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New Billy Heckenberg cushions get my vote

Sydney cushion brand Billy Heckenberg keep coming up with the goods and I’m really glad creator Maddy Duggan has kept her signature exposed zip.

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The photographic Cockatoo Island collection has to be my favourite. Maddy says: “I have always been fascinated by Cockatoo Island, such a beautiful historical place surrounded by the scenic waters of Sydney harbour. So with my obsession towards all things industrial, this was the perfect inspiration for the third collection.

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The prints are photographs taken of the mixed variety of concretes, textures and eroded surfaces found all over the island. I also played around with the colours to enhance the natural tones and complex textures.”

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Billy Heckenberg: a great new cushion brand from Sydney’s Northern Beaches

I love discovering new, independent, local brands, and Billy Heckenberg is certainly one of those! How great are these zippered cushions? They’re designed to look like they’re drawn with texta that’s not quite filled in between the lines!

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Maddy Duggan is the woman behind them, and she told me how the brand is in fact named after her great grandfather, William Heckenberg. Family’s important to her and she grew up on Sydney’s Northern Beaches, surrounded by creativity and encouragement. “An obsession with art, design and photography throughout my life led me to complete a degree in Fine Arts at UNSW College of Fine Arts. From this point on, you could be sure to find me sitting at a sewing machine or with a paintbrush in hand, in a constant quest for creative fulfilment.”