Karen McCartney

3 weeks ago | estliving.com | Karen McCartney

Viabizzuno Barra d’oro Pendant Anthony Gill specified the Viabizzuno n55 ceiling lights throughout the building and the Gold Bar suspension light by Peter Zumthor over the dining table. Vintage Austrian chairs surround a table made by Cranbrook Workshop, and the heavy Belgian linen curtains are in Design of the Times fabric and made by Homelife Furnishings.

2 months ago | estliving.com | Karen McCartney

Design commentator Karen McCartney explores the significance of Melbourne architect John Wardle’s recently listed Kew home. I have visited and written about John and Susan Wardle’s Kew House over the past 15 years, watching the design iterations respond to family life and the demands of working from home, to shifting aesthetics and private passions.

Oct 26, 2024 | smh.com.au | Karen McCartney

, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The Largo, Porto, PortugalOur communication with The Largo hotel started before our actual arrival. Stranded on a motorway siding with an overheated car engine some 100km away, concierge Luis was something of a comfort on the other end of What’s App messaging.

May 27, 2024 | homestolove.com.au | Tanya Buchanan |Karen McCartney |Alexandra English |David Harrison

Leading brands, global designers and furniture makers all came together at the Salone Del Mobile, aka Milan Design Week 2024, where eagle-eyed Belle editors were on the hunt for the top trends in design. They found a trove at this year’s Salone Del Mobile, so here we bring you 19 of their favourites.

May 27, 2024 | homestolove.com.au | Tanya Buchanan |Alexandra English |David Harrison |Karen McCartney

The Belle team found a trove of rich pickings at this year’s Salone Del Mobile, aka Milan Design Week 2024. Here, we bring you a curated look at the freshest releases from top creatives and fashion houses and introduce the faces and places that make up the world’s largest trade fair. Explore the activations by precinct, see inside the luxury fashion houses, meet the designers and see the furniture makers; these are Belle’s finest in class at Salone Del Mobile 2024.