Lyall Bay as seen from Mount Victoria.
Made in Wellington
THE RESIDENTS: MADE IN WELLINGTON (NOVEMBER 2020)
For five years, Lucy Revill interviewed and photographed Wellingtonians on her blog, The Residents. The experience taught her about her hometown of Pōneke, its resilience, and how people’s personal style and values are reflected in their private spaces. The Residents: Made in Wellington is the culmination of this project.
This coffee-table book shares 38 inspiring stories about how people – some prominent, some unsung heroes – have been shaped by life in the capital. With rare vulnerability, they allow Lucy into their homes, businesses and studios, giving a behind-the-scenes look at how they live and work in food, fashion, arts, small business and more. The book features Fat Freddy’s Drop’s Chris ‘Mu’ Faiumu, twentyseven names’ Anjali Burnett and Rachel Easting, Eboni Waitere of Huia Publishers, Sophie Kasoylides of The Greek Food Truck, Vijay Parbhu of Dixon Street Shoe Repairs, and Monique Fiso of Hiakai, amongst many others.
As featured in The Sunday Star Times, Pep Talk Podcast, Stuff.co.nz and Radio NZ.
SOLD OUT
“Lucy Revill has been running the blog for five years and it shows in her collection of profiles: she’s got the mix exactly right, and her writing and photography both carry a reassuring tone of ease. A book to potter about in. Appropriately, it was crowdfunded.”
“Lucy’s book can only be described as scrumptiously tantalising. Her appreciation , involvement and celebration of everything Wellington really shines through in her exceptional photographs and pithy writing.”
“The Residents: Made in Wellington is the embodiment of everything I love about Welly, how the richest, most fascinating stories and people are chilling out in the most unexpected, unassuming places.”