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.

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Right Now • Architecture, art, creative spaces and the winners of the 2024 Belle/ Fanuli Interior Design Awards

The Wowowa Factor • Self-declared experts in playful architecture for Melbourne’s most colourful, this husand-and-wife team are led by the prospect of joy.

Glow Up

Stone Vessel

First Response

Block Work

Artfully Crafted

Neap trick • Belle visits the annual event for art lovers, stylists and talent spotters to discover original and affordable work by the next wave of creators.

Body con • Fashion, beauty and design go hard, bright and edgy

Flash drive • Memory-making looks for prompt attention

Chic Agenda • Style editor-at-large Steve Cordony lines up the best of the best for gifting greatness.

Curatorial Style • A young couple who work with Greg Natale put their stamp on a ready-to-go Sydney apartment with clever design tweaks.

Rock Stars • A spectacular new showroom ushers stone finishes into an exciting new era.

Moving Pieces • Melbourne-based interior designer Amelda Wilde demonstrates how a statement piece of furniture can feel at home in both cosy and colossal spaces.

Belle Fanuli Interior Design Awards 2024 • The winners of this year’s Belle/Fanuli Interior Design Awards represent the best of the best in Australian interiors today. Discover who made the cut for 2024.

Luxe Files

Luxe List • Enjoying the art de vivre of a grand French chateau, at home.

Paris Match • France-based Martin Grant is among the visionaries profiled in This Creative Life: Fashion Designers At Home by Robyn Lea.

House Royal • A pair of scented leather gloves sent to King George III marks the birth of one of the world’s most enduring fragrance houses.

Volumes of chic • Become immersed in beauty with these titles.

Homes • The best of summer style, from open-minded coastal escapes to contemporary apartments filled with art and light.

Palm candy • Pink tones cap off a romantic mix of Spanish and Moroccan styles at a designer’s weekend retreat

Era Defying • An interwar bungalow moves boldly into the 21st century while also celebrating its fabulous past.

Maison D’art • Step into the captivating world of French gallerist Amélie du Chalard, for whom life, art and history are in perfect harmony.

Chef’s kiss • Entertaining on a grand scale was made possible by a smart renovation for a family of foodies.

Going with the flow • Two melds enticingly into one when an inner-city terrace tones up for contemporary living.

Future proof • Crafting a beach house that could eventually become a permanent residence meant walking a fine line between relaxed and sophisticated.

Cloud Street • A sophisticated design with exquisite detailing elevates a top-floor penthouse into a world-class home for a returning local family.

Coastal cool • A Hamptons-inspired weekender on the Mornington Peninsula is remodelled for three generations of one family.

Double handling • Leading architectural hardware designer Bankston has collaborated with New York’s Civilian on a new range of door handles and levers.