This Month
Shiny baubles and practical must-haves to take you through summer
From diamonds to barbecues, this week’s Spend edit has been curated with everyone in mind.
- Eugenie Kelly
- Christmas Gift Guide 2024
- Life & Leisure
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.
- Updated
- Stephen Todd
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.
- Stephen Todd
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.
- Stephen Todd
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.
- Tony Davis, Lauren Sams and Stephen Todd
November
Mammoth tusks and jellyfish: how to bring jewellery ‘alive’
Starting with a sculpture helps jewellery designer Bibi van der Velden define in her mind her collections of ‘wearable works of art’.
- Lauren Sams
The 70s furniture trend making an unlikely (but welcome) comeback
This humble yet sustainable material is getting a high-end makeover.
- Stephen Todd
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.
- Stephen Todd
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.
- Stephen Todd
Homewares that last forever? How is that good business?
The CEO of one of Europe’s oldest companies says sustainability and recycling are the key to its vintage brands’ survival.
- Glynis Traill-Nash
October
Macquarie’s new home is one to admire for its smarts
The investment banking and trading giant’s new office at 1 Elizabeth Street in Sydney brings building materials, and a metro station, to the fore.
- Matthew Drummond
Japan’s unlikely export success
The surging global popularity of anime has lifted the industry’s value to the likes of semiconductors or steel.
- The Economist
How the parents of Baby Boomers were enticed to cruise
A rare collection of vintage posters reflects an era when travel was a voyage into the unknown.
- Dan F Stapleton
September
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.
- Stephen Todd
Spring to it with a beaded butterfly bag and other fresh treats
Splash out or spend wisely – but whatever you do, it’s time to embrace the new season with style upgrades for your wardrobe, your home, and your wrist.
- Eugenie Kelly
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.
- Stephen Todd
August
Classic movie posters and an amazing sheepskin chair. What’s hot to shop
From beautifully original tablescaping to stylish cross-body bags for men, we have inspired suggestions for you.
- Eugenie Kelly
‘In a class of its own’: a radical new racing yacht sets sail
Two driving forces of Australian sailing have come up with an ingenious new type of craft, with a specially designed keel.
- Stephen Todd and Nicole Shrimpton
The hunt is over. Our Father’s Day gift guide is here
We’ve got special scents and secret sauces, plus smokin’ barbecues and surfer rugs. Look no further for inspiration.
- Eugenie Kelly
For $5600, you’d want to keep the bottle this rare cognac comes in
Beyond French liqueur, this week we’ve sourced seductive fashion, chic homewares and smoky scents.
- Eugenie Kelly