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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Think Like a Plant, Think Like a Woman
Art & DesignClimate change, eco-feminism and the art of Janet Laurence.
Marianne North: Lady Painter
Art & DesignMarianne North was a trailblazing female artist who travelled the world painting plants in the 19th century.
Native Swinson: Bringing the Bush to Bondi
Art & DesignArtist, illustrator and textile designer Kate Swinson is bringing the bush to Bondi
The Artist and the Botanical Collector
Art & Design, CulturePassion, plants and money ain't good bedfellows.
Five O’clock Flower: A Photographic Series
Art & DesignLight, shadow, flowers. All the best things. A gorgeous photographic series by Jenny Peñas
Designer Profile: Sacha Coles
Art & DesignA chat with Sacha Coles, landscape architect and director of ASPECT Studios.
Mapplethorpe’s Flora
Art & Design, CultureWe take a look inside the epic book, Mapplethorpe Flora.
Azuma Makoto: International Man of Flowers
Art & DesignStep inside Azuma Makoto's world.
An Alphabet That’ll Make You Hungry
Art & DesignWe share excerpts from illustrator Charlotte Day's edible alphabet.
Across the International Date Line
Art & DesignKatherine Lu photographs the small island of Rarotonga in the Cook Islands.
Jennifer Orland: Ceramicist & Gardener
Art & DesignJennifer Orland's ceramics practice is inspired by her garden.
Amanda Dziedzic – Glass Artist
Art & Design"Plants are bloody amazing," says Melbourne-based glass artist Amanda Dziedzic. We agree!
Your Future Is Written In The Trees
Art & DesignArtist Caitlin Franzmann has mapped out your destiny in her 'Tree-telling' divination cards!
When Bread Met Honey
Art & DesignGet your fingers sticky with the Bread + Honey exhibition, on show at Hotel Hotel from 6 February!
Wonderplants!
Art & DesignSarah Illenberger's Wonderplants are just normal plants... with superhero alter egos!
Accidental Smoothie: Patterns, Plants & Art!
Art & DesignA whole lot of plants and patterns underpin Karina Sharpe's 'Accidental Smoothie' series.
‘The Awkward Gardener’ by Natasha Cantwell
Art & DesignA photographic exploration of defiant suburban gardens by Natasha Cantwell.
The Art of Nature: Karl Blossfeldt
Art & DesignThe photographic genius of Karl Blossfeldt.