BILLY | LULU | TONY

In this newsletter, we feature this world first collaboration between Furniture Designer Tony Hurd of ALTONE Design and Lulu & Billy Cooley, Master Artists from Maruku Arts in Uluru. In late September 2019, Tony travelled to Alice Springs and took a road trip to Uluru & into Mutitjulu, the community where Billy & Lulu live and work, and are Directors of Maruku Arts.  It was a unique opportunity to immerse himself in the rich culture & tjurkurpa (stories from the beginning) of the Anangu people and see firsthand the Maruku warehouse filled with punu by many artists from the region.  Billy & Lulu invited him to spend an afternoon at their bush camp where Lulu was painting a Walka Board, and Billy was hand carving a Kali (desert boomerang) whilst they talked about country, family, the techniques they employ when creating their art, and the land they live on & belong to. The result is BILLY | LULU | TONY, a collection where the furniture is functional art with the punu artwork is an integral part of the piece.

Our June-July newsletter features the story behind this special collaboration. Designer Tony Hurd is one of our regulars at Potts Point Providore, as he stops in to have a coffee in the cafe on his way to the Fanuli Sydney showroom in Cremorne where his collection is sold a couple of times a week.

Our Winter recipe featured in the newsletter sees our manager Jodie do the wine pairing.

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