Amy Ng speaks to gallery owner and passionate art advocator, Shalini Ganendra, in KL, to find out about what inspires her at home.

In Habitus 15 we meet Barbara Sansoni, owner of Barefoot Gallery in Colombo. Barefoot recently opened its very own PhotoGallery, where works by Barbara’s photographer son, Dominic, are currently on display.

For Alpha60 brother-sister duo Alex and Georgie Cleary, the direction of their fashion brand, and the design of Alpha60’s retail stores has given them firm grounding for tackling the design of their own home. Alice Blackwood explores Alex and Georgie’s design ethos from a fashion and brand perspective.

The Cabaret collection combines monochrome tones, detailed patterns and generous volumes to deliver a comfortable and stylish suite of furniture.

A large collection of mid-Century furniture and art informed the design for this Auckland house by Andrea Bell of Pete Bossley Architects. Andrea Stevens finds more than just earthy 50s tones, in this energy efficient and sustainably built family home.

Architect and artist Marr Grounds lives in a self-sufficient retreat fit for a king on the far south coast of Sydney. Caroline Baum made the journey there to find a place where life, art and the landscape are indistinguishable.

Architect Juliana Chan describes her apartment in Brookvale Walk, Singapore as “a little hidden gem”. And Darlene Smyth agrees that she and her interior designer husband, Tristan Tan, have miraculously turned a sow’s ear into a silk purse.

With a baby on the way two architects were motivated to maximise the space and amenity of an already tight and efficient apartment in Sydney. Jane Burton Taylor tells us how they did it.

Mia Feasy tells Habitusliving.com about her design favourites.

In the March 28 issue of Habitus, Khai Liew tells us about his design favourites. Here we get a taste of what’s in the up coming issue.

In the next issue of Habitus we take a trip to Melbourne to look the architect Ilana Kister’s inner-suburban home. In Habitus #15 (out March 28) Stephen Crafti discusses how she made her warehouse in to an urban space that was practical for a young family.

The dream-like Puglia region and it’s Salento Peninsula coastline – the heel in the boot of Italy – is peppered with elegant towns, rich architecture, forts and varied exotic history. Jane Burton Taylor takes us on a tour of its sometimes arrestingly beautiful built environment, and to the other Gallipoli.

In the March edition of Habitus interior stylist and author Sibella Court gives us her selection of design favourites. Here we give you a taste of just a few products she knows and loves.

In the March 28 issue of Habitus, Nick Tobias from Tobias Partners tells us about his design favourites. Here we get a taste of what’s in the up coming issue.