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est livingRead Now | est Magazine: First Light This is my first editor’s letter since signing off at Inside Out magazine in 2010—and it is rather like riding a bicycle. The return to editing feels instinctive, embedded in muscle memory.

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est livingInside Hollie Bowden’s North London Victorian Terrace An interior designer and furniture maker’s North London terrace, which they share with their three young girls, is a home made by hand, coloured by artistic friends and filled with curious and…

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est livingChaille Writes a Bold New Chapter for a Marais Apartment Mahogany enters the dining space via the table, surrounded by leather and stainless steel chairs by Axel Chay.

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est livingThe Latest Design News from Tongue & Groove, Studioutte & More Each week, we highlight a selection of global design headlines, from standout projects to innovative product launches and industry moments.

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est livingSally Caroline Welcomes Us Inside a Melbourne Homecoming A decade spent living across two continents led to a collection of objects, memories and furniture, all of which have finally found their way home.

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est livingStudio Doherty Softens the Edges of an Edwardian Family Home The downstairs billiards room lacked seating and life. To make it more of a place to relax, Studio Doherty designed a built-in banquette for lounging in a fun Letters fabric from Kvadrat Maharam, and…

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est livingMarker Architecture Let The River Write The Brief For This Cabin Spotted gum plywood covers the living room walls and ceiling above oak floors, with a REDDIE Bob lounge by Caroline Olah and a Cranbrook Workshop armchair on an Armadillo rug near the GatherCo…

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est livingMarble Meets Checkerboard in this Sydney Home by Smac Studio The 1980s homes by celebrated Sydney architect Espie Dodds pepper some of Sydney’s most exclusive suburbs. While beautiful, they’re often no longer conducive to modern living.

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est livingAn Inner-City Melbourne Terrace Designed for Rest and Play The kitchen island doubles as the home’s sound system, with records, an amplifier and a speaker stored in its base.

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est livingA Coastal New South Wales Retreat by Madeleine Blanchfield Architects A Mobile chandelier 3 in natural brass by Michael Anastassiades from Mobilia makes a quiet sculptural form as it hangs above an American white oak table designed by Madeleine Blanchfield Architects…

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est livingIF Architecture’s Melbourne Studio Is a Working Prototype Galvanised steel wraps the kitchen bench, island and drawer fronts, a joinery finish IF Architecture first developed for Baker Bleu.

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est livingShaped by Designers: The Story Behind Laminex’s Colour Collection 2027 Inspired by crown-cut Queensland Spotted Gum, Raw Spotted Gum TrueScale features a lighter red-toned base, pale yellow highlights and softer pink undertones.

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est livingCelebrating Lo & Co’s Decade-Long Pursuit of the Perfect Handle From a back shed to a global brand, the founders of Lo & Co reflect on a decade of crafting the perfect handle.

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est livingDesigning the Complete Interior with Poliform At its newly transformed Sydney home, Poliform reveals a complete approach to the interior, supported by a local design team with a sophisticated understanding of Italian architecture, systems and…

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est livingThe Latest Design News from Melbourne Art Fair, Gallery Sally Dan-Cuthbert & More Each week, we highlight a selection of global design headlines, from standout projects to innovative product launches and industry moments.

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est livingInside a Palm Beach Paradise by Dangar Barin Smith William Dangar, of Sydney landscape practice Dangar Barin Smith , and our resident garden editor, shares a personal project where joy, trust and creative instinct have produced a garden of immense…

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est livingFilippo Taidelli Architecture Revives Portaluppi’s Historic Atelier in Milan From Studio Portaluppi’s historical ground-floor entrance to its original floorplan and authentic material palette, FTA’s restoration seamlessly blends the space’s heritage character with…

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est livingAn Antwerp Penthouse Intentionally Defined by Contrast The evolution of an important piece of architecture has resulted in a residence spanning two floors, combining the robust industrial character of a nineteenth-century building with a radically…

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