Vogue Living tells stories that engage, fascinate and excite, weaving together a myriad of influences that inspire our lives, be it cultural trends, arts and architecture, a new secret find around the corner, a far flung destination, or a privileged glimpse into a private and compelling world. Interiors, spaces and places, here or there, come vividly to life through their inhabitants and the lens of the camera. Beauty is paramount.
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ART’S DESIRE • Inspired by Première timepieces, Coco Crush fine jewellery and ARCHIVAL imagery, collected memories of Gabrielle CHANEL come to life with foraged FINERY that once would have adorned her private dressing table.
MASTER PIECES • A curated selection of simply exquisite WATCHES and JEWELLERY including timeless icons, new investment pieces and rare haute joaillerie crafted by LUXURY houses and contemporary designers.
T • TOUGH LOVE From vast installations to fine details, artist CJ HENDRY brings intensity and intention to everything she touches, including her jewellery of choice: HARDWEAR BY TIFFANY.
HOUSE of DYSON • Enjoy more of life’s little luxuries with the latest appliances.
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LE RETOUR • From the boulevards of PARIS to the parks of Sydney, an exploration of design and creativity is never far from the minds of Felix and Edwina Forest, who imbue every space they inhabit with joie de vivre and the giddiness of FAMILY life.
IN RESIDENCE • A lot can be learned about the interior style of GABRIELLE CHANEL simply by stepping into her namesake maison’s new Sydney MARKET STREET boutique designed by Peter Marino.
THE NEW GEN • The RIGG DESIGN PRIZE is the definitive round-up of Australia’s most bankable and boundary-pushing design TALENT. Here, Vogue Living introduces three shortlisted practitioners, whose brilliance is captured at the beginning of their promising careers.
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HIGHER ORDER • Architect and designer HUGO TORO resurrects an historic six-storey Left Bank mansion in which he layers its OPULENT SCALE and surviving splendour with rich sepia tones and louche 1970s appeal.
RHYTHM OF LIFE • For a young Parisian family, RODOLPHE PARENTE authors interiors that convey EMOTION, frame experience and eschew imitation by interpreting their home’s ART DECO architectural lineage through a contemporary lens.
IDOL OF RESTRAINT • Experiential DEPTH, material honesty and a confident curation of art define a Melbourne home by JOLSON Architecture Interiors, its tough outer armour and precious inner environment akin to a pearl-forming oyster.
O • OLD SOULS There storation of a PALAIS ROYAL apartment is the third project Augustin Deleuze and Dahlia Hojeij have embarked on together. What they have achieved frames the couple as not only designers, but historians of BEAUTY.
P • POSITIVE THINKING Guided by the vision of ALEXANDER &CO. and its philanthropist owner, a Sydney HERITAGE home with a medical history is now a meditation on how design can heal, harmonise, and make for a better future.
THE STORY TELLERS • Together, an architect and curator rewrite the HISTORY of a 17th-century Paris pied-à-terre with evocative interiors inspired by a fictional family of collectors.
SPELL BOUND • Even in the most functional of spaces, there is ample room for daydreaming and FANTASY in this inner-city Melbourne home, designed by CJH Studio, where utilitarian details appear utterly ENCHANTING.
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CRÈME DE LA CRÈME • To celebrate the 40th anniversary of SMEG’s Classic collection, Vogue Living...