Decoration + Design

Colour your world

2011-08-16T11:24:56+10:00

Sydney interior designer Pip Robb wants to bring colour to your life with her simple style philosophy.

Hotel + Hospitality feature Beauty is a Joy Forever

2011-08-16T11:21:04+10:00

HOTEL + HOSPITALITY FURNISHINGS feature 'Beauty is a joy for ever' showcased interior design ideas in four room settings.

Lightsource feature Bright Ideas bedazzled visitors

2011-08-16T11:17:29+10:00

LIGHTSOURCE feature Bright Ideas bedazzled visitors with four very different design installations.

VIVID 2011 Winners Announced

2011-08-16T10:22:08+10:00

Australia's next generation of ground-breaking designers were unveiled at Furnitex 2011 as part of VIVID - Vibrant Visions in Design.

Craft Enterprises: From Africa with style

2011-07-15T12:07:11+10:00

A Cameroon shield or feather headdress for wall décor would make a great conversation piece. So would a Nguni hide rug or Luba mask from southern Africa.

Dean Phillips: Dazzling innovation

2011-07-12T17:10:06+10:00

Dean Phillips and his team have a nickname for their latest project in Melbourne's CBD. "We call it The Devil Wears Prada," says the founder of the internationally acclaimed lighting design company.

Asian Tide: Exotic new wave

2011-07-12T17:05:10+10:00

The name chosen by Melbourne husband and wife team Robert and Lin Chang for the company they established in 1998 was prescient.

Pad Home Design Concept: Dual home fronts

2011-06-28T14:17:48+10:00

She was an Australian interior designer, trained in Sydney and London. He was German and worked in textiles. Both were young, smart and attractive. Not surprisingly, they hit it off when they met in Thailand. Then they married, had a family and combined their talents in a venture that is going strong internationally.

Rest easy with Coshee

2011-06-15T08:00:19+10:00

Before housemaid robots become a reality, Ecosleep Australia have taken the `groan' out of bed making.

Pure Linen: Artful home finery

2011-06-09T13:58:57+10:00

The dragonfly embroidered on one of Marina Wiese's cushions has a fascinating history. "I've adapted it from a watercolour and ink illustration by Faberge," she explains. "His 1912 dragonfly design was for a sapphire and diamond brooch."

Like the legendary jeweller to Tsar Nicholas 11, Perth-based Marina was born in St Petersburg and has a driving passion - in her case, pure linen which she uses to beguiling effect for napery, bedlinen, cushions, curtains and other home décor ranges.