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This Month

French interior architect and furniture designer Pierre Yovanovitch.

Why this superstar designer is resurrecting a forgotten visionary

Pierre Yovanovitch is reissuing 10 furniture pieces by the designer loved by the Beverly Hills elite, including Elizabeth Taylor and Cary Grant.

Jared Webb at Marlowe.

The mastermind behind Queensland’s hottest new dining venues

Jared Webb’s award-winning architectural studio is transforming the state’s hospitality offerings ahead of the Olympics Games.

Why you should treat your blankets like fine art

No longer confined to the bedroom, artisanal throws have become design objects in their own right. Meet the brands bringing culturally inspired comforts into the home.

December 2025

Gorgeous gardens at the Oloa Road, Vaucluse property.

Exploring the lush gardens of Sydney’s trophy homes

From Mollymook to Manly, these settings show why NSW’s prestige property owners flock to hire landscape studio Dangar Barin Smith.

EMBARGOED UNTIL Midday Monday 2nd Frebruary 2015. Photographs from inside the Frank Gehry-designed Dr Chau Chak Wing of the UTS. Photographed Thursday 29th January 2015. Photograph by James Brickwood. SMH NEWS 150129 Design_UTS

The architect who made chaos look spectacular

The boundary-pushing architect Frank Gehry is known in Australia for designing the Dr Chau Chak Wing Building for the UTS Business School in Sydney.

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November 2025

Meet the interior designer whose bold style tears up the rule book

The vibrant visions of Luke Edward Hall take risks few other designers would dare to brave – and it pays off.

October 2025

The Timothée Resort in Busselton, WA.

It’s makeover time for Australia’s ’80s-era motels

Refreshed accommodation is drawing design-savvy travellers with an appreciation for nostalgia.

NZ House has movable timber louvre panels that can cover the entire ocean façade or be readily rolled away.

The architects creating ‘flexible’ high-end houses

The work of Tom Kundig – who often incorporates “gizmos” into his designs – is being celebrated with a new book.

September 2025

The most recognisable stool in the world is getting a makeover

Artek’s Stool 60 has become the blueprint for many stackable seating solutions in the 92 years since it was designed.

5 things you need to know about Singapore Design Week

From innovations in kintsugi mending to lamps made from mushrooms, see the highlights from this year’s design event.

Kelly Wearstler’s Lotura Family.

Add some LA glitz to your home with these glamorous lamps

With designers like Los Angeles native Kelly Wearstler in their stable, importers Robyn and Joel Kaufman are bringing the world’s best lighting to Australia.

Meet the artist riding the new wave of popularity in textile art

Tammy Kanat stepped away from the world of jewellery design to pursue a new passion as a weaver. More than a decade later, her career change has paid off.

The futuristic Tesla Diner and supercharger station, promising a drive-in experience, opened in Hollywood in July.

The servo is getting a glow-up

Electric vehicle drivers are demanding a more pleasant experience while they wait for their cars to charge.

August 2025

An East Melbourne terrace house showcases classic Flack moves: deep jewel colours, high gloss surfaces and rare vintage furniture.

The maximalist master who’s designed homes for Troye Sivan, Andy Lee

Today, interior designer David Flack’s eye-popping style has made him a favourite with celebrity clients, but his first project was a childhood cubby house.

Kevin McCloud.

Kevin McCloud and Tim Ross’s new podcast is for serious design nerds

Tim and Kev’s Big Design Adventure is an attempt to escape “an emerging tyranny of the visual”. It includes an Australian innovation described as “amazing”.

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This Stradbroke Island home is communal living at its best

A row of identical modular cottages houses three siblings and their families – and is being lauded as the future of sustainable living.

July 2025

A pair of Brazilian modernist Oscar Niemeyer Alta chairs in ivory leather set off a living area.

Step inside this modernist penthouse with 360-degree views

One of Australia’s most esteemed interior designers has turned his hand to a 1000 square metre apartment in South Yarra, Melbourne.

Saskia Havekes at her Grandiflora store in Potts Point, Sydney.

The Sydney florist who made $300 bouquets normal

Florals? They became groundbreaking because of this woman. Grandiflora founder Saskia Havekes is a rebel who revolutionised how Australia sees flowers.

Architect William Smart.

When Rich Listers want an architect, there’s one man they turn to

William Smart designs houses for those without budget constraints. Designing his own presented a unique challenge.

Lighthouse residence, Byron Bay by Brisbane’s BVN architects. 

Step inside one of the nation’s most extraordinary new homes

This award-winning residence in Byron Bay is perfectly at one with nature – even when there’s a cyclone at its door.

Designer Brahman Perera in front of his ‘Temple Silhouette’ carpet for Ruggable.

These are the viral rugs to buy this season

Interior designer Brahman Perera is one of three Australian studios commissioned to make carpets for the internet-sensation Ruggable.

June 2025

Gelephu International Airport

Architects are turning to the past to design the buildings of the future

The marriage of craft and technology is upending building conventions in intriguing ways.

The Bolo is a direct-to-table container, no need for replating takeway.

Is this going to revolutionise the Friday night takeaway?

Industrial designer Charles Wilson is on a mission to change how we consume restaurant meals at home.

When sustainability costs $14,400 per square metre

We check in to an innovative, carbon-neutral apartment in the Ferrars & York building in South Melbourne.

Icebergs surround the Falkor.

When contemporary design and millennia-old ice sheets collide

Designer Brodie Neill has found inspiration on the front lines of the climate crisis – the iceberg strewn waters of Antarctica.