This Month
This week’s pick of luxuries: a $17k wrist cuff and a posh dog harness
Who needs a sculpture by a top American artist when you can get a mini version for your wrist? Or another artwork for your walls when your pooch can wear one?
- Eugenie Kelly
June
This week’s pick of luxuries: a beast of a barbecue and canine couture
For cooks who love an open fire to pet lovers, we have inspired suggestions for you.
- Eugenie Kelly
The slick design on show inside Martin Place’s new metro
Designing the station below the city’s “civic heart” was a three-dimensional puzzle, says its architect. Which makes the feeling of calmness inside all the more remarkable.
- Stephen Todd
Wedgwood smashes tradition
Flamboyant designer Charles Jeffrey’s take on the brand’s traditional jasperwear might have upset purists, but a new generation of consumers lapped up the collection.
- Benjamen Judd
A $220 pair of thongs – and seven other luxurious items to consider
From pieces that will make your home pop to fun Euro-summer fashion accessories, we have ways to make you spend.
- Eugenie Kelly
A robe to keep you swimming on cold days plus seven other winter luxuries
This week’s edits of little luxuries also include limited-edition sweaters and surfboards – and a watch dripping in lab-grown diamonds. Enjoy our inspired suggestions for you.
- Eugenie Kelly
The Australian landscape on a bath towel? Move over Missoni
A new homewares brand from two creative powerhouses celebrates this country in a most un-kitsch way.
- Stephen Todd
This week’s edit of little luxuries for eco-conscious consumers
From an app to help you navigate sustainability claims, to a Bottega Veneta bag to treasure for ever, we have inspired suggestions for you.
- Eugenie Kelly
A house for all seasons made entirely of concrete and plywood
This small Melbourne home is low energy, looks lovely and might win a big architecture prize.
- Stephen Todd
May
This week’s edit of lovely little luxuries: cute hats to rare whisky
Add gorgeous designer lighting, glittering jewellery and sublime clothing to the mix, and we have inspired suggestions for everyone.
- Eugenie Kelly
Why you might want to hold on to your ’90s designer furniture
The work of design pioneer Gaetano Pesce is striking a chord with collectors.
- Stephen Todd
This week’s edit of lovely luxuries for travellers at heart
From seasoned adventurers to those just looking for a short break away from home, we have inspired suggestions for you.
- Eugenie Kelly
Why Aesop is putting algae on its shopfronts
The upcoming Melbourne Design Week reveals ideas already in use that could change our world. But getting them to scale is no simple task.
- Michael Bleby
This week’s lovely luxuries: chi-chi coffee to divine dog blankets
Plenty to savour here, from stylish kitchen essentials to gifts for friends – furry ones included.
- Eugenie Kelly
This week’s pick of luxuries: foiling surfboards to fancy chandeliers
For the sporty type to the redecorator or wardrobe refresher, we have inspired suggestions for you.
- Eugenie Kelly
This week’s edit of lovely luxuries for Mother’s Day
From active mums to working mums and even sleep-deprived mums, we have inspired gift ideas for the maternal figure in your life right here.
- Eugenie Kelly
The ex-financier and his father blowing fresh life into Murano glass
Christian and Maurizio Mussati started WonderGlass to make lighting – even furniture – in tandem with some of the world’s most exciting contemporary designers.
- Stephen Todd
April
This week’s pick of lovely luxuries: beaded dresses and a cult bag
Natural materials are turned into beautiful pieces, from a hand-loomed bag and a tactile coffee table to original art on cotton.
- Eugenie Kelly
Mastering the little things: How bonsai got so big
Stressed? The ancient Japanese practice of cultivating miniature trees is finding followers globally as an excellent way to unwind.
- Stephen Todd
Say nay to beige – the best new interiors are awash in vibrant colour
For those wanting to move out of neutral territory, the good news is that bold hues are back.
- Stephen Todd