on high, liquidated 25% of Europe’s peoples in the 1340s. Contracts, King Philip of Spain received 25% of profits from the sale of slaves. Mozart, world’s greatest innovator of music, died a pauper, suffocated by debt. Guernica, razed by German stealth bombers, stimulated Picasso’s renowned painting. For events that affected the world, these briefs from participants and others cover almost everything. Seek and ye shall find!
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As the first decade zooms through the new millennium, the Gallery of Modern Art (GoMA) celebrates with 21st Century: Art in the First Decade. The exhibition will reveal and explore the scenes of significant, riotous and exhausting changes around the globe between the year 2000 and 2010. More than 200 works of art will occupy GoMA’s spacious floors, from more than 140 international artists. These creative minds have produced works that are surrounded by societal tensions and contemporary inspirations. Inspired by a fierce sense of wanderlust, exhibiting artist Rivane Neuenschwander explores the art sphere through photographic scenes from her native Brazil – captured in a postcard style – reflecting the international mail network. Gallery of Modern Art from December 18 to April 26
From the red, dusty ground to the dry, over-arching eucalyptus trees, the Australian landscape can be artistically represented in countless ways. But how do the artists of the Hermannsburg School of Artists view Central Australia? Namatjira to Now explores Albert Namatjira’s early watercolour landscapes, through to recent works by Judith Inkamala and Irene Entata. Each artist uses varying techniques to tell their story, from soft watercolours to vibrant ceramics and acrylic paintings. Arts Centre Gold Coast until January 30
Rivane Neuenschwander Mapa-mundi BR (postal) 2007 (detail). Postcards and wooden shelves, ed. 4/6. 90 x 250 x 5cm (installed) Purchased 2008 with funds from the Bequest of Grace Davies and Nell Davies through the Queensland Art Gallery Foundation. Collection: Queensland Art Gallery
Ewald Namatjira Australia 1930–84 Aboriginal, Arrernte people NT (Hermannsburg landscape) 1950s Collection: Queensland Art Gallery
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dual worlds: views of the landscape Two artists from different continents come together to share one space in Dual Worlds: Views of the Landscape. Both Dadang Christanto and Imants Tillers have different interpretation of artistic landscapes. Like a puzzle piece, Imants divides his work into square windows that connect to tell a contemporary narrative. But Dadang’s images display confronting messages. The two contrast each other with the different use of techniques and the messages that comes through each brush stroke. Jan Manton Gallery until December 23 46 map magazine
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live If you love to dance in the dark because you think no one is watching, think again. Brisbane choreographer Claire Marshall DJed the upstairs decks for three years at favourite Fortitude Valley haunt, Ric’s Bar, and there she observed plenty of punters as they danced the night away. This material in part inspired her sold-out show, Hey Scenester, in January and its latest version, Slowdive, showing at Brisbane Powerhouse from December 3–11. With Slowdive, Claire is reliving the old-school grit and grunge of Fortitude Valley’s indie club scene and inviting audiences to join in too. Her vision is to push the boundaries of traditional theatre to blur the line between stage and seating, performer and punter.
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Brisbane choreographer Claire Marshall confesses she hasn’t had much shut-eye of late. She jokes she lives on one hour’s sleep per night but perhaps that’s the magic formula for dealing with a punishing workload. Over the past 10 years she’s carved her own choreography career in a precarious industry with 16 shows and more than 20 music clips and tours. In 2010 alone, Claire has produced four dance shows, including two independent shows and a new video dance piece, Pitch, for Ausdance Queensland, which toured Southeast Queensland, as well as choreographing for Brisbane songstress Megan Washington’s new music clips, working on TV commercials, and mentoring at workshops and residencies. As we speak, Claire, 35, is in the midst of rehearsals for her final show of the year, Slowdive, a danceperformance-cum-installation in collaboration with 10 “amazing” dancers, largely from Brisbane. She is crafting the ultimate nightclub experience and exploring her fascination with non-traditional theatre by placing dancers and audiences in the same space to observe and be observed. Like any good night out, there’ll be sweaty strangers, loud music, dark corners and bar staff with attitude. There’ll be people who intrigue you and others who disturb. Whether you watch from afar or up close is your choice. Claire explains Slowdive is the 48 map magazine
penultimate development of her Hey Scenester show. Its first development was in 2009 in the Judith Wright Centre shop front as part of a threeweek Ausdance residency and its second development was in January 2010 at Brisbane Powerhouse. “Slowdive is basically the show that I wanted Hey Scenester to be but
attention of funding bodies in the hope they would fund its full production. Fortunately, it paid off and Hey Scenester enjoyed a sold-out season. Arts Queensland came to the party with funding and the Brisbane Powerhouse offered its support too. Thanks to this backing, Claire is able to produce Slowdive to her true vision
This year has been a huge learning curve and I am hoping this will continue. I hope I can be of value in terms of what I contribute to dance ... ” I didn’t have the time or the money to create it back then,” she says. Both pieces draw on Claire’s love for music and her observations of the club scene and its scenesters while DJing and running music nights in The Valley in the ‘90s, and working in a record store for many years. In Hey Scenester she took viewers on a voyeuristic dance journey and invited them to share the dance floor with their favourite characters – the DJ, bar man, club owners and fellow punters. It explored the good, bad and the ugly side of indie clubbing culture in the ‘90s and celebrated The Valley’s grit, grunge and reckless spirit. When Claire took the gutsy approach to self-funding Hey Scenester in January, her aim was to catch the
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in December at the Visy Theatre. Claire’s simple words of wisdom to herself are: “You make it happen. Be positive. Don’t doubt yourself.” This attitude has been her driver ever since deciding to study dance and choreography from age 21 at QUT. “I was pretty determined when I started uni, and I was more mature at 21, so I wasn’t sitting around waiting to have the next composition handed to me,” Claire recalls. “Throughout uni I did three of my own shows and I had them filmed. I’d then show them to people to try and get more work.” This approach helped score Claire her first music-clip project choreographing for Savage Garden’s world tour in 2000. While waiting for the next job, Claire developed her skills
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through projects for friends and her brother, Grant Marshall, who works as a film director at Blacklab International. Word of mouth kicked in and jobs started to flow. Claire has since choreographed music clips and tours for Powderfinger, Little Birdy, John Butler Trio, The Sleepy Jackson and Kate Miller Heidke among others. “I guess it was a combination of those early contacts, positive word of mouth, good-quality work and being persistent,” Claire reflects. She will also draw upon her music-video work to present a new piece in October 2011, created as part of a Fresh Ground arts residency in February at the Judith Wright Centre. Claire has never considered giving up, although she does admit the early years after uni were tough. “There wasn’t a lot of support for independent artists back then – it wasn’t like it is now with Ausdance,” Claire notes. “I felt a bit alone and very scared that I wasn’t going to be able to do what I wanted to do with my life. I’d put four years of my life on hold to do this!” On her advice to young choreographers – “Don’t do it,” she laughs, but on the flipside she says the creative rewards are worth the sleepless nights and financial strain. Her dream now is to keep developing quality new independent work and to keep learning. “This year has been a huge learning curve and I am hoping this will continue. I hope I can be of value in terms of what I contribute to dance and the people I work with.”
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THE FILM sarah’s key
THE FILM somewhere
THE FILM blue valentine
Sarah’s Key is based on the novel by Tatiana De Rosnay and follows the life of 10-year-old Sarah Starzynski (Mélusine Mayance) and her family who were imprisoned in the Vélodrome d’Hiver in 1942. Sixty years later, journalist Julia Jarmond (Kristin Scott Thomas) uncovers secrets that link her to Sarah, causing her to reconsider her own future.
The roguish life of Hollywood star Johnny Marco (Stephen Dorff) is interrupted when his 11-year-old daughter, Cleo (Elle Fanning), shows up for a surprise visit to his suite at the Chateau Marmont. Cleo’s unexpected visit forces Johnny to make changes to his wild lifestyle in Sofia Coppola’s Somewhere, which questions the Hollywood existence.
One night, one hotel room, one last chance. A love story that reunites two lovers, Cindy (Michelle Williams) and Dean (Ryan Gosling) try to save their disintegrating marriage. Blue Valentine sweeps back and forth between time periods to illustrate the beginning of a found love, contrasting with the present where that love is on the verge of destruction.
THE FACE Kristin Scott Thomas
THE FACE stephen dorff
THE FACE michelle williams
From working in a department store, to pursuing a career as a drama teacher, and then working as an au pair in Paris, Kristin Scott Thomas finally landed a career as an actress. In the early days of her career she was told she had no future in acting, but proved her critics wrong with star turns in films such as The English Patient, The Horse Whisperer and Easy Virtue.
Absent from the public eye for a few years, Stephen Dorff is best known for his roles in The Power of One, Backbeat and horror film Blade, and also starred in music videos such as Everytime by Britney Spears, Rollin’ by Limp Bizkit and Cryin’ by Aerosmith. Stephen has a talent for playing the rebel, and turns heads in Sofia Coppola’s critically acclaimed Somewhere.
At the age of 15, Michelle Williams not only earned her high-school diploma, but also legally emancipated herself from her parents, due to their disapproval of her becoming an actress. Her first big break was in Dawson’s Creek, before her celebrated role in Brokeback Mountain where she met her exfiance Heath Ledger. Michelle takes on a passionate and intense character in Blue Valentine.
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Tipping the scales as the biggest, longest and most technically challenging symphony ever created, The Gothic is one musical masterpiece not to be tackled lightly. Officially christened Symphony No.1, Havergal Brian’s is an elaborate, intricate and remarkable body of work, rarely performed due to its sheer immensity. Embracing the challenge, Australian musical talents will undertake The Gothic for the first time it has ever been performed outside Britain. Currently sold out, the recital is sure to go down in musical history.
Friendship can work its magic in peculiar ways, and for two young ladies who call the great Land of Oz home, an unlikely companionship blossoms, with magical undertones. In a world of winged monkeys, talking animals and ancient spells, WICKED explores the tumultuous friendship between two women who eventually step into two vastly different shoes – Glinda the Good, and the Wicked Witch of the West. Capturing the hearts of musical devotees across the world, the electrifying show graces the QPAC stage as part of an enchanting holiday program.
The Gruffalo was confident that he had laid out the house rules clearly and firmly. Sticking to the methods explained in all the parenting books, he had rationally explained to his daughter that rules are in place for a reason. Despite all his best efforts, curiosity gets the better of the Gruffalo’s little daughter, and she sneaks off to the snow-covered forest, in search of the elusive Big Bad Mouse. La Boite brings to life The Gruffalo’s Child, with a captivating display of puppetry and laughs for the younger generation of theatregoers.
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It’s Christmas Eve, a sprinkling of snow falls gently against the windowpane, as Clara and her brother Fritz stare wide-eyed at the heavily decorated tree, weighed down by trinkets and treats. The pair eagerly await the festivities to come. Little do the children know that their evening is going to take a dramatic turn towards a magical world where toys come to life, gingerbread men dance and the beautiful Sugar Plum Fairy steals hearts. Set to Tchaikovsky’s captivating score, the Queensland Ballet showcases The Nutcracker this festive season.
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Luke Roberts My West (Mother and Son) 2009 (camera: John Elliott). Courtesy Milani Gallery, Brisbane.
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luke roberts AlphaStation /Alphaville UNTIL FEBRUARY 26, INSTITUTE OF MODERN ART What attracted you to performance art?
I was very much inspired by the ritual and ceremony of the Catholic Church and the wildly different creative expressions of other cultures. Ritual/performance connects us all to greater wholeness. Where does your creativity come from?
I’m convinced that art represents the greatest human endeavour and a pathway to all knowledge. What do you love about what you do?
Greater knowledge and awareness comes through persistence and facilitates a contribution on various known and unrecognised levels. What would you like to achieve through your work?
Creativity is an internal desire to interpret one’s world, contribute to human experience and be larger than oneself. To be an artist is to be a revolutionary.
Humanity has constructed financial, academic, sexual and religious walls, which limit us. I am part of the growing energy to liberate ourselves from these.
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From the epic theatre of Bertolt Brecht, to the tale that inspired My Fair Lady, the Queensland Theatre Company’s 2011 season traverses genres, cultures and decades. The new season kicks off with Sacré Bleu! – where French theatre is showcased against a murderous backdrop. Cooking up a deal with the devil later in the year with Faustus, the company teams up with Bell Shakespeare to delve into a theatrical world where lust and damnation rule. concert
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Stylish and chic, the Portside Wharf precinct encapsulates the very best of boutique shopping, and the Boutique Twilight Markets are no exception. Showcasing and supporting independent design, the market collective encourages quality fabrication, diverse stalls and a festive atmosphere. Capturing Queensland’s beautiful twilight hours, the markets will come alive from 5:00–9:00 pm, revolutionising late-night Christmas shopping. gig
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When Dean (Ryan Gosling) and Cindy (Michelle Williams) fell in love, they plunged head-over-heels into an allencompassing romance. Six years later, they find themselves facing mounting financial pressures and the strain of parenthood. Escaping to a hotel for one night, the lovers seek to repair the patches wearing thin on their marriage. An intimate peek into the inner-workings of a relationship, Blue Valentine explores what it means to fall in love. PERFORMANCE
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Designing musical instruments takes time, innovation and an inspiring vision. For Linsey Pollak’s new musical work, Breath on a Single Reed, inspiration was conjured from handmade hybrid wind instruments. Incorporating 14 different single-reed instruments, the work is performed by five wind and percussion players, blending saxophone tunes and theatrical sounds. Artisan instruments delicately created from glass and wood add to the creative musical showcase.
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Located on the outskirts of the town of L’Arbresle, just 29 km north-west of Lyon, the convent of SaintMarie de la Tourette is not only a religious centre for Dominican monks, but today is also a place of pilgrimage for many architects from around the world. Designed by the famous French modernist architect Le Corbusier in the late 1950s, La Tourette is an inspiring example of modern religious architecture, with its concrete structure and contrasting elements. But when I make my way there in the early French summer, what I am most amazed to find is not just an incredible building, but rather an aura of peace and calm that surrounds me from the moment I enter.
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As my train pulls in to Arbresle train station, I am thankful for having made it that far, given the calamity of train delays from Lyon that sees me arriving three hours late. In a panic, I jump into a taxi and quickly find myself being driven down the tree-lined entrance to La Tourette, hoping desperately that I can still get in despite arriving more than one hour after it has closed for the day. This is when my magical time at La Tourette begins. On the entrance, I find a lovely note from the host for my stay, Frere Marc, asking me to call him so that he can let me in. He quickly arrives to open the door for me into this wonderful place, and explains that the brothers are in the middle of eating dinner, so we head straight to the refectory. There I am greeted by five other brothers and a separate table already set for me with cold meats, fresh vegetables, bread and wine. It is simple home food, but it is incredibly delicious. Listening to the brothers chat amongst themselves, it really feels like being in a family home. They generously share their pasta and homemade olive oil with me, but the true treat reveals itself when they rise to open the curtains. Unveiled before me is a beautiful view of fields and the town below, as the sun sets over the scene that fills the west-facing glass wall running the length of the refectory. I drink my wine with the sun on my face, and marvel at how amazing the world is. After dinner, Frere Marc offers 54 map magazine
to take me on a quick tour. Despite the fact that the courtyard is full of scaffolding due to restorations now into their fourth year, La Tourette is a breathtaking example of modern architectural genius mixed with the religious symbolism that marks many of the world’s great buildings. Naturally, this potent mix is at
feel joyous in the simplest way. I am overwhelmed with a sense of peace and happiness as I make my way out into the fields surrounding La Tourette. The wind is cold, but as I watch the sun drop behind the hills in the distance, swallows sing their final songs for the day whilst dancing about in the air around me,
I listen as their simple songs resonate in this amazing space, remarking at what a wonderful way it is to awaken the mind and spirit ... ” its best in the church at La Tourette. As I enter the holy sanctuary, a single ray of light streams through a slit at the top of the highest concrete wall, lighting up the ceiling three storeys above, as though the heavens were breaking through into the dark, near-windowless space. Below this light, set against the stark concrete wall, sits a magnificent organ – a centrepiece of its own in a cantilevered square concrete frame. A thin brass cross at the other end of the church is positioned so that the light from another slit in a window hits it as the sun sets, giving it a firelike glow burning brightly to light the room. Other windows frame the edges of the church, filtering light in through coloured shafts and making the space
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and I take a moment to fully appreciate just how lucky I am to be here. I spend the night in one of the cells that were originally designed for the Dominican students to stay in, but are now used to house the many tourists who flock to La Tourette every year. The rooms are small and are furnished with only a single bed, desk and chair, small wardrobe and a wash basin. But the added pleasure to each room is a little balcony with picturesque views out over a field laced with wildgrass and flowers. After a cold night, I awaken early to join the brothers in the church for morning prayer. Alone in the church with the six of them, I listen as their simple songs resonate in this amazing space, remarking at what a wonderful
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way it is to awaken the mind and spirit. After morning prayers, I am shown the crypts, another awe-inspiring space that is hidden from the view of the main church area. Marc explains to me the religious symbolism beautifully translated into the physical structure of La Tourette by Le Corbusier. The building is raised above the ground on pylons ensuring the brothers live their lives on a higher plain between Earth and heaven. The crypt, however, is positioned on the ground, following the slope of the land beneath it, ensuring that the brothers are grounded and sit with the people on the earth when they pray. As Le Corbusier commented during his design of La Tourette: “The lowest place becomes the highest, the highest the lowest.” Finally, I settle down for a quiet breakfast alone in the refectory, basking in the morning sunlight, this time streaming in through the windows on the eastern side. I then head back to my room to prepare to leave for my onward journey. As I wander slowly down the tree-lined driveway and along sun-lit country roads for the half-hour stroll to the train station, I am thankful for my time in the presence of the calm souls of the brothers. But mostly I am grateful for the opportunity to experience the majesty that can only be felt in such a grand building when you stand within its walls, and simply breathe with it for a while.
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EMU APPLE GALLERY More than just dots on a sheet of canvas, Aboriginal art tells the stories and legends that have been passed down through generations for more than 60 millennia. By giving a piece of Aboriginal art from the Emu Apple Gallery this Christmas, you will be giving an ethically sourced gift that will continue to intrigue your loved one years after the wrapping has been removed. Each piece of art comes with a certificate of authenticity and is sourced through Aboriginal community art centres. Better still, income from each painting goes back to the artists to improve the sustainability of their communities. 48 Rogers Street, Spring Hill T. 0439 799 288 www.emuapple.com.au
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Giving a unique gift from Ivy + Bird this Christmas will be just as exciting for you as it will be for the lucky person opening it. The range of hand-sewn goods, jewellery, craft and arty pieces available at Ivy + Bird is made in store and selectively sourced from local and international designers. New to the store, and just in time for summer, is the collection of colourful and comfortable Arvarca Spanish shoes. When browsing in store or at the online shop, be sure to check out new Liberty of London fabrics and handmade frocks, quilting fabrics from Japan and America, and the unique range of homewares and furniture.
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Pretty Cosmetics Bag Paddington Plug 3369 7886
1950s Cow-Hide Stools (2 x Available) Paddington Antique Centre 3369 8088
Limited-Edition Letterpress Print Jean & Joyce 3368 3325
Semi-Precious Stone Necklace Thousand Island Dressing 3367 8288
Twisted Wire Sparrow Thousand Island Dressing 3367 8288
Palm Beach Coconut and Lime Candle Jean & Joyce 3368 3325
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Magnetic Board and Magnets Four Hearts 3217 5995
Jean & Joyce 145 Latrobe Terrace, Paddington info@jeanandjoyce.com THOUSAND ISLAND DRESSING 137 Latrobe Terrace, Paddington www.thousandislanddressing.com
B.Sirius Bag Green Tangerine 3367 3511
Green Tangerine 157 Latrobe Terrace, Paddington gtangerine@gmail.com FOUR HEARTS 106A Latrobe Terrace, Paddington www.fourhearts.com.au
From delightful to unique, the perfect festive treat is sure to inspire all tastes.
SAFETY
VIOLET ROSE DESIGNS
Remember the rush you got the first time you rode your bike all the way down the driveway without falling off? Some of a child’s fondest memories are forged atop a bicycle, but for many parents, watching their children learn to ride can be a stressful experience. Some of the safest children’s bikes on the market, Byk Bikes are not only visually appealing to a child’s eye, they are also ergonomically designed to suit each child’s age and height. As children grow, the height proportions of their lower and upper bodies change drastically from year to year. Because of this, many bikes (which are mostly miniature adult bikes) are not suited to the unique proportions of a child’s body. Born out of the realisation that there were no bikes designed specifically for children, the founder of Byk Bikes developed a range of products that revolutionised the design of children’s bikes. The ergonomically designed frame is proportionate to a child’s height at each different stage of their lives and sits lower to the ground to allow for greater control. For maximum safety, the low-rolling-resistance tyres reduce the ‘pushoff to balance’ speed by 30%, the brakes are designed to deliver a smooth braking action, and the grips have been designed to fit small hands. Because the frame is 20% lighter, the bike is easier for children to ride. A great Christmas gift, find the range of Byk Bikes for kids aged 3–13 at Epic Cycles.
Violet Rose Designs’ founder, Vicki Martin, captures the elegance of the theatre in every limited-edition neckpiece she creates. Her costumestyled accessories are carefully handmade using rare and unusual trims, lots of colour and some vintage elements. With a broad costume-making background, Vicki can also create custom-made pieces. Find these beautiful accessories on the website, on Facebook and at the BrisStyle Christmas markets. Mention this promotion to receive a 20% discount at the upcoming BrisStyle Indie Designer Markets on December 17 at King George Square and December 4 in Clayfield.
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Porcelain Butterfly Necklace and Earrings Four Hearts 3217 5995
Jan Michael Necklace Green Tangerine 3367 3511
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Bronze Art Deco Statue Paddington Antique Centre 3369 8088
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From delightful to unique, the perfect festive treat is sure to inspire all tastes.
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Caterpillar Bath Pillow Paddington Plug 3369 7886
Britannia Vintage Medley Bag Jean & Joyce 3368 3325
Ruby Ribbons Cushion Jean & Joyce 3368 3325
Children's Towels and Face Washers Paddington Plug 3369 7886
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IGA MILTON
BUBA & LA
Answering the cries of its beloved customers, IGA Milton recently expanded its range of fresh produce and freshcut meats. A store crammed with everything you would typically find in a supermarket, IGA Milton prides itself on exceptional service and meeting customers’ needs. As well as the supermarket-style range, IGA Milton also stocks a large range of specialty deli and gourmet products and provides a convenient email lunch order system that includes the famed ‘sandwiches by the kilo’, which have been pleasing regulars for years. IGA Milton is open from 6:00 am to midnight, 365 days per year.
A place where homewares, ladies fashion, jewellery, books, beauty products and a cafe all come together to create a beautiful space, Buba & La provides a unique shopping experience. As you browse the store, you will uncover a host of treasures including Bungalow cushions, JKC bangles, Butter nail polishes, rare decorator books and gifts for the hard-to-buy-for man in your life. With a playpen for children and a cafe serving up Vivo coffee by Merlo on a breezy deck, Buba & La is a stressfree Christmas-shopping destination. Find Buba & La on Facebook to be invited to exclusive shopping events.
Centro, Baroona Road, Milton T. 3368 3222 www.igamilton.com.au
139 Latrobe Terrace, Paddington T. 3368 2384 anna@bubaandla.com.au
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For many, Christmas means a relaxing week off work, but for those with children, Christmas means six weeks of school holidays. To keep little minds occupied, Urban Harmony will host activities for children every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from December 14 to January 20. During December, activities will include Christmas card making, cupcake decoration and wrapping paper decoration. Bookings can be made on the website or by calling the store. While the children are occupied, parents can browse the range of children’s clothing or simply enjoy a coffee in the cafe. 189 Cavendish Road, Coorparoo T. 3847 7744 www.urbanharmony.net.au 70 map magazine
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Espial Interiors and Gifts Corner Boundary Road and Samuel Street, Camp Hill and Corner Oxford and Princess Streets, Bulimba www.espial.com.au
Skagen Carbon Fibre and Rose Gold Men’s Watch Absolutely Fabulous 3391 1444
Queensland Theatre Company 78 Montague Road, South Brisbane www.queenslandtheatre.com.au Lylah Shop BO8A Little Stanley Street, South Bank www.lylah.com.au
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With Christmas around the corner, now is the perfect time to pamper yourself and your loved ones.
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Summer is officially upon us and everyone is beginning to bubble with Christmas cheer. Amongst the barrage of Christmas parties and events, finding time to style your hair becomes increasingly difficult. Embrace the carefree spirit of summer and invest in a fresh and easy-to-wear hairstyle from the talented team at Toni&Guy Bulimba. This season, styles of tousled layers, bouncy curls and textured shapes complemented with soft honey and champagne tones have made their way onto the streets. Trained in the fashion hub of London, the stylists at Toni&Guy are always ahead of the latest trends. Once they have finished revitalising your locks, keep your hair looking healthy with one of the pampering moisturising treatments. While you are in the salon, why not pick up one of the gift vouchers and give a pampering gift this Christmas? Your friends and family will all be sporting fresh, glimmering locks for the new year when they redeem their vouchers for any of the services or retail products available at Toni&Guy. The team at the helm of the boutique salon – which recently placed runner-up at the Toni&Guy Business Awards for Salon of the Year – are getting into the festive spirit of giving by placing anyone who rebooks for an appointment in January into the draw to win more than $250 of label.m products. The friendly service also extends to your car, which will appreciate the private, off-street parking. 5 Wambool Street, Bulimba T. 3399 3545 www.toniandguy.com.au/QLD/Bulimba
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With Christmas around the corner, now is the perfect time to pamper yourself and your loved ones.
PERFECT LIVING
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While a house is a structure that provides residents with warmth and shelter, a home is a space that offers more than just shelter to those who reside within its four walls. A home is a place of comfort and security – a place for hosting celebrations and where you are comfortable walking around in old mismatched clothes. Home decorators searching for the finishing touches that will transform their house into a home will be overcome with ecstasy when they discover the decorator’s paradise that is Perfect Living. Previously located inside the decorator centre at Hawkins Nursery, Perfect Living upsized to a 290 square metre warehouse in Bulimba during August. Together owner Kylee Aitcheson, who has 10 years of experience in the interiors industry, and husband Peter, have converted the warehouse into a lifestyle showroom where you will find everything from gifts and soft furnishings, to French furniture and covetable Christmas decorations. Because every home is different, Kylee has a range of products to suit every space. Inspired gardeners will revel in the garden art, whilst apartment dwellers will discover thrifty space-saving ideas, and owners of Queenslanders will find unique homewares to complement the rustic charm of their space. Perfect Living offers a private off-street car park and trading hours have been extended to seven days per week during December. 41 Oxford Street, Bulimba T. 3399 8335 perfectliving@bigpond.com 72 map magazine
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After a long day, the thought of battling the Christmas crowds at the shopping centre just to pick up a few groceries for dinner can be a daunting prospect. Those who travel via the busy Lytton Road on the way home are spoiled with an IGA that offers 80 car parks, long trading hours and a large selection of gourmet and specialty products. The store is open until midnight every day of the year and stocks a large range of products. Located within walking distance to the Gabba, Shaftson College and Kangaroo Point, IGA East Brisbane offers convenient shopping with the extensive range of a supermarket. 33 Lytton Road, East Brisbane T. 3393 2344 www.igaeastbrisbane.com.au
Shop 13, 590 Mt Gravatt-Capalaba Road, Wishart (07) 3849 1199 www.indigohair.com.au
This Christmas reward yourself with the gift that keeps on giving. Buy our superb “Sara” coffee machine for ESE pods with twin thermal blocks, (from $910) and you will be making delicious Italian coffees for Christmas. As a bonus you will receive our free gift (see below) and we’ll even train you for free!
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18 x Colombia Lucaffe Cialde
2 x Lucaffe Classic cups
2 x Lucaffe espresso glasses
1 x 600ml s/steel milk frothing jug
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Heart Earrings with 100% Recycled Silver, by Jenna Appleton in.cube8r Gallery 3252 8654
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Fairtrade Bag, Handmade in Uganda Ethikl
Vintage Sash Purse Kazuyo's Collection 3368 1510
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COMFORT Just like breathing, walking is a natural action for the body. Recognising that the human body is well-equipped for walking, Danish Shoe Manufacturer ECCO has launched the BIOM Walk. A paradigm shift in shoe design, the BIOM is a comfortable walking shoe that does not control movement, but allows the foot to move freely. Designed using ECCO’s research, the BIOM has been anatomically formed to mirror the construction of the foot, allowing the foot’s muscles to build up gradually and naturally. The BIOM Walk is available for men and women. Lower Ground, QueensPlaza, City and Indooroopilly Shopping Centre T. 3220 2000 www.footgear.com.au 76 map magazine
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Papillio by Birkenstock – Gizeh Dreamland Rose Birkenstock on Albert Lane 3211 3200
Girls Handmade Reversible Day and Night Dress Bliss Ecowear 3369 2289
Kazuyo's Collection Latrobe Artspace, 98 Latrobe Terrace, Paddington kimonobag.blogspot.com Ethikl www.ethikl.com.au
Fairtrade Bangladeshi Hand Puppets Bliss Ecowear 3369 2289
Owl Brooch with Sustainable Organic Cotton and Hemp Canvas, by Edward and Lilly in.cube8r Gallery 3252 8654
In.cube8r Gallery 1/253 Wickham Street, Fortitude Valley www.incube8r.com.au Footgear Lower Ground, QueensPlaza, City www.footgear.com.au
Naomi Murrell Mini Wooden Brooches Bliss Ecowear 3369 2289
Ibu Trade www.ibutrade.com.au In.cube8r Gallery 1/253 Wickham Street, Fortitude Valley www.incube8r.com.au
Birki’s by Birkenstock – Classic Skipper in Camel Birkenstock on Albert Lane 3211 3200
Birkenstock on Albert Lane 191 Albert Street, City sales@birkenstockonalbertlane.com.au Bliss Ecowear 15 Latrobe Terrace, Paddington www.blissecowear.com.au
Inspire your gift giving with environmentally conscious flair, sustainable style and chic eco ideas
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CRUMPLER
STONE AND METAL
Crumpler has just launched The Heist Collection – a new range of urban work bags. Recently celebrating 15 years of bag making, Crumpler has gained a reputation for designing strong useful bags for folks who like to grab and go. Over that time, Crumpler has listened to and designed for customers who carry their life on their back on a daily basis, which is why they know what makes a great bag. In a move away from the original messenger bags, Crumpler has answered the call of the young working professional and produced a collection of urban work bags called The Heist. Sleek and progressive, The Heist is a sturdy range of laptop bags. Standard to all is a padded laptop sleeve, two internal pockets, zipped external pocket and shoulder strap. The Heist Collection, from $150, features four styles and will be available at Crumpler in December.
As you begin to prepare your wardrobe for all the Christmas parties that lie ahead, find a piece of statement jewellery to complement your look for the festive season at Stone and Metal on James Street. To help you embrace the glitz, glamour and opulence of the festive season, Stone and Metal’s owner and leading Australian jewellery designer, Samantha Anderson, has prepared a range of bold and beautiful handmade pieces that will be sure to turn heads at the next party. Designing each piece of jewellery around the raw beauty of each stone, Samantha Anderson’s pieces challenge conventional expectations of jewellery design. A range of beautiful new cocktail rings is now on display in the jewellery gallery, as well as an array of one-off handcrafted pieces. For the Christmas shopper, one of the handmade pieces will make for a unique gift, and if you cannot decide, gift vouchers are also available. Stone and Metal is now open seven days per week until Christmas.
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156 Adelaide Street, City and 120 Boundary Street, West End T. 3221 0279 www.crumpler.com
3/60 James Street, Fortitude Valley T. 3254 4454 www.stoneandmetal.com.au
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XENNOX DIAMOND WORLD
Based off an ancient mineral remedy, mineral science therapy can help soothe skin conditions, relieve muscle aches and reduce stress by the absorption of therapeutic magnesium chloride minerals through the skin. Indulge yourself with the MG 12 24 body product range, which is made from 100% natural magnesium chloride minerals. The Detox & Relaxation kit includes magnesium chloride minerals for the bath, a magnesium chloride spritzer to mist on your body, and a moisturising magnesium serum to complete the detox. Each of these products is enhanced with a signature aromatherapy blend of ylang-ylang, sandalwood and bergamot. For serious bathers, the 4-kilogram Mineral Science Therapy Detox & Relaxation soak will give you 20–25 detox baths and is made from 100% natural magnesium chloride minerals with no aromatherapy oils. To give the gift of relaxation, visit the Spa Boutique section of the MagnaPool website.
Christmas is imminent, so be sure to follow Xennox Diamond World on Facebook and Twitter this Christmas, and be the first to hear about the Christmas advent calendar specials. From special giveaways and treats, to impressive price reductions, Xennox Diamond World will have an amazing offer every day in December. Make sure you don’t miss out, because there will only be limited numbers and they will not last long. Xennox Diamond World has Brisbane’s largest range of engagement and wedding rings, as well as a range of glimmering jewellery for you to surprise that someone special with this Christmas. If you are finding it hard to come up with ideas for Christmas, Karl and the team at Xennox Diamond World are more than happy to help. Some popular gift ideas this Christmas are diamond studs, 18ct hinged diamond bangles and diamond bracelets. Visit the website or find Xennox Diamond World at www.facebook.com/Xennox or www.twitter.com/Xennox.
T. 1300 855 894 www.magnapool.com
Level 2, 130 Queen Street, City T. 3210 6288 www.diamondworld.com.au
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