Sam Sempill Author

Sam Sempill is a Lao-born Melbourne Architect. In 2001, while studying for her architecture degree at the University of Melbourne, she opened a restaurant in Fitzroy where, together with her mother and grandmother, she cooked family recipes. After finishing her degree, Sam became a registered architect and has worked at a range of Melbourne architectural studios, including her own architecture and textile studio in Carlton. Sam is an award-winning artist, and weaver, with works previously displayed at the National Gallery of Victoria. Inspired by her Lao heritage and family traditions, Sam is a self-taught textile artist and hand-weaver. Many of the textiles seen in this book have been designed and hand woven by Sam, and the antique Lao textiles are family heirloom pieces, many of which were woven by her grandmother. All illustrations seen in this book are by Sam.