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A Wash With White

Practicality, calmness and an affinity for neutrals underpin the chic aesthetic of this coastal holiday house that offers a resort-style ambience for several generations of one family.

Creative Cove

In the thick of Sydney Harbour’s primal beauty, a modernist home makes a quantum leap into a new era.

Crowning Glory

A contrasting addition transformed a heritage villa in Tel Aviv into ultra-chic contemporary accommodation.

Shored Up

In this coastal garden, set behind the dunes, drifts of foliage spill over granite boulders that float in the frothy green ocean.

Turning Point

Harnessing the constraints of its original curves has inspired the transformative spaces that take this home to new heights.

Love Shack

The last of the classic beach bungalows on its Bondi street, this laid-back bolthole is a brilliant canvas for collected treasures.

In Harmony

A muted palette of alternating black and white rooms lends a pleasing rhythm to this stylishly understated house.

Fertile Imagination

Created from what was once a sloping rocky outcrop, this lush garden is testament to the owner’s dedication and skill with secateurs.

Making History

A once-derelict space in a century-old Adelaide building has become an inspiring studio for architecture practice Williams Burton Leopardi.

Folk Art

Australian jewellery and accessories designer Lucy Folk now calls a grand Paris apartment home, minimally furnished with eclectic flea-market finds.

Pool Party

This harbourside home on Sydney’s lower North Shore was designed to create an indoor-outdoor setting that’s perfect for entertaining.

The Shape Of Water

A brush with nature led Julian Meagher to widen his world view as seen in his luminous new work.

Treading Lightly

The artisan’s touch is seen around this home, from the polished plaster walls to sandblasted timber elements.

Circular Key

Reflecting the natural world into the interiors, a deep, spherical pool anchors a well-rounded home renovation that embraces the curve.

Third Rock

With a mountain range in its sights, this home of rammed earth, polished concrete and glass honours the elements.

Field Of Vision

The M Pavilion creator for 2018, architect Carme Pinós designs for light and the lay of the landscape.

Brilliant Work

Founder and creative director of Articolo, Nicci Green has crafted a gallery-like studio in Melbourne to illuminate her range of artisanal lighting.

Cold Comfort

It may be chilly but Minneapolis is braving the deep freeze to forge a bold new identity as a cool creative hub with food, art and design at the forefront.

Cinema Scope

Dreaming of a palm-fringed paradise of the movies, this couple spliced comfort and luxury to edit a serene Sri Lankan retreat with star quality.

Clever Plot

Two different garden areas are seamlessly woven together to create a unified narrative.

Bold Moves

Idiosyncratic details are the key to the vibrant personality of this home where colour and curated collections pack a punch.

Serving Congeniality

The spaces these architecture and interior design practices have devised for their own offices speak volumes about their values of conviviality, bonhomie and authenticity.

Private Eye

A converted warehouse with a secret lush oasis is the work of garden designer and true master of illusion Paul Bangay who welcomes us to his studio.

Rich Seam

Hotel founder and creative director Kit Kemp embroiders every inch of her interiors with colourful details. She shares her style ethic in an extract from her latest book.

Established On Location

Nostalgia ruled in the refurbishment of revered live band hotel the Espy as St Kilda locals watched on. The result? Four storeys thronging with flocks of satisfied patrons.

Holiday Romances

A novel breed of hotel is ruffling the waters in the Eternal City. Here, five avant-garde stays to win the hearts of design lovers.

Drawing Fire

A passion for ink rendering set architect Luigi Rosselli on a trajectory to building success.

Winning Combo

The creative potential is limitless when art and design cross paths.

Perfect Harmony

In its skillful melding of public and private worlds, Guy Sebastian’s stylish home in Sydney’s east never misses a note.

Divinely Oriented

Two luxe resorts in Vietnam serve up the pinnacle of chic accommodation – each with their own heavenly twists.