THE STUDIO
About
Studio BLAC. is a small award-winning design firm with studios based in Mount Martha on the Mornington Peninsula and just off the Snow Road in the Victorian High Country. BLAC engages collaboratively with clients, architects, interior designers and builders on special projects. Creative Director, Peta Donaldson describes her design style as fundamentally strong in form, texture, and scale, with a focus on the balance between dominant architectural lines, meticulous planting, and elegant styling. Peta leans toward masculine hardscaping elements harmoniously paired with contrasting yet complementary planting, which she believes culminates in striking results.
CREATIVE DIRECTOR | Peta Donaldson
Peta designs gardens rich in texture, featuring complementary contrasts and layers of inspiring green. She favours a combination of deciduous canopies and climbers with a lush tapestry of evergreen ground planting.
With a diverse background, Peta has devoted the last 14 years to her passion for horticulture and garden design, drawing on extensive experience in marketing, brand development, and account management. This unique blend of expertise enables her to effectively lead her design studio, BLAC.
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Philosophy
"There is beauty in simplicity"
At BLAC, minimalism serves as the foundation of our design philosophy. Peta articulates, “We prioritize the intentional use of space, form, material detail, scale, and human interaction. Our objective is to craft gardens that are both aesthetically pleasing and highly functional, integrating with the interior and exterior palette of the home to create timeless landscape. The primary focus is to design outdoor spaces with purpose that promote an enriched outdoor lifestyle.”
