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Places, people & the in-between. Commissions + Fine Art Prints. Creative Director @heistcreative
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🌞🌿🌸"From little things big things grow" The story of the Sault farm began when our children were small, they would help plant seeds & harvest veggies with our amazing Sault team. It started as a big dream to provide fresh veggies grown on sight and gradually it grew from 4 raised veggies boxes to acres of zero till no pesticides and our a beautiful seasonal celebration of produce for our farm to table restaurant. It has taken an enormous amount of love and determination and we are so grateful to share it with you. Photos by the incredible @lenalimphotography @medadesignau @_chloesmithphotography_ @visitmelbourne #farmtofork #restaurant #vegetarian #wholesome #farmtotable
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A week ago today, I was in Bali some of it just for my family, resetting and regrouping, and some of it at a business retreat with a room full of founders. This was day one, and it went somewhere I didn’t expect. We wrote our own eulogies. Twice once as someone who loves us, once as a client. We named the states we operate from the one that survives, and the one that actually builds. There was a session on AI too. One line stuck ‼️treat every prompt like it could end up in the Daily Mail If you wouldn’t want it published, don’t type it in. Simple, but most of us have never thought about it that way ‼️ Mostly what stuck, why I started this in the first place. Not the numbers. The people 🫶🏼 Anyone else know that strange retreat feeling, running on empty and full of energy in the same breath, already impatient for day two? Day two and three still to come. SJ x
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Meet our MIK Creative, @nikkimalvardotcom. Two distinct energies sit at the centre of Nikki Malvar’s work – one that constructs, and one that observes. A Filipino creative director and photographer, she moves between building fully realised campaign worlds and documenting what already exists, with equal precision. Her early life was defined by movement. Leaving the Philippines at five, she grew up across Thailand, the United States and back again before settling in Australia. That constant recalibration sharpened the way she sees – an instinct to read a room, a landscape, a person quickly, and to understand what sits beneath the surface. To read more about Nikki and the work she does, head to our bio link. 🤎 📷: @jadedamico
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🫶🌼This month we wsnt to shine a bright beautiful light on gorgeous local growers, producers and artisans we adore in our region. It takes a village to weave the moments together that make a Sault experience and over the coming weeks we will be sharing some of these faces and places. Each individual business works in a sustainable and gracious manner with the environment and gives so selflessly of their time and love. 🌼@larkspur_flowers__ shining a light on locally grown flowers and beautiful local ceramics. 🥀@loganberryfarm Our mentor for our flower fields both edibles and for the pretty patchwork of colour that invigorates our landscape. @wombathillflorist 💕Beautiful local blooms and take home goodies from our region 🐖@brooklandsfreerangefarms Best pork and incredible ethos to farming 🍅@wombatforestfarm Incredible fresh produce grown on the Sault farm as our deepest collaboration @longpaddockcheese @wedgetail_farmstead More to share in the coming weeks xx #Daylesford #collaboration #meetthelocals #farmtotable
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🌲🏡🌲 . Cuddle up in Spa Country - @illoura_hepburn - an enchanting cottage, nestled in nature. . Cosy and charming, Illoura will embrace and spoil you with old world charm and every modern convenience. . A crackling open fire, soothing tunes on the soundbar, and views to the garden from your sumptuous king sized bed. . Only moments to our famous Hepburn Bathhouse & Spa, beautiful cafes and restaurants, nature trails and walking tracks. . Daylesford is merely minutes away for shopping, movies, art galleries and its many cafes, pubs and award winning restaurants. . The perfect escape, this Winter … . Available Weekend Friday 21st & Saturday 22nd August (and a couple of days either side) . Book via our website (link in bio) or call our local reservation team on 03-5348-4422 during business hours. . ILLOURA 🏡 HEPBURN . Beautiful Accommodation . . Illoura retains an endearing country charm and has been renovated to include every modern convenience. At the Heart of Australia’s Iconic Spa Capital Hepburn Springs Daylesford 2 beds 2 baths 2 sumptuous kings or 4 king singles Mattress toppers, electric blankets, pillow selection, luxury linens Aircon Central Heating Open Wood Fire Fully Equipped Modern Country Kitchen Free Wifi Netflix Smart TV Soundbar Private Garden & Off-street Parking Short stroll to Bathhouse - Mineral Bathing & Massage Restaurants/Cafes Shops . Bookings . Daylesford 🗝 Getaways www.illourahepburn.com link inq our bio 61-3-5348-4422 . ♥️ come stay with us ♥️ . #airbnb #daylesford #australia #romanticescapes #victoria
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Summer dreaming 🪻🪻🪻 Just had a little summer dreaming moment. Then we noticed that the daffodils of spring are pushing up through the soil, the tiny shoots of nee leaves on the trees are unfolding and the days are lighter for longer. New moments happening at Sault at the most moment and exciting changes. A very exciting announcement coming this month and one later today.... Its time to visit Sault. #lavenderfields #farmtofork #chefslife #restaurant #frenchaesthetics
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The name MADE IN KIN reclaims the labels many of us grew up with – the ‘MADE IN [our homelands]’ tags often dismissed as lesser or inferior. This space is for anyone who chooses to carry those labels with pride. And ‘KIN’ speaks to what we’re building – a growing network of kinship, championing creatives of colour from diasporic communities across Australia and the work, stories and perspectives they bring. 👊🏾
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🌷🪻🌱🧚‍♀️Forever in love with nature, bright colours and feeling grounded in the countryside. A few moments I wanted to share I hope they bring you joy. This was a very magical shoot at our restaurant @sault_daylesford with an incredible visionary @nikkimalvardotcom Wearing always with gratitude @mosthelabel #natural #nature #countryside #slowliving #slowfashion
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We made a full campaign shoot using AI 🤖 Before you come at us with pitchforks, please swipe through for our process. We’ve been in the industry for almost two decades, so with our photography and video craft, and aptitude for Creative Direction and development, we have a bit to impart about how we use new tech to prompt concept, subject, lighting, and the works… Please stick it out for our final reveal. I (Nikki) saw a post recently that said “The biggest flex in the age of AI is to create something with your hands.” I felt that. Legend has it that I don’t have a heart, but if I did, I would’ve felt that quote right in the chasm where the heart should be. We’d rather get our hands dirty, lug carfuls of equipment, steam a backdrop in someone’s garden, and make something that couldn’t have come from anywhere but a very specific group of humans. Fast forward 3 years, and the reality of ‘Behind the scenes’ videos looks really bleak: imagine a dark room, someone tap tap tapping on a keyboard and that’s it. That’s the whole behind the scenes video. The making of art reduced to the ability to spell. For us, we’ll hold onto the our taste and craftsmanship and the humanity that lives in our work for just a little longer. Ai Creative Direction: @heistcreative Ai Photographer: @nikkimalvardotcom Ai Videographer: @kattsanjuan Ai Model: @pratiigya_p Ai Hair & Makeup: @julie_kei Ai Location: Our inner west secret jungle garden TLDR The only thing artificial here was the suspense. Woman with short dark hair wearing a mustard shirt and patterned silk headscarf sits in a black chair surrounded by lush green garden foliage. Text overlay reads "We made a campaign shoot with ai*" with subtext "Swipe through to steal this creative director's process."
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Highlights from our @madein_kin Launch Lunch with our Sydney-based Creative Directory, held at the beautiful @magentahouse.redfern and nourished by the cooking of @madebyismat and @margeyyyyyy. To see and read more from the day, head to our bio link. 🤎
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After ten straight days of relentless rain, the clouds cleared right on cue yesterday for our @madein_kin Launch Lunch in Sydney, held at @magentahouse.redfern. It was wonderful to watch the courtyard fill with conversation all afternoon. The significance of gatherings like these can be difficult to explain, but no conversation goes to waste. It’s as though small talk becomes impossible when a space is filled with people of colour, all searching for common ground. A big thank you to @madebyismat and @margeyyyyyy, who prepared dishes that offered a glimpse into their heritage. And to @marzigold, who sat beside me as I clung onto her for comfort while I braved a little speech. Then came the mini balikbayan boxes. In my Filipino culture, balikbayan boxes are traditionally sent by migrants living overseas back to loved ones in the Philippines. Inside these miniature versions were small pieces of my culture. Some highlights included hand-painted capiz shell storage boxes from Australian brand @jonesandco_, founded by Filipina Jennifer Jones, who has now supported both of our launch lunches, as well as hand-sewn patches from @superindayart in Iloilo, where incarcerated women who refer to themselves as PDL (Persons Deprived of Liberty) use creative practice as a tool for expression and healing. One of the most meaningful things to hear was that, for many people, the moment MADE IN KIN first reached out, they knew it was something they wanted to be part of. Somewhere they felt they belonged. Those are the moments that make the work feel worthwhile. Because while MADE IN KIN may have begun as an idea I carried, the work and mission no longer belong to me alone – and neither does the beauty of it. — @paulinemorrissey To see and read more from the day, head to our bio link. 🤎
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Winter welcoming moments here at Sault. A landscape that evokes the love of tucking in and enjoying beautiful local produce, stunning regional wines & set against the Sault landscape. 📍🍴🥕 Share this with your foodie friends! @victorias.heartland @visitmacedonranges @visitmelbourne Photos @flockhartjodi @fleur_and_find #everybitdifferent #melbournefoodies #melbournewinter #mustseaplaces #Victoria
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