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by Fiona Austin with Simon Reeves
Photographers: Jack Shelton and Derek Salwell
THE BOOK
This is the much anticipated follow up book to Beaumaris Modern: Modernist Homes in Beaumaris.
Book 2 features a range of significant freshly discovered mid-century modern houses, some restored and others renovated by a contemporary architect.
Like the first book, the photography by two of Australia’s leading architectural photographers, Derek Swalwell and Jack Shelton, capture the essence of these houses with beautifully composed interior and exterior images.
Biographies of the architects have been carefully researched by heritage architect, Simon Reeves and Fiona Austin has written the stories about the houses from both research and interviews with current and previous owners.
A floor plan is included for each home.
THE AUTHOR
Fiona Austin grew up in a mid-century house in Sydney. Her early exposure to all things mid-century was engendered by her parents who had a strong appreciation of contemporary design.
After studying fine art and then design, Fiona worked for on staff for three years at Home Beautiful Magazine and then went on to edit The Period Home Renovator magazine, whilst studying restoration and conservation at RMIT. While her children were small, Fiona freelanced for three years, writing about design for the then “Home” section of the “Age” newspaper and Home Beautiful Magazine as well as working as an interior designer for various companies. Fiona established her own interior design practice, Austin Design Associates, in 1999.
In 2001, Fiona and her husband, Craig, and their two sons, purchased a mid-century house in Beaumaris. Over time, Fiona became distressed at seeing many mid-century houses being demolished. Fiona started photographing Midcentury houses and interviewing the owners, then started the Beaumaris Modern Facebook page in an effort to link up possible purchasers of mid-century houses with houses for sale in Beaumaris. Fiona has operated her design practice for over 20 years and specialises in residential design, with a particular interest in mid-century homes. Fiona is a Chapter councillor and Fellow of the Design Institute of Australia.