Continuing with the essential questions to ask yourself before plunging into downsizing, in my earlier piece I focused on the importance of lifestyle considerations, but now you need to consider the scale and capacity of...

  We recently met part of the family behind Faucet Strommen at Design Show Australia. As farmers in the Mallee in a former life, I was so thrilled to discover Faucet Strommen who offer high-quality Australian made...

Let’s talk about grab rails! Long have they had a negative sentiment, but we’ve found someone who is flipping that idea on its head! Meet the Aliro Collection from ABI Interiors. Not just for the infirm, these...

As much as I love sourcing mid-century furniture for my clients I know some have been reluctant to purchase dining tables. This is largely due to their tendency to mark so easily, due to ‘water...

I’m forever inspired by fabrics but one I found recently really captured my eye! ‘Lacis’ in the celadon colourway, is part of the L’ENOVOLÉ FANTASTIQUE collection by Lelievre Paris. An upholstery fabric, in the following photos...

When downsizing, and beginning the search for your ideal apartment or townhouse, what starts out being an exciting exercise often ends up being confusing and demoralising. This potentially difficult and emotional time can be further exacerbated...

Shayle Flesser is a practicing fine artist, known for her bright and bold contemporary abstract paintings. Shayle hand paints all of her artworks on-site in her Brisbane-based studio and Gallery. Shayle’s exhibition ‘Act of Love’ can...

Lucie Rie was an Austrian-born British potter, born in 1902. Rie moved to London to flee Nazi Austria. Best remembered for her brightly coloured, delicate vase, bottle and bowl Modernist forms. Key developments in Rie’s career,...

The Fyber Cosmos collection is created using pre-consumer and post-consumer nylon waste, using recovered fishing nets, carpets and industrial plastics. Fyber continues to work with premium raw materials that are sustainable. Key characteristics of the recycled...

The colours and vibrancy of the Dipping Light form a striking design. When turned on, its many shades of colour filter the light, making a lively surrounding impact. The layers of paint, which were created by...