Originally hailing from New Zealand, Vanessa Murray is a Melbourne-based culture writer and communications nerd. Her work has appeared in numerous publications including Smith Journal and Dumbo Feather magazines, and The Age and Herald Sun newspapers. She lives with her furniture maker partner and her son, and is slowly but surely amassing a fine collection of beautiful, practical, long-lasting things. She occasionally endeavours to make some of her own. You can find Vanessa online at vanessa-murray.com.