A little over fifty years ago Sumba was the land of humble warriors, where the blood that was shed during yearly Pasolas and the sacrifices made to honour ancestors seeped into the ground to incite a better harvest. On this indigenous island in the middle of the Indian Ocean, on the southern stretch of Indonesia,…
Kathryn Hawkes’ Meadows home is instantly welcoming. Family photos and black and white prints sit in distressed wooden frames, while soft, coloured wooden blocks house African words and sayings. Modern Scandinavia meets South African bush in this home in the heart of Dubai. Interview by Laura Brown for Good Taste
