In her book ‘New Rural: Where to find it and how to create it’, Ingrid Weir catalogues her journey from city girl with a famous film family pedigree to passionate landholder.
An image from Ingrid Weir’s book ‘New Rural’ shows an outdoor bath at the Hawkesbury home of artist Dan Kyle. Ingrid Weir
Interior designer, photographer and all-round creative type Ingrid Weir’s newly published book should come with a warning. Namely, you won’t make it past Chapter One without jumping online to check out cute country cottages for sale a few hours’ drive from your city home, followed by a search for La Paloma pottery and Imperial Waratah fabric by Utopia Goods.
Her 269-page tome on the wave of chefs, artists and others storming regional Australia from Grafton to Goondiwindi could end up being a more expensive coffee table book than originally intended.
Fiona CarruthersTravel editorFiona Carruthers has written and edited travel for the Financial Review for almost a decade. She has held senior roles with ABC Radio National, Deutsche Welle Radio, TIME and The Australian, and was deputy editor of Traveller. Email Fiona at fcarruthers@afr.com
