Have a Good Weekend By Tim Ross

Australians have always been exceptionally good at doing bugger all.

A day at the beach. A BBQ in the park. Backyard cricket. A beer somewhere sunny. Getting mildly sunburnt while sitting on a folding chair. We may not have invented the weekend, but frankly, we’ve made a pretty solid contribution to it.

Have A Good Weekend by Tim Ross is a glorious photographic love letter to Australians at play, featuring evocative images drawn from the National Archives of Australia.

It’s nostalgic without being naff, beautifully designed without taking itself too seriously, and packed with the sort of photographs that make you say, “God, remember when everyone just… did stuff?”

Surfing, skiing, sport, BBQs, beer gardens and the great Australian tradition of finding somewhere nice to sit around for a while.

A brilliant coffee-table book and an excellent gift for dads, grandparents, design people, architecture people, history people, impossible-to-buy-for people and anyone who enjoys a healthy dose of Australian nostalgia.

The details:

• Written by Tim Ross
• 112 pages
• Softcover
• 210 × 210 mm
• Archival photography from the National Archives of Australia
• Designed in Australia on Gadigal Land

Geranium says: Give this to Dad instead of another bloody pair of socks.