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Residences

Labour of love

Once an outlier for the wrong reasons, this home takes pride of place on a leafy street thanks to a couple’s tasteful renovation.

  • Issue #128
  • 6 min read
Labour of love
Hospitality

Great indoors

Retreating to nature is a common theme but Daylesford Longhouse goes one better by bringing the outside inside.

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A sunlit indoor greenhouse with raised garden beds, mature trees, and a warm timber building structure beneath a glass roof.
Business

Close to home

Forget dull hotel rooms and fusty apartments: a group of architects-turned-entrepreneurs are cornering the market in well-designed rentals in South Korea – and beyond.

  • Issue #128
  • 6 min read
Close to home
Furniture

Sitting pretty

From flexible shelving and versatile chairs to smart side tables and eye-catching lamps, we round up the benchmarks of a lasting good design.

  • Issue #128
  • 9 min read
Roundish chair by Naoto Fukasawa for Maruni, made from single piece of laminated plywood
Product design

Interior elevation

Thinking big is all part of designing statement buildings but plenty of architects dabble in more domestically scaled pieces too.

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  • 2 min read
Yellow desk lamp, brass candle holder with lit candles, and wooden decorative figure on white stepped surfaces
Business

Smarter art

The image of the starving artist is well established. But as these entrepreneurs show, there are ways to make creativity pay – without having to sell out.

  • The Entrepreneurs #1
  • 10 min read
Smarter art
Business

Back to school

From a baking school helping to cook up a business plan to an arts retreat that will get those creative juices flowing, we pull up a chair at some of the best courses on…

  • The Entrepreneurs #1
  • 9 min read
Back to school
Design

Fine lines

Aspen might be known for its spectacular skiing but it’s also home to an architectural legacy left by a gifted Bauhaus master.

  • Issue #127
  • 9 min read
Fine lines
Design

Thing of beauty

Amorepacific’s HQ is challenging traditional office-design concepts in the South Korean capital. It aims to nurture healthier, happier workers – while increasing productivity, of course.

  • Issue #127
  • 6 min read
Thing of beauty

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