PHOTOGRAPHER
With past experience
as a menswear designer
and creative director for premium men’s
fashion brands, this London-based
creative has now focused on photography,
splitting his time between shooting
fashion campaigns and travel and
reportage work. For this issue, he travelled
with friends and designers Lucy Folk and
Tamsin Johnson to Tuscany (page 145).
“I’m lucky that I get to shoot a lot of pretty
fascinating people, and Lucy and Tamsin
are a case in point,” says Harvey Kelly.
“On shoots like this the process is very
comfortable because you have time.
I’m not particularly meticulous or
prescriptive — I tend to just hang
around and chat and try to take in
bits and pieces, which feel beautiful or
meaningful as they occur. Ultimately,
I’m looking to create something that feels
honest and hopefully optimistic.” VLDESIGNER
For this issue, Johnson takes
us on her Tuscan holiday with
longtime friend, designer
Lucy Folk (page 145). With
a background in fashion design in Melbourne and London,
the Sydney-based interior designer finds her creative process
fuelled through trips overseas. “I find that travelling really
helps me to develop new ideas,” says Johnson. “It is an
important part of my process. My eyes are more open so
I am able to push myself into new territory.” Another source
of inspiration for this talented creative? Her husband,
fashion designer Patrick Johnson. “It’s tempting to replicate
something you have done before, because it’s been a success,
but there are so many exciting new ideas to explore,”
Johnson says. “He’s forever pushing the envelope.”DESIGNER
A trained goldsmith, Folk established her flagship jewellery
store in Melbourne back in 2010. Her creative output has
now grown to include sunglasses, bags, accessories and apparel, and two concept stores, Playa
and, most recently, Lucy Folk Salon. “They celebrate everything I love about summer and
travel,” says Folk. The salon sees Folk’s own range alongside a capsule of fashion and lifestyle
brands with a focus on resort style. A self-described nomad inspired by “art, interiors,
architecture, food, colour, the writing on the wall, nature and travel”, Folk went on a trip to
Tuscany with friend and creative collaborator, interior designer Tamsin Johnson for this issue
(page 145). The designer is now based in Paris, but comes back home to Australia for the
summer. “It’s always summer somewhere and I like to ride that wave.”DESIGNER, VOGUE LIVING
Having worked in publishing for two
years, the talented Australian-born
graphic designer joins the Vogue
Living team this issue. Her creative
process “involves a lot of coffee mostly, but I like to keep
it as collaborative as possible and believe that two creative
minds are better than one. Seeing ideas come to life is
inspiring in itself and I love being involved in the creative
community and getting to work with some very talented
people”. Ridley’s favourite story to design was the profile on
contemporary artist Nick Cave (page 54). “I was lucky enough
to be on location for this shoot and meet this inspiring artist,”
she says. “That’s what I love about working on a magazine
like Vogue Living — it brings together a mix of talented
photographers, writers and designers from all over the
world. And I’m very excited to be a part of it.”Tamsin
Johnson
Alicia
Ridley
Lucy Folk
James Harvey Kelly
Tamsin Johnson (left)
and Lucy Folk.20 vogueliving.com.au
PHOTOGRAPHERS: JAMES HARVEY KELLY (TAMSIN JOHNSON AND LUCY FOLK), DAVE WHEELER (ALICIA RIDLEY)Contributors