Art & Design
‘I don’t paint nature. I am nature.’ – Jackson Pollock
The natural world has inspired artists and designers since the beginning of time. Here we share the work of talented painters, landscape designers, architects, photographers, sculptors and more who design, make and create work inspired by plants and the natural world.
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After Nature: An Exhibition by Janet Laurence
Art & DesignCare, art and activism at Janet Laurence's new exhibition in Sydney.
Field Trip: Orongo Station with Thomas Woltz
Art & DesignA ride around an internationally renowned example of conservation agriculture in a farm buggy.
Why Listen to Plants?
Art & DesignA new exhibition in Melbourne asks what can we learn by listening to plants.
Daniel Shipp’s Cast of Ugly Misfits
Art & DesignMeet photographer Daniel Shipp's gang of ugly plant misfits in their first ever glamour shoot.
Green Light: Photographic Nostalgia from the Garden
Art & DesignYou know those brilliant pics of your mum and dad in flares and crochet tops? You can thank the plant kingdom for them.
Yappo: A Book About a Man and a Plant
Art & DesignYappo is a philosophical picture book for adults
Designer Profile: TALC Studio
Art & Design, GardensMeet a pair of plant-obsessed San Francisco-based designers of intentionally chaotic gardens.
The Bold and Beautiful Ceramics of Elnaz Nourizadeh
Art & DesignWe chat with Elnaz about her process, ideas and transitioning from Iran to Melbourne.
Talking Shop: Lisa Lockhart from Garden Objects
Art & Design, Culture, GoodsA chat with the co-creator of one of our favourite online garden ware stores, Garden Objects.
The Mysterious Art of Bonsai
Art & DesignLearn about this ancient craft with bonsai legend Jeff Barry of Chojo Feature Trees.
Edith Rewa Barrett is an Artist, Adventurer and Native Plant Lover
Art & DesignA chat about Identity, place and plants with artist and flora hunter Edith Rewa Barrett.
Dossofiorito: Design for Plants
Art & DesignWe visit the Verona studio of a talented pair of plant loving multidisciplinary designers.
Helene Schmitz and the Sublime Power of Nature
Art & DesignPhotographer Helene Schmitz's work explores the complex and often violent relationship between humans and the natural world.
Painting Lila’s Garden
Art & DesignArtist Samantha Dennison has turned neighbourhood flower thieving into an art form.
Designer Profile: Xanthe White
Art & Design, GardensFind out more about this talented and passionate NZ garden designer's work, design philosophy and more.
Natural Dyeing: The Beautiful Afterlife of Food Scraps
Art & DesignWe drop into the the studio of passionate natural dyer and textile queen, Jo Broederlow
Leila Jeffreys: The Birds and the Trees
Art & DesignWe catch up with an incredible artist to talk birds, bees and trees.
The Wired Lab: A Space for Contemporary art in Rural Australia
Art & DesignGet down, dirty and arty on the farm!