Bush Modern, 9781760764807
Hardcover
Australian homes embrace nature, revive warm, earthy modernism.

Bush Modern

Hand-crafted homes on the edge of the city

$76.00

  • Hardcover

    272 pages

  • Release Date

    3 November 2025

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Summary

In the bushy north-eastern fringe of Melbourne, an enduring, uniquely Australian architectural aesthetic has been quietly gaining recognition. Emerging out of necessity in the post-war years, it reimagined the sleek ideals of modernism through the lens of the local landscape. Simple homes built ‘of the land’ from mud bricks and recycled timber captured the mood of those searching for an alternative way of life close to nature. The movement gathered momentum in the counter-cultural 1960s and c…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781760764807
ISBN-10:1760764809
Author:Sean Fennessy, Jessica Lillico
Publisher:Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd
Imprint:Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:272
Release Date:3 November 2025
Weight:1.29kg
Dimensions:297mm x 242mm x 31mm
About The Author

Sean Fennessy

Jessica Lillico and Sean Fennessy are the co-creators of Bush Modern. Jessica is a creative director, interior stylist and first-time author. Sean is a photographer known for his warm, minimal style and unique sense of observation.

The couple lives in Warrandyte, on the outskirts of Melbourne, in a 1960s house designed by Alistair Knox, which they renovated in 2020.

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