"I'm inspired by so many people... Mostly my women friends who are living life creatively, on their own terms and being true to themselves."
Bettina McIlwraith is a creative director, brand consultant and stylist who, along with her collaborators, the design tribe at The Nest Creative Space, are a small and mighty group of interdisciplinary artists, makers, stylists, photographers and musicians creating a completely new collaborative model in Sydney. They see creativity as a vital communication tool for better ways of living, always in support of sustainable, ethical art forms. Missy Gilbert, Founder of The Nest and ceramicist Claire Pony will join Bettina to dig into community, collaboration and their commitment to creativity.
My mum and dad were always super enthusiastic about living life to the fullest and celebrating it daily. I guess that's where it all started... We spent a lot of time in Noosa in the seventies. Fabulous food, frangipanis, hours upon hours in the ocean and lots of laughs. Paradise.
I'm inspired by so many people... Mostly my women friends who are living life creatively, on their own terms and being true to themselves.
Vivienne Westwood is a true revolutionary and she is using her voice for the greater good of the planet.. Plus, her punk spirit, serious work ethic and original vision guide me. What a woman!
Photo: This Is How We Live - Ritual.
Fight the good fight.
Photo: Sollis Style Tribe Totems - Heart of Darkness Collection.
Start a conscious Creative Agency that is unconventional and uncompromising in it's vision. A multifaceted, ethical collective utilising talent locally and internationally to create ideas, product and content across retail, events and magazines. This is how we live.
Photo: Style Tribes. Image by Grant Smith Photography.
India feels like a second home to me. I first travelled there 25 years ago and became mesmerised by the joy and colour in everyday life. It is where I first became fascinated with daily rituals.
Africa is vibrant human habitation, graphic stimulation and appetite for decoration. The celebration of life and nature here through ritual and ceremony makes my heart bounce.
Photo: This Is How We Live - Ritual.