Design
It’s about planning ahead: Kate Seddon’s switch from advertising to landscape designer
Great gardens and backyards should never be an afterthought, says the Melbourne-based designer.
- Stephen Crafti
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‘Tactful disharmony’: An interior designer’s offbeat path to success
Mixing the old and the new as well as “the weird and the super polished”, Tamsin Johnson’s approach is winning fans from Byron Bay to Dubai and Hollywood.
- Luke Benedictus
High honour: Cannabis dispensary, luxury bathhouse nominated for design awards
Against the ever-expanding global wellness market, two Brisbane venues have been nominated for Australia’s top interior design awards.
- Courtney Kruk
- Exclusive
- Retail
‘They’re fakes’: Maison de Sabre founder condemns dupes as Sportsgirl pulls items
Just as there are Ferraris and there are Hondas, the Australian-based luxury accessories brand has said Australians shouldn’t accept dupe products.
- Jessica Yun
- Opinion
- City life
Serene and stunning, this beloved concrete slab has its own security guard
Over 300,000 people have made the pilgrimage to MPavilion 10. Now this Melbourne icon faces its own Eiffel Tower moment.
- Norman Day
This major visual effects studio is bringing Australia’s best talent home
Weta FX is officially setting up base in Melbourne, further strengthening the country’s already burgeoning screen industry.
- Nell Geraets
A ‘perfect’ inner-city pad set on 30 square metres? One architect’s ‘Goldilocks’ rule
Adam Haddow’s own house is set on a tiny plot. Now he’s focused on his Victorian home town with designs that are not too big, not too small – but just right.
- Luke Slattery
Designer deaths: From ocean paddles to sneakily scattered ashes, we’re doing things differently
Funeral at the pub? Sure. A digital avatar to remind loved ones about you? Why not. Death may be a constant, but our approach to it is changing dramatically.
- Kerrie O'Brien
Who doesn’t need a hug? This exhibition will lift your mood
It’s a weighty issue, designing spaces for sensory needs. These architects invite you to be tucked into their sculptures.
- Kerrie O'Brien
Award-winning inner-city sanctuary gives a nod to the ’80s
The innovative Six Ways House, named after an intersection at its front door, has set neighbours’ tongues wagging.
- Stephen Crafti
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