It’s undisputed that one of the best things about summer is a long lunch with mates, but no one wants to be stuck in the kitchen slaving over a hot stove when it’s thirty degrees outside. Enter Josh Seaward of Forty Feathers. Josh takes the guess work out of entertaining so all you have to do is sit back, sip that iced cold mojito and enjoy
For artist Prudence DeMarchi, life is a beautiful messy blur of paint and parenting. When Prudence isn’t playing mum, she’s creating magic in her studio, whipping up colourful works of art to brightened up the lives of her growing legion of fans.
For most of us, moving house at some point or another is kind of inevitable. According to some very official statistics, moving just happens to be one of the most stressful events of your life. This is why, we’ve put together some very official tips to make the whole process a little easier. Words by Laura – daughter of a military family and regular mover of houses (from house to house that is, she’s not that strong).
It takes a special kind of person to feel so passionate about supporting small businesses and their community that they’d drop what they’re doing, quit their day jobs and dedicate every last minute of their spare time to doing just that. Welcome to the stage – Lauren Curtis and Lewis Kearney, founders of the Homegrown Markets.
What’s the craziest thing you’ve ever purchased via text message? For Sam and Shelley Johnson, it was their house – a tiny three-bedroom 1960s weatherboard on one of the most picturesque streets in Floraville. Fast forward five years and the little home they bought via text has had a pretty major glow-up, with an architecturally-designed extension transforming it into a spacious family home with a killer view.
What does a piece of art tell you about its creator? The art in question here is jewellery, and its creator is art teacher turned jewellery designer, self-taught business woman and lover of the lyrical line – Michelle Smith.
Our good friends at Mustard Made are giving away a Lowdown Locker to one very lucky Swell Magazine fan! Enter NOW!
The team behind, Flotilla, one of Newcastle’s most highly rated restaurants have done it again, recently opening a gorgeous wine bar, Vecina, next door. Swell sits down with co-owner, Eduardo Molina, to learn more.
Inside the sibling group chat…
No matter what kind of relationship you have with your siblings, there’s comfort in knowing they’re just an emoji away.
It’s no secret that here at Swell we’re big fans of Mustard lockers. Let’s face it – we’re also big fans of basically everything they do. We first caught up with founders Becca and Jess back in issue 6, so we were well overdue for a catch up on all things lockers, life and running an international business.
