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Elisabeth Vidal, Designer
Welcomed into the home of Elisabeth Vidal on her 52nd birthday says much about the French designer’s warmth and enthusiasm, even before we delve into her sublime catalogue of collaborative projects...
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Maly Mann, Painter
With intentions on becoming a teacher, Los Angeles-based painter Maly Mann subsequently left university to pursue a freelance lifestyle as an artist. A pathway that was always calling, yet blurred with fear. We meet with Maly to speak about the moments that are pivotal in developing creative work — managing time & anxiety, and the courage to call one's own boundaries.
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Power-packed Sriracha
Our favourite little red condiment bottle just got a power-packed upgrade...
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Stevie Dance
Avid readers of the first issues of RUSSH will remember it’s progressive aesthetic and politically minded voice: celebrating youth, sex, curiosity and authenticity. But what readers were actually enjoying is the vision and voice of Stevie Dance, who led the magazine in its beginning years. We visit Stevie at her LA home in her newest role as a mother to her beautiful son Harmony.
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Heirloom Recipes 03. Brown Rice and Water Celeries with Yona Koh
Used for its medicinal properties in flushing out any toxins that have accumulated over winter, Water Celery has maintained a firm staple in the Korean diet for centuries. In an act of honouring her roots, new-generational chef Yona Koh of Cafe Su in Seoul is revisiting the cleansing herb to encouraging her community to experience food and flavours in a new way.
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Heirloom Recipes 02. Pierogi Ruskie with Marta Buda
We join four generations of Polish women cooking together in the Wellington-based kitchen of textile designer + maker Marta Katarzyna Buda, making a batch of "Pierogi Ruskie" — a Polish dumpling filled with potatoes, onions and a twarożek cheese.
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Kristin Dickson-Okuda of Iko Iko
For years we have admired Kristin Dickson-Okuda of Iko Iko's approach to concept and construction, building her creative language from acknowledging an experience’s essence and making it tangible. Becoming a mother has clarified her vision. Her work is unveiled by ego and determined to gently answer some of life’s little questions. Claire Cottrell visited Kristin at the studio, capturing her in motion, somewhere between problem-solving and play.
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Heirloom Recipes 01. Garlic Elixir with Lucy Vincent
Sans Heirloom Recipes are an ode to heritage, origin of botanics, and the real spirit of the feast. First in the series, a borrowed elixir from a Chinese medical doctor. Given to Lucy’s mum in the 80s, each winter she would set about brewing a little of this magic...
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Sigrid McCarthy, Intent Journal
We are drawn to women who are dedicated to long terms projects that focus on the betterment of the future, those who spend today educating and shifting perspective on how action can be taken for tomorrow. A great example is founder of Intent Journal, Sigrid McCarthy.
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Marta Rubio, The Bathing Series — Tokyo, Japan
Bathing with a kind heart turned inward, we find transformation in the mundane sensing a connection between effort and pleasure...
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