Jamie Paul Durie
OAM (born 3 June 1970) is an Australian
horticulturalist
Horticulture is the branch of agriculture that deals with the art, science, technology, and business of plant cultivation. It includes the cultivation of fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, herbs, sprouts, mushrooms, algae, flowers, seaweeds and no ...
and
landscape design
Landscape design is an independent profession and a design and art tradition, practiced by landscape designers, combining nature and culture. In contemporary practice, landscape design bridges the space between landscape architecture and garde ...
er,
furniture
Furniture refers to movable objects intended to support various human activities such as seating (e.g., stools, chairs, and sofas), eating (tables), storing items, eating and/or working with an item, and sleeping (e.g., beds and hammocks). Fu ...
designer, television host, television producer, and author of eleven books on landscape architecture, garden design and lifestyle.
He is the founder and director of a design company ''PATIO Landscape Architecture'' and ''Durie Design''
and also is a 2008 Gold Medal winner at Britain's prestigious
Royal Horticultural Society
The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), founded in 1804 as the Horticultural Society of London, is the UK's leading gardening charity.
The RHS promotes horticulture through its five gardens at Wisley (Surrey), Hyde Hall (Essex), Harlow Carr (Nort ...
(RHS)
Chelsea Flower Show
The RHS Chelsea Flower Show, formally known as the ''Great Spring Show'',Phil Clayton, ''The Great Temple Show'' in ''The Garden'' 2008, p.452, The Royal Horticultural Society is a garden show held for five days in May by the Royal Horticultural ...
in
Chelsea, London
Chelsea is an affluent area in west London, England, due south-west of Charing Cross by approximately 2.5 miles. It lies on the north bank of the River Thames and for postal purposes is part of the south-western postal area.
Chelsea histori ...
for ''Australian Garden and designed by Durie''.
As of 2018, Durie has hosted more than 50 design shows around the world.
Durie was the television host of the 2008 Australian lifestyle program ''
The Outdoor Room'', broadcast on the
Seven Network
The Seven Network (commonly known as Channel Seven or simply Seven) is a major Australian commercial free-to-air Television broadcasting in Australia, television network. It is owned by Seven West Media, Seven West Media Limited, and is one of ...
.
He hosted the dynamic design makeover show ''HGTV Showdown'' in 2009.
Durie hosted the US
PBS
The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is an American public broadcasting, public broadcaster and Non-commercial activity, non-commercial, Terrestrial television, free-to-air television network based in Arlington, Virginia. PBS is a publicly fu ...
series ''
The Victory Garden'' from 2007 to 2010. The show is PBS network's longest-running gardening TV series.
Following the end of ''The Outdoor Room'' on the Seven Network in 2010, Durie relocated the concept of the series to broadcast on the American
HGTV
HGTV (an initialism for Home & Garden Television) is an American pay television channel owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. The network primarily broadcasts reality programming related to home improvement and real estate. As of February 2015, appr ...
network as ''The Outdoor Room with Jamie Durie''. Unable to bring his own Australian design team along, Durie put together a new team of top-notch designers, horticulturists and contractors.
In his HGTV series, Durie rescues forlorn yards in
Southern California
Southern California (commonly shortened to SoCal) is a geographic and Cultural area, cultural region that generally comprises the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. It includes the Los Angeles metropolitan area, the second most po ...
with design schemes inspired by gardens and landscapes from around the world. Filmed mostly in and around
Los Angeles
Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world' ...
, ''The Outdoor Room with Jamie Durie'' uses sustainable ideas - such as low-water plantings and reclaimed hardscape - to design intimate, livable environments for erstwhile non-gardeners.
Since 2015, Durie has co-presented as a visiting expert in gardening & landscaping, on the Australian lifestyle program, ''
The Living Room
The Living Room was a music venue on Metropolitan Avenue in the Williamsburg, Brooklyn, Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn, which was originally established on Stanton Street of the Lower East Side in Manhattan, New York City in 1988. The Liv ...
'', which airs on
Network Ten
Network 10 (commonly known as Ten Network, Channel 10 or simply 10) is an Australian commercial television network owned by Ten Network Holdings, a division of the Paramount Networks UK & Australia subsidiary of Paramount Global. One of five ...
.
Durie is currently contracted to ''RUSH Entertainment Group'', that organises events.
Early life
Durie was born in Manly, northern
Sydney
Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ...
,
New South Wales
)
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, es ...
, and spent his formative years living in the mining town
Tom Price in the
Pilbara
The Pilbara () is a large, dry, thinly populated region in the north of Western Australia. It is known for its Aboriginal peoples; its ancient landscapes; the red earth; and its vast mineral deposits, in particular iron ore. It is also a glo ...
region of
Western Australia
Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ...
, with his mother and maternal grandmother both
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
n. His grandmother, Daphne de Zylva, was born in Sri Lanka and met his English grandfather in the air force during
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
. They moved to Australia in the 1950s. Durie recalls that he and his grandmother baked and gardened together. She taught him how to make his first curry. He has inherited a love of the Sri Lankan culture and lifestyle.
His parents separated when Durie was age 10, and he relocated with his mother and brother Chris, to the
Gold Coast
Gold Coast may refer to:
Places Africa
* Gold Coast (region), in West Africa, which was made up of the following colonies, before being established as the independent nation of Ghana:
** Portuguese Gold Coast (Portuguese, 1482–1642)
** Dutch G ...
, in
Queensland
)
, nickname = Sunshine State
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, subdivision_type = Country
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, established_ ...
. His paternal grandmother, called Nanna, was a volunteer surf-lifesaver on the NSW Central Coast.
Having left high-school in Brisbane at age 15, he tried his hand at cabinetmaking, and modeled beachwear part-time. Durie got his showbiz start in his teens as an exotic dancer in the Australian all-male revue troupe called ''Manpower Australia''. Durie's agent introduced him to ''Manpower Australia'', a touring
dance troupe
A dance troupe or dance company is a group of dancers and associated personnel who work together to perform dances as a sport, spectacle or entertainment. There are many different types of dance companies, often working in different list of dance ...
best known for its male dance performances and for its dancers' distinctive
physical attractiveness
Physical attractiveness is the degree to which a person's physical features are considered aesthetically pleasing or beautiful. The term often implies sexual attractiveness or desirability, but can also be distinct from either. There are many ...
and
sex appeal
Sex is the trait that determines whether a sexually reproducing animal or plant produces male or female gametes. Male plants and animals produce smaller mobile gametes (spermatozoa, sperm, pollen), while females produce larger ones (ova, oft ...
. For seven years, Durie toured internationally with ''Manpower Australia'', acting as manager, and also as principal dancer, performing acrobatics and trapeze acts to large audience venues in
Las Vegas, NV
Las Vegas (; Spanish language, Spanish for "The Meadows"), often known simply as Vegas, is the List of United States cities by population, 25th-most populous city in the United States, the most populous city in the U.S. state, state of Neva ...
. "I was the lead performer and designed the sets and costumes" he says. Durie notes that while ''Manpower Australia'' was perceived as putting the risqué into risky, the shows were highly professional acts that even his grandmother was comfortable with. The timing was ideal, as "The 1960s, 1970s and 1980s in Australia were very chauvinistic and the female body was overexploited", as he explains, "There needed to be social change." Retiring from ''Manpower Australia'' at age 26, Durie made up for his early exit from schooling by completing a four-year horticultural and landscape design course.
Landscape design and television hosting
Durie founded the landscape design company ''Patio Landscape Architecture and Design'' in 1998.
In 2002, Durie registered the Australian business company, ''JPD Media & Design''.
Within a few short years, he made hosting appearances on Australian
reality show
Reality television is a genre of television programming that documents purportedly unscripted real-life situations, often starring unfamiliar people rather than professional actors. Reality television emerged as a distinct genre in the early 19 ...
DIY
"Do it yourself" ("DIY") is the method of building, modifying, or repairing things by oneself without the direct aid of professionals or certified experts. Academic research has described DIY as behaviors where "individuals use raw and sem ...
television program
Television, sometimes shortened to TV, is a telecommunication medium for transmitting moving images and sound. The term can refer to a television set, or the medium of television transmission. Television is a mass medium for advertising, e ...
s. Durie was the main host and the lead landscaper on the garden makeover program ''
Backyard Blitz
''Backyard Blitz'' is a Logie Award winning Australian lifestyle and DIY television program that aired on the Nine Network between 2000 through to 2007 before its cancellation. It was hosted by Jamie Durie and was created by Don Burke and produc ...
'', on the
Nine Network
The Nine Network (stylised 9Network, commonly known as Channel Nine or simply Nine) is an Australian commercial free-to-air television network. It is owned by parent company Nine Entertainment and is one of five main free-to-air television netw ...
- created and produced by horticulturist
Don Burke
Donald William Burke (born 16 July 1947) is an Australian television presenter, television producer, author and horticulturist. He is best known as the longtime host of ''Burke's Backyard'', a lifestyle program produced by his wife's company ...
- from 2000 to 2005. Don Burke, whose production company recruited Durie in 1999 to front ''Backyard Blitz '', describes him as a "born showman".
Durie was the host on the TV renovation show ''
The Block'', on the
Nine Network
The Nine Network (stylised 9Network, commonly known as Channel Nine or simply Nine) is an Australian commercial free-to-air television network. It is owned by parent company Nine Entertainment and is one of five main free-to-air television netw ...
. The original ''The Block'' TV series first ran for two consecutive seasons in 2003 and 2004, hosted by Durie.
In 2007, Durie participated in the 6th Australian series of ''
Dancing with the Stars
''Dancing with the Stars'' is the name of various international television series based on the format of the British TV series '' Strictly Come Dancing'', which is distributed by BBC Studios, the commercial arm of the BBC. Currently the forma ...
'', in which he was eliminated in 7th place, on 17 April 2007.
In 2007, Durie hosted ''
Australia's Best Backyards
''Australia's Best Backyards'' is an Australian lifestyle TV series on the Seven Network. The program is hosted by landscape gardener Jamie Durie, who previously hosted ''Backyard Blitz
''Backyard Blitz'' is a Logie Award winning Australian ...
'' on the
Seven Network
The Seven Network (commonly known as Channel Seven or simply Seven) is a major Australian commercial free-to-air Television broadcasting in Australia, television network. It is owned by Seven West Media, Seven West Media Limited, and is one of ...
. The show was a lifestyle garden program, similar to ''
Backyard Blitz
''Backyard Blitz'' is a Logie Award winning Australian lifestyle and DIY television program that aired on the Nine Network between 2000 through to 2007 before its cancellation. It was hosted by Jamie Durie and was created by Don Burke and produc ...
'' on the
Nine Network
The Nine Network (stylised 9Network, commonly known as Channel Nine or simply Nine) is an Australian commercial free-to-air television network. It is owned by parent company Nine Entertainment and is one of five main free-to-air television netw ...
.
In 2007, Durie has filmed lifestyle segments with
Oprah Winfrey
Oprah Gail Winfrey (; born Orpah Gail Winfrey; January 29, 1954), or simply Oprah, is an American talk show host, television producer, actress, author, and philanthropist. She is best known for her talk show, ''The Oprah Winfrey Show'', br ...
, on the
Oprah Winfrey Network (U.S. TV channel)
Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) is an American multinational basic cable channel jointly owned by Warner Bros. Discovery and Harpo Studios that launched on January 1, 2011, replacing the Discovery Health Channel.
The network is led by talk show h ...
, whom he credits as giving him his US TV breakthrough. Durie states that Winfrey "wholly and solely" is responsible for his career being launched in the US.
When Oprah came calling, Durie relocated to the US. And with her ringing endorsement it meant that executive doors were opened, and Durie's already significant businesses were expanded in a country far bigger than Australia.
Durie hosted the US
PBS
The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is an American public broadcasting, public broadcaster and Non-commercial activity, non-commercial, Terrestrial television, free-to-air television network based in Arlington, Virginia. PBS is a publicly fu ...
series ''
The Victory Garden'' from 2007 to 2010. The show is PBS network's longest running gardening TV series, which equips viewers with the confidence and inspiration to roll up their sleeves and get their hands dirty in the garden and in the kitchen.
Durie hosted the dynamic design makeover show ''HGTV Showdown'' on the
HGTV
HGTV (an initialism for Home & Garden Television) is an American pay television channel owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. The network primarily broadcasts reality programming related to home improvement and real estate. As of February 2015, appr ...
network in 2009.
In 2008, Durie was the television host of the Australian lifestyle program ''
The Outdoor Room'', broadcast on
Seven Network
The Seven Network (commonly known as Channel Seven or simply Seven) is a major Australian commercial free-to-air Television broadcasting in Australia, television network. It is owned by Seven West Media, Seven West Media Limited, and is one of ...
, with repeats broadcast on
7Two. The premise of the show was that Durie set out to "bring the world to your very own backyard".
Following the end of ''The Outdoor Room'' show on the
Seven Network
The Seven Network (commonly known as Channel Seven or simply Seven) is a major Australian commercial free-to-air Television broadcasting in Australia, television network. It is owned by Seven West Media, Seven West Media Limited, and is one of ...
, in 2010, Durie relocated the concept of the series to broadcast on the
HGTV
HGTV (an initialism for Home & Garden Television) is an American pay television channel owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. The network primarily broadcasts reality programming related to home improvement and real estate. As of February 2015, appr ...
network as ''The Outdoor Room with Jamie Durie''. Unable to bring his own Australian design team along, Durie put together a new team of designers, horticulturists and contractors.
In his HGTV series, Durie rescues forlorn yards in
Southern California
Southern California (commonly shortened to SoCal) is a geographic and Cultural area, cultural region that generally comprises the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. It includes the Los Angeles metropolitan area, the second most po ...
with design schemes inspired by gardens and landscapes from around the world. Filmed mostly in and around
Los Angeles
Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world' ...
, ''The Outdoor Room with Jamie Durie'' uses sustainable ideas, such as low-water plantings and reclaimed hardscape, to design intimate, livable environments for erstwhile non-gardeners.
Since 2015, Durie has co-presented as a visiting expert in gardening & landscaping, on the Australian lifestyle program, ''
The Living Room
The Living Room was a music venue on Metropolitan Avenue in the Williamsburg, Brooklyn, Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn, which was originally established on Stanton Street of the Lower East Side in Manhattan, New York City in 1988. The Liv ...
'', a quad-triple award-winner of the
Logie Award for Most Popular Lifestyle Program
The Logie for Most Popular Lifestyle Program is a Silver Logie award presented annually at the annual Australian Logie Awards. The award recognises the popularity of an Australian lifestyle program or series giving expert advice on lifestyle mat ...
, that airs on
Network Ten
Network 10 (commonly known as Ten Network, Channel 10 or simply 10) is an Australian commercial television network owned by Ten Network Holdings, a division of the Paramount Networks UK & Australia subsidiary of Paramount Global. One of five ...
.
In 2019, Durie joined Australia's
Seven Network
The Seven Network (commonly known as Channel Seven or simply Seven) is a major Australian commercial free-to-air Television broadcasting in Australia, television network. It is owned by Seven West Media, Seven West Media Limited, and is one of ...
reality renovation series
House Rules
House rules are unofficial modifications to official game rules adopted by individual groups of players. House rules may include the removal or alteration of existing rules, or the addition of new rules. Such modifications are common in board g ...
as a new judge.
Furniture design and merchandise lines
In 2010, Durie's company ''Patio Landscape Architecture and Design'' was renamed ''Durie Design'', committed to not just rejuvenating the existing gardens, but offering new exciting outdoor destinations for the clients, and with an emphasis on funky furniture design.
With his furniture design success, Durie has worked for Hollywood celebrity clients, such as designing 100 pieces of furniture for American
talk show
A talk show (or chat show in British English) is a television programming or radio programming genre structured around the act of spontaneous conversation.Bernard M. Timberg, Robert J. Erler'' (2010Television Talk: A History of the TV Talk Show ...
host and comedian
Chelsea Handler
Chelsea Joy Handler (born February 25, 1975) is an American comedian, actress, writer, television host, and producer. She hosted the late-night talk show ''Chelsea Lately'' on the E! network from 2007 to 2014 and released a documentary series, ...
and he designed garden landscapes for actress
Charlize Theron
Charlize Theron ( ; ; born 7 August 1975) is a South African and American actress and producer. One of the world's highest-paid actresses, she is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award. In 20 ...
for two years.
Awards and accolades
The Australian reality television garden makeover program ''
Backyard Blitz
''Backyard Blitz'' is a Logie Award winning Australian lifestyle and DIY television program that aired on the Nine Network between 2000 through to 2007 before its cancellation. It was hosted by Jamie Durie and was created by Don Burke and produc ...
'', on the
Nine Network
The Nine Network (stylised 9Network, commonly known as Channel Nine or simply Nine) is an Australian commercial free-to-air television network. It is owned by parent company Nine Entertainment and is one of five main free-to-air television netw ...
, was the winner of six
Logie Award
The Logie Awards (officially the TV Week Logie Awards; colloquially known as The Logies) is an annual gathering to celebrate Australian television, sponsored and organised by the magazine ''TV Week''. The first ceremony was held in 1959 as the ...
s of ''Most Popular Lifestyle Program'' (from 2001 until 2006). Durie won the
Logie Award
The Logie Awards (officially the TV Week Logie Awards; colloquially known as The Logies) is an annual gathering to celebrate Australian television, sponsored and organised by the magazine ''TV Week''. The first ceremony was held in 1959 as the ...
for the ''Most Popular New Talent'' award in 2001, and was nominated for the ''Most Popular Presenter'' award for his role in ''Backyard Blitz'' from 2003 to 2005.
Durie's 2003 landscape design book, ''Patio - Garden Design and Inspiration'', (
Allen & Unwin
George Allen & Unwin was a British publishing company formed in 1911 when Sir Stanley Unwin purchased a controlling interest in George Allen & Co. It went on to become one of the leading publishers of the twentieth century and to establish an ...
- ) was short-listed APA Book Design Awards, for Best Designed Illustrated Book 2003 Australia.
In 2008, Durie won a gold medal at Britain's prestigious
Royal Horticultural Society
The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), founded in 1804 as the Horticultural Society of London, is the UK's leading gardening charity.
The RHS promotes horticulture through its five gardens at Wisley (Surrey), Hyde Hall (Essex), Harlow Carr (Nort ...
(RHS)
Chelsea Flower Show
The RHS Chelsea Flower Show, formally known as the ''Great Spring Show'',Phil Clayton, ''The Great Temple Show'' in ''The Garden'' 2008, p.452, The Royal Horticultural Society is a garden show held for five days in May by the Royal Horticultural ...
in
Chelsea, London
Chelsea is an affluent area in west London, England, due south-west of Charing Cross by approximately 2.5 miles. It lies on the north bank of the River Thames and for postal purposes is part of the south-western postal area.
Chelsea histori ...
. A team of 22 workers built the AU$800,000, 200sqm celebration of the Kimberley landscape, called ''Australian Garden and designed by Durie'', in 16 days. ''Australian Garden'' won one of the eight Gold Medals given in the Show Garden category. All the materials were shipped from Australia.
In 2012, Durie was awarded the
Medal of the Order of Australia
The Order of Australia is an honour that recognises Australian citizens and other persons for outstanding achievement and service. It was established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, on the advice of the Australian Gove ...
(OAM) for services to the environment, and charity work.
In 2013, Durie began collaborating with the Italian luxury furniture brand
Natuzzi Group Riva 1920. Durie and Riva 1920 launched a bespoke collection of five furniture pieces, including the ''Tubular'' dining table, to widespread acclaim at
Milan Furniture Fair
The Milan Furniture Fair ( it, Salone Internazionale del Mobile di Milano) is a furniture fair held annually in Milan. It is the largest trade fair of its kind in the world. The exhibition showcases the latest in furniture and design from countrie ...
2013. The ''Tubular'' table and chair (the range also includes bookshelves) and Durie's ''Bungalow range'' were both finalists in the New York Design Awards, announced in Manhattan on 20 May 2014, for Product Design Category, ''Furniture Indoor & Outdoor''.
Bibliography
* ''Patio : Garden Design and Inspiration'' - Author: Jamie Durie (2003), Allen & Unwin Publishers (Reprint: 2016).
* ''Outdoor Kids: A Practical Guide for Kids in the Garden'' - Author: Jamie Durie (2005), Jamie Durie Publisher.
* ''Inspired : The Ideas That Shape and Create My Design'' - Author: Jamie Durie (2006),
HarperCollins Publishers
HarperCollins Publishers LLC is one of the Big Five English-language publishing companies, alongside Penguin Random House, Simon & Schuster, Hachette, and Macmillan. The company is headquartered in New York City and is a subsidiary of News Corp ...
.
* ''100 Gardens'' - Author: Jamie Durie (2011), Allen & Unwin Publishers.
* ''The Outdoor Room'' - Author: Jamie Durie (2011), HarperCollins Publishers.
* ''Edible Garden Design: Delicious Designs from the Ground Up'' - Author: Jamie Durie (2014), Lantern Australia Publishers.
* ''The Source Book: Plants, Materials, Products and Ideas for Contemporary Outdoor Spaces & Where to Get Them'' - Author: Jamie Durie (2011), HarperCollins Publishers.
* ''Living Design'' - Authors: Jamie Durie and Nadine Bush (2016), Lantern Australia Publishers.
2012–2017 company lawsuit
As of 2012, Durie has been engaged in a legal battle for a breach of contract claim brought by a disgruntled former business manager and licensing agent, Michael Curnow. Curnow sued Durie after Curnow's services were terminated. At the start, Durie declared he would fight the breach of contract claim worth more than AU$750,000 brought by Curnow, who worked in the Mona Vale office of Durie's landscape and interior design business, ''Durie Design''.
In the NSW Supreme Court case, in September 2017, Justice
Michael Slattery found largely in favour of Curnow. Durie, who was partially victorious over a claim by Curnow for commissions on work brought to Durie by other agents, disputes that he would be facing damages of more than AU$800,000 as claimed by Curnow. Costs are yet to be determined with a directions hearing in late 2017, though after a 3½-year legal battle and some of the most expensive lawyers in the country, final costs could be another AU$800,000. Durie was reluctant to discuss the judgment when ''
The Sydney Morning Herald
''The Sydney Morning Herald'' (''SMH'') is a daily compact newspaper published in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, and owned by Nine. Founded in 1831 as the ''Sydney Herald'', the ''Herald'' is the oldest continuously published newspaper ...
'' spoke with him at the time of the ruling, although he did express his disappointment at the finding and that he had been targeted "because I have a public profile ...that guy has made millions out of me over the years".
In June 2018, it was reported that Durie's company ''JPD Media & Design'' has been forced into voluntary administration, with Simon Cathro from Worrells Solvency and Forensic Accountants appointed to look into the company's financial situation.
Personal life
Durie owns properties in
Pittwater
Pittwater is a semi-mature tide dominated drowned valley estuary, located about north of the Sydney central business district, New South Wales, Australia; being one of the bodies of water that separate greater Metropolitan Sydney from the Ce ...
, on the
Northern Beaches
The Northern Beaches is a region within Northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia, near the Pacific coast. This area extends south to the entrance of Port Jackson (Sydney Harbour), west to Middle Harbour and north to the entra ...
of
Sydney
Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ...
, Australia, and in
Los Angeles
Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world' ...
.
Durie is unmarried, but he has been engaged three times. He has stated, "I've always been career-focused and my relationships have suffered because of that".
Durie's former partner, Nadine Bush, is the creative director at ''Durie Design'', and is the co-author of ''Living Design'' (2016, Lantern Australia Publishers). Durie says she is a friend and colleague.
Durie has a grown-up daughter who lives in Los Angeles named Taylor, from his previous relationship with Michelle Glennock.
Durie says, "We go camping together, surfing and bike riding".
Durie describes his life as "I want simply to find more balance and walk down the little path of self discovery...".
Durie is currently engaged to Ameka Jane.
They have a daughter, Beau J Durie, born in July 2021.
Each year, Durie donates his time and resources to many charities, including FSHD Global Research Foundation
facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy
Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) is a type of muscular dystrophy, a group of heritable diseases that cause degeneration of muscle and progressive weakness. Per the name, FSHD tends to sequentially weaken the muscles of the face, ...
(FSHD), the Children's Cancer Institute and
The Children's Hospital at Westmead (also called the Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children or Sydney Children's Hospital Network, Westmead),
Sydney
Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ...
,
New South Wales
)
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, established_title = Before federation
, es ...
, Australia.
Filmography
;Television
References
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1970 births
Living people
People from Manly, New South Wales
Australian artisans
Australian company founders
Australian environmentalists
Australian game show hosts
Australian gardeners
Australian horticulturists
Australian people of Sri Lankan descent
Australian landscape or garden designers
Furniture designers
Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia