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When we’re not designing or creating, we’re thinking. A lot. We love to think and Lisa loves to write. Here, she shares her latest musings with you.

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Mar 1, 2016

Shadows

The balance between illumination and shadow influences the experience of Architecture.

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Feb 21, 2016

Green

We have some lovely colour palettes on the boards at the moment.

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Jan 14, 2016

Watermelon Sorbet

There are a few easy recipes around the web for watermelon sorbet, the simplest of which involves freezing watermelon and then simply whizzing it up in a powerful food processor, but my favourite has to be the combination of watermelon and rosewater by Greg Malouf.

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