Creative Couples

In this series, we’re getting to know a few creative folk that span a cross-section of inspiring careers and ambitions.

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Creative Couples: Boy & Bear Frontman David Hosking and Film Director Taylor Ferguson

EntertainmentHe’s in one of the most successful Australian bands of the last decade, she’s an emerging film writer-director with a stacked acting resume. From their bright inner-west home in Sydney, they share how a newfound creative partnership brought them closer together.

Creative Couples: Jascha Boyce, Founder of Gravity & Other Myths, and Acrobat Joren Dawson

EntertainmentFor the globe-trotting entertainers, a former gospel hall in Adelaide felt like the right place to finally put down roots. They share it with a boisterous Irish setter and artworks from loved ones. Here, they tell Broadsheet how the silver linings of the pandemic helped their business stay afloat.

Creative Couples: Daniel To and Emma Aiston

Art & DesignThis industrial design duo are partners in work and life. We dropped in to their sunlight-flooded home on a chilly winter morning to talk inspiration, process and the art of cosiness.

Creative Couples: Richard Tognetti and Satu Vanska

Art & DesignAn exquisitely renovated beachside Masonic temple provides the perfect haven for ACO musicians Richard Tognetti and Satu Vänskä, partners in love and life.

Creative Couples: Jimblah and Goji

EntertainmentThis musical couple discovered that home is where the recording studio is.

Creative Couples: Mariam Arcilla and Mason Kimber

Art & DesignShe describes her style as “hyper-clash salad” and he’s more ordered, but this arts writer and artist both explore the unknown in their work.

Creative Couples: Luke Currie-Richardson and Elle Evangelista

EntertainmentSharing a passion for dance, this globe-trotting duo have made their home in the heart of Sydney.

Creative Couples: Sophie Hyde and Bryan Mason

EntertainmentFilmmaking is a family affair for this close-knit team.

Creative Couples: Peter Drew and Julie White

Art & DesignHow do you keep a creative marriage inspired? Start a podcast and broadcast the hard stuff.

Creative Couples: Aaron Schuppan and Hanna Galbraith

EntertainmentThe director-actor duo shares how they sustain a film career in Adelaide.

Creative Couples: Melanie Joosten and Rajith Savanadasa

Art & DesignOur visit to the home of two authors is an insight into a novel partnership.

Creative Couples: Georgia Perry and Dave Horne

Art & DesignThe design duo on DJing together and winning Oprah’s praises.

Creative Couples: Victoria Aguirre and Carl Wilson

Art & DesignWe visited the Bangalow home and Byron Bay showroom of the couple behind homewares brand, Pampa.

Creative Couples: Gail Sorronda and Atlas Harwood

Art & DesignInside the Hamilton home of a Brisbane fashion power couple.

Creative Couples: Bree Caggiati and Andrew Webber

Art & DesignThe husband-and-wife duo combine creative passions to document their travels.

Creative Couple: Botanica’s Simon Zappia and Lesley Williams

Art & DesignThis design duo brings nature (and childhood memories) indoors.

Creative Couples: Julia Robinson and Roy Ananda

Art & DesignLike the perfect mixtape, this couple’s work/life balance is the result of careful curation.

Creative Couples: Wendy Ma and Patrick Byron

Art & DesignThis DIY Brisbane couple have found the perfect balance of work and play, managing their creative projects around stable nine-to-fives.

Creative Couples: Ross and Tara McHenry

EntertainmentHaving a child made this musical couple more organised.

Creative Couples: Karen Walker and Mikhail Gherman

FashionInside the home of the design power couple.

Creative Couples: Hayley Smith and Mclean Stephenson

Art & DesignOne’s a photographer, the other designs clothes. This Sydney couple's shared aesthetic and support of each other has played a huge part in their longevity and growth.

Creative Couples: Mark Roper and Deb Kaloper

Food & DrinkPhotographer Mark Roper and food stylist Deb Kaloper may not be romantically attached, but they still finish each other’s sentences. We chat to them about collaboration, having fun on the job and bringing The Broadsheet Melbourne Cookbook to life.

Creative Couples: Sophie Tatlow and Bruce Slorach

Art & DesignWe pay a visit to the leafy, sunlit home of Sophie Tatlow and Bruce Slorarch of Utopia Goods, where their love for Australiana and design shows no bounds.

Creative Couples: Desmond and Dee

Art & DesignWe step into the home of a wallpaper maker and a homewares designer to find out what makes them tick.

Creative Couples: William Griffiths and Alice Edgeley

FashionWe step into the wunderkammer that is jewellery designer William Griffiths and fashion designer Alice Edgeley’s upstairs apartment, and are told stories of resuscitating old chandeliers and topless dancing.

Creative Couples: Matthew Tomkins and Pip West

Art & DesignViolinists with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Matthew Tomkins and Pip West don’t just make beautiful music together.

Creative Couples: Jacqueline Hunt and Patrick Blue

FashionSometimes you wake up next to your colleague and other times you wake up next to your partner. Such is the nature of living and working together for Jac + Jack designers Jacqueline Hunt and Patrick Blue.

Creative Couples: Aaron & Maryanne Moodie

FashionAaron and Maryanne Moodie – an Etsy designer and a tapestry weaver respectively – share the story of how they first met, plus some stuff that happened after that.

Creative Couples: Marcus & Daniella Balscheit

Art & DesignInterior designers and entrepreneurs Marcus and Daniella Balscheit chat to us about how they’ve kept their three businesses and a marriage alive for more than two decades.

Creative Couples: Tristan Ceddia and Adriana Giuffrida

FashionInside the home of husband-and-wife designer Tristan Ceddia and jeweller Adriana Giuffrida, Broadsheet learns about work life balance when neither partner works nine to five.

Creative Couples: The Contemporary Dancers

Art & DesignWaangenga Blanco and Tara Gower have toured the world with Bangarra Dance Theatre and have spent the past six years working together. So why did it take so long for them to become a couple?

Creative Couples: The Taits

Art & DesignWe chat with Susan and Gordon Tait, the creative couple at the helm of the proudly Australian furniture label Tait, on the key to celebrating 21 years in the business.

Creative Couples: A Real Life Circus

Art & DesignWe’re getting to know a few creative couples around town that span a cross-section of inspiring career and ambitions. This time around, we meet with Kate Denborough and Gordon Wilson – a duo who have shared family life with the stage and the big top for over 15 years.

Creative Couples: The Ballet Dancers

Art & Design“Everyone should dance together, somewhere. Your kitchen, the bathroom, the bedroom, wherever.” We caught up with Chris Rodgers-Wilson and Andrew Killian, a couple who dance with the Australian Ballet.

Creative Couples: Playing Ping Pong with Dumbo Feather

Art & DesignWe’re getting to know a few creative folk around town that span a cross-section of inspiring careers and ambitions. The third in our series is a couple with an appetite for innovation - Berry Liberman and Danny Almagor at Small Giants.

Creative Couples: The Briands

Art & DesignIn a new Broadsheet series, we’re getting to know a few creative folk that span a cross-section of inspiring careers and ambitions. The second in our series are husband and wife duo Ben and Brenda Briand – a couple with a yen for collaboration.

Creative Couples: The Gilmours

Art & DesignIn a new Broadsheet series, we’re getting to know a few creative folk that span a cross-section of inspiring careers and ambitions. First up are filmmaker Benjamin Gilmour and stylist Kaspia Gilmour, a husband and wife team with a penchant for travel.

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Creative Couples: Boy & Bear Frontman David Hosking and Film Director Taylor Ferguson

Creative Couples: Jascha Boyce, Founder of Gravity & Other Myths, and Acrobat Joren Dawson

Creative Couples: Daniel To and Emma Aiston

Creative Couples: Richard Tognetti and Satu Vanska

Creative Couples: Jimblah and Goji

Creative Couples: Mariam Arcilla and Mason Kimber

Creative Couples: Luke Currie-Richardson and Elle Evangelista

Creative Couples: Sophie Hyde and Bryan Mason

Creative Couples: Peter Drew and Julie White

Creative Couples: Aaron Schuppan and Hanna Galbraith

Creative Couples: Melanie Joosten and Rajith Savanadasa

Creative Couples: Georgia Perry and Dave Horne

Creative Couples: Victoria Aguirre and Carl Wilson

Creative Couples: Gail Sorronda and Atlas Harwood

Creative Couples: Bree Caggiati and Andrew Webber

Creative Couple: Botanica’s Simon Zappia and Lesley Williams

Creative Couples: Julia Robinson and Roy Ananda

Creative Couples: Wendy Ma and Patrick Byron

Creative Couples: Ross and Tara McHenry

Creative Couples: Karen Walker and Mikhail Gherman

Creative Couples: Hayley Smith and Mclean Stephenson

Creative Couples: Mark Roper and Deb Kaloper

Creative Couples: Sophie Tatlow and Bruce Slorach

Creative Couples: Desmond and Dee

Creative Couples: William Griffiths and Alice Edgeley

Creative Couples: Matthew Tomkins and Pip West

Creative Couples: Jacqueline Hunt and Patrick Blue

Creative Couples: Aaron & Maryanne Moodie

Creative Couples: Marcus & Daniella Balscheit

Creative Couples: Tristan Ceddia and Adriana Giuffrida

Creative Couples: The Contemporary Dancers

Creative Couples: The Taits

Creative Couples: A Real Life Circus

Creative Couples: The Ballet Dancers

Creative Couples: Playing Ping Pong with Dumbo Feather

Creative Couples: The Briands

Creative Couples: The Gilmours

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