Alice Jeffery

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Drew Abrahamson’s sculptural furniture blends art and design with wood, stone, and ceramic

1 week ago | domain.com.au | Alice Jeffery

By Alice JefferyJune 18, 2025By default, furniture is a functional element of the home. But bespoke pieces with real character can bring an artistic quality to everyday spaces. For Adelaide-born, New York-based artist and designer Drew Abrahamson, that means quirky, avant-garde pieces that play with asymmetry and colour. “My dad was a panelbeater, so I was always surrounded by tools, offcuts and raw materials,” Abrahamson says. “I think that’s where my relationship with making really started.
Artist Tia Ansell Tells Stories Through Texture and Thread

2 weeks ago | broadsheet.com.au | Alice Jeffery

No one taught Tia Ansell how to weave. “It was a lot of self-discovery. And lots of Youtube,” the New Zealand-born, Melbourne-based artist says. Ansell creates one-of-a-kind artworks inspired by patterns and design found in her urban surroundings. Think brickwork, tiles and clusters of buildings. “I walk to and from the studio every day,” she says.
The Rise of Home Meditation Nooks and Mindfulness Spaces

1 month ago | broadsheet.com.au | Alice Jeffery

When did you last take a breath? A really good, deep, slow one. Sometimes we need a gentle reminder to pause and recalibrate. And finding the right place to do so is all part of the wellness puzzle. In recent years, that space has become a dedicated, intentionally designed zone in one’s home.
This artist is modernising an ancient craft: weaving

1 month ago | domain.com.au | Alice Jeffery

By Alice JefferyMay 21, 2025No one taught Tia Ansell how to weave. “It was a lot of self-discovery. And lots of Youtube,” the New Zealand-born, Melbourne-based artist says. Ansell creates one-of-a-kind artworks inspired by patterns and design found in her urban surroundings. Think brickwork, tiles and clusters of buildings. “I walk to and from the studio every day,” she says.
Freya Berwick’s Sense of Self is set to open in Sydney’s Surry Hills

1 month ago | afr.com | Alice Jeffery

Alice JefferyMay 19, 2025 – 11.34am or Subscribe to save articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? During the Roman Empire, bathhouses were a centre of daily life, designed for conversation and connection, as much as basic hygiene. In South Korea, it’s said you’re not truly friends until you’ve bathed together at a jjimjilbang.
Mixed Business Answers the Age-Old Question: Where To Drink After Dinner at Emma’s Snack Bar?

1 month ago | broadsheet.com.au | Alice Jeffery

Enmore’s 59 Liberty Street is the long-held address of the long-loved eatery Emma’s Snack Bar. But if you slink down the side of the sleepy corner spot, you’ll find the entrance to a second venue from Anthony Sofy and his family: Mixed Business. “Upstairs was always meant to be part of the business. But we got busy,” Sofy tells Broadsheet. He sees the bar as a neighbourhood spot that can be used however you like. “Come in for a drink before dinner or have a [Lebanese] coffee.
The Creative Process Behind Laura Miers’s Handwrought Jewellery

2 months ago | broadsheet.com.au | Alice Jeffery

Laura Miers believes jewellery should be seen as sacred objects that tell the wearer’s story. The Sydney-based designer launched her namesake label in 2016, growing a team around her to help execute the brand’s signature pieces and custom designs. When we catch up with Miers, she’s having a day that “feels like [she’s] on The Amazing Race”.
Artist Tan Arlidge’s polymer sculptures are making waves

2 months ago | domain.com.au | Alice Jeffery

Sculptor Tan Arlidge manipulates forms based on feeling – no two of her wave-like polymer pieces are exactly alike. Depending on the size of the work, the Bondi-based artist uses a furnace or heat gun to melt the material, negotiating the solid form and creating the illusion of movement. “[Polymer] softens under high heat and turns into a fabric, of sorts,” Arlidge says. “But I only have about a minute once it’s out of the furnace to work on the shape before it starts to set.
Making room for mindfulness the latest trend in home design

2 months ago | domain.com.au | Alice Jeffery

By Alice JefferyApril 23, 2025When did you last take a breath? A really good, deep, slow one. Sometimes we need a gentle reminder to pause and recalibrate. And finding the right place to do so is all part of the wellness puzzle. In recent years, that space has become a dedicated, intentionally designed zone in one’s home.
Creating Studio-Like Gyms and Pilates Spaces in Home Design

2 months ago | broadsheet.com.au | Alice Jeffery

From Pelotons to Pilates reformers, modern home gyms are all about bringing a studio experience into your space. And while having the right equipment for well-curated workouts matters, setting the vibe is key. Sydney-based interior designer Thomas Hamel’s Hidden Treasure project, a luxe villa in Melbourne’s south-east, leans into the mood of lush, vacation-style gyms with large windows that look onto grand pool views.