Garuda Indonesia Colours Magazine December 2015

10 Contributors CONTRIBUTORS 78 98 108 152 166 Handcrafted Interview Melbourne to Sydney San Francisco to Los Angeles GA Kids Olha Romaniuk Arya Arditya Brian Johnston Pam Mandel Hendri Nguriana Olha Romaniuk is a Singapore-based senior exhibit designer, with clients ranging from local art galleries to international museums, and is a writer for a number of travel, design and architectural magazines, such as Dwell and Surface Asia. Olha considers herself to be an avid traveller and is a self-proclaimed foodie who spends much of her vacation time exploring countries and cuisines all over the world. Born in Jakarta to a Javanese family, Arya spent his college years in his mother’s home town, Yogyakarta – the heart of classical Javanese culture – before returning to the Big Durian to pursue a career in journalism. He enjoys travelling around the archipelago, breathing in the cool climate of its sprawling highlands and basking under the sun on its coasts and islets while coddling his taste buds with local cuisines. Born in Nigeria of Irish parents, Brian was destined to become a travel writer; he has lived in Switzerland, the UK and China, and now calls Sydney home. The author of three travel books, he also contributes to leading newspapers and travel magazines. He has twice won the prestigious Australian Travel Writer of the Year award. Pam Mandel is a new-media junkie who likes coffee, mochi, the ukulele, low tide and travelling with her Austrian husband. She’s been to all seven continents and remembers exactly what penguins smell like. She documents her travels on her blog at www.nerdseyeview.com and, yes, sometimes she posts photos of her lunch on Instagram, but only if it’s delicious. Illustrator Hendri Nguriana has loved drawing since elementary school. Creating illustrations is his favourite way of expressing the ideas, fantasies and abstract concepts in his mind. He takes inspiration mostly from his favourite movies and video games and from his travels. Olha Romaniuk adalah desainer senior yang bermukim di Singapura, dengan klien mulai dari galeri seni lokal hingga museum internasional, juga penulis untuk beberapa majalah perjalanan, desain dan arsitektur seperti Dwell dan Surface Asia. Olha menyebut dirinya seorang petualang sejati, pencinta kuliner, dan menghabiskan banyak waktu luangnya untuk menjelajahi negara-negara dan kuliner di seluruh dunia. Lahir di Jakarta dari keluarga berdarah Jawa, Arya menghabiskan masa kuliah di kampung halaman ibunya, Yogyakarta—pusat budaya Jawa—sebelum akhirnya kembali ke Jakarta untuk menempuh karier jurnalistik. Ia menikmati berkeliling Nusantara: menghirup hawa dingin pegunungan dan bermandi hangatnya mentari di tepi pantai, sambil tak lupa memanjakan lidah dengan kuliner lokal. Lahir di Nigeria dari orangtua asal Irlandia, Brian ditakdirkan untuk menjadi seorang travel writer. Dia pernah tinggal di Swiss, Inggris serta China, dan kini menetap di Sydney. Dia juga telah menulis tiga buku perjalanan, serta menjadi kontributor surat kabar serta majalah perjalanan terkemuka. Selain itu, dia juga telah dua kali meraih “Australian Travel Writer of the Year”. Pam Mandel adalah media junkie baru yang juga pencinta kopi, moci, ukulele, ombak, dan bepergian bersama suaminya yang berkebangsaan Austria. Tujuh benua telah dijelajahinya. Tulisannya telah dipublikasikan, antara lain, di San Francisco Chronicle, Conde Nast Traveler Online, MSN dan banyak lagi. Pam menuliskan pengalamannya pada laman pribadinya www.nerdseyeview.com. Ilustrator Hendri Nguriana, lahir dan besar di Jakarta, sudah suka menggambar sejak di bangku sekolah dasar. Menggambar ilustrasi, baginya merupakan sarana mengekspresikan ide, khayalan, serta konsep yang ada di benaknya. Inspirasi dan ide untuk karya-karyanya kebanyakan didapatnya dari film, video game, dan hobi melancongnya. Singapore Jakarta, Indonesia Sydney, Australia Seattle, Washington DC Jakarta, Indonesia

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