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This issue of est magazine begins with a question: who makes the spaces and objects we live with, and what matters to them? Under new editorial director Karen McCartney, we draw closer to the people behind the work.

Inside a Garden-Centric Revival by Lucy Clemenger Architects

Lucy Clemenger Architects reworks a heritage-listed home in Melbourne’s inner east, linking its eras through the garden with Peachy Green.

Mim Design’s Parisian Take on a Parkside Melbourne Terrace

Mim Design is invited by Orchard Piper to transform a Victorian terrace overlooking Melbourne’s Fitzroy Gardens into its grandest incarnation yet.

First Light: Inside Nathalie Deboel’s Holiday Home on the French Riviera

Belgian designer Nathalie Deboel crafts a holiday home above the red cliffs of Saint-Raphaël, drawing on the tones and textures of the Mediterranean landscape.

Enter the 2027 Gaggenau Kitchen of the Year Design Contest

The search for Gaggenau’s Kitchen of the Year returns for its fourth iteration, with submissions open from October 2026 through April 2027.

The Latest Design News from Gaggenau, Ebur & More

Explore this week’s standout design headlines from Ebur, Gaggenau, Lo & Co, Studio EBUR, ZARA Home and more.

First Light: Sea Ranch by Commune Design

Commune Design takes a deep dive into the archives of Sea Ranch—a Californian icon—discovering permission to play with reverence.

Discover 10 Kitchens Where Material Is the Message

Discover 10 kitchens where architects and designers let material lead—from hand-painted botanical murals and fibreglass to sun-yellow walls.

First Light: Inside Hollie Bowden’s North London Victorian Terrace

A from-the-ground-up rethink of a 1980s New South Wales property, where the land informed every decision.

First Light: Super Nova Sky Villa by State of Craft

A Sydney Harbour penthouse by State of Craft — twelve years in the making, furnished with custom and commissioned pieces, rare finds and curated art.

The Latest Design News from Richards Stanisich, Julien Sebban & More

Explore this week’s standout design headlines from Richards Stanisich, Julien Sebban, Es Devlin and more.

LANDE Designs Two Adaptable All-Brick Townhouses

Two all-brick Melbourne townhouses by LANDE show how a few deft manoeuvres of light and scale can make a small footprint feel far more generous.

First Light: Boulevard House by Studio Doherty

At Boulevard House, a once inward-oriented Melbourne home is opened towards garden and sky—colour and texture threaded throughout to modulate every space.

First Light: Inside Seafarm by Madeleine Blanchfield Architects

A from-the-ground-up rethink of a 1980s New South Wales property, where the land informed every decision.

Inside the Polestar 5 with Shona McElroy at Sydney Contemporary

Designer Shona McElroy discovers the Polestar 5 debut at Sydney Contemporary’s VIP preview, bringing luxury to everyday life.

Georgina Jeffries Brings European Hospitality to a Melbourne Heritage Home

Georgina Jeffries reconciles an Edwardian home’s heritage and modern addition with European hospitality and Italian design influences.

Studio Gorman and Sarah Johnson Studio Reinvent a Melbourne CBD Penthouse

In one of Melbourne’s oldest CBD penthouses, two studios find that the most considered interventions often leave the most alone.

A New Chapter for Double Studio with Zouzou Rugs

For Zouzou Rugs, inspiration has always bridged art, architecture and everyday life. That sensibility meets Double Studio in their new collection.