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How are you? It would be remiss of me to not ask you such a simple question after the weeks since we last ‘spoke’ have been nothing short of wild. For me, the days have felt a little longer, the end of daylight saving has crept up on us in the easter

Inspired by an imagined romance between 17th-century French courtier Madame de Blois and the Sultan of Morocco, ‘A voyage to Meknes’ is the first chapter in a series from new homewares brand Trame that will explore Mediterranean journeys via the work

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PICK UP STICKS Illuminating the Brokis stand, the hand-blown glass tubes of Lucie Koldova’s ‘Puro’ pendant light (right) can be arranged into interconnecting compositions. spenceandlyda.com.au CLOUDBUSTING For their ‘Odyssey’ wall lights (above) Rudi

MELBOURNE Available to view on its online channels, the NGV has digitised its permanent collections and captured its current suite of exhibitions with sophisticated virtual tours. This is a remarkable opportunity to take in the gallery’s landmark ‘Ke

WHAT INITIALLY APPEALED TO YOU ABOUT THE SPACE? I am a big Harry Seidler fan and I have admired the Horizon building since I was an architecture student in the early 90s while it was being built. This is my second apartment in this building – not too

SYDNEY On a small site in Sydney’s Glebe, architects Chenchow Little took an expansive design approach driven, paradoxically, by stringent planning codes. The architects explain that a simple envelope has been articulated with arched openings both ve

WHAT HAVE BEEN SOME OF YOUR ENDURING CREATIVE INFLUENCES? Stephen Jolson: I have always been inspired by the work of Italian architect Carlo Scarpa, with projects that celebrate form, materiality and texture, and that engage with context, landscape a

IN THESE DAYS of sheltering-in-place, architect Adam Haddow has it pretty good. During our phone interview he is in the bath on his rooftop garden (it is a Saturday) in Sydney’s inner-city suburb of Redfern. His Cleveland Street rooftop apartment is

FROM PLAYFUL STRIPES in the living room to moody saturated colour in the wine room, David Flack’s deft handling adds up to striking interiors with a lightness of being in this polished Sydney residence. How did you become involved with this project a

FLIPPING THE HOUSE on its head was this architect’s bright solution to achieve an uplifting, light-filled renovation of her own home. How did you become involved with this project and what was the brief? When we bought this old, dark bungalow it was

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GIVEN AN ULTRA-TIGHT deadline, Dylan Farrell Design pulled off a stunning interior renovation and decoration of a four-bedroom Sydney home. What was the brief? To create a modern home for a young family – before the owners’ wedding day in three month

THIS IMPOSING HERITAGE home was lavished with all the warmth and functionality desired for the owners’ growing family along with a liberal serving of contemporary sophistication. What was the brief? Project architect Russell Casper introduced us to t

A SUNKEN LOUNGE is one of the inspired features devised by architect Jeremy Bull for the redesign of his own home, which he shares with partner Tess Glasson, Alexander & Co marketing director, and their four sons aged five to 10. What motivated this

A REQUEST FOR contemporary art throughout led the way for the creation of a gallery-like interior for this theatrical family home, says designer Claire Driscoll Delmar (above). What was the brief? We had styled the owners’ holiday home on Sydney’s Pa

A GRAND FEDERATION home was beautifully adapted by Tania Handelsmann (above left) and Gillian Khaw to embrace 21st-century family life. What was the brief? To create an open-plan space at the rear of our client’s grand Federation home, including a ne

ARTISANS AND SPECIALIST trades were called on by the design team to realise an ambitious vision for a magnificent residence. What was the brief? To create a contemporary interpretation of a grand mansion with a classically ordered facade and reverent

AUSTRALIAN ART, heritage details and a family’s relaxed lifestyle informed the design of this coastal home by Alexandra Donohoe Church of Decus Interiors. What was the brief? We were introduced to the clients, a family with five children, by the arch

Paul Bangay has been sculpting, coiffing and fashioning the most magnificent of gardens for the past three decades. The pre-eminent landscape designer’s work can be likened to a masterfully tailored Savile Row suit – timeless, perfectly proportioned

AJACCIO CORSICAN ARCHITECT AMELIA TAVELLA HAS DESIGNED A DREAMY OCEAN VILLA (LEFT) FOR RENT IN AJACCIO. IT’S MEDITERRANEAN IN SPIRIT AND STYLE WITH WICKER, TERRACOTTA AND ROPE. CASASANTATERESA.FR FRANKFURT Morgen Interiors has paired exposed walls wi

PURSUING A MINIMALIST aesthetic, Studiofour created a sense of “simplicity, openness and honesty” in this home with quality materials all selected to age beautifully. What was the brief? Sarah Henry (right): When it came time to build a house for my

TO VOTE for your favourite design in the Best Residential Interior – Readers’ Choice competition and be in the running TO WIN A ‘Cannes’ queen bed from COCO REPUBLIC, valued at $2795, visit: homestolove.com.au/readerschoice2020. Competition closes Ju

One designer is based on the east coast, in New York City, while the other two designers are on the west coast, in Los Angeles. All three are at the top of their field, and tastemakers with A-list clientele. Their names: Kelly Wearstler, Jonathan Adl

TELL US ABOUT THIS SPACE? Our studio sits on a historic bluestone cobbled laneway at 7 Glasshouse Road in Collingwood. It’s an old factory-turned-design studio and is bathed in beautiful soft light from its old sawtooth roof. The studio’s north-facin

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