Innholdsfortegnelse for Summer 2023/24 i Fleurieu Living Magazine

Petra de Mooy Petra started her career as a furniture designer/maker, but always had aspirations to write so … why not start a magazine? Making the connections we’ve made and getting to know this region in-depth has been a gift. Jason Porter Jason has worked as a graphic designer, creative director and more recently photographer for thirty-five years. When not in the office, he can usually be found tweaking the crossover filters on his ridiculously over-the-top audio system. Hollie Connery After over a decade at sea and traversing some of the world’s wildest places, Hollie has landed back home on the Fleurieu. With a diverse repertoire of experience, Hollie comes to her role at FLM with a deep connection to land, community and culture. Heather Millar Heather Millar is an…

On location at Martin House, Port Willunga. Flowers by the Rusty Rose Flower Farm. Tableware and accessories from Kookery, Willunga. Handmade plates, bowls and cups by Nicole is Nicole Ceramics. Every artisan involved in this shoot had a world-class offering to bring to the table, a proud moment for us in bringing it together. Think about how local you can make your next dinner party to celebrate our region’s reputation for choice produce and the people that help get it to your table. Martin House A stunning beachside home, Martin House offers close proximity to the sea and the sounds of Port Willunga beach while being one of the best architecturally designed homes we have had the pleasure of working in. The light-filled space is full of art and designer…

Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann Published by Simon & Schuster ISBN 9781398513341 $24.99 That unholiest of trinities – oil, money and murder – are reprised in this painstakingly investigated and riveting account by an award-winning journalist and author, recently released as a film. Oklahoma in the 1920s sees the Osage Indian nation as the wealthiest in the world by some measures, benefitting from the oil headleases held in the rocky, unpromising wasteland they had been displaced to, having been forced from their own lands. The great writer of America’s Midwest, Willa Cather, described such places as ‘outside man’s jurisdiction’, as without shred or vestige of humanity. And so it goes… The discovery of oil brings the barons, along with all manner of drifters, chancers and grifters, keen…

We are actually legit excited about this Summer issue. It is FULL of colour, design and art as well as premium food, wine and spirits. We have collaborated with some of the region’s brightest and brought you the goods, for sure. I hope you love it as much as we do. While parts of the world are in unthinkable turmoil, the Fleurieu thrives and is just getting bigger and better. Our gratitude for living in such a supportive community is real. Our revisit of the Tastes of McLaren Vale is evidence, as we count a dozen new venues opening with each location proving tasteful, thoughtful and on-point. This region really is the best keep secret of the world – but the world is coming knocking, so buckle up. We at…

In 2015, Steven and Amy were living at Hallett Cove with their two young sons, Jake and Oscar, in Steven’s first owner–builder home. The couple had cultivated quite a few shared dreams. One was to eventually retire and have a hobby farm on the Fleurieu. Both had grown up in southern Adelaide so their connection to sea and vines has never been far away. When Steven’s brother Matt and wife Kelly bought a block at McLaren Flat, their thoughts around their initial time frame changed. ‘We were having bonfires up there and we were sitting around one night watching the sunset and I said to Steven, “How good is this now … and why are we waiting, because what a great lifestyle for these kids to grow up in,”’ Amy…

On location at Tregarthen Studio, McLaren Vale. Our region is abundantly fortunate to have many talented First Nations artists. It is here in these creative forms that an opportunity to express, maintain and assert ancient cultural traditions is carried. To appreciate and observe these age-old practices in motion is to honour the expression of identity, relationship to Country and the spirituality of our First Nations people. Micky Barlow Micky Barlow is a Kokatha woman, a contemporary artist and a basket weaver, among her many talents. A wide range of her own art is on display in her gallery and shop in McLaren Vale. A talented all-rounder Micky uses traditional dot work in her paintings, incorporating symbols and colours understood and passed down from her grandmother and mother. A recent body…

James’s young life was imbued with art, design, craft and an acknowledgement of the values inherent in both intellectual pursuits and artistic considerations. His father’s family were builders and town planners and, in his spare time, his father painted watercolours. James’s mother was a historian, specialising in the history of early South Australia’s settlement, and her father (James’s maternal grandfather) worked in the unique and dying art of decorative glazing. James says that as a young man he doubted his own patience to undertake the training required to pursue an artistic career. He decided instead to pursue a career in hotel management. He was employed at Government House, North Terrace, where examples of the finer things in life — elegant furnishings, crystal chandeliers, and grand rooms filled with art and…

Shot on location at the Silver Sands Beach Club. As refreshingly fun to make as they are to drink, these summer-leaning cocktails designed by Nick Stock and Lachlan George of Silver Sands Beach Club are crafted using a selection of the best locally distilled spirits and liqueurs. PLUTO SPIRITS Founded by three friends in just 2021, Pluto Spirits picked up the award for best new distillery at the 2023 Tasting Australia Spirit Awards. This new addition to the South Australian distilling scene offers a range of organic spirits including gin, vodka and rum. Their gin leads with strong juniper and builds depth into this refreshing summer–long drink. Cucumber Collins 30ml Pluto Gin30ml lemon juice15ml cucumber juice15ml simple syrupSoda water to top Coat the inside of a collins glass with cucumber…

Cooler recent vintages like 2022 and 2023 are a boon for summertime drinking as they have given us wines with enhanced freshness, brightly tangy fruits and fresh aromas. The natural seasonal influence on the current crop of whites and reds (and rosé) gives us ideal styles to accompany what is set to be a warm summer season. Winemakers continue to join the dots between their work and our lifestyle, bringing ever more enjoyment in the glass. Here’s to a delicious summer! Ministry of Clouds On the back of successful joint sales careers in the South Australian wine trade, Bernice Ong and Julian Forward launched this label with an eye to producing wines that are pitched at a high quality mark. Theses are bottles you’ll find on the best restaurant wine…

Upon admiring her kaleidoscopic works, you could easily assume Chris Small has a life-long love affair with the canvas, but the blossoming Adelaide artist was walking long before she ever held a paintbrush. Some time after realising she could draw in high school, Chris took her art to North Adelaide’s Stanley Street School of Art on a whim. ‘I literally waved my hand around and it landed on painting, so I just chose that,’ Chris laughs. She does admit, though, she’s often felt the weight of imposter syndrome as a painter who didn’t finish art school. But qualification or not, it’s clear she has the soul of an artist. Chris was 21 when she had her first child, but it was after her second child that she experienced severe domestic…

‘We fell in love with the view and the tranquillity of the place,’ says Irina Deslandes, who together with her husband Jack Deslandes and brother-in-law Jesse Deslandes could see the site’s promise. ‘There’s so many birds and wildlife here,’ she continues, ‘so we just pretty much decided: we need to do something that does this bit of land justice.’ The result is Wren House, a tiny dwelling designed to be as light and fleet-footed in its impact on the earth as its feathered namesake. While a dwelling’s size is often dictated by site constraints, it was always the trio’s intention to build small and maximise the natural setting. It’s a personal and professional passion for architect Irina, whose business Deslandes Design is focused on tiny houses, sustainable design and creative…

On location at Beresford Estate. Engage in the modern beauty of Beresford Estate. Sip wine in the Tasting Pavilion overlooking the vineyards and Beresford House. Stay in one of the Grand Reserve Suites. Celebrate in style on the hilltop at Vale Taphouse. Our fashion selections encompass daytime casual and move into effortless evening elegance. Summer is relaxed confidence and gorgeous fabrics. Find your style at these fantastic local retailers.…

As well as making their own pizza, olive oil, bread, honey and wine, you’ll now find Italian-style ice cream available in the relaxed, party atmosphere of their al fresco venue and garden. On a warm summer’s night, Andrea Calabrese’s nostalgia for Vieste, his hometown in the southern Italian region of Puglia, is captured by the soft pink hues that reflect from the Fleurieu Peninsula’s coastal cliffs and the scents from both the multiple olives groves and the blue-green ocean waters. And just as the Fleurieu region gifts Andrea with familiar landscapes and sensory memories, this talented gelato maestro is bringing the sweetest treat of all to his new home. Andrea started serving gelato to customers at tables when he was fifteen, practising how to scoop gelato at night. ‘Once I…

There’s a sense of familiarity to Chloe’s Fleurieu acreage and 140-year-old house, which she and husband Pat moved into in mid-2020. I already know the bright orange Kombi van, affectionately named Delilah by Chloe. I know the mustard-coloured nook that leads into her candle-making studio, the glossy stovetop under the rustic brick arch in the kitchen, and the books in the shelf of the living room arranged into a rainbow. As Chloe and her two beloved kelpies welcome me in, the house I have seen countless renovation videos of online truly feels like a home – and I can’t help but wonder how much of that is Chloe’s presence within it. Chloe’s warm persona has seen her amass an impressively large online community, known by her fan base as lovechloejane,…

Nestled in a beautiful 1840s stone cottage on the charming main strip of Old Noarlunga, a bright and bold breath of fresh air has moved to town. Her Name Was Nola is a retail store, gallery and workshop space dedicated to supporting all that is bright and wonderful in Australian art and design. An institution in the bustling creative hub of cafes and designer stores of Croydon, Her Name Was Nola has extended a limb down the coast to the Fleurieu Peninsula to open a second store in Old Noarlunga. Owner Sarah May fell in love with Old Noarlunga’s charm and country-town feel when she discovered the turn-off only a few years ago while looking for a coffee stop on a drive down south. She brings with her an opportunity…