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HEIDI ALBERTIRI editor@thelifestyleedit.com.au
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CHLOE BROOKMAN OLLI ELLA
CHLOE BROOKMAN ONE HALF OF OLLI ELLA
Olli Ella was born in 2009 In London, England. Sisters Chloe and Olivia Brookman set out to create a collection of nursery furniture and baby bedding that was playful, iconic, and above all, beautifully made. Since its launch, Olli Ella has garnered a devoted following, with an ever-expanding collection of pieces for childrens’ spaces, including nursing chairs, rugs, nursery furniture, baby bedding, and much more. We spoke to one half of the sister duo, Chloe, who currently resides in Sydney, whilst Olivia calls London home. Olli Ella is sold worldwide.
Your products are proudly locally sourced, ethically made and focused on organic materials. Why are the materials so important to you? When products are made from natural fibres they not only are more tactile, unique, and earthy, but this also lessens the chance that they will end up in landfills. I love the concept of Hygge, which is about coziness and comfort and to me there is nothing more comforting than snuggling up on a wool rug, with a pair of knitted socks, tea in hand surrounded by woven treasures. What are some of the positives as well as the challenges of running a business with your sister? This is one of my favourite parts of Olli Ella; working with my sis! There are so many positives, from getting to speak to her a thousand times a day (we live on separate continents), having a completely honest sounding board, working with someone that challenges and inspires you - I could say the only challenge is that sometimes we have to make sure that when we speak or hang out that we aren’t just talking shop, and still make room for our sister relationship separate from Olli Ella. What advice would you give to other creatives juggling starting their own business and being a mum? I think that in this day and age the juggle doesn’t just fall on the mother, and that parents co-parent and so the balancing of family life is a combined effort. My advice to creative parents starting their own business would be to get help if you can, to do your best to work around your children’s schedules, and to be prepared to give up “me time”! Your designs are inspired by all the incredible places you’ve travelled. Where is your favourite holiday spot? For creatives like yourselves? For families with little ones? Thank you! We’ve returned a few times to Morocco, both as a family and before children. I love it for the colourful culture, the exquisite cuisine, the opportunity for adventure and the unquestionable beauty of the place - and not to mention the amazing craftsmanship that comes out of this country, from its berber rugs to woven baskets. What Olli Ella product could you not live without? At this moment, my chari bag!
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What styling or colour trends are you loving at the moment? I’m loving that the popular styling of homes is moving away from the stark scandi white, which absolutely has its place, but I am also excited to see the incorporation of more natural materials and wood into decor. What product do your kids love the most? My kids are LOVING Playpa by Olli Ella. It just launched in September and keeps them busy for hours.
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What’s one must-have piece from your collection for mum, and for bub? For little ones, boys and girls our Holdie House is my pick! It’s great from 1 year up and children of all ages seem to love it. For Mums, you can never go wrong with an extra pair of hands, and so it would have to be our Big Luggy!
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GEORGE & CISCO GORROW THE SLOW
GEORGE & CISCO GORROW THE SLOW
Set on the coast of Canggu, Bali, welcome to The Slow; a multifaceted island stay incorporating boutique accommodation, all-day dining, art, local culture, and interactive retail. A stay at The Slow is an immersive experience; it’s a place to rest your bones, stir your senses, and expand your mind. Below we spoke to George, one half of The Slow duo.
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The Slow incorporates traditional elements with a modernist twist; it’s very organic with tropical textures and a warm but minimalist feel. It’s about balance and a clashing of styles. The design is made up of very simple, clean lines, with the use of textures over the basic shape being at the core of the concept and central to the design. The Slow uses an overabundance of treatments and locally sourced and locally made materials to give depth and warmth, and to really secure its relevance to the island.
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How did The Slow come about, and why? The idea to do a hotel – or rather an island stay and restaurant - had been in the back of my head for a very long time. Canggu is arguably the fastest growing area in Bali, and while it’s undoubtedly bursting with tourists, it also has a really strong community of cool and creative people. It was the perfect spot to build, without a shadow of doubt. There’s a very modern and healthy attitude towards living amongst this community. It’s a peaceful approach to rage against the machine, a new way of thinking and living boosted by an overarching sense of freedom.
What is the philosophy of The Slow? Get here fast, take it slow. Check out of life by checking in. We’re for the young and the non-traditional, we don’t have TV sets or desks just to tick a box. Our rooms and our project generally is designed to reflect what is relevant to our generation, and this constantly evolving island. We are about trying something new, and we are totally fine turning our back on the historical classics to be right here and right now instead. Why Bali? How did you end up here? I have always had a strong connection to Bali, ever since my Dad brought me here to surf Ulluwatu when I was about 14. I’ve been lucky enough to travel a lot during my life, and I always wondered if somewhere in the world would finally say “stop here, call me home.” Bali did that a while back now, and to this day it’s the only spot that ever has. Funnily enough I then fell in love here, and it’s the place that I asked my now wife of ten years to marry me. After that we moved to NYC for a while, before realising Bali was everything we wanted.
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What was life like before The Slow, and how has life changed since the launch? I’ll be honest, it was a little more relaxing! I was in a semi-retirement; surfing, relaxing, watching grass grow, being a little recluse at times. We were practising the art of not being busy, it made sense at the time and felt right. Then The Slow came along and all of a sudden we had our own cute Balinese version of Faulty Towers. It’s good to get creative again and try something new, and it came along at a really great time. The project embraced all the things my wife and I had been doing in our careers, so the combination is keeping it interesting, as is the chance to work alongside some really great people.
We fell in love with The Slow, their owners, and the ethos of the place - not to mention the interiors. For more on The Slow, see our earlier Edit at www.thelifestyleedit.com.au.
What challenges do you face in managing a business in Bali; and any advice to others thinking of making the sea change? Wow, there’s plenty, but they are everywhere really. We’re finding it so interesting to navigate the complexities of it. All I can say is: Get a great advisor to help guide you, and be respectful to the locals, and then everything should work out fine. Enjoy the ride. And don’t forget the alternative is what pushed you to the island in the first place.
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VISIT: www.theslow.id | @the.slow
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From your website to Instagram, there is such a cohesion in the AWA brand image and message. How do you manage marketing, customer service and all the other responsibilities of a start-up business? Great question. The answer is passion, and authenticity. Passion gives me the energy to ‘do all the things’ – when you really care about something (or someone), there is nothing you wouldn’t do, nothing is too hard, energy flows. The cohesion you see/feel when interacting with the brand is the authenticity that is a natural by product of working within the realm of your passion. It’s honest, because it comes from a central place. It’s not fragmented by multiple desires, it’s aligned.
Born from my training as a pilot, my design thinking is focused on simplicity and logic. As pilots, we are taught to simplify things as much as we can in order to give ourselves the brain capacity to deal with an emergency should it occur. So my approach to design absolutely reflects my life, my experiences, both good and bad. It has to be part of you – this breeds simplicity, authenticity and purity. Often when something is over-engineered, it’s hard to use, or it has multiple points of failure. Over-engineering is as result of design that doesn’t come from the heart. Too many band-aids applied to make up for the lack of end to end design. Further, my approach to design has been heavily influenced by my Grandfather Albert. He taught me principles, rather than methods. He taught to me to think outside the box - to challenge myself to ask “how”, rather than to accept the way things were. He changed my thinking from “it can’t” to “what if it could”.
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The AWA Instagram page is a wanderluster’s dream, where you’ll see snaps of beautiful places, from Paris to New York. What are the most memorable places that you’ve been to, and why? All the destinations are all incredible for their own reason – both in terms of the cities themselves, and the routes we fly to get there … seeing the Antarctic icebergs on the African route, breakfast over the mountains of Afghanistan on the London Route, the Philippine islands on the way to Hong Kong, and the deep, frozen south coast of South America is unlike anything you can imagine. I often answer this question by saying “If QANTAS made me pick one single destination to fly to for the rest of my career, it would be London. I love the familiarity of London, but mostly the fact that within 3 hours you can either be in Morocco drinking peppermint tea, or experiencing the freezing depths of St Petersburg in Russia”.
AWA has received positive reception, and had successful debuts at The Finders Keepers markets this year. What’s next for Shane Thompson and AWA in 2018? The best advice that was given to me when starting the brand was: Rule #1 is focus Rule #2 is focus Rule #3 is focus
One day we needed a certain type of hinge to make a cupboard open and shut a certain way. A trip to the local hardware store and nothing – the hinge didn’t exist. I thought we were beaten, that it couldn’t be done. But in the time taken to drink a hot of cup of tea, the shade of a fern, some paper blown clear of sawdust and a thick carpenters pencil, we had a new hinge drawn up … and made that afternoon. And Nana had a place to put her broom – in an impossible spot that would never have made sense if not for the hinge. He loved her so much, I remember so clearly the delight in his face as he opened and shut the little cupboard in front of Nanna at the end of that day. To have changed her ‘everyday’ in such a small but impactful manner gave him his reason for being.
The most exciting thing in the world for me is a shiny new product idea. Getting lost in the possibilities of a new design is intoxicating for me. What’s the most succinct way to describe what it does? What other problems can it solve easily? How will I package it? I can go down these roads for hours on end. This is a long winded way of saying the next 12 months is mostly about behind the scenes stuff – building the foundation of the brand and the business. Hiring staff, systemizing things that need systemizing, building the foundations of the house. The plan is to run another Kickstarter in the second half of 2018 … but I just have to decide which product is going to be the fruit of that…
I knew then the power of the small things, the minutia that people often overlook – that when done right can have such a huge impact. Everyone always says ‘it’s the little things in life” …
VISIT: www.afternoonswithalbert.com @afternoonswithalbert
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CHARRED FENNEL
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LEMON GREEK POTATOES
CHARRED FENNEL
INGREDIENTS 1 fennel bulb, quartered Extra virgin olive oil
METHOD PREPARE by placing the quartered fennel in a bowl DRIZZLE oil over the fennel, and add a pinch of salt and pepper COOK over a hot charcoal bbq for 10 minutes and turn occasionally
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LEMON GREEK POTATOES
INGREDIENTS 1kg Dutch cream or Kipfler potatoes Juice of 3 lemons 1 tbsp dried oregano 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil A good pinch of salt.
METHOD PREHEAT oven to 180c To prepare, peel potatoes and cut into wedges; place into roasting pan CREATE a mixture with lemons, oregano, olive oil and salt, plus 2 cups of water into a bowl; stir together. POUR mixture over potatoes and cover tightly with foil BAKE for 1 hour. Remove foil and bake for a further 20 minutes
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BARBEQUED OCTOPUS
INGREDIENTS 1 whole medium octopus 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil 1 tbsp red wine vinegar 1/2 cup chopped parsley Pinch of paprika
METHOD PREPARE the octopus by removing the head and discarding CUT the octopus into individual legs COMBINE oil, red wine vinegar, paprika and a pinch of salt into a bowl and stir until mixed PLACE octopus legs onto a hot charcoal bbq and cook for 10-15 minutes. Turn occasionally ONCE the octopus is cooked, place in a bowl and toss through the dressing and parsley
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BARBEQUED WHOLE SNAPPER
INGREDIENTS 1 whole 1.5kg- 2.5kg snapper 2 juiced lemons 1 tbsp dried oregano 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil METHOD TO prepare, score down 3 diagonal cuts to the back bone of the snapper DRIZZLE with olive oil and add a pinch of salt and pepper TO make the dressing, combine lemon, oregano and olive oil in a bowl and whisk with a fork PLACE the snapper onto a hot charcoal bbq and cover the lid COOK for 10 minutes on each side ONCE cooked, place the snapper on a serving dish and pour over the dressing
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THE ROAD TRIP
Yet knowing how way leads on to way, I doubted if I should ever come back.
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“Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail”. RALPH WALDO EMERSON
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