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SPY Belle • Portable accoutrements and heritage trunks mean intrepid globetrotters can set up a luxe oasis wherever they wash up.

RIGHT NOW

Piece corps • Lucy Montgomery seeks out design gems and worthy objets from far-flung places.

View finder • Exhibitions to add to your watch list.

SEEKING SUSI • An early sojourn working in Rome set this architect and designer on the road to an holistic, all-encompassing approach to her practice.

Honour roll • Australia’s top design talent were celebrated at a lush dinner marking the 10th edition of the Belle Coco Republic Interior Design Awards in 2020.

Bold chisel • denHolm’s Steven John Clark is a rock legend who carves new life into raw limestone.

NATURAL INSTINCT • The Modernist aficionados behind leading US creative outfit BassamFellows are in their element with the transformation of the company’s headquarters.

Creative pursuits • As art, architecture and fashion converge in a project dear to her heart, the Whitney’s Jane Panetta shares her own inspirations.

Portrait of the gallerist • Set above his Sydney gallery yet worlds away from a white cube, Tim Olsen’s private domain is an Aladdin’s cave of art and objects that paints a revealing picture of his lifelong passions – much like his new memoir.

Away game • Melissa Penfold creates resort-style alfresco living in lieu of travel.

Look books • Portfolios of design artistry and originality.

Pet project • In this extract from her new book, photographer Nicole England visits the magical grounds of Flamingo Estate – the Spanish Colonial-style abode and biodynamic garden brought to life by Richard Christiansen and Studio KO – and meets the two haute hounds who call it home.

Cutting edge • Aviators, denim and slick metal accents make a stylish 70s affair.

Bubble over • Light up with geometric weaves, rattan and a load of sparkle.

SMART SPACES • Turning their constraints into outstanding assets, nine urban residences that pack design inspiration aplenty.

REFINED FIGURE • [ Collingwood ]

BLACK PEARL • [ McMahons Point ]

LIGHT WORK • [ Paddington ]

HIGH NOTE • [ Kirribilli ]

TRUE TONE • [ Melbourne ]

PHOTOGRAPHIC MEMORY • [ Surry Hills ]

GLOBAL DYNAMIC • [Surry Hills]

URBAN THEATRE • [ Potts Point ]

UP IN THE AIR • [Millers Point]

HOMES • Each enriched with myriad tricks of the light – northern as well as southern – this collection of five quietly luxurious, ultra-comfortable homes in prime positions are all quite simply life-affirming spaces.

PEAK SEASON • This light-filled residence is always in a sunny mood with its newly spacious interiors and a lofty perch looking over glittering Sydney harbour.

Perfect form • Considered choices and a feminine sensibility are at the heart of the elegant reinvention of this Sydney eastern suburbs home.

Noble profile • Gilt and brass endow a discreetly patrician edge to this elegant Eaton Square apartment in exclusive Belgravia made over by French interiors maestro Jean-Louis Deniot.

Well connected • A keen cook and garden lover has had all his wishes answered in the comprehensive reinvention of his Sydney lower North Shore house.

Lights out • The dark,...