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10 Easy Pieces: Backless Wooden Dining Benches
In our one bedroom apartment, space is sacred; which is why our wooden bench, meant to accompany the dining table, lives an alternate life as an entryway bench—bags on top, shoes below. The friends we...
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Modern Melbourne: At Home with a Design Duo
Recently spotted on Yatzer: a pared-down residence in Prahan, a suburb of Melbourne, belonging to the founders of Wonder, a design firm with a focus on streamlined interiors. The founders, Georgina...
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Atomic Vision: The Sorrentina Stovetop Espresso Maker
Thank the Australians for reintroducing a design classic from Italy: the Sorrentina espresso maker, designed by Giordano Robbiati, and otherwise known as The Atomic. Milanese-born Robbiati created the...
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Pretty in Pink: Miss Frank in Camberwell, Melbourne
In case you haven't noticed, we're swooning over Melbourne's coffee bars this week. Our latest fixation? Miss Frank in Melbourne, which begs the question: Why are coffee bars so unrelentingly masculine...
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The Magic of Two Courtyards in Melbourne
Melburnian architecture firm Edwards Moore’s insertion of two internal courtyard gardens into the existing fabric of a small and narrow urban house might at first seem counterintuitive. With limited...
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Best Reader-Submitted Bath Space Winner: Steve Carbin
The winner of the Best Reader-Submitted Bath Space category in our Considered Design Awards is Steve Carbin, a homeowner who completely renovated an "unfortunate" existing bathroom in his 1919 home in...
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Bring on the Bindles
Gift giving is an art that requires thought and planning, and I often find myself scrambling at the last minute to pull together an original offering. When Melbourne-based Catherine Blackford found...
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The Best of Both: Open Plan and Intimate in Melbourne
Has open plan living reached the peak of its popularity? Australian architecture firm Kennedy Nolan leads the way in creating a hybrid of domestically intimate spaces with the visual advantages of open...
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Henry Wilson, a Designer on the Up from Down Under
Henry Wilson may still be in his twenties, but the young designer is making a name for himself in the world of Australian design. The Sydney native, who studied woodworking and furniture design at the...
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Quintessential DuckeggBLUE in Sydney
Leanne Carter-Taylor, the brainchild behind Sydney's hip furniture store quintessential duckeggBLUE, spent childhood holidays at her granny's Yorkshire cattle farm surrounded by humble yet beautiful...
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Armadillo & Co. in Australia: Summery Rugs Made from Natural Fibers
A new addition to our "Desperately Want" list: Natural fiber rugs from Armadillo & Co. in Australia. The rugs can be ordered online; in the US, select pieces are available from Archer Modern. For a...
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Wild Beauty: Fowlers Flowers in Melbourne, Australia
Shop owners Lauren Bieber and Tom Crowe find it easy to keep an eye on what's happening at Fowlers Flowers in Melbourne, Australia, because they also own the coffee shop next door. In fact, it was...
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A Cottage with Views in Byron Bay
A hideaway, weatherboard cottage overlooking Byron Bay has 360 degrees of uninterrupted sweeping ocean-to-mountain views. Can you think of a better way to enjoy the natural wonders of Australia’s Gold...
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Sunny in Sydney: Rachel Castle's Top 10 Picks
When I was e-mailing back and forth with Australian designer Rachel Castle to discuss this post, one of her e-mails ended with "Holy shit" (on realizing she had just missed a deadline). It was perfect...
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Extreme Repurposing in Sydney, Tin Shed Edition
Australian architect Raffaello Rosselli celebrates the patchwork beauty of corroding steel by repurposing a humble tin shed into an office and studio in the inner-city suburb of Redfern, Sydney....
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Shanghai Modern in Melbourne
Melbourne restaurateur David Zhou grew up in the heart of Shanghai (on the busy Nanjing Road, to be precise). While the city might be noted for its glimmering modern skyscrapers, it's the comfort food...
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Bold and Beautiful: Screen Printed Designs from Bonnie and Neil
In 2010, Bonnie Ashley, whose background includes floral and textile design as well as printing, and Neil Downie, a furniture designer, launched Bonnie and Neil, an original collection of vivid accents...
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Aussie Style Dining via London with Bill Granger
On a busy corner of Notting Hill’s Westbourne Grove, behind a reinstated Georgian façade, Granger & Co. has a relaxed and easy Australian vibe with food to match and its popularity is evidenced by...
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Best Reader-Submitted Office Space Winner: Jane Archer
The winner of the Best Reader-Submitted Office Space in our Considered Design Awards is Jane Archer, who created an open and airy workspace in her renovated hundred-year-old corrugated tin home in the...
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The Designers Are In: LA Style, Artisan Edition
This week Los Angeles designers David John Dick and Krista Schrock from DISC Interiors collaborate with friend and furniture designer Glen Lawson, founding partner of LA home ware concept shop Lawson...
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