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Growing up, my mum ran her own interior design business and still to this day you’ll often find her rearranging a room. I can remember countless trips we made to fabric stores and antique houses. Back then, I was bored out of my brain staring at swatches, and thought antiques smelt musty and old. I must have been incredibly annoying (sorry, Mum). Turns out, the smell of antique furniture is now one of my favourite scents. Most of what I now buy is picked up at auction, and it’s not unusual for me to have a car filled with random bits I’ve bid on and won. I love anything with charm, and I love layering a home with interesting pieces that tell a story. It’s probably why I’d often return…

RAY VAKILI Managing director of marketing platform LTK Australia PIP NEWELL Founder and director of Curated Spaces, an online vintage furniture platform LIA TOWNSEND Founder of Stories to Gather, which creates personalised grazing boxes and tables SUNNY B Founder of Alba Atelier, furniture and homewares…

In the realm of interior design, where straight lines and minimalism often reign supreme, Anissa Kermiche stands out as a champion of curves and feminine forms. The French-Algerian designer, known primarily for her jewellery, has seamlessly transitioned her keen eye for detail into the world of homewares, creating pieces that are both functional and unabashedly celebratory of women. Kermiche’s foray into interiors is a natural extension of her work in jewellery. “Jewellery design teaches you about precision, as the scale is really small when you work with precious stones that start at one millimetre,” she explains. This attention to minute details has translated beautifully into her homewares, where proportion is carefully considered. The designer’s creative process is as unique as her pieces. “Most of my design ideas come as I…

When asked to pick the favourite feature of her sprawling Sydney home, Lisa Wipfli has many to choose from. There are the multiple curved Juliet balconies that add whimsy to nearly every bedroom. There are the Italian-architect designed external columns and arches framing million-dollar harbour views. There’s the dramatic sweeping staircase leading to a baby grand piano, and the striking kitchen renovation, to name a few. “I would have to say the main sitting area is my favourite room,” reveals Wipfli. “This is a place of calm where we sit around and play Uno, cuddle in front of a movie and spend a lot of time together as a family. I also love it because of my bookshelf; I’m obsessed with reading books and love having them on display and…

In an era where the boundaries between work and home have become increasingly blurred, a new player in smart home technology is helping to restore balance to our living spaces. Luxaflex, a brand long known for its window coverings, has introduced PowerView®: an automated system that may redefine how we interact with our homes in the digital age. This new system doesn’t just control window shades, it aims to orchestrate the very ambience of our living spaces, cleverly adapting to personal routines. Picture this: it’s 6.30am, and as you begin to stir from sleep, your bedroom is gradually illuminated by soft, natural light. Your Luxaflex Silhouette® Shadings have begun their choreographed dance, slowly opening. No jarring alarms, no fumbling for switches, just a gentle start to your morning, courtesy of…

“Put a compass to paper and trace a circle. Then tell me which other country has such concentration of places like Amalfi, Naples, Ischia, Procida, Sorrento, Positano, Pompeii, Capri” – Diego Della Valle, CEO of Tod’s Group “Italian craftsmanship is totally unmatchable. And in Italy, people don’t just do it for the money, they do it because they love it” – Fausto Puglisi, designer “We’d dance all night, get up the next day and have lunch on the motoscafi [speedboats]. Everybody knew everybody. It was what used to be called a ‘happening’, and really was quite a moment in time” – Marisa Berenson, American model and actor “There is no end. There is no beginning. There is only the infinite passion…

There is some irony in the fact the Prohibition era of the 1920s and 1930s was a golden age for the creation and consumption of cocktails. Classic mixed drinks with exotic names like White Lady, Planter’s Punch, Hanky Panky and Last Word became famous during this fabled era of speakeasy bars and underground jazz clubs, and they continue to inspire today. According to Kurtis Bosley (pictured below), head of Sydney’s Oi Hospitality Group, these standards have stood the test of time and make perfect building blocks for the creation of delicious concoctions for new generations. To prove his point, Bosley has joined forces with iconic Italian crystal glassware brand Luigi Bormioli to launch the “Backdoor 20s” signature cocktail glass collection. For each glass in the range he has created a…

BLOOM BOOM Forget “groundbreaking” – floral-filled interiors are positively earth-shattering. We’re witnessing a veritable garden party erupting in the chicest homes, and trust us, it’s anything but your grandmother’s chintz. So go ahead, let your interiors blossom. After all, in the garden of style, the most fabulous flowers always stand out. TIP Mix your bouquets. Pair ditsy prints with large-scale blooms. And remember, a little foliage goes a long way, so introduce some leafy greens to keep things grounded. BLUE VISION This season, the most coveted interiors are taking a deep dive into aquatic allure. Think walls awash in ombré blues, from pale sky to deep navy, creating an enveloping sense of oceanic depth. Accessories speak in hushed seaside shades. Clusters of blue-tinted glasses catch the light, while rattan adds…

I’m sitting in a suite at the Aman hotel in New York talking belly rings with Dee Ocleppo Hilfiger. “I never got a tattoo, but I decided that I was going to be rebellious and get a belly ring,” she says. “There’s still a little hole there.” I tell her I also went through the belly ring stage. She might be one of the most stylish women in America – and married to fashion icon Tommy Hilfiger – but she’s also the kind of woman who you can chat to about anything. We move from belly rings to babies. There are seven children in total in the blended Hilfiger clan. “Every decade of parenting is challenging. Every decade is rewarding,” she says. “Kids grow up into young adults, but you’re…

If walls could talk, Melissa Leong’s 1915 Edwardian terrace would tell the esteemed writer, food critic and television host: you’ve earned this. “Not a day goes by that I don’t sit in my house and tell myself, ‘You did this – you made it for yourself,’” Leong tells marie claire from her sun-soaked living room in Melbourne’s inner city. “I never dreamt that I could create a situation where this is my reality.” With an impressive roster of freelance gigs under her belt (including an in-conversation with celebrity chef Jamie Oliver at the Sydney Opera House late last year, hosting UFC Fight Week in January, and a starring role in SBS documentary The Hospital: In the Deep End in June), as well as the hotly-anticipated return of her hit show…

In the heart of Sydney’s chic Paddington, Nadia Fairfax-Wayne’s terrace home is a testament to her vibrant personality and keen eye for design. The digital creator has transformed her residence into a playful-yet-sophisticated haven that perfectly balances bold aesthetics with tasteful elegance. The generous use of colour is no accident. “Colour brings great pleasure,” she says. “It was really important to have vivid colours throughout the house. Life is far too short not to try to spark joy wherever you possibly can!” To bring her vision to life, Fairfax-Wayne enlisted the help of her friend, interior designer Tamsin Johnson. The brief was clear: create a space that is both vibrant and playful. The result is a home that feels like a carefully curated gallery, where each room tells its own…

In the picturesque Southern Highlands of New South Wales, interior designer Lucy Loneragan has found her creative home. It’s a world away from Los Angeles, where she spent the past decade, yet it feels like a natural progression for this self-proclaimed “flower child”, who was born in the country. Loneragan’s journey into the world of interior design is no surprise. “My mother [Harriet Loneragan] is an artist and horticulturalist and my father has forever dabbled in residential property development,” she explains. This blend of influences laid the foundation for her future career. Growing up in houses under constant renovation, Loneragan developed an early appreciation for the transformative power of design. Her childhood was spent going to dusty antique stores and auction houses, where her mother’s keen eye for unique pieces…

In the mid-2010s, The New Yorker writer and author Kyle Chayka noticed a peculiar thing happening in coffee shops. It didn’t seem to matter which city or country Chayka was in, cafes were all starting to look the same: white subway tiles, mid-century Scandinavian-style furniture, handmade ceramics. They weren’t franchises following a global style guide – like Starbucks or Gloria Jean’s – and there’s not some genetic barista quirk that means they all have the same taste in furnishings, their interiors were being dictated by something else: the algorithm. In Chayka’s new book, Filterworld: How Algorithms Flattened Culture, he writes about how algorithms have changed culture and what personal taste means in an increasingly homogenised digital world. Think of your Instagram Explore page or TikTok FYP. At the moment, my Explore…

Creating a calming space that sparks joy is the raison d’être of Swedish interior designer Beata Heuman. It stands to reason – her Christian name is Latin for happy. From the playful mural in her daughters’ bedroom to the armoire-concealed fridge in her kitchen, an open-minded, freewheeling joyfulness pervades from the moment you step through the door. And it’s catching. Heuman’s aesthetic was described by The New York Times as a “reinterpretation of the British maximalist tradition – exuberant, peripatetic, proudly eccentric”. There is something about the way she balances an uncluttered Scandi ease with a dash of English kookiness that makes her spaces so warm and livable. “I get a thrill from observing things that are beautiful or interesting, and I love creating special places,” explains Heuman. “Obviously my…

French-Chinese food writer and cook Mimi Thorisson creates homes that are as rich in style as her culinary creations are in flavour. “My approach to interior design is very much like my approach to cooking,” she explains. “It’s about creating a warm, inviting atmosphere that reflects the history and soul of a place.” For Thorisson, the heart of a home is always the kitchen. “It’s undoubtedly my favourite room,” she says. “It’s where everyone gathers.” Here, you’ll find vintage copper pots, hand-painted ceramics and bowls of fresh, locally-sourced produce. “I’ve always had a deep love for food,” she reflects. “Growing up with a French grandmother, who was an incredible cook, I was constantly surrounded by the aromas and flavours of traditional French cuisine.” In 2011, Thorisson and her family moved…

LAURA JONES This year’s Archibald Prize-winning artist, Laura Jones, has a history of setting up her painting studios in old pubs, including one that was considered so haunted that its attic attracted ghost tours. Lingering spirits aside, the art deco-era buildings have plenty to offer artists, with their large windows that flood rooms with light, and abundance of space to make a colourful, globby mess. Those original floorboards have been through a lot, so what’s a little paint splatter? In early 2022, Jones came across her current studio in Sydney’s inner-city suburb of Darlinghurst. This is where she painted her Archibald Prize-winning entry, a portrait of the author and climate activist Tim Winton. The pair met at an environmental advocacy event in 2016, after a mass coral bleaching in Queensland’s…

Renting can be incredibly annoying on so many levels. I’m not just talking about the coalface moments of moving in and out, which remain high up on the lists of some of the worst days of my life; more the little frustrations you will never be able to resolve. I’ve spent countless hours of my life reimagining floorplans in every single rental I have ever lived, fantasising about dream extensions and debating with myself whether a room I don’t own would be better with a skylight or not. I think about how kitchens could be reconfigured to actually fit stuff in, and about which walls should be moved to enable a better flow through a space. For me, personally, because I make my rentals feel like home, I can get…

PUTTANESCA-STYLE SALMON BAKE SERVES 4 200g fine green beans, trimmed6 spring onions, cut widthways into thirds200g mixed cherry tomatoes, halved6 skin-on salmon fillets (about 720g) TOMATO ANCHOVY OIL 85ml olive oil8 anchovies, finely chopped (25g)2½ tbsp tomato paste1 tsp chilli flakes2 tsp coriander seeds, lightly bashed in a mortar and pestle8 garlic cloves, very thinly sliced 2 preserved lemons, flesh and pips discarded, skin finely chopped2 tsp maple syrup SALSA 60g pitted Kalamata olives, halved60g capers, roughly chopped1 preserved lemon, flesh and pips discarded, skin thinly sliced10g basil leaves, roughly chopped10g parsley leaves, roughly chopped2 tbsp olive oil2 tsp lemon juice 1 First, make the tomato anchovy oil (if you make this a day ahead, you can then delight in the fact a midweek supper can be on the table…

Boost new-season energy in your home this spring by introducing organic materials like rattan, jute, wicker and bamboo, along with tactile, stone-inspired homewares and furniture. Pair with a pulled-back palette of whites and neutrals to instantly create a light and airy mood. All items by Oz Design…