Passion for interior decoration and design has always been a part of me. I loved art from an early age and followed that passion by studying Architecture at University and working in property development for many years. During this time I learned the importance of styling to create unique and functional living spaces.While Australia is my home, I am frustrated by our isolation. The rest of the world is so far away from us, and this limits the availability of unique furniture and home wares. For this reason, I began to travel not only for vacation but also to discover beautiful and unique items that reflect the personalities of my clients. My clients all want something a little different for their homes, and yet our distance from the rest of the world makes this difficult to achieve.This need for unique furniture and home wares is what has inspired me to open my own store where I can showcase what I love from what the world has to offer. I travel several times a year to international furniture and home ware exhibitions and track down artisans and furniture makers who have something a little different.

I run the family company, specialising in domestic, commercial and industrial property investment and development. I am involved in all aspects of the business from feasibility studies, acquisition, financing of the project, renovations, development and then the leasing and management of the property.My work is varied but I have negotiated the commercial terms of numerous commercial leases over the years as well as the subsequent disputes that inevitably arise.My work also involves negotiation with various government bodies, particularly local councils in our Development Applications for large re-zonings as well as large scale residential conversions.

Lecturer and Subject Coordinator:World Trade Law (undergraduate)International Trade Law (postgraduate)Lecturer:Torts

Building Division (contract formation and litigation), Property and Banking.

- Attendance at the Third Committee on issues concerning human rights, particularly the Rights of the Child;- Attendance at the Sixth Committee on the report of the International Law Commission and the ---- International Criminal Court- Attendance at the Fifth Committee on various budgetary items- Attendance of meetings of both the United Nations and the European Union- Contribution to the drafting of the resolution on “Return or Restitution of Cultural Property to the Countries of Origin”

- Assistant to Prof Dzidek Kedzia, Special Assistant to the High Commission for Human Rights, Mrs Mary Donaldson- Assisted in the research and writing of the Report of the High Commissioner to the Secretary General on the Analysis of United Nations Technical Assistance Activities in Human Rights related areas, - Economic, Social and Cultural Rights research in preparation of the High Commissioner’s report to ECOSOC- Research on the Right to Development- Preparation of the publication of the Legislative History of the Convention on the Rights of the Child