To be fair, I shouldn’t really be putting them against each other in the title, because it’s really no contest. As in, they’re not even in the same weight division. Or better, they’re on the same team, just different positions. Whatever. The point is: being an architect is important, so is a designer and also a decorator. Some have skills that bridge more than one of these, most will specialise and others will create their own hybrid. Most important pre-game training for any

Throughout my career I’ve developed a heap (more specifically about 30) courses and workshops about design, and have taught them (and others) in and out of Australia. Big ups to me, huh. But actually the point is more that lots of people want to know about design, and it’s not something to be scared of, knowledge of your industry is something to encourage. And as a person, I think teaching people, and telling people are two really different things. This post is about the valu

Because I’m probably not going to be on This Is Your Life anytime soon, here’s a brief explanation about me, less official than the one here. If you’ve had the pleasure of hearing my dulcet tones, you’ll know my name sounds a little weird, or as I like to call it, right. For first timers (and those that I’ve never corrected) the hot tip is it rhymes with Marie or even better, it’s how the French pronounce Paris. I’m an interior designer and decorator, practising (I'll get it