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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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The Perfect Imperfection of Holly Macdonald
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The Perfect Imperfection of Holly Macdonald

Sydney ceramic artist Holly Macdonald embraces a hand made and naturally imperfect aesthetic for her range of artistic and functional ceramic works.


Working from a shared studio in Sydney’s Glebe Holly Macdonald channels a sense of nature and decidedly non-machine made style in her work, recalling the Japanese notion of wabi-sabi, an aesthetic philosophy that accepts and celebrates the transient nature of design, and the inherent imperfection in life.

Macdonald comes to the world of ceramics following an initial design passion in architecture and engineering before studying fine art, majoring in ceramics at the National Art School in Sydney.

Growing up between the city and the country, Holly’s work channels her strong connection to the country, with “the natural systems that govern the land” cited as an influence over her work.

Holly Macdonald uses the ancient ceramic moulding technique of handbuilding to create her unique and playfully organic forms. Handbuilding lets the physical nature of the clay to come through in the final design of the product, which is paired wonderfully with the delicate handpainted motifs each product receives.

We’re very excited to be featuring Holly in 2016, which is set to be a big year for the designer and artist. “At this point I am saying yes to everything” she says, including her first solo gallery show in July at Sabbia Gallery in Padddington.

Holly is also working on a number of collaborative projects with kil.n.it Experimental Ceramics, so there’s more to look forward to.

Images taken from Holly’s Instagram

Holly Macdonald
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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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