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Discover Lumiere Art + Co’s new collection and holiday rental

Based in Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula, Lumiere Art + Co has forged a loyal following with its gorgeous range of art and textiles and its new range further consolidates on this. “My brand is all about making accessible, individually printed or made artworks. The name ‘Lumiere’ comes from ‘light’ and my brand’s admirers have an appreciation of bespoke artworks and textiles and love my pieces because they bring a special story to their home. They like the hand of the artist to be present in the work that I produce and this work shows that beautifully,” says Lumiere Art + Co’s Emma Cleine of her new ‘Inflorescence’ watercolour print (below).

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‘Inflorescence’ by Lumiere Art + Co

“I like to evolve my work regularly to ensure my offering appeals to different styles and palettes. I worked on this piece with a fellow printmaker, Timothy Growcott, who works most of the year up north printing projects with indigenous communities. I can see an influence of two styles –  my circular, water colour imagery combines with the screen printed petals that have a strong, linear quality. The petals of ‘Inflorescence’ are screen printed and hand coloured,” says Emma.

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Emma’s work in the Lumière Art + Co house that is available to rent

From screen prints to colourful abstracts, the new collection is as varied as it is beautiful. “I want to stay ahead of the curve and set the trends rather than following them. I love colour and I’m a designer with an instinctive eye for creating the ‘colour moment’ in modern homes,” says Emma.

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Lumière Art + Co house featuring Emma’s art and textiles

Emma’s new collection of art and textiles was, in part, designed for the new ‘Lumiere Art + Co House’ – a lovely holiday rental on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula. “The opportunity to style, make and manufacture product for an entire home came along so I designed the range with the Lumiere Art + Co House in mind,” says Emma whose favourite room is the girls’ room.

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Lumière Art + Co girls’ bedroom

“I loved designing for the girls’ bedroom with the bunk bed. The double sided quilts and artwork I made for this room, with their strong lines and painterly florals, marks a new direction for me however it’s still so true to my style and aesthetic,” says Emma.

Click here for more information about staying at the Lumiere Art + Co House and shop Emma’s range online.

Photography: Armelle Habib | Stylist: Julia Green | Stylist’s assistant: Rachael Harry

 

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Take 5 with Emma Cleine of Lumiere Art + Co

Each week we shine the spotlight on some of Australia’s best designers, artists and stylists and have them share with us what’s making them tick; anything from the best advice they’ve ever received to their favourite holiday destination. Today we chat to Emma Cleine, the artist and designer behind Lumiere Art + Co.

Emma Cleine of Lumiere Art + Co

1. What is your favourite cafe?

I live in Red Hill South, on the Mornington Peninsula, home of wineries and beaches. When I’m home I like to keep it local, so it’s a toss-up between Johnny Ripe, my local bakery with UNBELIEVABLE vanilla slices (I’m shouting here!) or Cellar and Pantry, my local supermarket and post office, which has a deck where you can sip coffee and admire the view of the surrounding orchard. Both offer local produce, locally roasted coffee beans, friendly faces and treats to boot.

2. What is your favourite holiday destination?

Italy. I’ve been too many times to count and I’ll keep returning. Culture, food, its family friendly, amazing contemporary art, the Biennale, beaches, cheap champagne, cheese and prosecco. What more do you need?

3. What is the best gift you’ve ever received?

Can I say something I gave myself? I bought our family a Miranda Skoczek painting last year and it was so monumental in my life my timeline has now turned into BM (before Miranda) and AM (after Miranda). Life AM is amazing we all enjoy this artwork everyday.

4. What three people would be at your perfect dinner party?

Australian printmaker Margaret Preston, she pioneered Australian modern art in a time when most women were homemakers. I love her foresight and incredible respect for Australia. Lena Dunham, writer and producer of HBO’s Girls. She says what we all think and gets stuff done. Lastly, David Bowie, the guy is superhuman and a true artist. What a combo. I would serve fondue and local wines.

5. What is your favourite shop?

I would have to say Dinosaur Designs. I’ve been visiting since I was in my first year at uni and each time I would visit was a really big deal. My friends and I would plan our day around visiting the store on Chapel Street and I would save, save and save to buy a bangle or necklace. We thought of the staff as gods. It’s timeless and always exciting. The colours and textures are inspiring and holy moley they are have done so well.

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Lumiere Art + Co branch out into photographs and fashion

“I always make a range based on what I would like in my home,” explains Emma Cleine of Lumiere Art + Co. “I know, it’s very indulgent indeed.” But, as I tell Emma, when your style is eclectic, contemporary and just plain beautiful, well you can be forgiven for being a little self-centred!

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Recently launching her latest collection, Summer Printscape, it features a few firsts for Emma, including photographic prints, a tight collection of textiles and a small fashion range. “The photographic element is brand new. I love contrast and really wanted to mix up the imagery, throwing in photographic prints with my hand-printed pieces. In terms of the textiles, the dress range is a first. I often hang dresses up like an artwork and wanted to produce a dress that could do this, simply because of its pattern. The dresses are also double-sided which is cool!”

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Always on the hunt for new pieces to make, it seemed like a natural progression to create photographic prints. “I always use my own photos from my phone as a reminder of a texture or colour when creating my artworks and textiles, so it makes sense for me to have a small range of photography to go with my work. Printing and photography go hand in hand. I love a strong image.”

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One image that is particularly powerful is Emma’s favourite, Wattle Arbour, which holds a sentimental place in her heart. “A friend saw this artwork and told me the wattle was a symbol of her baby girl who sadly passed away. She thought this artwork would be perfect for above her bed. I’ll never forget this. The power of symbolism astounds me and I’m humbled my artwork now reminds her of her little babe.”

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Designing and producing her products herself, Emma’s process is very organic. As she admits, there’s no planning in sight! “I wish I could be methodical and use purchase orders and the like, but in the end the way I do it works, so I figure, why fight it?! The more I try to be something I’m not the less likely a product or design is to do well. Does that make sense? I have learnt to trust myself. I just need to stay confident, which as we all know is hard!”

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Summer Printscape is available through Lumiere Art + Co’s online shop and Emma’s representation, Greenhouse Interiors.

Photography by Anette O’Brien

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Lumiere Art’s Emma moves into furniture with Industria X

Industria X has long been synonymous with one-of-a-kind, custom-made industrial style furniture. Opened in 1999 by the Buckley family, alongside their secondhand component Max Watt’s Industria, late last year that they realised a change of pace was desperately needed. And happily, this Aussie furniture brand will live on.

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The Buckleys decided to sell Industria X, and the perfect couple were waiting on the sidelines: Emma and Mark Cleine. With Emma looking after the day-to-day side of the business (whilst also running successful art and homewares brand Lumiere Art + Co), Mark looks after design and production, and previous owner Quenton remains as their on-hand mentor and welder.

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Emma and Mark Cleine

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Offering furniture made simply – without decoration and fuss – and with an industrial aesthetic, it’s functional and made to last. And while they are keeping true to the original brand, now at the helm, Emma and Mark have made some changes. “This latest collection used the basic Industria X range but we changed the colours, stains and dimensions,” explains Emma. “We wanted to relaunch using classic Industria X pieces but re-contextualise them. We wanted to give the furniture a contemporary twist. Classic furniture isn’t driven by trends so we aren’t interested in changing our range every three months like much bigger companies do.”

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The husband and wife were also keen to switch up the materials, making the finished product more environmentally friendly and withstanding to general wear and tear. “We have swapped strong polyurethane varnishes to more environmentally friendly natural oils and coatings which also can be repaired if the piece is ever damaged. For me, this sits well as I like the option to have an item repaired instead of throwing it out. I also prefer a natural wood finish, allowing the honesty of the material to be the star.”

Able to customise any piece to suit their clients’ dimensions or needs, they manufacture the furniture themselves in their Melbourne studio, something that certainly sets them apart. “We feel a little like we are swimming against the tide; we make in Australia, we are small, we customise to suit a client’s requirements and we make furniture that lasts! All aspects that are rare these days and make us unique.”

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With the past years having seen Industria X predominantly work with designers and architects, they are now offering wholesale. “We will have our range available at several stores in the next fortnight (store locations on our website), which is amazing for the brand! We are thrilled to now have our pieces for sale in two states! We plan to build on what we have and organically expand the range in the first few years of business.

“Mark and I would like to eventually have a showroom open in Melbourne and be open for retail weekends and by appointment for trade during the week. Small steps though!”

Photography by Armelle Habib | Styling by Aimee Tarulli

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Olivia’s Fab Four Insta-Finds 04.01.15

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Olivia’s Fab Four is a weekly post that features my favourite finds on Instagram for the past week. To be in the running, all you have to do is hashtag your product photos #oliviasfabfour and tag them with my handle: @oliviashead.

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Here are this week’s beautiful products (clockwise from top left)

1. Free Love Wall Dot, $79, from Pony Rider. @pony_rider

2. Leather Plant Hanger, $110, from Paterson & Steele. @patersonandsteele

3. Gypsy: Vintage Kilim Clutch, sold but similar available, from Ámes Collective. @ames_collective

4. Mint Ex-Navy Frigate Cage Light, $110, from Lumiere Art + Co. @lumiereartandco

 I’ll be back with more next week! Olivia x

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And the winner of our 3rd birthday $2,000 homewares giveaway is…

We knew there’d be hundreds of entries for our biggest competition yet and the chance to win a combined $2000 to spend with some of our favourite homewares brands. Heck, Olivia and I wish we could win!

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But the very lucky winner is Maria Angus, whose entry really made us giggle! We thought we’d let you read her winning answer for yourself. To enter, you had to say why you were the ultimate interiors addict…

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Congratulations, Maria. I’ll be emailing you your prize details this week. I’m so envious of your imminent online shopping spree and hope you’ll share your purchases with us!

Thanks to everyone else who entered and wished us a happy blog birthday! The biggest thank you must go to our generous prize sponsors Dinosaur Designs, Temple & Webster, Kate & Kate, Lumiere Art + Co, Billy Heckenberg, Urban Road, I Love Linen, Alisa & Lysandra Collections, The Block Shop and Bonnie and Neil.

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Win a $2,000 homewares shopping spree!

As I wrote yesterday, last week Interiors Addict turned three, and if that isn’t an excuse for a celebration, I don’t know what is! I wouldn’t be here without my readers, so I want to give one of you the chance to go on a MAJOR spending spree with some of my favourite homewares brands. Interested?

HOW TO ENTER

1. Head on over to Instagram and regram (or screen grab and re-post, depending on your apps and technical know-how!) this image from our feed:

2. Use the hashtag #interiorsaddict3rdbirthday and in your caption/comment, tell us why YOU are the ultimate interiors addict!

3. To complete your entry, if you’re not already, make sure you’re signed up to our newsletter (the winning entry will be checked against our database so if your full name isn’t in your insta profile, make sure it’s in your caption/comment).

4. You have a week to enter, until midnight on Tuesday 29 April 2014. The winner (the answer Jen finds most creative, convincing and/or amusing) will be announced the following week).

WHAT YOU COULD WIN

One lucky winner will receive $200 credit for each and every one of the 10 brands pictured to spend online, a massive total of $2,000 worth of gorgeous new things for your home! Thanks to our prize sponsors Bonnie and Neil, I Love Linen, Temple & Webster, Dinosaur Designs, Urban Road, Billy Heckenberg, Alisa & Lysandra Collections, The Block Shop, Kate & Kate and Lumiere Art + Co.

What are you waiting for? If you’re not on Instagram yet, it’s time you joined up!

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10 places to buy affordable art, updated for 2013

Everyone’s idea of affordable is different but for the purposes of this post, I’m talking art for under $500 and, in many cases, under $100! All Australian and available to buy online from the comfort of your own home. 

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These guys, husband and wife duo Jaynie and Nathan Johnson, remain in my top 10 because they continue to produce fantastic affordable prints and wall flags which are always featured by the glossy magazines. They’re also really nice people, and that’s important too!

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A small but lovely collection of prints and wall hangings, available to buy online from $49.95. Grab one of their gorgeous Fig & Melon candles while you’re there. Delicious!

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At home with Lumiere Art + Co’s Emma Cleine

Inside her white rendered beach house, Emma keeps things understated and monochrome with plenty of warmth from ply.

Many artists never make a viable business from their talent and passion. It’s a tough gig. But former school teacher Emma Cleine is bucking that trend with Lumiere Art + Co and her story is inspiring. Today, she shows us inside her charmingly understated Mornington Peninsula home and tells us about making what she loves into her full-time job.

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Emma Cleine of Lumiere Art + Co, at home on the Mornington Peninsula

I’ve watched the Lumiere Art + Co brand go OFF in the last year and recently had the pleasure of meeting Emma. Her work is now very recognisable due to it being stocked by some amazing retailers and featured on the recent series of The Block Sky High. She’s now branched into homewares too with her textiles and ceramics. 

But Emma, who is based on the Mornington Peninsula, never thought this would be her full-time job. In her early days as a maker, she created paper bunting from vintage books and sold it at markets. “That’s how I started! Oh, and paper covered blocks. They were cute and took me a long time to make. From there I just moved on to other things.”

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Stylist Julia Green, totally addicted to her job

Looking at Julia Green’s styling work, it’s very hard to believe she’s only been doing this professionally for 3 years or, indeed, that she spent 15 years in the corporate world of pharmaceuticals!

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“Yes it’s true I used to pedal drugs… all legal ones though,” she jokes. “After uni I needed to earn money. I saw an ad in the paper promising a car and money. I interviewed and blow me down, I got it. Then comes the timewarp of some 15 years where I sell, manage and recruit in that industry before having my last baby and realising I had been living a lie.”

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Fenton and Fenton shoot

Whilst everyone always told Julia she should be “in interiors” she had no idea how to turn her passion into a real job, or that stylists even existed (true story). Then fate intervened. One day, a man came to her door to collect a couch she’d sold him on eBay. “Ends up he is a photographer for Vogue and he asked me who I styled for. In perfect ignorance, I asked what he was on about, only to learn of a whole new world out there, that I apparently should belong to. He gave me a card and told me to call. To cut a long story short, I have not stopped running from job to job ever since!”

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Papier d’Amour pops up in the city

I have a bit of a stationery habit and having just signed off on my own wedding invitations I’ve become more than a little obsessed with all things paper! So I’m excited about the Papier d’Amour popup opening at Sydney’s MLC Centre next week. Its focus will be on creative workspaces and, as I’m also in the middle of transforming my own home office, I’m always keen for some tips.

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As well as watching a variety of fun demos over the five weeks, you can also check out Papier d’Amour’s new bookcloth range (pictured), perfect for the stylish home. The boutique Double Bay stationery and gift store will open its popup on 6 June for five weeks, and every Thursday evening there’ll be a different demonstration. There’ll be plenty of gorgeous goods to browse and buy too, including art by Melbourne’s Emma Cleine of Lumiere Art + Co and paper artist Samantha Gazal.

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