Design
Enter this spectacular home via the stand-alone lift shaft on the street, please!
Visitors to the once-dilapidated fisherman’s cottage in Birchgrove, with spectacular Parramatta River views, enter via a stand-alone lift shaft on the street.
- by Stephen Crafti
Latest
Another ‘alien’ monolith appears, this time atop a remote desert mountain
The discovery is the latest in a series of mysterious shiny columns popping up around the globe since at least 2020. No one knows where they come from.
- by Rio Yamat
Exclusive
Private schools
Exclusive NSW girls’ school embroiled in ugly dispute
The fate of Australia’s oldest and most respected “creative community” looks uncertain, with long-term staff set to lose their jobs.
- by Andrew Hornery
The inner-city Melbourne house that doubles as an antique furniture shop
Work meets play in this eclectic home in Collingwood.
- by Heather Nette King
‘I didn’t know it was going to look like that!’ Renovating from interstate
Restoring an old Tassie farmhouse from Sydney had its challenges – and unexpected joys.
- by Luke Slattery
How this designer transformed a Kings Cross apartment into an impressive home
Gilt-framed portraiture and curated collections enhance the living experience in Ross Longmuir’s inner-city art deco flat.
- by Susan Redman
‘Gift from the thrifting gods’: $6 op-shop vase sold for $160,000
After two dedicated glass specialists came from interstate to inspect the vase, the suspicions were confirmed: the piece was very real.
- by Timothy Bella
‘He’s seducing you’: Japanese architect woos Melbourne with concrete
From the outside, it looks like a squat concrete bunker in the middle of Melbourne’s Queen Victoria Gardens. But its creator says this is a space where “sky, water and people become one”.
- by Stephen Brook
Inside a family home in Sydney’s east that oozes charm
The single-storey Federation home in Queens Park is home to the former style director of Vogue Australia.
- by Susan Redman
Magazine
Sunday Life
The November 12 Edition
In our cover story for this week’s special design edit, homemaker to the stars Martyn Lawrence Bullard shares his fascinating story with writer Jessica Doyle.
Homegrown heroes: Australian made homewares and furniture
From statement pieces to textiles inspired by native wildflowers, local design is marking its mark in homewares.
- by Georgie Gordon