Question everything

“The humble question mark: A stroke and a dot creates a universe. A lightning strike. Over the centuries the symbol has taken on a life of its own. The Japanese and Chinese have now embraced it in their character set. In Arabic, which reads right to left, the question mark is the mirror image. It’s a universal symbol. ___? Fill in the blank. Who. What. Where. When. Easy to ask. Easy to answer. Why. A little word that asks so much. Three letters. So many possibilities. As a designer I question things constantly. ‘Why’ asks us to delve deep, to tap for answers. ‘Why’ is about getting information. We set out on a quest for an answer. The brief lays out the quest, and we begin to ask questions: what are the different ways to express the potential solutions? It’s simple. We do what any good designer does. We take an opportunity and turn it into something that is unique to the situation.

Why is a gateway to possibility. Why is the door to a solution. Turn it around. Q: What happens if you don’t ask why? A: Nothing. It’s human nature to question any situation. To question means to see everything around you. It means being open to and engaged with your environment. That’s how we find scenarios for making things better.

Above is an extract from Design Your Life by Vince Frost, published by Lantern (RRP$49.99). Order your copy here.“

I wanted to start this weeks post with that extract from a book that I will be buying as I think it is so important to “art your life”,  to constantly strive to make your life what you want it to be so when I read the above blurb on temple and websters blog I had to share it as it just resonated with me and where I am at in life right now.

Now on to what I have been doing this week… SORTING MY OFFICE…sort of. In between ordering stuff for clients and quoting new projects I try to fit in my own stuff (sourcing bits and bobs for my kitchen reno…yep that’s still going on and drawing plans, or redrawing them for altered ideas at home).

Here is what is on my desk this week that I am working on:

Plus this, this and this (picking colours for a new build home, a furniture plan and exterior finishes for a renovation project):

Now what sunday session of mine would be complete without some house stalking. I have fallen in love with this ‘Cubomania’ house in Melbourne.

And also this Singaporean apartment to die for! I love Singapore it has always been one of my favourite spots to visit.

That’s it from me this week, being a long weekend I will be spending my day sipping wine and brahman watching from the porch of my family’s Adelaide River property. Or sitting in the creek cooling off, or listening to the monsoonal rain on the tin roof…I’m not sure which of these it will be yet. Happy Australia day weekend to you all!