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Industrial Beauty

Sydney practice Blainey North showcases its architecture, interiors and furniture in a glamorous warehouse office.

Memory Bank

Functionality and emotional engagement balance the work of architects Kennedy Nolan.

Worlds Colliding

Saved from the bulldozer, a pair of ordinary rural buildings take new form as skilled hands work wonders.

Telling Stories

The walls can speak in this French nature artist’s home, whispering tales of ephemeral beauty from the garden exquisitely captured in paint.

London Eye

French designer Jean-Louis Deniot put on his best British accent for the contemporary revamp of this elegant Belgravia home.

Small Talk

A freeform design based on a less-is-more aesthetic brings style and personality to a pocket-sized suburban garden.

Promised Land

Once the scene of a bitter civil war, Beirut is back on the map as a tourist destination, offering fine architecture, design, fashion and food.

Room Service

Melbourne’s United Places is a new concept in accommodation where conventional hotel norms are eschewed in favour of a more personalised approach.

On The Brink

While blues of sea and sky draw all eyes, an edgy swathe of lawn and sandstone grounds the view.

United Front

The felicitous union of two creative minds meant the reinvention of this 1930s house was achieved to maximum advantage with a minimum of fuss.

Face Value

The Victorian heritage facade belies the ultra modern rear extension to this home that delivers light and space in equal measure.

Sound Bites

Edwina Withers of BoffiStudio knows listening up and matching clients’ ideas with her own experience is key in fostering bold design solutions.

Budding Genius

Inspired by ikebana, Alessi Design Award winner Zachary Hanna’s novel vase design conceives a more natural way to display a bloom.

Living History

Decorator and writer Annie Kelly and photographer Tim Street-Porter’s Sydney home bears witness to styles present and past, mixing antiques and travel pieces.

Fresh Air

The owner’s former childhood home has been reinvented for her own family in an easy style that marries Spanish Mission and Hollywood Regency without missing a beat.

Vision Splendid

A smart combination of old and new has given this turn-of-the-century house a fresh personality.

Nature Study

Architect Fergus Scott mines the potential of every site to create something beautiful and unique. 

Western Civilisation

Stellar hospitality group Como has outfitted a Perth architectural gem in palatial suites and serene amenities.

The Dutch Masters

Tradition meets modernity in the reinvented Pulitzer Hotel in Amsterdam, cleverly crafted from a series of old canal houses. 

Surf Dive 'N' Sea

A brilliant point break is only one of the sublime attractions of luxurious Indonesian resort Nihiwatu.

Oriented East

Doyens of the Melbourne design scene, Barbara and John Hermon have a penchant for authentic Asian artefacts.

View Finder

Maximising the sea outlook was paramount in the design of this townhouse on the Victorian coast.

Cool Change

Jean-Louis Deniot worked his magic on this mid-century Florida home, making it as fresh as a sea breeze.

Right Angle

Geometric lines and a palette of stone and glass add up to a modernist marvel of a home, with a sinuous staircase the surprise element at its heart.

Journey Man

Matt Gibson’s creative process aims to build a story in which the client is hero in their own narrative.

Flower Power House

Floral diva Fleur McHarg invites us into her botanic workshop in Melbourne where she plans exquisite events and dreams up flower-inspired book and film plots.

About Face

Once owned by some of Hollywood’s legends this home has been given a dazzling new look by Martyn Lawrence Bullard.

In The Pink

The pretty pastel colour palette and floral wallpapers of this grand Federation house evoke English style in a very Australian way.

Dune Landing

In the hills near the port town of Essaouira, hotelier Willem Smit realised his lifelong desire to build a home of a different stripe by the sea.

Top Notch

SJB’s chic black and white design scheme for this Melbourne home, complete with bespoke fittings and luxe finishes, took it to another level of sophistication.