In 2000 Lee, Macy and I drove up the middle of Australia in our Kombi. The Stuart Highway is an amazing place. Not only for the landscape and colours, but also the variety of people (both locals and fellow travellers) and the crazy adventures that you're destined to be subject to.
This photo encapsulates the sense of freedom with the highway stretching ahead to the unbroken horizon, bound on each side by limitless expanses of desert scrub. It was one of those moments where everything falls into perspective. You're a miniscule part of something of infinite size.
1) The front layer of drapes is an ochre coloured acetate. The lazer-cut organic patterns remind me of Aboriginal motives.
2) The back layer of drapes is a pale blue wool sateen. Wool drapes fantastically and is lovely and soft.
3) Two huge loose-cover sofas upholstered in this casual but smart khaki linen, piped in the lighter natural colour.
4) Big scatter cushions in this fabric that has an amazing optical spiralling pattern reminiscent of Aboriginal dot paintings.
5) Long scatter cushions in this wool stripe. I had to include this fabric because it is called 'Highway'.
6) A chunky ottoman centres the room upholstered in this luscious cut velvet/epingle.
7) A couple of timber, art deco armchairs upholstered in this deconstructed pinstripe. This fabric pulls the scheme together consisting of colours drawn from all the other fabrics in the room.
