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NewsA House-Within-a-House Labyrinth Has Popped Up in Melbourne to Get Everyone Thinking About Small-Scale Architecture
The NGV's 2024 Architecture Commission 'Home Truth' is all about thinking about alternative ways of building houses in Australia.
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NewsGifting Made Simple: Ten Easy Presents You Can Buy Before the Christmas Rush
Amazon is here to help you avoid the chaos of last-minute shopping this silly season.
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NewsYou'll Be Able to Explore a House-Within-a-House Labyrinth When the NGV's 2024 Architecture Commission Pops Up
First, you'll step inside the frame of an average Australian home — and then, drawing attention to alternative modes of housing, you'll enter a smaller-scale abode.
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NewsAustralia's Most-Stylish Restaurants, Bars and Homes Have Been Revealed at the 2024 Interior Design Awards
Melbourne's Reine and La Rue and Purple Pit, which are located in the same building, shared the Hospitality Design Award.
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NewsLego's New 'Mona Lisa' Kit Will Let You Display Leonardo da Vinci's Masterpiece on Your Own Wall
After turning 'The Starry Night' and 'The Great Wave' into plastic bricks, Lego is now giving another iconic painting the same treatment.
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NewsHere's the Plan for Powerhouse Ultimo's Redesign, Including Four Exhibition Halls and a 2000-Square-Metre Courtyard
The Boiler House, Turbine Hall, Switch House and Ultimo Post Office buildings will be transformed to create a quartet of flexible spaces that can host huge exhibitions.
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GuideSydney Florists That'll Create a Beautiful Bouquet for When You Want to Make a Grand Gesture
You can rely on these locals to deliver the petalled goods.
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GuideWhere to Shop like a Local In and Around Sydney CBD for 2024
You'll find heaps of beloved small businesses in the Strand Arcade, Barangaroo and The Rocks.
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GuideThe Best Places to Buy and Order Plants in Sydney for 2024
There's a whole world of plants out there — here's where to find them.
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GuideSeven Vivid Sydney Highlights You Need to Add to Your Winter Calendar
With pop-up cabaret bars, thought-provoking conversations and free live music, the 2022 run of Vivid Sydney is set to shine bright.
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GuideTen Hairdressers, Tattoo Parlours and Spas to Visit in the Inner West for Your Next Pamper Session
Glam up and bliss out at these relaxation palaces.
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NewsEight Stunning Locally Made Jigsaw Puzzles for When Boredom Strikes (Again)
Got too much time to kill? Instead of flicking on the TV, give these beautiful, brain-tickling gems a go.
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GuideThe Best New Sydney Spaces of 2021
These are the most stunning buildings and venues to join Sydney's streets this year.
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GuideNine Inner West Shops to Visit If You Want to Support Local Artists and Producers
Handmade chocolates, natty wines, original art and more dazzling goodies.
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NewsAll the Best Australian-Made Picnic Gear for Your Next Park Session
Keep your drinks cool and your shopping local when you plan your next picnic outing.
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GuideSeven Must-Have Homeware Items That'll Make Your Rental Apartment Feel More Like Home
Just because you don't own the walls doesn't mean you can't accessorize them.
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NewsChic Digs Alert: The Australian Interior Design Awards Have Unveiled 2024's Shortlisted Bars, Restaurants and Homes
If you're looking for stunning hospitality, residential, workplace, retail and public settings around Australia, here's where you'll find them.
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NewsKmart Has Teamed Up with Dharug and Darkinjung Artist Kyralee Shields on a New Homewares Range
The latest collection in the department store's First Nations program includes bedding, candles, servingware, candles, wall art and more.
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NewsA Neighbourhood Guide to Avalon with Claire Perini, Owner of the Suburb's Most Gorgeous Design Store
The owner of Composition design studio shares her favourite spots to dine, drink, shop and experience nature in Avalon Beach.
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NewsThe Latest Homewares in IKEA's 80th-Anniversary Range Will Fill Your House with Flower Power
Autumn might have arrived Down Under, but the Swedish retailer is slinging bright colours, bold designs and retro florals in the latest drop in its 80th-birthday collection.
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NewsIKEA's Retro Anniversary Collection Has Just Added a Heap of Classic 60s and 70s Products
This time, as part of the Swedish retailer's 80th-birthday celebrations, you have shaggy rugs, bold patterns and swivel armchairs to choose from.
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NewsPeach Fuzz Is Pantone's "Compassionate and Nurturing" Colour of the Year for 2024
"Peach Fuzz brings belonging, inspires recalibration, and an opportunity for nurturing, conjuring up an air of calm."
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NewsNow Open: A Huge 200-Plus-Shoe Sneaker Exhibition From London's Design Museum Has Arrived in Australia
Taking over HOTA Gallery on the Gold Coast, this Australian exclusive features more than 400 objects.
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NewsAustralia's Most Dazzling Bars, Eateries and Hotels Have Been Revealed at 2023's Eat Drink Design Awards
Sydney's hospitality spots won big at this year's annual celebration of the country's most beautiful and innovative venues.
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NewsJust In: Powerhouse Museum Ultimo Will Close for Up to Three Years From February 2024
The final design for the ambitious $250-million makeover has been revealed — with the project potentially taking until 2027 to complete.
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NewsMECCA's Holiday Collection Comes Wrapped in Artwork Designed by Australian First Nations Artist Kaylene Whiskey
Who cares what's inside when the wrapping paper looks this good?
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NewsMeet Australia's New Big Thing: A 14-Metre-Tall Inflatable Sphere That Breathes Air Has Popped Up in Melbourne
Developed by Nic Brunsdon with ENESS, '(This is) Air' is NGV’s 2023 Architecture Commission, inhaling and exhaling in the NGV Garden until June.
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NewsWin a frank green Prize Pack to Live Your Best Outdoor Adventurer Life
Are you in the market for a new emotional support water bottle for your next outdoor escapades?
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EventEnchanted Christmas Markets at Westfield Bondi
Thu, 28 Nov - Sun, 22 Dec 2024
Westfield Bondi Junction, Bondi Junction
Pick up a one-of-a-kind gift at this festive market.
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EventDouble Bay Christmas Festival
Sat, 30 Nov, 2024
Steyne Park, Double Bay
Bring the whole family along for 100-plus stalls, live music, carnival rides and fireworks by the water.
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EventPaddo Collective Walking Tour
Sun, 12 Jan, 2025
Paddington, Paddington
Uncover the vibrant cultural heritage of this Sydney suburb through local sites and thrilling unsolved mysteries.
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EventWoollahra Hotel Christmas Market
Thu, 28 Nov, 2024
Woollahra Hotel, Woollahra
Celebrate the holiday season at this popular pop-up market that's sure to be a merry night to remember.
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EventChristmas Actually — The Little Red Company
Sat, 21 Dec, 2024
Sydney Coliseum Theatre, Rooty Hill
An end-of-year favourite, this supremely festive cabaret show sings through all the hits from 'Love Actually'.
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EventJulie Mehrtu: 'A Transcore of the Radical Imaginatory' at MCA Australia
Fri, 29 Nov 2024 - Sun, 27 Apr 2025
MCA, Sydney
The first exhibition dedicated to Julie Mehretu to be shown in the Southern Hemisphere is coming to the MCA in November.
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EventThe Sydney Good Food & Wine Show Christmas Markets
Fri, 22 Nov - Sun, 24 Nov 2024
Carriageworks, Eveleigh
Stock up on Christmas gifts for all the foodies in your life at this massive seasonal market featuring stalls from more than 150 different local producers.
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EventMachu Picchu and the Golden Empires of Peru
Travel back in time with this exhibit at the Australian Museum in Sydney.
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EventCambridge Christmas Markets
Sat, 16 Nov - Sat, 21 Dec 2024
Various Sydney venues, Sydney
Get your wishlists ready, Santa's coming to town thanks to markets all over Sydney.
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EventMultiple Bad Things
Wed, 8 Jan - Sun, 12 Jan 2025
Drama Theatre, Sydney Opera House, Sydney
This dynamic work of groundbreaking theatre explores the intersection between the physical and intellectual via a show that raises more questions than it answers.
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NewsA Massive Sneaker Exhibition with 200-Plus Shoes Is Coming to Australia From London's Design Museum
In an Australian exclusive, 'Sneakers Unboxed: Studio to Street' will feature more than 400 objects, and mark HOTA Gallery's first major design exhibition since opening in 2021.
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News107 South Eveleigh Is the Community-Driven Cultural Hub Livening Up the Inner-City Suburb
107 Project's third localised centre has hit the streets of South Eveleigh, aiming to nurture the community's needs with its inclusive, creativity-focused projects.
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NewsKmart's Latest Homewares Range Is Big on Coastal and Desert Oasis Vibes (Including for Pets)
The department store's latest affordable collection heroes contrasting textures, seashell and palm silhouettes, and even includes a cactus-shaped cat scratcher.
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NewsA 14-Metre-Tall Inflatable Sphere That Breathes Is Popping Up Outside Melbourne's NGV This Summer
NGV’s 2023 Architecture Commission '(This is) Air' will expand with air, then release it, inhaling and exhaling all day.
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NewsRetro Alert: IKEA's New Collection Reimagines the Swedish Retailer's Top Products From the Past 80 Years
To celebrate eight decades in the business, IKEA's new Nytillverkad collection riffs on 50s side tables, 60s plant stands, 80s quilt covers and more.
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NewsMcDonald's and Peter Alexander Have Dropped a New Range of Burger-Worshipping PJs — Including for Dogs
If you're lovin' the golden arches, Hamburglar and Big Macs, this is the sleepwear for you.
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NewsSeven Lifestyle Brands to Check Out if You're Looking to up Your Sustainability Game
From leather made from fruit waste to skincare made from indigo roots, Thai designers are setting a new standard for sustainability.
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NewsIKEA Is Opening Its First Sydney Plan and Order Point Concept Store in the Northern Beaches
Plan your dream kitchen or wardrobe, then order whatever you need to pick up — or get delivered — at IKEA's second Australian concept store.
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Guide
Sydney Florists That'll Create a Beautiful Bouquet for When You Want to Make a Grand Gesture
You can rely on these locals to deliver the petalled goods.
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Guide
Where to Shop like a Local In and Around Sydney CBD for 2024
You'll find heaps of beloved small businesses in the Strand Arcade, Barangaroo and The Rocks.
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Guide
The Best Places to Buy and Order Plants in Sydney for 2024
There's a whole world of plants out there — here's where to find them.
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NewsYou Could Get Inked 268 Metres Above Sydney in the World's Highest Tattoo Studio
Bondi Ink will set up shop in a pop-up parlour on the Sydney Tower Eye's SKYWALK for one morning only, inking two people with Sydney skyline-inspired tattoos.
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NewsKmart's Latest Must-Buy Homewares Collection Is a Collaboration with Wiradjuri Artist Judith Young
Featuring wooden bowls, serving platters, eucalyptus-scented candles and cotton quilt sets, the Waluwin collection takes its name from the Wiradjuri word for healing and good health.
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NewsIt's Official: Powerhouse Ultimo's Multimillion-Dollar Redesign Has Been Granted Approval
If you have thoughts on the design, you can submit feedback until Friday, March 10.
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NewsHommey Has Launched Its First-Ever Pet Bed, Pillow and Blanket Collection — and It's Barking Adorable
Treat your furry friends to soft memory-foam mattresses, bone-shaped pillows and cosy faux-fur blankets.
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NewsSemi Permanent Will Return to Sydney for Vivid 2023 with a Stacked Creativity and Design Program
This year's speakers include academic and disability activist Sinéad Burke, filmmaker and architect Liam Young, and Iranian American designer FISK founder Bijan Berahim.
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NewsIKEA and Marimekko Have Teamed Up on the Sauna-Inspired Homewares Range of Your Dreams
The Swedish furniture retailer and Finnish design house are taking their cues from Nordic nature, sauna culture and self-care rituals on this 26-product collection.
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NewsAustralia's New $5 Notes Will Replace the Queen with a Tribute to Indigenous Culture and History
One side of the $5 note will still feature the Australian Parliament, but the other is getting a makeover to celebrate First Australians.
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NewsKmart Has Just Unveiled All the Colourful and Cosy New Homewares You'll Want to Nab Before They Go Viral
The department store's latest drop goes heavy on colourful hues, natural materials and vintage vibes.
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NewsLego's New Gorgeous Floral Kits Will Let You Fill Your Home with Wildflowers That'll Never Wilt
These colourful floral arrangements don't have a scent, but the build-your-own Lego flowers will never die.
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NewsViva Magenta Is Pantone's "Powerful and Empowering" Colour of the Year for 2023
"Viva Magenta is brave and fearless, and a pulsating colour whose exuberance promotes a joyous and optimistic celebration, writing a new narrative."
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NewsLego's Stunning New 'Great Wave' Set Will Let You Recreate Hokusai's Masterpiece at Home
Hang an iconic Japanese artwork on your wall — made out of plastic bricks.
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FeatureThe Gift Shop
Left your festive shopping till the last minute? We've done your legwork and curated six stand-out gift guides that will get you sorted no matter who you're buying for.
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NewsThe Multimillion-Dollar Design for the Revamped Powerhouse Museum Ultimo Has Been Revealed
An Australian team was unanimously selected to design the museum's massive transformation.
