Anna Spiro

Brisbane-based interior, textile and homewares designer

“CHILDHOOD MEMORIES OF SUMMER? GOING TO STRADBROKE ISLAND AND STAYING FOR THE ENTIRE SCHOOL HOLIDAYS .” Anna Spiro

SUMMER IS…. Endless days at the beach, swimming, sleeping, eating fresh prawn and avocado sandwiches for lunch and barbecues on the deck with my family and friends.

CHILDHOOD MEMORIES OF SUMMER? Going to Stradbroke Island with my family and staying for the entire school holidays.

RITES OF SUMMER YOU’D LIKE YOUR CHILDREN TO EXPERIENCE? Swimming in the ocean every day.

YOUR IDEAL SUMMER’S DAY? Getting up early, going for a long, fast walk along the beach, having a swim in the ocean, an outdoor shower and then coffee and breakfast. Back to the beach for a few hours and then home for an afternoon sleep. Bliss!

QUINTESSENTIAL SUMMER MEAL? Fresh fish and salad followed by Weiss bars for dessert or fresh mango and ice-cream!

WHICH FLAVOURS SAY ‘SUMMER’? Pineapples, mangoes, coconut, seafood, salad.

WHAT IS YOUR SCENT OF SUMMER? Salt air and coconut.

FAVOURITE SUMMER FLOWER? Frangipani.

WHAT’S ON YOUR SUMMER READING LIST? Your Own Kind of Girl by Clare Bowditch [$29.99, Allen & Unwin]. SUMMER SOUNDTRACK? ‘Loving is Easy’ by Rex Orange County or anything by Jack Johnson

WHAT WILL YOU BE WATCHING? The Crown Season 3 on Netflix

A RESTAURANT I CAN’T WAIT TO GO TO IS... Yoko, the new Japanese restaurant in Brisbane opened by my friend Jonathan Barthelmess.

HOLIDAY FASHION STAPLES? Converse sneakers, Axel Mano hat, Matteau sun dress and a Lucy Folk beach towel.

FAVOURITE SUNSET TIPPLE? Fresh peach bellini. PLANS OVER SUMMER? I’m spending it with my boys at my beach house on North Stradbroke Island. There’s nowhere I’d rather be and can’t wait to catch up on a year’s worth of sleep!

ULTIMATE HOLIDAY DESTINATION? Anywhere by the beach staying in a beautiful hotel but

I’d really love to go to Morocco next year and stay at L’Hotel Marrakech by Jasper Conran.

CREATIVE PLANS FOR 2020? Lots! Including new product lines and a few really exciting projects in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane.

YOUR DREAM PROJECT? My dream project is when the client says – ‘Do whatever you want. I trust you!’ > annaspirodesign.com.au