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Australian houses, from architectural masterpieces to suburban family homes, Victorian terraces, mid-century marvels, coastal shacks, city apartments, and everything in between.
Award-winning Australian architecture, inspiring homes, and interviews with Australia’s top architects.
Award-winning Australian interior design, inspiring homes, and interviews with Australia’s top designers.
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Studio visits with Australia’s most talented creatives, from artists to architects, ceramicists to stylists, furniture makers to lighting designers.
Studio visits with Australia’s top artists, and unmissable art exhibitions in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and beyond.
Weekly recipes and meal ideas from our favourite cooks, authors and foodies.
Unique travel destinations, design-led accomodation and day trip ideas in Australia and New Zealand.
Australian houses, from architectural masterpieces to suburban family homes, Victorian terraces, mid-century marvels, coastal shacks, city apartments, and everything in between.
Award-winning Australian architecture, inspiring homes, and interviews with Australia’s top architects.
Award-winning Australian interior design, inspiring homes, and interviews with Australia’s top designers.
In depth features on Australia’s most beautiful gardens and landscape design.
Studio visits with Australia’s most talented creatives, from artists to architects, ceramicists to stylists, furniture makers to lighting designers.
Studio visits with Australia’s top artists, and unmissable art exhibitions in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and beyond.
Weekly recipes and meal ideas from our favourite cooks, authors and foodies.
Unique travel destinations, design-led accomodation and day trip ideas in Australia and New Zealand.
We're wrapping up our 2011 Christmas wishlist series today with a little double feature! Adelaide design duo Emma Aiston and Daniel To have each contributed their top 5 most coveted items this festival season. Not surprisingly for these extremely cool cats, each list is so succinct and brilliantly edited - presenting the perfect balance of cool / quirky and slightly silly. Cool and quirky is, after all, their speciality. ;)
We've loved the incredible variety of wishlists this year and so I'd love to say a big thanks to all who have contributed! From Kirra Jamison's epic round-up to Brendan McKnight's 'not-particularly-blokey' shortlist, and Megan Morton's inspired eccentricities yesterday - I think we've covered all bases!
Massive thanks to Daniel and Emma for sharing these inspired finds with us! AND psssst. Daniel, I really hope you got Emma those shoes....!
1. A years (or even a lifeime) supply of jam from Bonne Maman.
2. Super shiny Prada shoes ('I am actually expecting these on Christmas morning!' says Emma!)
3. Hay Bale by Richard Woods and Sebastian Wrong for Established and Sons.
4. Playmobil Christmas scene / Santa.
5. Thorsten van Elten Plant Cup.
1. Portofino Wristwatch from IWC (Swiss)
2. Petite Friture Ikebana Vases by Edward Robinson (from France)
3. Texas spicy Chicken (Singapore)
4. Tray by Plus Minus Zero (Japan)
5. Tom Moore print (Australia)
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