Belle

Belle is an interior design and decoration magazine, with a focus on Australia and the world’s finest homes. Belle keeps readers up to date with local and international news and trends in design, interiors, art, architecture, furniture, fabrics and wallpaper, food, travel and luxury goods.

Iconic Connection • Radiating art deco sophistication, Hali Rugs teams up with Smac Studio for Icons

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Editor’s Letter

Right Now

Finely Wrought • Doing the most with the least is somewhat of a Carmody Groarke mantra, whose design approach is led by eco values and innovative thinking.

Different stripes • National Emerging Art Prize finalist Brenton Drechsler paints traces of queer personhood onto places familiar and strange.

Sticky notes

Chic agenda • Belle style editor-at-large Steve Cordony continues his quest for the best of the best.

The Dark Arts • By tapping into the spiritual, and all the things we cannot see, Sydney-based artist and florist Dr Lisa Cooper creates works of disquieting beauty.

Luxe List • Rich, sumptuous and darkly romantic, gothic glamour celebrates the dark side.

Jailhouse Rock • Two centuries after convicts first chiselled the sandstone to build the Old Darlinghurst Gaol, alterations will ensure the heritage-listed edifice continues to nurture generations of artists at the resident National Art School.

Italian Flavour • Artist Eliza Gosse and architect Benjamin Jay Shand have cooked up a heady ambience in their newly minted artist studio spaces.

Enjoy Your Stay • Forget the journey, for the Lancemore Hotel Group, it’s all about the destination — and showcasing high-end Australian design.

Muse Worthy • The interiors of the Sydney home of arts advisor and advocate Kym Elphinstone are a fitting tribute to her passion for Australian artists and creators.

Press releases • The latest from the greatest.

Love lawn • Bounce back and notch up match points in courtly style.

Sweet spot • You can be a player in outfits that are natural winners.

House Proud • In a collaboration between Belle and Fanuli, three leading interior designers transform the most intimate rooms of a home into chic sanctuaries.

Smart Spaces • An alchemical mix of luxury furnishings fused with superior surfaces has transformed and elevated these properties.

Homes • Five freshly re-imagined homes offer entrée to a world filled with contemporary art and classic furniture, where light abounds and the living is easy.

Poetic aesthetic • There’s rhyme and reason in the artful assemblage of European antiques and decorative objets in this gently refreshed Sydney home.

The gold and the beautiful • An interior designer daringly pushes the boundaries in her own home in Sydney’s eastern suburbs – with glittering results.

Full Spectrum • A base of moody materials gets a zap of energy from art and furniture in eye-popping shades.

Gilty Party • The owners’ penchant for quirky English style dovetails perfectly into a Swiss 18th-century heritage home.

Fifty Shades Of Grey • A serene calm resonates throughout the rooms of this deceptively practical yet elegant family home, finished with a quietly confident refined glamour.

Kitchens & bathrooms

Elevate Your Kitchen • Take your kitchen to the next level with luxury Sub-Zero and Wolf appliances, so you can make delicious memories in the very heart of your home.

Buyers’ Market • When it comes to updating your home and lifestyle, only the best will do – so here’s a round-up of the latest and greatest products out there.

Highly prized • A move into a light-dappled Victorian Italianate building with purpose-built interiors allowed Criteria...