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Dan F Stapleton

October 2021

Jade Torres with a Minnie Pwerle artwork.

Finance service for young art collectors in the know launches in the UK

Local gallerists credit Australian-founded Art Money with helping to them keep afloat through the pandemic by wooing Millennial clients.

Ben Quilty has founded  Ngununggula, Southern Highlands Regional Gallery in Bowral.

Ben Quilty’s vision creates an art gallery for all

A long-awaited gallery in the NSW Southern Highlands has a Millennial at the helm and big plans to nurture the region’s next generation of artists.

August 2021

Far from a car factory in the US, the “Constant Gardeners” robots are “having a nice little holiday” in Ueno Park, Tokyo.

Robots channel Olympians to create Zen-like art in a Tokyo park

Fuelled by athletes’ data and animated by cyborgs, a dynamic installation by UK artist Jason Bruges is delighting locals and visitors.

July 2021

Elisa Jane Carmichael

Star rising for Quandamooka artist who defies categorisation

She’s generating a buzz overseas, but Australia’s NATSIAA awards are still the true gauge of success, says hotly tipped finalist Elisa Jane Carmichael.

May 2021

“I wanted to live a more balanced and holistic life”: Chef Kylie Kwong with her artist wife Nell in Lucky Kwong, a weekday-only cafeteria in Sydney’s South Eveleigh.

A ‘Lucky’ life inspires Kylie Kwong’s new eatery

After a soul-searching absence, the high-profile chef returns with a dining concept that celebrates Cantonese techniques, native Australian ingredients and family.

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November 2020

Francis Kurddjian's popular Baccarat Rouge 540 fragrance has become a candle.

The best home fragrances to give this Christmas

The world’s finest perfumeries have concocted festive scents to create a 'sensory snapshot' of happy times. These are some of the best scented candles and sprays.

November 2020

Rami Malek is back in the public eye as a celebrity ambassador for the reissue of Cartier’s famous Pasha watch.

Oscar winner and villain-in-waiting Rami Malek has time on his side

The 'Bohemian Rhapsody' star and upcoming Bond bad guy reflects on his partnership with luxury house Cartier and his life after two career-defining roles.

August 2020

Trent 'Maxi' Maxwell says the main product in his hair is usually salt.

Three Aussie legends on self-care in the age of COVID-19

A famous Bondi lifeguard, a top fashion designer and Melbourne’s culinary king reveal how the pandemic has changed their routines.

Yellow diamond offered by Leonard Joel

Got a spare $900k? This rare diamond is up for grabs

The vivid-yellow gem is the centrepiece of a $5 million Sydney auction featuring jewellery from around the world.

March 2020

Express yourself: Muay Thai class at the Mandarin Oriental.

The butler did it: How an illustrious Bangkok hotel stole my heart

A $150 million renovation is finally complete at the riverside Mandarin Oriental, but it's the one-on-one interactions that linger in the memory.

October 2019

Kylie Minogue wears The Vampire's Wife, pictured with Nick Cave at the Glastonbury Festival in June.

How Nick Cave’s wife captured hearts and minds with needle and thread

Susie Cave reflects on the runaway success of The Vampire’s Wife fashion label, the brand she founded in 2014 “to make some dresses for my friends”.

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August 2019

Though scent is one of the most evocative human senses, people don't really know how to talk about it.

Why perfumes are moving beyond gender

Unisex fragrances are taking over the mainstream as perfumers become more adventurous.

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