When she isn’t travelling to a far flung design destination, Collette gets inspired by the moving image from her base in Melbourne. What do you do: Freelance Design Writer Where you live: In an old terrace house in Carlton North, Melbourne. Favourite designer/design: Definitely the Oscar Niemeyer Museum in Curitiba, Brazil – designed by the […]
September 6th, 2010
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When she isn’t travelling to a far flung design destination, Collette gets inspired
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What do you do: Freelance Design Writer
Where you live: In an old terrace house in Carlton North, Melbourne.
Favourite designer/design: Definitely the Oscar Niemeyer Museum in Curitiba, Brazil – designed by the master himself, Oscar Niemeyer.
Favourite design destination: A close call between Barcelona in the peak of summer, and Sao Paulo during Fashion Week.
Inspiration: Anywhere that requires a plane to get to it, films and documentaries – especially those at ACMI – and everyday life.
Other areas of interest: Sustainable design, fashion, anything avant garde.
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