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The new building (right) follows the curve of the 2003 building; a new sculpture park meandering between.

One couple’s decades-long devotion to Australian art has a new home

The Eva and Marc Besen Centre is a state-of-the-art gallery and storage space where back-of-house and front-of-house are one and the same.

This Month

TFE Hotels regional GM Emma Souter and SJB architect and interior designer Emily Wombwell and Charlotte Wilson in the reception area.

This new Sydney hotel is the ultimate urban oasis

Dazzling design, stellar dining and a tropical rooftop pool are just the start of what you can expect at the hotly anticipated Eve Hotel.

A still from the ‘Kitchen Table’ video (2024) by – and starring – Atong Atem.

A Melbourne gallery explores what our clothes say about us

A new exhibition, on now in the lead up to the Melbourne Fashion Festival, assembles fashion designers, jewellers, sculptors and photographers.

Peter Jopling and Richard Parker.

Why the Melbourne Art Fair is the place for start-up collectors

All you need is an open mind, says the chairman of the foundation that operates the event, which shirt-fronted a hotel group and a carmaker for this year’s edition.

January

The slanted roofs and simple lines of  Kavillo villas recall to mind structures like shearing sheds and lean-tos.

The architect inspired by shearing sheds and tents

Mudgee-based Cameron Anderson honours the beauty of humble rural structures and rustic materials in his designs.

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New shows, ‘worship-worthy’ products you need to know about

A few things to inspire from the Currency section of our Arts & Culture issue out on January 31.

The recently completed Balzac Hotel in Paris.

How design studio Festen is redefining Parisian elegance

Interior power duo Charlotte de Tonnac and Hugo Sauzay are shaping the look and feel of the city’s hotels

December 2024

Becker Minty Linear tumblers.

Stuck for ideas? Two top Australian designers share their wish lists

You’re bound to be inspired once you read what designer Blainey North and architect William Smart have chosen.

The pair of “eyes” at 12th floor terrace level.

Inside Melbourne’s latest luxury hotel

This CBD new-build is avowedly local, and intrinsically sophisticated. The essence of Victoria’s capital, really.

Hip industrial designer Henry Wilson has a brilliant new store

One of Australia’s most esteemed creatives now has a shopfront for his instantly recognisable pieces.

Billowing drapes offset the monumentality of Gerard’s restaurant designed by J.AR Office.

These award-winning restaurants and bars are designed to take you away

At the recent Eat Drink Design awards, judges noted a refreshing shift towards “otherworldly design” in hospitality venues.

Michele O’Neill, standing in the centre in front of the fireplace, is Co-owner, La Chapelle, a 10th-century chapel restored as boutique accommodation in Provence, France

How Aussie expats celebrate Christmas with foreign flourish

Boxing Day might not include beach cricket for these five living abroad, but some customs from home can be honoured.

November 2024

A 1950s chair designed by Janine Abraham and Dirk Jan Rol.

The 70s furniture trend making an unlikely (but welcome) comeback

This humble yet sustainable material is getting a high-end makeover.

The New Bahru lifestyle precinct is housed in a former high school built around a shaded lawn.

Singapore layover? Check out New Bahru

This well-designed collection of creative businesses – from food to wellness and retail – will easily account for a day.

One of artist Callum Morton’s ‘In Through the Out Door’ mosaics in an inner-Sydney laneway.

Good old tiles are making a comeback

Ugly public structures are being transformed with bold and intricately patterned mosaic works of art. The trend is in play in fashionable houses, too.

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October 2024

Outback-inspired pieces set to go on show at Design Miami fair

Trent Jansen explores Australia’s cross-cultural history through his furniture collaborations with Indigenous artisans.

September 2024

Can Yavuz at the new Ames Yavuz gallery, with Dark Emu video artwork by Jacob Nash & Stephen Page, part of the inaugural Memory Myth exhibition. Surry Hills. Sydney.

The Australian gallery making moves on Mayfair

Can Yavuz sets out in his galleries to “challenge, inspire and reclaim”. It’s worked here; now he’s hoping to do the same in London.

A meeting room in Flack Studio features the work of Sydney Ball, set off with a moody portrait by Darren Sylvester.

Interior design maestro pays tribute to his famous colour muse

David Flack was inspired by abstract painter Sydney Ball as a schoolboy; now he is curating an exhibition of the late artist’s work.

An original 1970s French sofa has been reupholstered in plush velvet and trimmed with cord.

The interior decorators in the spotlight for their beautiful spaces

Looking for a home refresh to enhance your signature style or soften hard lines? These three women have the know-how.

Melbourne’s new The Standard.

An edgy Hollywood hotel brand makes its Australian debut

It may have its origins in Los Angeles, but The StandardX has embraced the gritty hipness of its new location in Fitzroy, Melbourne.

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