australia

SHOP OWNERS SASKIA + LIBBY CARR

There are a number of small but successful shops in London that focus on selling practical and well-designed wares. Australian cousins Saskia, pict...

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DESIGNER NICOLE STEELE

There’s nothing like a major health scare to set your priorities straight. A few years ago graphic designer Nicole Steelehad to undergo six months ...

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INTERIOR DESIGNER JASON MOWEN

After 14 years of living overseas - mainly in the UK and Spain - interior designer Jason Mowen was ready to start a new venture on his return to Sy...

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SHOP OWNER MAXINE SMITH

More than three years ago Maxine Smith was watching a group of women from Laos make silk scarves. The idea struck her that she could take them back...

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new zealand

SHOP OWNER CLAUDIA ZINZAN

Claudia Zinzan has spent most of her career working as an interior designer, but retail has never been far away. The New Zealander has run an inter...

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shop owner brooke crowle

Soon after visiting Brooke Crowle at her store, Elements I Love, in Sydney's Surry Hills, she was off to India. That was after a trip to France and...

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design

stylist & designer katie graham

A second honeymoon in Bali reminded Melbourne stylist Katie Graham that she needed to slow down and focus on what was important in her life: family...

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baby

designer haidee lindell

There is so much to love about the recently launched Miss Haidee label from Byron Bay. The bags and clothing (not the bathers!) use recycled fa...

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design

have you met miss jones

From fashion to fabric - for cushions, that is. It's not a huge jump, but starting your own business is nothing to sneeze at, especially when you ...

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top3 by design

Italian Progetti random clocks. Mondrian vase from Denmark. Argentinean Poggio keyrings and rings made from anodised aluminium. "Ringstack" ring c...

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virginie fontes...contd

More from Virginie at Honey Bee Homewares and Toile a Matelas...What are your favourite pieces from the shop?There are a lot of things I like in th...

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