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Slowing Down At The New Sense Of Self In Sydney

Design

Four years in the making, Sense Of Self Surry Hills was worth the wait. Designed for the senses, the grounding space is a portal to rest and connection, with pools and saunas to restore body and mind.

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Interiors

Brunswick Galley House By Topology Studio

Interiors

From narrowboat living in the UK to a Melbourne bungalow, Brunswick Galley House by Topology Studio brings nautical influences and a sense of community to a family home.

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Melbourne Art Fair Returns For Its 20th Edition

Arts & Culture

20 editions in, Melbourne Art Fair returns in 2027 for the design devoted, showcasing contemporary art and design from over 80 galleries & some of Australia’s most exciting creative talents.

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Food

Riva Brings Mediterranean Glamour to Rose Bay Marina

Food

Inspired by the Riva yacht and its mid-century Mediterranean glamour, Riva brings Italian dining to the waterfront at Rose Bay Marina, interpreted through a softer, more romantic, feminine lens.

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Heleena Trahanas & Alexandra Heard

At Work With

Almost a decade as a duo, ALEX AND TRAHANAS founders Heleena Trahanas & Alexandra Heard have found their creative flow state. We talk their dreamy new ceramics collection with Raes, the Mediterranean and artisan traditions.

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Heleena Tranhanas & Alexandra Heard

Almost a decade as a duo, ALEX AND TRAHANAS founders Heleena Trahanas & Alexandra Heard have found their creative flow state. We talk their dreamy new ceramics collection with Raes, the Mediterranean and artisan traditions.

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Melbourne Art Fair 2027

20 editions in, Melbourne Art Fair returns in 2027 for the design devoted, showcasing contemporary art and design from over 80 galleries & some of Australia’s most exciting creative talents.

WORDS of the WEEK

‘We’ve known each other for so long that there’s a lot of trust. There’s a shorthand between us now – we can usually tell what the other is thinking without having to explain it too much.’

— A L E X A N D T R A H A N A S

Travel: Onshore Retreat – Mornington Peninsula

A quiet pocket of the Mornington Peninsula, St Andrews Beach is home to Onshore Retreat, an intimate stay shaped by considered design and a love of the natural coastal landscape.

Creatives In Our Sights

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Heleena Trahanas & Alexandra Heard

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Lauren & Kass Hernandez From Crossing Threads

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Lauren and Kass Hernandez are the artists behind Crossing Threads, a Sydney textile studio where sisterhood, Australian–Filipino heritage and a shared language of texture are mindfully woven together.

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Benjamin Jay Shand from Studio Shand

At Work With

Studio Shand director Benjamin Jay Shand reflects on a practice shaped by architecture, objects and design, the creative energy of Buon Gusto Studios, and the influences that continue to inform his work.

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