Maria Lanner, Melbourne

My name is Maria Lanner. In Stockholm, I work as a graphic designer for the magazine mama. Right now, I am working for The Five Mile Press in Melbourne, Australia. It is a children's book publisher, and they specialize in books with different shapes and formats. I am staying here in Melbourne with my husband Michael and my daughter Molly. As you can see in my photo, I was allowed to have one accessory and I chose my daughter! Next week my accessory will be my husband.

Melbourne is a beautiful, alive city. Wherever you turn, there is something interesting going on, either on the streets at the shops or restaurants or in the way they let the city change from corner to corner; the architecture is spectacular.

Today it was time to go to one of my favorite places again. (Well, I have a lot of favorite places here in Melbourne.) Our flat for instance, it is big and huge and has a second story which we are not even using-just for laundry and for the flat to have a high ceiling. And this week, we did have a lot of laundry because the washing machine broke down, so we used the second story to dry clothes. I love to go clothes shopping. Now the washing machine is working, but a few days ago, we ran out of clothes and that was a good reason to go shopping. Even if you don't have a reason, it is fun to go shopping in Melbourne. Ever since we came, summer sales have been going on, so I have taken advantage of that!

Back to one of my favorite places: Magnation. This is the perfect place for a person like me who loves magazines. We buy a latte, sit in one of the Eames chairs and read through some of their magazines while Molly is sleeping in the stroller. They have loads of them and you don't have to buy them to read. It's the perfect way to spend a rainy evening.