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1 week ago | 
estliving.com | Aleesha Callahan
Personal and poetic, Bale revisits memories of home through the eyes of Filipino Australian architect and artist John Gatip. Drawing from his upbringing in Pampanga and his experience of migration, the exhibition weaves traditional games, capiz hammocks, and reinterpreted religious iconography into sculptural works that reflect on place, loss and cultural inheritance.
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1 week ago | 
indesignlive.com | Aleesha Callahan
Two creative forces – BOYAC and ORIGINE – collaborate for a Melbourne Design Week presentation that elevates the art of craft and material integrity. At the heart of their collaboration is a deep respect for the tactile, the thoughtful and the timeless. Through a shared lens of quiet luxury, they offer a curated exploration of furniture and fabric, brought to life through a capsule collection.
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1 week ago | 
estliving.com | Aleesha Callahan
Combining cabinet-making and engineering backgrounds with a fine arts and ceramics practice, Natasza Grzeskiewicz and Tomás Fernandes each bring a unique set of skills. The duo first met during a residency in France and are now based in Portugal, working under the moniker THER. At the heart of their work is respect for materials, which are used as the starting point to guide both concept and form.
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2 weeks ago | 
estliving.com | Aleesha Callahan
Andrés Monnier is a Mexican designer and the founder of Monnier Studio, renowned for creating sculptural stone pieces that blend ancient carving techniques with a contemporary aesthetic. His work draws deeply from Mexico’s natural landscapes, often using local volcanic rock.
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3 weeks ago | 
estliving.com | Aleesha Callahan
Layers of warm-toned timber veneer in the kitchen are matched with a combination of white and black marble benchtops, with a sleek, linear white and black Santa & Cole Lamina pendant light. Filled with furniture that tells stories, this 1970s apartment in Warsaw, Poland, has been respectfully restored and layered with personality and charm by Ewelina Moszczyńska.
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3 weeks ago | 
estliving.com | Aleesha Callahan
The Master of UnderstatementWidely regarded as one of Belgium’s most influential contemporary architects, Vincent Van Duysen distils architecture to its essence. With a portfolio that spans homes, retail, furniture and lighting, his spaces are defined by a monastic calm and material rigour. With a masterful understanding of proportion, Van Duysen crafts spaces of both solitude and connection. In the DH Apartment, Van Duysen demonstrates how minimalism can be warm and expressive.
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3 weeks ago | 
estliving.com | Aleesha Callahan
The kitchen island is a centrepiece, crafted from Elba Ciela stone from G-Lux. It’s elevated further by the scalloping detail, repeated in the curve of the Mattiazzi Osso bar stools designed by the Bouroullec Brothers. Colloquially coined as “Coastal Edwardian” this home by Adam Kane Architects is an exercise in quietly balancing heritage and contemporary living. Like many period homes, this house in the Melbourne seaside suburb of Williamstown was hampered by its dark and cramped conditions.
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4 weeks ago | 
estliving.com | Aleesha Callahan |Robson Rak
The sculptural Flos Infra-Structure Episode 2 light tubes in the kitchen. Kassia House by Robson Rak is a layered expression of Australian design where architecture and landscape unite – all anchored by a jewel-toned statement pool that encapsulates calm. In partnership with Klay Tiles. Working with the original Queen Anne Victorian, Kassia House has been reimagined with a modern rear extension that merges into its generous garden setting.
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1 month ago | 
estliving.com | Aleesha Callahan
Material explorations, traditional craft and the hand of the maker place these emerging designers at the forefront of collectable design. This piece originally appeared in est magazine issue 55: ‘Faces of Design’. Proudly supported by Skupa. There’s a feminine undercurrent to the pieces designed and made by New York City designers Alexis & Ginger.
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1 month ago | 
habitusliving.com | Aleesha Callahan
Dawn Ng’s practice spans sculpture, painting, photography and large-scale installations – all of which revolves around themes of time, memory and the ephemeral. Ng was invited by the Melbourne Art Fair and The Ritz-Carlton to showcase her work through a special commission. Attendees to the fair got to witness The Earth is an Hourglass, while a parallel display of Waterfall IX graces the sky-lobby on Level 80 of The Ritz-Carlton, Melbourne.
