Afternoon Tea & Lecture | City, Coast and Country: Adelaide Bragg and Robyn Lea in Conversation

Join acclaimed interior designer Adelaide Bragg and award-winning photographer, author and director Robyn Lea for an intimate afternoon celebrating City, Coast & Country: Australian Interiors by Adelaide Bragg. Together, they will discuss the inspirations and shared creative vision that shaped the book.

Drawing on Adelaide’s early life on her family’s sheep and cattle station in the Upper Hunter Valley, and her decades of design experience, City, Coast & Country reflects a style defined by warmth, authenticity and a deep connection to place. Through Robyn’s evocative photography and storytelling, the book captures the spirit of Australian homes that are as inviting as they are timeless.

This special afternoon offers an inspiring glimpse into the world of City, Coast & Country and the creative minds behind it. It invites guests to reflect on how a meaningful connection to the natural world can inspire and ground the spaces we call home.

ROBYN LEA is an Australian photographer, author and director with over thirty years of international experience. She has published eighteen books, including five best-sellers with Thames & Hudson and Assouline. Her work has been featured in leading global publications including The New York Times, Vogue, Architectural Digest and Elle Décor UK, and exhibited internationally. Robyn began her career as a photographer’s assistant in Milan at the age of 19 and has since worked across Europe, the United States and Australia. She has photographed for major cultural institutions and luxury publishers and was selected from thousands worldwide to shoot the Ritz Paris book for Assouline. Her most recent title, This Creative Life, became a number-one bestseller on Amazon Australia. She has lived abroad in Milan, Zimbabwe and New York and now resides in Armadale, Melbourne.

ADELAIDE BRAGG is the founder and creative director of Adelaide Bragg Interiors. Her work reflects a deep respect for craftsmanship, natural materials and a connection to landscape, creating homes of enduring warmth and character across Australia. With more than thirty years’ experience, Adelaide’s projects and insights have been featured in publications including Belle, House & Garden, Country Style, Home Beautiful, Architecture & Design. She is a a frequent keynote speaker at design events including Como by Design and Décor + Design, and has received multiple House & Garden Top 50 Rooms accolades. Raised on her family’s property in the Upper Hunter Valley, Adelaide began her career at Colefax & Fowler before co-founding Barham & Bragg, and later establishing her own practice in 2003.

Her 2025 book, City, Coast & Country, celebrates the enduring beauty of Australian homes grounded in nature, comfort and authenticity.

Join The Friends for another interesting and stimulating presentation. Afternoon tea, to include an array of delicious petit fours and biscuits, will be served on arrival. 

NOTE: Tickets for this event do not include access to our exhibition-house, Fairhall. Guided tours of the current exhibition can be booked separately. 

This event is supported by The Colin Holden Charitable Trust.