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Adelaide Artist Ida Sophia Wins AGSA’s $100k Ramsay Art Prize!

Local artist Ida Sophia has won Australia’s richest art award for artists under 40! See the finalists work at the Art Gallery of South Australia now.

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Architecture

A Perth Home’s Beachy Addition, Undetectable From The Street

With a brief of building 'better, not more', Cast Studio have created a 73-square-metre addition for a Cottesloe home that's summery and surprisingly spacious.

Studio Visit

Inside Artist Ryan L Foote’s New Melbourne Ceramics Studio (That’s Open To The Public!)

Shop ceramics made on site, or enrol in a workshop at R L Foote Design Studio in Clifton Hill.

Interiors

This Renovation Puts A ‘Contemporary Spin’ On A Classic Randwick Home

This Federation-era family home in Sydney seamlessly blends old and new, while also injecting some much-needed personality into the interiors.

Homes

A 1970s Fitzroy Townhouse With An Eltham Feel

This timber-rich sharehouse feels like a slice of Melbourne’s leafy outer north-east in Fitzroy North.

Interiors

A Chalet Renovation With Pastel Interiors In A Famous Alpine Village

A 1980s chalet in Victoria’s youngest alpine village gets a fresh makeover by Britt White Studio.

News

Artists + Designers Explore The Emotional Meaning Of Objects In ‘Vitrine’ At Melbourne Design Week

See emotive sculpture, object, and furniture works by artists Brud Studia, Fiona J Schoer, Isabella Mackay-Sim, Jeremy Blincoe, Matt Bromhead, Peter D. Cole and more at ‘Vitrine’ — on now at Melbourne Design Week.

GreenPower

How Dessert Queen Katherine Sabbath Made Her Retro Rental More Sustainable

Internet baking sensation Katherine Sabbath shares how she switched to a GreenPower electricity plan, helping make her family's lifestyle more sustainable with just one phone call.

One Room Wonders Room Transformations

Before + After: Lucy’s Beach Shack Living Room Transformation

Before + After: Kids Playroom To Stylish Study Makeover

Before + After: An Arty + Eclectic Kids Bedroom Transformation

News

A Cross-Cultural Collaboration Of Timber Furniture, Years In The Making

Furniture designer Trent Jansen and highly skilled wood punu artists Tanya Singer and Errol Evans have come together for an inspiring collection on show this Melbourne Design Week.