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Issue 62 - Living in the Environment Issue

Issue 62

Living in the Environment Issue

Issue 62 is the first issue of the year and always a great time to put our best foot forward. With Adam Goodrum, the loveliest man in design, as Guest Editor, we draw on his insights as a furniture designer, artist and educator to look at the makers shaping our design world. Sustainability has never been more important, and increasingly this is a consideration from the start with projects designed to address their immediate environment as well as the longevity of the planet. From the coldest winters to the most tropical of summers, addressing how we live in the environment is crucial to creating the perfect home.

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Food memories from Egypt, Kenya and elsewhere with Yasmine Ghoniem
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Food memories from Egypt, Kenya and elsewhere with Yasmine Ghoniem

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VBO Australia

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Studio La Tessa

VBO Australia recently packed out their Sydney showroom venue for a live audience recording of Three Food Memories with Yasmine Ghoniem.


For starters, a Brandy Sour. Then Ugali from Kenya, followed by the renowned Egyptian dish, Molokhia and, after that, BBQ chicken and mango juice. Rose water and pistachio Turkish delight to round things off.

This was the event menu as VBO Australia played host to a live audience recording of Three Food Memories with host, Savva Savas, introduced by Ramesh Mario Nithiyendran. The special guest of the evening was Yasmine Ghoniem, Director of YSG Studio.

Ghoniem explained her food choices, beginning with the Kenyan Ugali dish: “My host family in a Manyata hut in the Maasai Mara served this to me my first night when I was volunteering – age 27.”

Grace Whyatt, Jo Lawless and Charlotte Wilson.

With Egyptian heritage, Molokhia was a clear standout. Served over shredded chicken and rice, she says, “[it] always made me feel like I was home in Egypt – my aunt makes it the best.” Meawhile, BBQ chicken and a carton of mango juice refers to the “first meal my dad prepared when we moved from Australia to Kuwait after the Gulf War (age 11).”

Well-known designers from across the industry were in attendance for the night, including panellists from the Habitus and V-ZUG Milan event, Charlotte Wilson (SJB) and Jo Lawless (Lawless & Meyerson).

feature Savva Savas, Yasmine Ghoniem and Ramesh Mario Nithiyendran.

Camilla Block and Qianyi Lim in conversation with the Powerhouse


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Issue 62 - Living in the Environment Issue

Issue 62

Living in the Environment Issue

Issue 62 is the first issue of the year and always a great time to put our best foot forward. With Adam Goodrum, the loveliest man in design, as Guest Editor, we draw on his insights as a furniture designer, artist and educator to look at the makers shaping our design world. Sustainability has never been more important, and increasingly this is a consideration from the start with projects designed to address their immediate environment as well as the longevity of the planet. From the coldest winters to the most tropical of summers, addressing how we live in the environment is crucial to creating the perfect home.

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