Rio in Bondi Exhibition
RIO in BONDI Exhibition by Emmanuelle Bernard ‘Rio in Bondi’ is an exhibition of photographic works by French born Brazilian domiciled Emmanuelle Bernard showing at the Bondi Pavillion. Bernard’s work captures the splendor and tenderness of Rio de Janeiro through the artist’s love-poem of images. Bernard seeks not to show the physical aspects of place...
Karl Lagerfeld Launches ‘KARL’ for Net-a-Porter at Bondi
Bondi has been selected as the Sydney site for the launch of the new diffusion line, ‘Karl,’ by Karl Lagerfeld! The brand will be launched simultaneously in five fashion forward cities this Thursday 26th January, at noon, Sydney time, (which is the 25th of January in New York, Paris, Berlin, and London). ‘Karl,’ to be...
Body Science Great Australian Swim Series
Celebrate Australia Day by joining Ky Hurst, (Olympic and Iron Man champion) for the Second Body Science Great Australian Swim Series near the spectacular Sydney Opera House on Sydney harbour. Participants can choose the 2.2km swim or a more casual 750m distance swim. The event is the final of the series and the first event...
XXXX Summer Ad
Gotta say I love the vibe of the XXXX Summer ad, featuring many of Bondi’s iconic scenes. The ad hasn’t been without controversy, however as the catchy theme song, ‘Pumped Up Kicks’ by Foster the People includes lyrics about guns/homicide. Apparently the ad men used a part of the song without offending lyrics. Overlooking this...
Sculpture by the Sea Bondi Catalogue 2011
Sculpture by the Sea takes place for its 15th year along the Bondi to Tamarama coastal walk from November 3 to 20. This year’s Sculpture by the Sea features over 100 works from artists including Ken Unsworth, Ron Robertson-Swann, Bert Flugelman and Anne Ferguson. It also presents 25 international sculptors, including Anthony Caro and the...
Bondi Breakfast with Hayden Quinn & Bill Granger
Food lovers from all over Sydney will converge on Bondi Beach for the Breakfast on Bondi Beach, as part of the Crave Sydney International Food Festival on October 23rd. The event commences at sunrise (6am) and the official activities end at 8.30am. Attendees can either bring their own food or purchase from local stalls which...
The Ziggy’s Barber Salon Experience
Like me, if you’re into the beach lifestyle and feel an instant connection on entering Ziggy’s Barber Salon, maybe it’s not such a coincidence. You see the man behind this innovative new concept in men’s and women’s hairdressing was actually instrumental in bringing one of Australia’s best known surfwear labels to the US. That’s not...
Festival of the Winds & the Speedo Connection
Did you know that Bondi’s ‘Festival of the Winds’ was inspired by the Peter Travis, the legendary creator of the Speedo as we know it? (See our earlier blog entry, Speedo Creator Peter Travis). Peter’s fascination of the play of light on coloured cloth inspired him to make kites that became the inspiration for this...
Masterchef’s Kate Bracks & Hayden Quinn Cooking at Bondi
Masterchef winner Kate Bracks will be giving a cooking demonstration at the Bondi Pavilion on Sunday August 28 as part of the Taste Orange at the Bondi Festival. She promises to showcase some easy yet rewarding cooking techniques. Bracks will be appearing at the Bondi Pavilion between 12pm and 2pm on Sunday August 28. For...
Jardan at Saturday in Design Sydney 2011
For those unfamiliar with Saturday in Design, it’s an annual event for designers, students and design-savvy members of the public, which commenced in Sydney in 2003, and now alternates each year between Sydney and Melbourne. In short, it’s basically an ‘open day’ of sorts where designer furniture, finishes, fixtures and lighting showrooms open their doors...
The Zyzz Diet
Zyzz was never an advocate of calorie counting, however he reinforced the need to have adequate protein with every meal, and to split this up over several meals – say 7 or 8 – per day to keep the metabolism burning. He was no vegetarian, insisting that you eat meat to put on quality muscle...
Ice Skating Bondi Style
Thie Winter Magic Festival, now in its second year is the biggest and best ever. More renowned as a Summer playground, Bondi Beach has been transformed with glittering lights, whale watching, surf films, tastings, and the major highlight – ice skaing by the beach! The festival will run for three months as a celebration of...
