Blueprint for Living is a weekly rummage through the essential cultural ingredients - design, food, travel, gardens, fashion - for a good life.
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2024-11-15 |
Cities and climate change, fashion illustrating, Annie Smithers on Elizabeth David We explore the challenges facing our urban centres in a changing climate, learn about the art of fashion illustrating, and hear from Annie Smithers as she leafs through the meat chapter in Elizabeth David's French Provincial Cooking. |
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2024-11-09 |
Real estate poetry, Ben Shewry's pasta Bolognese, communal kitchens, outdoor comforts We explore the language of real estate, taste Ben Shewry's perfect pasta Bolognese, hear about the value of communal kitchens, and head outdoors for the final in Colin Bisset's home comforts. |
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2024-11-02 |
A world history of citrus, seaweed in watercolour and celebrating Italian design We travel the cultural history of the not so humble citrus, find an exquisite watercolour of seaweed at the National Herbarium of Victoria and celebrate iconic Italian design from the 1930s to the '80s. |
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2024-10-25 |
Pollen to solve crime, defining Australian food, bedroom comforts We hear how pollen is being used to solve crime, explore the complexity of defining Australian food, and hear from Colin Bisset about how comfort in the bedroom has evolved. |
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2024-10-19 |
The ethics of air conditioning, Elizabeth David's fish, Japanese Konbini We discuss the ethics and social implications of air conditioning, explore Elizabeth David's relationship with fish with Annie Smithers, and hear about the importance of Konbini, local convenience stores, in Japanese culture. |
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2024-10-11 |
Beyond architecture, American barbecuing, swordsmithing, sitting room comforts We discuss what role architecture should play into the future, learn how to barbecue American-style, visit a swordsmith in his workshop, and hear about the evolution of comfort in the sitting room. |
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2024-10-04 |
Émigrés and Modernism, herbarium secrets, Manoella Buffara Ramos, and bathroom comforts We learn about the influence of European émigrés on Australian Modernism, visit the National Herbarium of Victoria, hear about the last supper of Manoella Buffara Ramos, and celebrate the comforts of the bathroom. |
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2024-09-27 |
Housing supply, Springtime strolls, Louis Kahn, and window design We debate the issues surrounding housing supply, take a Springtime stroll with Tim Entwisle, hear about the last notebook of American architect Louis Kahn, and join Colin Bisset in his exploration of the comfort of windows. |
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2024-09-20 |
Space architecture, 3D printed homes, and Annie Smithers on Kitchen Sentimental We meet a space architect, hear about 3D printed homes here on Earth, and go on a culinary journey through kitchens past with Annie Smithers. |
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2024-09-13 |
Not so hospitable, making lace, the language of food labels, kitchen comforts We ask what can be done to combat sexual harassment and assault in the hospitality industry, meet a maker of lace, explore the cultural meaning of food labels, and delve into the meaning of comfort in the kitchen. |
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