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Going Underground

There are around 10,000 people interred at Symonds Street Cemetery ‒ though around three quarters of the headstones have decayed owing to their often timber construction.
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Japanese Influence

It’s hard to know what you want if you don’t know where to start. This is the exact situation these homeowners found themselves in when looking for inspiration for their new kitchen. Then, through a friend, they were recommended to speak to local designers, Kitchens By Design.
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China’s Hanfu Revival

For many young Chinese, hanfu is about more than fashion or beauty; it is a way of honouring tradition and reviving a culture that was, and still, is both overlooked and misunderstood. And it is a movement that is gaining immense traction.
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The Warmest Colour

Tian Taru – “a tree that grown between heaven and earth” – is a minimalist, Japanese-inspired indigo-dyeing studio that sits above the confluence of two rivers in dense, Balinese jungle rooted in perfect clay soil less than an hour from Ubud.
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Sachie is the founder and chef of Sachie’s Kitchen, Australasia’s largest Asian cooking school (sachieskitchen.com).  Sachie is very proud to...
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