Here photographers document favourite summer things.
Just Call Me Sentimental
Here photographers document favourite summer things.
Issue 11
Design
Product
Simon Wilson “I come from a family of makers and am quick to become sentimental about objects. These items spread out on the deck of our holiday cabin are locally hand made, mostly functional and all beautiful.” Photograph and styling by Simon Wilson. From left: ‘Modern Relics’ by Tom Mackie from SPA_CE; jug by Ross Mitchell-Anyon; salad servers by Courtney Petley from Petley; oversize Ursula vase by Margi Nuttall from Simon James; Mini Simmons Twin Keel by Roger Hall from Surfline.
Issue 11
Design
Product
Simon Wilson “I come from a family of makers and am quick to become sentimental about objects. These items spread out on the deck of our holiday cabin are locally hand made, mostly functional and all beautiful.” Photograph and styling by Simon Wilson. From left: ‘Modern Relics’ by Tom Mackie from SPA_CE; jug by Ross Mitchell-Anyon; salad servers by Courtney Petley from Petley; oversize Ursula vase by Margi Nuttall from Simon James; Mini Simmons Twin Keel by Roger Hall from Surfline.
Sarah Rowlands “There are a few things that tie these objects together for me. Sentimentality – the memory of where and how I got the item. Colour – I’m drawn to varying tones together of the same colour. Tactility. And an item that is both beautiful and practical.” Photograph and styling by Sarah Rowlands. Clockwise from top: Vintage Funiculi floor lamp by Lluís Porqueras for Marset; Roberts digital radio; ‘Flowers’ book by Martin Parr; All Day Tray in blush, $149 from Ico Traders; vintage Hermès scarf; vintage Murano vase; ceramic dish by Nellie Ryan; Block mug in red by Maruhiro Hasami, $45 from Infinite Definite.
Gabrielle McKone “My husband Howard, who has a very sharp eye for beautiful objects, sourced the table and lamp for our bach in the Coromandel. The treasured shell candlestick was a gift from his mother, and the little green pot is the only Barry Brickell piece that we have; it is sadly chipped, but we still love it.” Photograph and styling by Gabrielle McKone. Clockwise from top: Vintage Len Castle pot; fire surround painted with blackboard paint – “visitors are encouraged to add graffiti”; shell candlestick; vintage side table, lamp and vase.
Simon Devitt and Dee Johnston “Behind our small but perfectly formed Mt Victoria home, we don’t so much have a garden as a ga… Some pavers, a fence, with some vines running toward a couple of potted palms and an outdoor table. It’s a very small city garden that gets great sun, where we often drink coffee and read.” Photograph and styling by Simon Devitt & Dee Johnston. Clockwise from top: ‘Penetration’ cone by John Parker; ceramic family portrait by Simon Devitt; ceramic mug, $40 from Plain & Simple; Masunaga glasses, photographer’s own; ‘Food Worth Making’ by Sam Mannering, $65, with ‘Quill’ bookmark by Tom Dixon, $48 from Simon James, on ‘Amritsar’ by Simon Devitt.
