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Issue 65 - The 'Bespoke' Issue

Issue 65

The 'Bespoke' Issue

With Guest Editor Yasmine Ghoniem, we are launched headfirst into the world of unique and eclectic design. From architecture to interiors, there is nothing that can’t be enlivened with bespoke interventions. Granted, a stunningly beautiful home can be made by simply shopping for the best, but when the artist’s hand is introduced, some pure magic is possible. Whether it is an artwork or a new upholstery, a built-in component or a mosaic inlay, these gestures, whether bold or subtle, are what make the home unique.

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Happenings Dakota Bennett

The Offbeat Sari opens at Bunjil Place

Curator Priya Khanchandani reflects on the sari’s contemporary reinvention as a site of design, identity and resistance.

Design Stories Nikita Bhopti

Who is Up To Something?

Spreading its young but mighty wings across Victoria and Tasmania, emerging practice Up To Something is up to a lot more than meets the eye.

Homes Habitusliving Editor

Focus feature: Garden and outdoor space at Havenwood House

For this project, we decided to zoom in on a particular part of the design: the outdoor spaces. We asked Ton Vu, director of Atlas Architects, to talk us through them.

Hospitality Luo Jingmei

Between thresholds: a return to Penang

In George Town, Soori Penang becomes an architectural memoir — where Soo K. Chan reinterprets the rhythms of the shophouse and the spirit of Khoo Kongsi into a quietly immersive, contemporary retreat.

Happenings Dakota Bennett

Melbourne Design Week 2026 expands design’s role

From robotics and Blak design to food, furniture and climate-responsive sportswear, Australia’s largest design event returns with more than 400 events across Melbourne, spotlighting the ideas shaping how we live now.

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Issue 65 - The 'Bespoke' Issue

Issue 65

The 'Bespoke' Issue

With Guest Editor Yasmine Ghoniem, we are launched headfirst into the world of unique and eclectic design. From architecture to interiors, there is nothing that can’t be enlivened with bespoke interventions. Granted, a stunningly beautiful home can be made by simply shopping for the best, but when the artist’s hand is introduced, some pure magic is possible. Whether it is an artwork or a new upholstery, a built-in component or a mosaic inlay, these gestures, whether bold or subtle, are what make the home unique.

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