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Stephen Crafti

Stephen Crafti

Stephen Crafti is a specialist in contemporary design, including architecture, furniture, fashion and decorative arts.

Robin Boyd created the Black Dolphin as a more Australian-style motel.

A lack of bling makes this seaside motel sing

In the NSW holiday town of Merimbula an iconic motel has been bought back to life.

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Perched on a river flood plain, it appears to float gently among the surrounding trees.

Art meets architecture in this Melbourne home designed to survive a flood

An elevated house, perched on a river flood plain, appears to float gently among the surrounding trees in its lush garden settings.

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Pivotal to the design is the maze-like arrangement of mild steel walls that loosely delineate spaces.

From Paris to Brunswick: These high fashion designers have a new home

Under-the-radar fashion house Strateas Carlucci has opened a new hybrid studio-shop in Brunswick.

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Fur coats or a Peaky Blinders cap? The TV fashions shoppers can’t resist

From Jennifer Coolidge’s kaftans to Harrison Ford’s leather jacket, some popular clothing items are booming in popularity – and value.

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A warren of rooms, including the kitchen, dining room and lean-tos, at the back were replaced with one large generous open-plan kitchen and living area.

The Carlton terrace designed as a teenage ‘mess hall’

Teens often gift their parents mess and chaos, so this Carlton couple tried to design their way out of it.

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Jason Gibney, director of Jason Gibney Design Workshop, designed the flame-proof house in New South Wales’ Central Coast.

This home’s robust exterior can withstand savage wildfires

Wrapped in fireproof fabric and clad entirely in compressed fibre cement, its design answers strict fireproofing guidelines.

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Architect David Langston-Jones’ townhouses in Little Young Street, Redfern.

Cobalt blue, vermillion, bright yellow: How much colour really makes a great home?

A lot, if your name is Le Corbusier or Sydney architect David Langston-Jones.

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Iconic records such as Horses and Dark Side of the Moon are popular among collectors, while new albums like Olivia Dean’s are coveted by the younger crowd.

How nostalgia (and Taylor Swift) is fuelling a rare record boom

The number of stores selling vinyl records has increased dramatically over the past few years as new generations find joy in the physical.

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The sleek and minimal contemporary house is framed by two ornate Victorian terraces on either side.

Barely standing, derelict cottage gets a sleek, minimal contemporary makeover

What do you do with a derelict single-level Victorian cottage that is barely standing?

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Once cheap and cheerful, these Australian ceramics are now worth thousands

What could be more Australian than a shelf lined with ceramics encrusted with koalas, kookaburras and wattle leaves?

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