Lost Profile Gallery’s reverent quality echoes through its sculptural forms and softly conducted light.
As one visitor aptly expressed, “being in this space is like gazing into a Rothko.”
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Photography by Timothy Kaye
Read MoreThis Belgian home illustrates that materiality, when befitting the organic textures of its surrounds, can see even monolithic proportions settle peacefully in nature.
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Photography by Thomas De Bruyne
Read MoreVeiled by a 100-year-old façade, this tranquil penthouse is a sanctuary for the senses hidden in the heart of Bondi.
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Photography: Felix Forest
Read MoreVilla Junot sees trompe-l’œil frescos and mystic motifs collaged with Art Deco detailing, awakening the surrealist zeitgeist of 1920s Paris.
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Featured mural by Mauro Ferriera
Photo credit: Alice Mesguich
Read MoreHowatson Company’s new Sydney workspace weaves together two distinct buildings into a cohesive, elegant environment – eclectic in character and elevated by gallery-like details throughout.
Image credit: Luc Remond
Featured artwork: Luke Storrier
Read MoreWith one hand, Artbank heroes artists who may otherwise struggle to emerge in a competitive and sometimes luck-based industry. With the other, it extends the reach of art by gifting it to the public who may otherwise never think to seek it out. Harnessing art’s ability to garner boldness and empathy, Artbank’s role remains crucial in showcasing thought-provoking joys from contemporary Australian artists.
Read MoreMaher Design pairs modern lines with vintage references, uplifting every joyful drop of the MW Wines experience.
Hundreds of repurposed wine boxes — broken down and mosaiced by Trentham-based instrument maker Nara Demasson — now line two tasting room walls and also make for bespoke table legs. Like an inset wine list, the evocative patchwork of timber grains and ornately burnt labels provide “a stamped history,” Maher observes, lending legacy to the modern setting.
Image: Shannon McGrath
Read MoreHardie Grant’s new Melbourne headquarters by Carr, is designed to intuit the needs of diverse creative talents, with tailorable features supporting them to make work a home of their own.
Image: Tom Blachford
Read MoreBillie Civello’s crafted pieces illustrate a zeal for experimentation while also resulting in gems, made to endure timelessly.
Image: Siros Chaise, Melissa Cowan
Read MoreBy embracing the expertise of others, Lachlan Vasic has crafted his own unique skillset and a body of exquisite works.
Image: by Claire Armstrong, Craft
Read MoreJess Humpston’s furniture: An ode to objects of single purpose
Jess Humpston’s timber designs extend an invitation to be used, and thus completed. In return? The bliss of interacting with objects that have been crafted precisely, yet beautifully, to do one thing truly well.
Photography: Jess Humpston
Read MoreElegance and materiality: The work of Amy Vidler
Through meditative diffusions and organic forms, Amy Vidler’s sculptural lights reveal the softer side of typically tough, structural materials.
Photography: Shannon Rose
Read MoreCulinary delights nestled within Australia’s renowned hotels need not be reserved only for travellers. House Made Hospitality’s four new venues at Sofitel Sydney Wentworth, designed by FK, provide elegant dining, bars and gathering spaces that invite the locals to linger too.
Read MoreThe life story of Leo Christie OAM, covering the first 90 years in 30,000 insightful words.
"Without Caitlin‘s drive, patience and intelligent comments my story would never have been told."
Read MoreBrimming with elegant flair, four new venues, designed by Cox Architecture with H&E Architects, cultivate a culinary neighbourhood for North Sydney. Quoting British designer and restaurateur, Sir Terence Conran, Brooke Lloyd shared, “design is 98% common sense and 2% something really special. The 2% is what makes a design demonstrably better. We worked really hard on the 2% for these venues to create that magical feeling.”
Photography: Alec Bruce Mason
Read MoreIs the compact mirror a tool for keeping what we see in check, or checking in on how we see ourselves?
Read MoreSubtle ceremony…Recurrent in Abernethy’s design is an inventive use of volume and double-height scales that deliver a unique rhythm. Oscillating between compression and expansion – through rich historical detailing and uplifting layers that build from cabinetry to window heights – the home eventually peaks where the rafters meet.
A Project Profile: March 2024
Architect: Karen Abernethy
Photography: Tom Ross
Traditional custodians: Wurundjeri People
Read MoreAtong Atem considers photographers cyborgs. “The camera becomes an extension of their body, movements, height, choice of angle.” The invitation and joy of her work, she surmises, comes from recognising the photographer’s intervention between what is captured and the truth of things.
Artist Profile: March 2022
Image: Atong Atem ‘A yellow dress, a bouquet 4‘, 2022, Art Gallery of New South Wales, La Prairie Art Award 2022 © Atong Atem
Read MoreThe design of a new extension at McPhail House doesn’t harshly define a beginning and end to the home’s chapters; rather it runs on its own harmonious continuum, along the connected interior views and sweeping curves of bespoke finishes.
A Project Profile: October 2023
Photography: Tatjana Plitt
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