In just seven years, Bonnie Ashley and Neil Downie's small business has risen so quickly up the ranks of Aussie designers that they now employ eight staff, are stocked in over 20 countries, have upsized to their own workshop and count London’s Liberty, New York’s Anthropologie and Le Bon Marché in Paris among their clients.
I was lucky enough to interview the couple for realestate.com.au's Lifestyle video series Behind Design.
The bread and butter of the Bonnie and Neil brand is their cushions – but oh, what cushions. Characterised by joyful botanical motifs – Bonnie was a florist in a former life – the prints are bright and bold, dipping into themes of Australiana. Read the full article
Execution
This video was shot on a Sony FS4 and edited on Final Cut Pro.
Results
Behind Design was one of the flagship content series that launched the Lifestyle brand of realestate.com.au. It drove above average organic traffic to the site from Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. It also positioned realestate.com.au as tastemakers and curators.
