Melbourne Home - Felicity & David of Yellow Diva

The Williamstown home of Felicity and David Joll and family - above - one of David's striking chair designs for Yellow Diva.

Hallway from entrance

Lovely view of the lemon tree from Felicity's study

Bright pops of yellow in the study

One of Yellow Diva's popular recent designs - the M Series armchair, launched last year.

Love Felicity and David's eclectic colourful the loungeroom - reupholstered antique chairs and chaise, Turkish rugs, kooky wall-mounted shelving...


More loungeroom details - including a very special UFO-style lamp by international design superstars El Ultimo Grito. Felicity and David picked it up many moons ago at a trade fair in London.


Oh my. I know I say this every week, but really and truly, how gorgeous is this home? UK-born Felicity Joll and her Australian husband David Walley moved to Melbourne from London with their kids 5 years ago, after many years living in the UK. They settled in the pretty village suburb of Williamstown, purchasing a cute but slightly run-down Victorian weatherboard home. The creative pair instantly set about re-designing their ramshackle little cottage... didn't they do an incredible job?

With backgrounds in architecture, furniture design and film design, it's no surprise that David & Felicity have managed to design and build a rear extension which seems to connect so seamlessly with the existing property... and somehow feels like it's been there forever! The outcome is so beautiful and has a really homely, welcoming feel. Strangely enough, it seems like a really 'English' home to me - despite being tucked just behind Williamstown beach! I think this is partly because the pair designed their extension around distinctly separate living zones - Felicity explained to me that they were really keen on the idea of separate kitchen and living rooms... which is so rare these days. It really works well in this space - no open plan living around here!

And if you're wondering about Felicity and David's incredible furniture, those amazing sculptural chairs are designed by David for the couple's furniture company, Yellow Diva! Long-standing readers might remember I interviewed David 2 whole years ago...? Wow time flies!

If you LOVE Felicity and David's home I am sure you will love their range of furniture and new home accessories...! Yellow Diva are exhibiting this week at Design:Made:Trade in Melbourne and have four brand new products to share... a sneak peek is below! Do pop in and say hello if you're heading to D:M:T!

Yellow Diva's brand new SpiraLites and Fandeck pendant lampshades, launching this week at Design:Made:Trade.

Yellow Diva - Stall 69 at Design:Made:Trade
Royal Exhibition Building, Carlton
July 15th - 18th (15th - 16th trade only, 17th - 18th open to the public)
$10.00 entry on the weekend

Yellow Diva showroom
51 Victoria Crescent
Abbotsford

9421 8844

Open Monday - Friday 10.00am - 5.00pm

Yes an original Banksy! (Purchased in London while they were still affordable!)

Kitchen. Love that heart-shaped Le Creuset pot! (A wedding gift)

David's WB stool design for Zenith furniture. It is REALLY nice. And comfy. See more colours / variations here.

Rear addition (nice Melbourne weather)

Bedroom aka 'Parent's Retreat!'

No TDF home tour is complete with the obligatory Kids's rooms!

Looking out the front door...

ACTUAL nature strip in Williamstown. Amazing, no?! Just like a country town! And there are swings on the nature strip outside everyone's houses (I saw at least 3). True story!

Lightly brand new Belle Lights giveaway!

New Belle Lights from Melbourne-based Lightly. Available in red, yellow, white, black, with flex cords in red, white, green, black, yellow.

Melbourne design dynamo Cindy-Lee Davies is at it again... this girl just does not slow down! Cindy-Lee's hugely successful Lightly brand is a brilliant local success story. Since launching the company just 5 years ago, Lightly products are now stocked across Australia and internationally... most recently she collaborated with US retail giant Anthropologie on a custom range of her popular 'Chrysalis' butterflies! (pics below).

Cindy-Lee is constantly dreaming up new product ideas - these fabulous Belle wireframe pendant lights are her most recent creation. Strikingly simple, the lights take their names from Cathedral bells - St Michael, St Paul and St Anthony. I love the colour-contrasting Flex cords - you can choose any colour combo you like!

BUT what is even better is that you could WIN one of these babies, thankyou Cindy-Lee! The prize is one St Michael wire-frame pendant lamp in black frame, red flex (top pic above).

Just leave a comment here before midnight tonight, Tuesday 13th July 2010, to be in the running! Please include your first name and email address and the winner will be randomly selected and notified tomorrow morning!

*Thanks so much for all your wonderful comments, this giveaway is now closed! The Random Number generator has spoken - the winner is comment no. 145 - congratulations Hollie!*

Top - Chrysalis butterflies for Anthropologie this year - amazingly made from reclaimed china in China! (True story!). See the piles of China saucers sourced for this project below! Bottom - Lightly's limited edition clock for Anthropologie last year.

Pics of the saucers reclaimed in China for the Anthropologie Chrysalis butterflies. Cindy Lee was so excited that she was able to find and use reclaimable saucers - unheard of in China.

PS) Hunt Lightly down during State of Design this week - Cindy-Lee currently has an installation in the window at Craft Victoria, and will be speaking this Friday at Design Victoria's 'Hello World - Exporting Design' seminar.

Spacecraft / State of Design Workshop giveaway!

Images from Spacecraft Australia's 'Aesthetics of Saving' workshop, held in Osaka, Japan last year.

As promised I have a really special State of Design giveaway for one lucky Design Files reader! The lovely people at Melbourne's much-loved screenprinting company Spacecraft are running a brilliant hands-on workshop this Saturday July 17th, and here you can win yourself a place (valued at $300!).

This is a really rare opportunity for one lucky print / textile enthusiasts to work alongside Stewart Russell and the very inspiring Spacecraft team in their North Melbourne studio. The session will be used to transform abandoned garments and furniture, using different printing techniques and the Spacecraft library of prints to create a collection of modern heirlooms.

The session is open to only 10 people, and everyone will go home with a unique printed garment / object they have played a part in transforming!

This workshop coincides with Spacecraft's State of Design exhibition, The Aesthetics of Saving (part 2). Part one of the workshop was held in Osaka, Japan last year.

*Thanks for all your entries guys! Please note a winner has now been randomly selected and notified by email - the winner was Tess McCabe (comment number 2!)*

Spacecraft 'Aesthetics of Saving' studio workshop
Sat 17th July 10.30 – 2.30
Spacecraft studio North Melbourne

Spacecraft 'Aesthetics of Saving' exhibition
Wed 14th July - Sat 31st July during business hours
Spacecraft Hawksburn store
572 Malvern rd, Prahran

Happy Japanese print workshoppers! Images from Spacecraft Australia's 'Aesthetics of Saving' workshop, held in Osaka, Japan last year.

State of Design - top ten picks!

Design:Made:Trade 2009 at the Royal Exhibition Building in Carlton

Gertrude st Projection Festival - always brilliant! Here Ian de Gruchy's giant polka dots grace the Gertrude Hotel from last year's event (more here...)

Paper Plane Academy 2009 - incredible! (more shots below)

Did you know that Melbourne's annual design festival, State of Design is nearly upon us!? Did you know it starts this Wednesday!?

Aggh!

Now there is a LOT on. You really need to visit the website and make some diary notes...! But in an effort to be semi-helpful, I thought I might list the Top 10 events worth seeing at State of Design, in my humble opinion. (Please don't hate me if your event is not listed here... there are sooo many - this is just a small sample)

Ok.. deep breath!

General not-to-be-missed Events

1) Design:Made: Trade -

Some of this year's D:M:T exhibitors include Buro North (Green X-mas Trees, top left), Volker Haug (top right - his brand new Daisy lights), Trent Jansen (Sign stools, bottom left), and my Mum's HookTurn Industries, with their fantabulous BYO coffee cups!

Design:Made:Trade is the best place to see the work of over 80 local designers and makers, all in one place. It is the friendly, indie equivalent to those huge exhausting industry trade shows... giving local and emerging designers a unique platform to reach thousands of visitors over 4 huge days.

Design:Made Trade is at the Royal Exhibition Building in Carlton again this year... it's going to be a really fantastic hub with so so so many things going on alongside D:M:T. For instance, The Long Table, running the length of the Exhibition Building, will host a variety of workshops, discussions, a design mini library (thanks to Magnation!) and a café. All at one super long table! Seriously awesome.

ALSO worth mentoning, State of Design's organisers are really keen to get local bloggers in on the action, and have kindly set up a 'Blogger's Lounge' at the Exhibition Building especially for us! Here local bloggers are welcome to have a seat, re-charge their batteries and make use of free wi-fi in order to blog and tweet live from the festival! (BYO laptop). I should have also requested a hammock. I may need forty winks between events!

Design:Made:Trade
Open to trade / media this Thursday 15th and Friday 16th July.
Open to the public Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th July.
$10.00 - pre-purchase tickets online

See my pics of last year's Design:Made:Trade here!

2) Iron Designer -

This ever-popular event is set to be another crowd-pleaser - the heat will be on as eight new challengers including Tin & Ed, Hecker Phelan Guthrie, Right Angle Studio and Studio Round square off for the people’s ovation and fame forever.

Inspired by their Japanese cooking counterparts, the challengers work in a pressure cooker style design-off. Teams are given 20 minutes to impress the judges with their innovative use of the battle’s key ingredients... presented by Melbourne's very clever Studio Binocular.

Iron Designer
Friday 23rd July, 6.30pm
$33.00 - book here

Self guided daytime walking fun

3) Look. Stop. Shop -


Presented by City of Melbourne, Look.Stop.Shop is a design-led walk through Melbourne’s City Centre, where a select group of retailers have created special window displays and in-store installations exploring sustainable design.

There is a cute guide map which you can download from the SoD website - the line-up seems really interesting and diverse, with contributions from big-name department stores, tiny boutiques, designer-owned spaces, and pop-up shops (of course!).

4) Audio Design Museum -

The Audio Design Museum is a self-guided audio walking tour, guiding listeners through Melbourne's creative spaces via the voices of designers, architects and others who have shaped the design of our fair city. You will soon be able to download maps and audio content from the Audio Design Museum website (launching this Wednesday).

The Audio Design Musuem encompasses the full spectrum of design: architecture, object, furniture and industrial design, graphics, jewellery and fashion. It is curated by Vivienne Stappmans (editor of the excellent Melbourne and Sydney Design Guides), and curator extraordinaire / chronic over-achiever Kate Rhodes. So there is really no way it could be anything other than excellent!

Self guided night time walking fun

5) Gertrude st Projection Festival -

Gertrude st Projection 2009

GOD it's good. It's really good. Just go. Look how awesome it was last year.

On now! Runs every night until this Sunday 18th July.

6) Trent Jansen's 3D Stencil laneway installation -

Trent Jansen's demonstrates his illuminated 3D Stencil

Trent Jansen is one of Australia's most exciting young designers (you might remember me raving about his Kissing Pendants which took out the Bombay Sapphire Design Discovery Award last year?...)

When Trent is not designing award-winning products, hanging out with Marcel Wanders or travelling the globe exhibiting his work, he is apparently making amazing 3D stencils. They glow in the dark, people! Do pop down and see them brightening up Higson Lane after dinner in the CBD next week.

3D Stencil Project
Higson Lane, CBD
From Sunday 19th July - Sunday 25th July.

Great events for kids!

7) Paper Plane Academy -

Paper Plane Academy madness!

I saw these incredible pics of last year's Paper Plane Academy and was truly blown away! It just looked SO insanely awesome... 120 kids wearing pilot's goggles, an aerial obstacle course, a resident Air-marshall, and of course hundreds of paper planes! You can check out all the excellent photos from last year's event here, and there's a great YouTube video too.

I really have no idea how such a randomly brilliant thing was invented. All credit to the guys at Jones-Chijoff!

Paper Plane Academy
Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th July - Melbourne
Saturday 24th July - Bendigo
Free - register at the Paper Plane Academy website

8) My Patch, My Biomorphic City -

Returning for the third year in a row, My Patch is another great creative crafty workshop where kids, families and friends will have an opportunity to create their ideal miniature city. Kids will make their 'Patch' from a wide range of raw and recycled materials, with the help of designers, architects and consultants. As the day progresses, 'Patches' will be pieced together to form a colourful mini metropolis. Sure to inspire the pint-sized architect / builder / town planner in any family!

My Patch, My Biomorphic City
Sunday 18th July, 2.00pm in Melbourne
Satudray 24th July, 11.00am in Bendigo
Free - download a registration form here

Super special, slightly pricey things to do

9) Comme Design Dinner -

OK so it's $85.00 a head - but you will be wined and dined to your heart's content.. and Comme is truly such a beautiful restaurant... and... I'm one of the speakers! Actually it is very casual, I will be just answering questions inbetween courses, along with two other brilliant guests - Dan Hill who writes the super popular architecture blog City of Sound, and Mikael Colville-Andersen from Denmark, whose blog Copenhagenize covers bike culture in his home city.

If you do come along please come find me and say hello!

Comme Design Dinner
Thursday 22nd July 7.00pm
$85.00 per head. Bookings through Comme - ph. 03 9631 4000

10) Edible Tapestry Tales -

Previous Edible events by Rachel and Frankie. That top image is Rachel Khoo and Caroline Hobkinson.

Oooh this one looks super cool... design + food is always a stellar combination!

Edible Tapestry Tales is a six-course dining experience and experimental culinary concept. Over three nights, The Victorian Tapestry Workshop will host three 'pop-up' dining events, which will incorporate local foods and pay tribute to this historical setting.

Edible Tales is brought to life by Rachel Khoo and Frankie Unsworth... 2 super cool British girls who met whilst studying at the Cordon Bleu in Paris! Over the past few years Rachel and Frankie have collaborated on various unique edible experiences across the globe - stay tuned for my interview with this prolific pair this Friday!

Edible Tapestry Tales
Friday 23rd, Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th July, 7.00pm.
$110.00 per head - includes cocktail and wine.
Bookings - edibletales@gmail.com

PS) STAY TUNED later this morning I also have a very special State of Design workshop giveaway! If you are a textile / printmaking enthusiast, pop back at around 10.00am for the chance to win a spot in an inspired hands-on workshop with one of Melbourne's most respected craft-based businesses... !

Interview - Food Stylist Deb Kaloper

Photo - Sharyn Cairns, Prop Styling - Glen Proebstel, all food styling by Deb Kaloper of course!

Beets and carrots. Photo - Sharyn Cairns, Prop Styling - Glen Proebstel, all food styling - Deb Kaloper.

Cherries. Photos - Lisa Cohen, Food styling - Deb Kaloper

Tomatoes. Photo - Sharyn Cairns, Prop Styling - Glen Proebstel, food styling - Deb Kaloper.

Photo - Sharyn Cairns, Prop Styling - Glen Proebstel, food styling - Deb Kaloper. Aggh love that inky black black black.

Photo - Armelle Habib, food styling - Deb Kaloper.

Oh so this one took a bit of arm twisting. Melbourne food stylist Deb Kaloper is just not one for self promotion, being in the spotlight, or blowing her own trumpet (quite the opposite actually). She's more of a behind-the-scenes kind of girl - a little bit shy, even. But I am SO glad I persisted because really... food styling just doesn't get more delectably perfect than this, does it?

I first met the lovely Deb K on a shoot with the equally fabulous Megan Morton... talk about dream team! I watched as Deb unpacked a car full of wonderous treats - cheeses and crispbreads and crackers with garnishes I had never laid eyes on, icy drinks in eye-popping bright summery hues, home-baked sweet treats that would give Martha a run for her money... it was immediately clear to me that Deb K was capable of beautifying any edible item you could think of. And without an assistant, even!

Deb has worked with many of Australia's greatest and most respected imagemakers for various local and international publications - photographers and stylists including Sharyn Cairns, Mark Roper, John Laurie, Glen Proebstel and Megan of course. What is amazing about Deb is she's truly so modest and just ridiculously self-deprecating - despite her incredible body of work, I think Deb is genuinely convinced she's an 'imposter', just waiting to be found out!? Clearly this is INSANE!! Deb's work speaks for itself - her attention to detail and encylopedic knowledge of all things culinary makes for picture-perfect shots time after time after time. Under Deb's watchful eye, each cherry glistens, each chicken wing ends up encrusted with the perfect layer of oozing golden goo.. and even a simple blanched cabbage becomes an effortless work of art. She really is a magician in the kitchen.

I feel so lucky to be able to share Deb's stunning work with you here... I think this could very well be her first and last interview! I hope you love her work as much as I do. :)

Deb Kaloper is represented by KHM in Melbourne.

Deb Kaloper unusually (and reluctantly!) on the other side of the camera! Shot by Sharyn Cairns.

Tell me a little about your background - what did you study and what path led you to food styling?

I’m originally from southern California and studied Psychology at UCLA, (University of California at Los Angeles). But before graduating, I really wanted to travel and study somewhere else. I had a surfie friend who raved about Australia and was convinced that I needed to experience the country and the people. So I applied as an exchange student and studied at Melbourne University. He was right, it was love at first sight, (with a boy and the country!) and so I moved to Melbourne.

I worked in a few jobs with my degree, but I always dabbled in hospitality, because I love food and coffee, and the whole social café scene. I got pulled into the kitchen one day when the chef asked if I could make some chocolate chip cookies and brownies, since I was an American! (I think he was being a bit cheeky!).

I told him that I got my first cookbook at the age of 4 from my Nonie (Croatian for grandmother) and that I actually could bake. So I was in the kitchen and there I stayed, and I loved it! I worked in a few cafes until a trip to Europe changed my thinking… I was standing in front of a patisserie window, in Paris, staring at the most amazingly beautiful looking rhubarb galette. I know that sounds weird, but it was just sooo beautiful & perfect, and I knew that I wanted to make beautiful things, (ok maybe I was just a bit super inspired by all of Paris, and Amsterdam and Milan, and Barcelona…. but I knew I wanted to take things up a notch).

I returned to Melbourne and worked as the pastry chef at Luxe. That was an incredible experience. We worked so insanely hard, and had such long and crazy hours, but I learned a lot and worked with incredibly talented and professional people like Simon Denton (Verge & Izakaya Den), Chefs Rita Macali, (Ladro & Supermaxi) and Karen White, (Verge). I burned out after a year or so, a few years later I was lucky enough to work again with Rita when she opened Ladro in Gertrude Street Fitzroy.

It was there that I met Danish Photographer Mikkel Vang and Stylist Christine Rudolph. They asked me if I would be interested in cooking for some of their shoots…… it was one of those lighting bolt awakenings and path changing experiences! Things evolved from there!

Shots by Mikkel Vang , props styling by Christine Rudolph, food styling by Deb Kaloper.

Who are some favourite people and/or publications you have worked with?

I have been genuinely lucky to work with such a variety of super talented chefs, stylists and photographers, so I’ll just name a few… besides having specific talents, all of them are truly fantastic people to work with! Daniel Chirico because he embodies true Artisan qualities in his bread making and his generous spirit, Louis Vaussenat, he is the most humble pastry chef, so giving of his knowledge and is a master of his craft! Justine Poole and Steve Pearce from Donna Hay Magazine; I really admire their ability to reinterpret the “everyday” into something inspired and beautiful. They blew me away when I worked with them!

Christine Rudolph for her light touch with earthy depths, she always has the perfect prop! David Morgan for his seemingly effortless style, which just flows out of him and which actually takes a lot of effort and style to achieve, he makes it look so easy! Glen Proebstel for his rich, layered moodiness, his work can make me gasp! Lisa Cohen for her gentle yet really warm light in her photos, they seem to invite you into them. Sharyn Cairns for going to the moody dark side and always getting the shot. Mark Roper for his ease and humour and beautiful light! John Laurie for his cool, raw realism.

Oh my. the beauty. Photo - Lisa Cohen, Food styling - Deb Kaloper.

What does a typical day at work involve for you?

Coffee starts the day, and then it can go anywhere from there! I might be propping, op shopping, grocery shopping, going to the market for inspiration, hauling props from shop to home to studio to home to shop again, writing recipes, cooking, shooting, researching through magazines and books… but washing dishes always seems to be involved!

Tortilla. Photo - Sharyn Cairns, Prop Styling - Glen Proebstel, food styling - Deb Kaloper.

Where do you turn for creative inspiration – travel, local and international magazines, books or the web etc?

I find inspiration in just about everything. A walk along the beach, or through the Local Community Veg Out Gardens, a trip to the Market for a quick “look” has me there for hours and carrying home way too much produce!

I love getting lost in art galleries and book stores, listening to music, scouting op shops, eating in a great café, restaurant or bar …the list is endless. I watched To Kill a Mockingbird, (again) the other night, and while it has nothing to do with food whatsoever, the opening title scene is brilliant, and has really inspired me for an upcoming shoot.

But travelling is my favourite thing ever, for all the obvious reasons - 'discovery', seeing new places, faces and cultures, and for the challenges that can present themselves. It’s the best feeling to get on a plane or a boat and know that everything will be new and different on the other side.

I found American Gourmet Magazine to be the most inspiring food magazine. It took risks with it’s storytelling styling and the moodiness of the photography. I LOVED IT! I was lucky enough to show them my folio on a trip to NYC, and had hoped to be able to do something, anything, with them, but sadly they closed about 3 weeks later…. devastating!!

Shots by Mikkel Vang , props styling by Christine Rudolph, food styling by Deb Kaloper.

Which other stylists, photographers or other creative people do you admire?

Alastair Hendy & Heidi Swanson are two people that I think are quite amazing! Both are photographers, stylists and cooks who do everything themselves… their style and food are completely different yet I really admire their ability to wear all the hats so well.

And well, Martha Stewart and her team of talented people are truly great at what they do.
The list could go on for ages…….

Sugary treats! Photos - Sharyn Cairns, Prop Styling - Glen Proebstel, food styling - Deb Kaloper.

What is the best thing about your job?

The freedom that comes with being a freelance stylist is defiantly something that I love, it seems to suit my gypsy spirit, but the ability to work together with others and the goal being to make something visually beautiful, that’s what I really love.

The bottom line is that I just want to make beautiful pictures.

Mexican Table. Photo - Sharyn Cairns, Prop Styling - Glen Proebstel, food styling - Deb Kaloper.

And the worst?

In the scheme of things, nothing! I feel so very lucky to do this for a 'job'….it’s a dream job!

What would be your dream creative project?

I have a few, but I have been dreaming one up for a while now… a few months spent in Croatia, writing, cooking, and shooting a cookbook filled with family recipes, on the Island where my Dad was born.

Do your friends and family expect perfection at your dinner table!?

There is no perfection here! They usually have to drink a bottle of bubbles while waiting for the meal, I always seem to be running a bit late when I have guests over, or maybe it’s just an excuse to have a long drink before dinner?

All of my family lives overseas, and I am at their tables when I am with them, and that is perfect!

Oh this wonderful photo just looks a bit sad at 520 pixels wide. You really need to see it big and beautiful! Anyway take my word for it. Amazing. Pic by Armelle Habib, food styling by Deb Kaloper.

What are you looking forward to?

Going home to California for a summer visit, (very soon), seeing all my family and friends and hiking the Trans Catalina Trail on Santa Catalina Island with my youngest brother, Tony.

Melbourne Questions

Your favourite Melbourne neighbourhood and why?

I do love Albert park, for the Albert Park book store, the back courtyard at Husk, the library where I seem to spent a lot of time, Empire Vintage, Garden of Eden Nursery, Zacher Antiques and the St. Vincent Gardens…it’s a great park to 'stop' in.

What/where was the last great meal you ate in Melbourne?

Cicciolina in St. Kilda is always my favourite, I am never disappointed!
The shitake mushroom risotto with truffle oil is my favourite meal.

Where do you shop in Melbourne for the tools of your trade?

I love wandering up and down the isles at Minh Phat, they have everything you want and didn’t know you wanted until you saw it.

I also love the Queen Victoria Market, and the Saturday Farmer’s Markets.

Where would be find you on a typical Saturday morning?

Having a coffee and reading the papers at Melbourne’s best kept secret.

Melbourne’s best kept secret?

I reeeeallly don’t want to share this because then I won’t get a table, but they are too good and deserved to be shared….. Ms Jackson, a café on the corner of Jackson and Grey Streets in St. Kilda. Food, coffee, the fire place on wintery mornings and the people are all amazing! And I’m not sure if this is a secret or not, but Louis’s chocolate cake at Baker D. Chirico is the best I’ve ever had!

Bright YELLOW Le Creuset casserole?? Inspired! Pic by Armelle Habib, food styling by Deb Kaloper.

Ortigia Giveaway!

Ortigia prize packs! Corallo shower gel, bath oil, boxed soaps and bath salts from Safari Living and Spence & Lyda!

Ortigia Coral Shell gift set prize

Need I say more? ...really?

This ridiculously generous giveaway of 8 different Ortigia prize packs is thanks to the very lovely people at Safari Living in Melbourne, and Spence & Lyda in Sydney! These two beautiful stores have joined forces to offer Design Files readers another super gorgeous giveaway... the prizes are as follows! -

2 x Corallo major prize packs valued at $220.00 each, containing :

2 x Corallo Boxed Soaps
1 x Corallo Bath Oil
1 x Corallo Bath Salts
1 x Corallo Shower Gel

6 x Coral Shell gift set packs valued at $75.00 each, containing :

4 x 35g soaps
1 x shower gel 75ml
1 x body cream 75ml

Ortigia was the Greek name given to the island south of Syracuse in Sicily, Italy - an area known as ‘La Sicilia Orientale’. Ortigia products are inspired by the culture and natural beauty of this area, and contain only natural ingredients indigenous to this spot, such as olive oil, almond oil, lavender and natural dyes. They truly are so luxurious to use... such delicate, beautiful scents and stunning classic packaging... a very special little something to brighten any bathroom!

To enter the giveaway please leave a comment here before midnight tonight (8th July 2010), Melbourne time. Please ensure your comment includes your first name and email address so winners can be easily contacted! 8 winners will be selected randomly from all comments and will be notified tomorrow!

If you subscribe to The Design Files by email, please do not respond to this daily email. To enter the draw you must visit thedesignfiles.net and leave your comment on the website!

Huge thanks to Safari Living and to Spence & Lyda for this very gorgeous giveaway!

Good luck! x

*Thanks so much for all your entries people! Entries for the comp are now closed, the winners have now been drawn and have been notified by email :)