Stephen Crafti
Stephen Crafti is a specialist in contemporary design, including architecture, furniture, fashion and decorative arts.
Block your neighbour’s view? Not this cliff-top beach house in Bronte
The owners wanted to be neighbourly, to make sure next door’s sight lines of the ocean and Bronte Gully, the bordering park, weren’t blocked by this new three-level home.
- by Stephen Crafti
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Couple keeps the best, ditches the rest in stunning Californian bungalow renovation
Rather than ‘ripping the guts’ out of their original home, the owners briefed architects to keep as much of the original fabric as possible.
- by Stephen Crafti
Behind this home’s white picket fence is an interior that sends your senses into overdrive
A classical double-fronted period timber house in Fitzroy North looks, at first glance, just like its late-Victorian neighbours.
- by Stephen Crafti
The design secrets behind this award-winning Sydney house
What started as two simple apartments in an arts and crafts building in Sydney has become an award-winning home for a couple with two young children.
- by Stephen Crafti
This pint-sized Chippendale terrace is as edgy, exciting and brave as a Stanley Kubrick film
In transforming it, the architect threw caution to the wind and let inspiration bubble to the surface. The result is simply brilliant.
- by Stephen Crafti
Designer homeware that does more than just look good
The pull of Alessi has lured famous architects and designers to put their stamp on products such as kettles, bowls and juice squeezer, adding another layer to their value.
- by Stephen Crafti
Homes from the ’80s scream for attention, but this river gem is different
A 40-odd-year-old home overlooking inner Melbourne’s Yarra couldn’t be more at odds with the ‘greed is good’ reputation of the 1980s.
- by Stephen Crafti
Late architect Guilford Bell knew how to draw a crowd … and the money
Bell’s Hallows House in Toorak exemplifies the interest in well-preserved period homes that – like art – come with provenance.
- by Stephen Crafti
Why luxury watches can be worth the investment
Statement watches have grown in popularity, as has the thirst for vintage watches.
- by Stephen Crafti
How a 1960s orange-brick warehouse became a home with steel that resembles fabric
Architect Stephen Jolson has transformed a 1960s warehouse into a spectacular home.
- by Stephen Crafti
How a Robin Boyd house came to the rescue of a working couple
Ember House in suburban Melbourne has brought one couple’s competing dream to life.
- by Stephen Crafti
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