Our home was built in the late 80s and like many built then boasts walls and cupboards in rimu.
A Life Of Design
By Paul Leuschke
Jude asked me to write an article on design for this issue and then a monthly column. I assume as I’m a registered architect, she meant architectural design – and so I hope to amuse, and perhaps be informative, too.
Asili Design was born from a deep appreciation of the design and architecture of East Africa.
Born from the ruins of the second world war, few architectural styles are as polarising – or aptly named – as brutalism. But the famously stark concrete monoliths – long since associated with communist countries – are having a moment.
Positano sits on the Amalfi Coast, neatly between Sorrento and Amalfi. Notwithstanding a dark period of pirate raids, Saracen sacking and Pisa pillaging, the continuous sunshine and wonderful scenery has attracted artists and poets along with the rich and famous since Roman times. And now it was my turn.
