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Picasso’s universe comes to Melbourne
The NGV’s ‘Winter Masterpieces’ exhibition sets the master among his many influencers.
- Jane Cornwell
Rugs with a message: don’t sweep plastic waste under the carpet
Alvaro Catalán de Ocón designs “products that can be like manifestos” – including these geographically accurate rugs mapping some of the world’s most polluted rivers.
- Paul Best
At home with a maestro of colour (just don’t call him a photographer)
Renowned in interior design circles in Paris, London and New York, Martyn Thompson has settled back in Sydney – by accident.
- Eugenie Kelly
How a love affair with Italian grapes changed Australian wine
As the name suggests, “Murray Darling/Italy” Wines is capitalising on a taste for tipples made from far-flung varietals.
- Max Allen
In pictures: To the Ross Ice Shelf on Le Commandant Charcot
These images were taken on the furthest voyage south ever sailed – on the world’s first purpose-built passenger icebreaker.
- Charis Perkins
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Epic is the only word for this voyage to Antarctica’s Ross Ice Shelf
About 200 magnums of champers in, the world’s first purpose-built passenger icebreaker broke the record for the furthest point south sailed. But there was more.
- Charis Perkins
For this property exec, bliss is a ‘sleek, sexy 1970s Diamond racer’
Dare Property Group operations manager David Avidan grew up by the water, lives by the water and sails on it whenever he can.
- Life & Leisure
The chefs turning the tables on hotel dining
Who goes to a restaurant owned by a big, faceless brand for its strong personality? You’re in for a surprise at these uber-cool venues.
- Necia Wilden
The Australian who’s running BMW’s Shanghai design studio
As a boy, Calvin Luk once wrote a letter to BMW’s star designer asking how to break into the industry. Now he’s in charge of the company’s Shanghai studio - and he’s still aged under 40.
- Tony Davis
It’s third time lucky for Melbourne festival’s indomitable co-director
“Tragedy, comedy and ecstasy are never too far apart,” says Hannah Fox of the night Rising got cancelled for the second year – and they all hit the dance floor.
- Jane Albert
Meet the Vaucluse pen-pushers who upsized to a historic country home
Resurrecting a historical homestead and 970-hectare estate is a monumental undertaking, but Jason and Nikki Veale say it has made them better people.
- Eugenie Kelly
Architect-designed homes made from mud or cacao waste? Yes, really
Houses and furnishings made from sustainable materials are already here, thanks to these visionary architects and designers.
- Dan F. Stapleton
Why this exec enjoys spending his leisure time on a board
For Lenovo ANZ managing director Matt Codrington, “when I am on the waves, what seemed like problems no longer matter”.
- Life & Leisure
This audio pioneer is set to transform the way you hear music
Kim Ryrie, the man who revolutionised the music-recording industry in 1979, has been fine-tuning a device that makes high-quality sound way more affordable.
- Paul Best
Fortune favours the bold, so dress up and party on
Why stop when Fashion Week ends? Two debut collections prove ‘Sunday best’ is very much in vogue.
- Lauren Sams
Memento mori: The message is loud and clear at the Venice Biennale
Marco Fusinato’s Desastres, conceived during Melbourne’s lockdowns, combines images, light and sound to remind us that right now, we’re alive.
- Kate van den Boogert
Cheers to freedom: The drinks that embody one man’s fighting spirit
Winemaker Farhad Bandesh has realised his dream the hard way. “This is a fight for all the refugees who are still held by cruel policy.”
- Max Allen
US PGA preview: Southern Hills and the legacy of Tommy ‘Thunder’ Bolt
Golf has mellowed since the days when the winner of 15 PGA titles threw so many clubs he reckoned he “probably held distance records for every club in the bag”.
- Richard Allen
Is it kinky to love an exercise machine this much?
With the NordicTrack Commercial 2950, earth is spinning under your feet, the wind is blowing beneath your wings... all you have to do is hold on.
- John Davidson
Designed to be noticed: the McLaren 765LT Spider
The car is a track-focused special with a top speed of 330km/h. The price is a close match – $685,000, before on-road costs or little extras.
- Tony Davis
Hotels expand into Airbnb territory by offering private homes
Guests who choose a residence over a room get all the benefits of privacy and space – along with loyalty program awards and access to resort amenities.
- Andrea Sachs
How swimsuits from the 1940s inspired this designer to make wool cool
Laura May Gibbs knew she was onto something when she discovered merino could be used for activewear – and her legions of fans agree.
- Lauren Sams
The only three men’s fragrances you need, for now
Olfactory boredom during lockdown inspired a quest to source a fresh trio of scents for regular wear. Eighty-four perfumes later ...
- Wayne Heeley
Macquarie Group has a choir (and this exec sings in it)
For Kate ffrench Blake, nothing beats “the immediate sense of connection and belonging you feel with others” that comes from collective singing.
- Life & Leisure
Why this executive owes a debt to cycling
Aerologix co-founder Tom Caska particularly enjoys long days out on the road, something he would not have been able to do eight years ago.
- Life & Leisure
