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There’s something almost sacred and totally compelling about stepping into the private worlds of our most talented creatives – the places where they live, dream and express themselves most authentically. In this special House & Garden publication, More Australian Creatives at Home, we celebrate an extraordinary group of artistic visionaries whose homes reflect not only their personal style, but the spirit of Australian design at its most vibrant and eclectic. From the old-school charm of beloved broadcaster and design advocate Tim Ross’ Byron haven to the richly layered interiors of style icon Collette Dinnigan – whose new book Bellissima is a tribute to beauty and craft – this collection invites you behind the scenes of remarkable creative lives. Step inside the colour-saturated universe of Ken Done, explore the refined atelier…

“My home in the Southern Highlands is an enchanting and happy place,” says fashion and interior designer Collette Dinnigan in her book, Bellissima: An Australian-Italian Affair (Simon & Schuster). A visual cornucopia, the book chronicles her peripatetic lifestyle in Australia and Italy, and shares her taste in interiors, gardens, travel and food. While it features the designer’s properties in Sydney, Puglia and Rome, it’s clear her charming farmhouse in Bowral, NSW, is very close to her heart. She shares the sprawling family home with husband Bradley Cocks and her children, Estella and Hunter. “I immediately fell in love with this old rabbit warren of a homestead, which was built in the 1890s,” she says. After almost four years of renovating, the two-hectare property hosts a six-bedroom, four-bathroom house, self-contained cottages…

Melissa Penfold’s harbourside apartment in Sydney’s east is exactly how you would imagine it to be. Welcome to Melissa-Land, an earthy, caramel-rich space, layered in tone and texture (and throws and cushions) on the fourth floor of a modernist apartment block designed by superstar ’60s architect Douglas Snelling. It is the most elevated example of each of the six essential elements of decorating she shares in her latest book, Natural Living by Design, which hit the shelves in April. Her rules are: Ease, Flow, Light, Nature, Timelessness and Awe, which translate to practical things such as bringing in lots of daylight, sticking to natural materials, bringing nature and greenery into our homes, creating lots of storage (because mess is stress) and using colour meaningfully. A quick scan of the apartment…

Call it kismet, serendipity or just plain good luck, but Tasmanian artist Jenny Topfer could not have found a better house to call her home. “The volumes in each room are generous and uplifting. And it’s a painter’s house – there are plenty of walls to hang work on, and the shifting light moves around the rooms in beautiful ways as the seasons change,” she shares. “I’m lucky to have a huge studio close to the house, purpose built in the 1970s by the original owner, Anton Holzner, also a painter. There’s a separate gallery downstairs that allows me to hang new work to see how it sits together and imagine what it will look like in a commercial gallery space.” The artist and her husband Alex fell in love…

It would be hard to picture a neglected inner-city Victorian-era corner store with a ramshackle collection of ad-hoc additions at the back as something that would have the makings of an award-winning future home. Even architect Adam Haddow couldn’t see it at first. Adam is the principal of SJB and one of Australia’s most highly regarded architects. Under his direction SJB, which was founded in Melbourne in 1976 by Alan Synman, Charles Justin and Michael Bialek, has become a dominant force in architecture. It was SJB, after all, that was tapped to replace the Pritzker prize-winning British architect David Chipperfield earlier this year to redesign the final stage of Sydney’s Barangaroo precinct. However, when his partner Michael suggested they buy the corner store building that had been on the market…

LIVING LARGE Relax at home with plush seating and natural textures. BREAKFAST CLUB A cosy setting and classic tableware ensures every meal is an occasion. REST ASSURED Create a bedroom haven of tactile layers and stylish accents. OFFICE HOURS Tactile and functional elements will get the creative ideas flowing. GARDEN PARTY Relax outdoors with weather-proof furniture and accessories. ALFRESCO DINING All the essentials to enjoy your meals under the sun or stars.…

As an avid collector and in-demand interior designer, Tasmin Johnson found herself in need of more space a couple of years ago. She had an existing office on Paddington’s William Street, and was searching for somewhere in close proximity to serve as a showroom. The chosen building around the corner in Victoria Street proved ideal in more ways than one. “It has a perfect natural light and a generous office space on the first floor that I can get messy if need be,” says Tamsin of the sprawling warehouse. “It also has big doors, which helps! I have quite frequent container arrivals from Europe with many pieces to turn over.” From a design perspective, it didn’t need a lot: “a bit of new glass, a little metal- and iron-work, and…

With no two days the same for art aficionado Kym Elphinstone, she likes to start each morning at home, enjoying a home-brewed chai in her study. “I converted the entry-level formal living room into my personal study, drawn to the magical afternoon light that streams through large sashed windows and the outlook over our front courtyard garden,” Kym shares. “An exquisite oval travertine dining table – a find at Tamsin Johnson’s antiques cave – was repurposed as my study desk and a Tommaso Barbi console holds my art catalogues. The walls are lined with art and books, making it my favourite room in the house.” The passionate art advisor and founder of cultural agency Articulate shares her 19th-century Italianate Victorian terrace with her husband and son, and was initially drawn…

There is a common theme of ‘less is more’ that runs through many of Sydney-based interior designer Brian Hoy’s projects. “Each one is approached independently and I try to include a reference to the building or location if appropriate,” he explains. “My approach to space is a hierarchy-based ethos, allowing all elements such as floors, walls, ceilings, furniture, artwork and lighting to sit together in a kind of layered balance. The background is stylistically monotone in order to allow a variety of pieces to sit together, giving each visual room to breathe.” This clear vision is apparent at Brian’s own Art Deco apartment, which enjoys a simple layout, good light and classically proportioned rooms. “I enjoy being near the water and the leafy surrounds of the foreshore. I also love…

For comedian, writer, TV presenter and modernist aficionado Tim Ross, an old, unpretentious two-bedroom Queenslander at Goonengerry near Byron Bay, NSW, has captured his heart. “It’s just a joyous place – I fell in love with it,” he says. Backtrack four or more years and Sydney-based Tim and wife Michelle were idly toying with the idea of buying a weekender somewhere. Both Michelle’s sister and her parents had moved just north of Byron, and the desire to be closer to family suddenly seemed quite pressing. “We’ve been happily holidaying at Byron forever,” says Tim and when this ‘tiny cottage’ on a three-acre block turned up for sale, “one conversation led to another conversation that led to a conversation with the accountant and we finally said, ‘Life’s too short, let’s do…

Bec Judd’s recent interior project is a triumph. The TV presenter, business co-founder and brand ambassador has created a stylish weekender on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula, which provides a stunning escape from city life. But the renovation has been a long time in the making, given Bec and her husband Chris bought the property in 2016. Perched on a hill with a spring-fed dam and soaring eucalypts, the appeal was immediately obvious, with Bec recalling an ambience of “incredible serenity. We felt we were deep in the countryside, even though it’s only an hour’s drive from our Melbourne home.” However, the 1970s flat-roofed brick bungalow was less enticing. “The interior was dark and cold, with slate tiles, brown tones and a dated feel,” she says. “It needed a complete overhaul to…

Having spent much of his life residing in the Sydney Lower North Shore suburb of Mosman, artist and national treasure Ken Done can’t imagine living anywhere else. The secluded waterfront property on Chinamans Beach that he shares with his wife Judy sprawls across three blocks and includes the couple’s main residence, a light-filled studio and a beachfront cabin where the grandkids stay. Days begin with a swim in the harbour before Ken retreats to his studio to paint, draw, listen to jazz and occasionally have a snooze on the old cane lounge. “I don’t have to sweep the floor. I don’t even have to put all the tops on the paint if I don’t want to,” he says. “It’s a place of pleasure, experimentation, the occasional disaster, but mostly joy.”…

For Eleonore de Vienne, national operations manager for textile purveyor Boyac, the commute to work is as easy as they come. The apartment she shares with her husband, Ryan Tkalcevic, is conveniently located above the Boyac showroom in Sydney’s Woollahra, so all team meetings and client appointments are only a flight of stairs away. The building’s location on leafy Queen Street holds special significance for Eleonore and her mum, Susanna de Vienne. “My father, Patrick de Vienne, established a textile business called Fabrica on Queen Street 40 years ago, and it has always been a dream of ours to create a Boyac showroom in this location,” says Eleonore. Formerly a dental practice, the blank slate of a building required a clear vision to reimagine it as a retail and residential…