Meanwhile in Melbourne.Meet Manuela...
Manuela Millan is a Melbourne-based interior designer and the founder of Meanwhile in Melbourne. She started the popular Meanwhile_in_Melbourne Instagram account as a way of collecting and showcasing local designers and their work. In 2017 she launched meanwhileinmelbourne.com as a way to share her passion for Melbourne design and get to know the stories behind the creatives at the heart of the Melbourne design community. TDC - Tell us about you. What do you do? I am an interior designer at Elenberg Fraser and I founded the design blog Meanwhile in Melbourne. I am very passionate about design and I love discovering new makers and artists. We do interviews and articles with Melbourne creatives, and we have a strong social media presence. We launched our site in mid-2017 and we’ve been flat out creating content since then. We’ve been overwhelmed by the response and we’re energised to keep discovering and sharing local talent. TDC - What sets your blog apart? We focus on Melbourne design. By doing this we can cover local design in greater depth, and also cover a very wide variety of designers and makers. We are constantly discovering fresh and exciting creatives, while also featuring Melbourne’s more established and well-known designers. We love going into the studios to do our interviews face-to-face, and we take our photos at the same time. This gives our articles a sense of genuineness which I think our readers pick up on and appreciate. Our curated Directory lets you search and easily find locally-made products, and our Events Calendar lets you keep your finger on the pulse of what’s happening in the Melbourne design scene. TDC - What design ethos do you live by? Authenticity and integrity are very important to me, also the value of determination and perseverance. These values have served me well in my career so far and have helped me to get to where I am. TDC - What's your favourite interview you’ve done and why? It’s impossible to pick a favourite but one which stands out was our interview with the artist Rone on the Omega Project at the old Paper Mill site in Alphington. I was just visiting the site on a Sunday to have a look and we didn’t know that Rone would be there. We saw him and had a chat and did the interview then and there. It was a true “Five Minutes With” and was a great experience. TDC - What plans do you have for the future? I want to keep growing Meanwhile in Melbourne and getting to know more local designers and makers. I want to expand the Directory and do more collaborations with other creatives in the future.
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