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Guest post: Abigail Ahern’s Sydney masterclass

October 23, 2012 By janefrosh 2 Comments

Abigail, after a horror 48-hour flight from London, arrived in Melbourne hours before her first round of masterclasses and then flew on to Sydney to deliver her class again at Megan Morton’s The School to a room full of Sydney (and New Zealand!) based designers, stylists and interior fanatics.

Aussie stylist Jane Frosh with Abigail Ahern

Abigail is a fun, creative, headstrong soul who scoffs at rules and appears determined to break them. She doesn’t take herself or her branding too seriously which, I believe, is part of her charm. Her talent is outside the box and unconventional.

Her constant references to Alice In Wonderland had the group hanging off her every word. She mixes up scale and proportion, adding friction and grandeur to an interior. Her moody, muted colour palette is both rock & roll and also warm and comforting. [Read more...]

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Stylist Jane Frosh puts her mark on Sydney’s hottest new hotel, QT

October 9, 2012 By Jen Bishop 7 Comments

Stylist Jane Frosh recently got to work on Sydney’s most exciting new hotel in years, the QT, in the historic Gowings building. She was contracted to design and style the original, heritage listed, Art Deco cabinets on the lobby level and the day spa.

“My concept was to blend the history of the Gowings building with the new funky design of the hotel build,” says Jane. “Gowings was a turn of the century department store. Country folk came to the city and went to Gowings to get a haircut, to have a suit made, to buy underwear etc. Consequently I decided to use paper, string, hessian and women’s underwear to build a concept. The result was an amazing combination of texture, pared back with neon pink (a colour used predominately in the hotel, along with Ives Klein blue), form and story.”

(Why am I not surprised Jane used neon?!) [Read more...]

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Temple & Webster send stylists to their VIP customers’ homes

September 27, 2012 By Jen Bishop 1 Comment

Online homewares and furniture destination Temple & Webster is offering a personal home styling service to its VIP customers. They’re sending their editor (Victoria Baker) and stylist (Jess Bellef) to visit the homes of their regular customers and help them beautify their living spaces with existing pieces and new ones they’ve bought from the online store.

Susan, from Brisbane, was the first person to be treated to the VIP experience. Stylist Jess says: “Susan was lovely and welcoming, as was her home. It was a beautiful old Queenslander house, which was built in the early 1900s. Large rooms, nice flow through, and two main balcony sitting areas. Susan and her family have extended and renovated over the years, and the space was just so relaxing. There was Temple & Webster product everywhere!” [Read more...]

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Megan Morton takes her school to Melbourne too, at Glen Proebstel’s new studio

August 29, 2012 By Jen Bishop Leave a Comment

I only just told Queenslanders to get excited because Megan Morton was taking her styling and crafing classes to Brisbane. Now I’ve just learned she’s coming to Melbourne in November too. And in another dream collaboration made in stylist heaven, she’ll be holding her secrets of styling one-day masterclass at Glen Proebstel and Rachael Hart’s The Establishment Studio. Sure to be mega popular with the Melbourne people, I suggest you BOOK NOW before it’s too late.

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Learn event styling from Belle’s Steve Cordony

August 29, 2012 By Jen Bishop 1 Comment

Not only is Steve Cordony a top magazine stylist and interior design editor for Belle, he also styles some of Sydney’s hottest parties and launches. Check out this feast for the eyes…

I first met Steve at an event he styled for Georg Jensen at Corporate Culture and it was breathtaking. He really is one of Australia’s finest. The good news is, you can learn from the man himself at his Coco Republic Design School sessions next Tuesday and Friday. There are still a few seats left ($95). As well as sharing some event styling secrets, he’ll also talk about interiors trends and a glimpse behind the scenes of working for Belle. [Read more...]

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Flower bombing at Megan Morton’s School

August 21, 2012 By Jen Bishop 3 Comments

On Sunday I did something I haven’t done in ages. I made something, with my own two hands. There were flowers, tea, cake, laughs and a room full of lovely ladies. I am talking, of course, about Holly Hipwell’s legendary flower bomb class at The School.

The School, if you didn’t know, belongs to one of Australia’s best stylists, Megan Morton. It runs all manner of classes for kids and big kids, where you can learn to make beautiful things. She also runs workshops where she shares her interior styling and property staging wisdom. [Read more...]

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Mr Jason Grant on making your home FEEL good

July 11, 2012 By Jen Bishop 2 Comments

I went to Mr Jason Grant’s design session at Coco Republic Design School last week and it was great. I’m lucky I get to hang out with MJG at industry events all the time but it isn’t really appropriate to pick someone’s brains about their job every time you see them so this way I got to sit back and make notes while everyone else asked the questions. Smart, huh?

For those who don’t know, Jason is a super famous magazine stylist who used to be style director at Real Living. His work can be found in all the major homes magazines, he has his own paint ranges for Murobond and, even more excitingly, he now has a book deal. Can’t wait for that one to come out.

Inspiration via Megan Morton

June 23, 2012 By Jen Bishop Leave a Comment

This morning I went to Megan Morton’s free workshop at Moore Park Supa Centa with a couple of girlfriends and we had a great time. Considering she is such a rockstar in the Sydney styling world, MM is incredibly down to earth and a great presenter, as people are when they’re passionate about a subject.

Exclusive: Join super stylist Mr Jason Grant for a VIP shopping tour of Sydney!

June 22, 2012 By Jen Bishop 3 Comments

Want to spend the day with one of Sydney’s best stylists? Go along to Mr Jason Grant’s favourite shops with him, learn his styling secrets, pick his brains, have lunch and coffee and get driven around in a Mini! Not to mention plenty of FUN! The perfect day out for a wannabe stylist or just your regular interiors addict!

Mr Jason Grant is the ex Real Living style director who now works for the country’s top interiors magazines and brands. He has paint ranges with Murobond and is a regular on the Sydney social scene. Read all about him and his work in my interview.

Learn colour with Sibella Court

June 21, 2012 By Jen Bishop Leave a Comment

Sibella Court’s latest workshop is all about colour. It’s taking place next Wednesday 26 June from 6.30 to 8.30pm at Sun Studios in Alexandria and costs $80.

Sibella says: “I believe that every person has their own colour palette. It can be found by looking carefully at the things you surround yourself with: your clothes, the invitations and ephemera you keep, patterns you buy, jewellery you wear, even your teacups and plates! If you put your favourite things together you notice the same colours are repeated again and again. From this you can discover the colours that make you happy, how they can sit together and be applied into your interiors.”

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