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Interior design

January

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 the city’s hotels

  • Stephen Todd
Lane Cove resident Meegan Eves has recently installed a personal sauna on the balcony of her apartment.

The hot new home trend everybody is obsessed about

People’s new-found focus on wellness and longevity is fuelling demand for the once-niche trend of saunas, but with a twist.

  • Nila Sweeney

December 2024

Catherine McIsaac is a home owner who turned an old penthouse on Saint Georges Terrace in Perth’s CBD.

Prestige home upgrades the elite can’t get enough of

From bold colours and loud textures to amenities that rival five-star hotels, home renovations in 2025 will be big on personality, moxie and luxury, experts say.

  • Nila Sweeney

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

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.

  • Stephen Todd
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October 2024

Luca Guadagnino.

Hit films and now a hit hotel: The design genius of Luca Guadagnino

The director behind Challengers and Call Me By Your Name has a new movie, a new five-star hotel in Rome and a just-opened craft festival.

  • Maria Shollenbarger

September 2024

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.

  • Stephen Todd
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.

  • Stephen Todd

August 2024

Hermès for your home? See what the luxury brand has in store

These covetable products may be new, but they include plenty of retro nods.

  • Stephen Todd

Ultra-luxe pyjamas, Wedgwood dog bowls and other unexpected delights

Elevate the everyday with our selection of household items and wardrobe staples given an extra-special twist.  

  • Eugenie Kelly

July 2024

Kensington House by Sibyl Colefax & John Fowler.

Stop ‘chopping’: What your cushions say about you

Do yours have the right filling and requisite roundness? Or do they have ‘bunny’s ears’ and unspeakable foam? Here is a purist’s guide.

  • Serena Fokschaner

June 2024

Interior designer Shona McElroy steps into a robe she designed for a Sydney client.

How the million-dollar wardrobe became the new luxury must-have

Got the wine cellar and the infrared sauna? Maybe it’s time to rethink the closet.

  • Lauren Sams
Pieces from the ‘Territory’ component of the Innate textile collection sway in a maritime breeze on Bruny Island.

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

May 2024

Interior sculptural detail in Luna House, the work of Leeton Pointon Architects.

Building a dream home? These Melbourne beauties are an ode to concrete

Make a street statement with this silky-smooth material. It may be costly to produce but its versatility and durability make it a joy to live with.

  • Stephen Todd

Six tips for styling a room from David Flack

Incongruous and ingenious, the work of this designer has influenced interiors all over the country. Here, he takes a humble den and makes it a haven.

  • Stephen Todd
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Shona McElroy at her studio in Paddington, Sydney. She wears a leather coat from Citizen Concept Store in Paris, Cos turtleneck, Zara jeans, Christian Louboutin shoes, earrings from Bottega Veneta and her Cartier Tank.

The interior designer who swears by secondhand fashion

Shona McElroy loves measuring things, having Veuve to serve, and Buddha’s hand

  • Lauren Sams

Cult tailor Patrick Johnson opens stupendous new Sydney showroom

Ballroom blitz: A grand building, and a touch of dirty pink, has resulted in a suitably spiffy new CBD space.

  • Benjamen Judd
Maurizio (left) and Christian Mussati, father and son co-founders of Wonderglass in Venice.

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 2024

Filippo Carandini creates brightly coloured bespoke cabinetry.

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

Investment wallpaper? It’s a thing

An atelier in France is reviving a lost art form to reimagine opulent modern interiors.

  • Divya Bala

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