What a Ripper!
60 everyday objects that shaped australia
$39.15
- Hardcover
240 pages
- Release Date
29 July 2025
Summary
What a Ripper! Rediscovering Australian Design Icons
There are certain memories that will be familiar to anyone who grew up in Australia between the 1960s and the 1990s. Things like traipsing to the caravan-park toilet with a Dolphin torch at night, indulging in crème de menthe from a Regis glass, lobbing a banana peel at a Nylex flip-top bin and sporting a new Stackhat while riding your BMX bike.
Celebrating 60 objects that were designed and made in Australia, Tim Ross of @…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781761500473 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1761500473 |
| Author: | Tim Ross |
| Publisher: | Murdoch Books |
| Imprint: | Murdoch Books |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 29 July 2025 |
| Weight: | 860g |
| Dimensions: | 31mm x 300mm x 178mm |
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About The Author
Tim Ross
Comedian Tim ‘Rosso’ Ross may be best known for his work on TV and radio, but he also has a passion for design, architecture and the glory days of Australia in the ‘60s, ‘70s and ‘80s.
A long-time advocate for Australian modernist architecture and its conservation, Tim has received the National Trust Heritage Award for Advocacy and the National President’s Prize from the Australian Institute of Architects. He is also an honorary member of the latter. His two-part, award-winning television series on Australian architecture, Streets of Your Town, premiered on ABC TV in November 2016 to rave reviews and quickly became the most-watched arts program on the ABC for the year. His live show about why architecture matters, Designing A Legacy, premiered at the Sydney Opera House and then became a TV show for the ABC. Tim also has a podcast with Kevin McCloud, Tim and Kev’s Big Design Adventure!
Tim’s other books include Mum had a Kingswood, Scorcher, The Rumpus Room, Motel, Bewdy and Chuck A U-ey: Images of Australians and their Cars.
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