An apple a day …

SONY DSCSONY DSCSONY DSC 7 Apples Gelato has always been good.  I thought their pop up cart, spied at Emporium, especially good. Lovely attention to detail in the branding and delivery and the dapper chappie's uniform is, of course, de rigueur.  I would love to know the name of the baby blue paint colour if anyone can help - its gorgeous!

Colour update: Thank you to the lovely Sara Brims from Novion who has reported in that the colour is Dulux Cornflower Blue.

Take a drive down Beach Road

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Earlier this week I was super impressed with the swish new look for the Sorrento to Queenscliff ferry. A few paces away from the water front and I discover there is a gorgeous new look Country Road store housed in the town's old post office, a rustic red-brick building built back in 1905. Celebrating it's 41st year, Country Road is the perfect positioning for the chi chi Sorrento set.  Naturally no lifestyle brand is complete without a cafe these days and Post 3943  taps into the coffee and casual dining trend. Operated by local organic specialists The Sisters, this 'resort / lifestyle' format will no doubt win huge favour with the locals for all its fabulousness!  Photos via Country Road Instagram.

Take The Lead

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Indooroopilly Shopping Centre (Brisbane) has just launched a new magazine featuring uber-stylish fashion for the upcoming Autumn Winter Racing season. POD's in centre VM channelled 'contemporary country' for the occasion, with elegant wooden 'corral inspired fencing' frames and vignettes of show pony silhouettes embellished with floral laurels.  Gold 'nose bags' of more fab flowers, brass buckles and leather leads completed the look. If you are off to the races, or just want to giddy up your wardrobe this winter, then I suggest you just might find the perfect frock at the new look Indooroopilly Shopping Centre.

POD peeps love creating a VM moment - thank you to our lovely client Natalie Kusrow for this opportunity. #leadthefield @indooroopillyshopping

Ship Shape

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Wow ... the Sorrento to Portsea ferry looked nothing like this last time I was on board.

Touted as an ‘experience of nautical discovery and refined coastal tourism’, the newly refurbished MV Sorrento ferry has been given a new lease of life thanks to designers Lucy Marczyk and Sonia Simpfendorfer of Nexus Designs.

Should you find yourself looking to cross Port Philip Bay in southern Victoria, either from the Mornington Peninsula or the Bellarine, then the passenger and vehicle carrying MV Sorrento ferry running between Sorrento and Queenscliff is arguably the most stylish way to now cross the bay.

Referencing the traditional maritime materials of plywood and roping through the use of custom built joinery in beige laminates, pale plywood accents and rope-coiled furnishings paired with custom designed striped Axminister carpets, the Nexus Designs team have created a nautical look that is in keeping with their signature style of classic, understated chic. A perfect way to travel the seas.

Words & Images via the very gorgeous EST Magazine. www.estmagazine.com.au  

Photos by James Geer.

www.nexusdesigns.com.au