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.

SUBSCRIBE TO belle • AND RECEIVE A SALAD-SERVER SET FROM STANLEY ROGERS

Belle

EDITOR’S LETTER

External affairs • These outside interests will provide chic relief from recent introspection.

AWARDS • Introducing the inspiring design talent shaping the interior landscapes of Australian entertainment venues and workplaces.

COMMERCIAL AWARDS • The designers making studios, HQs and workplaces beautiful places to be.

HOSPITALITY AWARDS • The pick of the designers finessing entertainment venues, new and old.

RIGHT NOW • George Byrne reimagines sunny snapshots of the built environment as bright pastel dreamscapes.

INFLUENCES

Kings of CHIC • Leading tastemakers Greg Natale, Lucy Montgomery and Steve Cordony create stylish signature looks with bespoke pieces from King as the heroes.

Art bubble • What’s cooking in the creative melting pot?

DIALLING UP • By drawing outside the lines, this young studio has built a stellar reputation for statement structures.

Architecture

Click and collect • Steering the vast collection of the Powerhouse Museum – and its renewal across two Sydney sites – Lisa Havilah believes in art that blurs boundaries, sparks ideas and tells stories.

Design confidential • Insider tips from the top creatives.

FOR THE LOVE OF STYLE • Luxury boutique owner Linda Cox explains the philosophy behind her store in Sydney’s eastern suburbs and shares the international design trends arriving on our shores for this Spring/Summer season.

GUIDING light • The fostering of a life well lived is at the heart of each project Eva-Marie Prineas envisions, not least for her own character-filled home.

Spring greening • ’Tis the season to refresh and repurpose, says Melissa Penfold.

OUTDOOR SUMMER COLLECTION • Embrace the season with outdoor spaces that invite you to make the most of the year’s most beautiful weather.

Golden boy • Surrender to romance under endless blue Tuscan skies in earthy hues and breezy stripes.

Sun catcher • Fall in love with spring’s allure in delicate textures and floral flourishes.

HOMES LUXE COASTAL • Broadening the horizon of the Australian coastal fringe, seven homes that channel the spirit of the sea.

LEVEL BEST • Boldly staking its claim on a dizzying site, this home rises phoenix-like from the landscape to take its place in the sun – on a prize perch high above Sydney Harbour.

DUNE QUARTER • With wide-angle views of the Pacific Ocean, this monumental beach house has become a beacon to modernism in an eclectic street.

Ultra MARINE • Filled with a collection that exudes antipodean style this Sydney apartment mirrors its oceanic milieu.

SWEEPING HORIZONS • Tracing the contours of the natural landforms, this curvaceous home harmonises perfectly with its surrounds.

Quiet time • Between the bush and the beach, a breezy family hideaway has been brought to life by Hare + Klein with personality and panache.

RIPPLE effect • Built with a weather eye on the fierce elements that assail it, this absolute oceanfront home is an outstanding achievement.

SALTY FLAIR • Easy living is high on the agenda at this Sydney beachside apartment where a neutral palette and tactile finishes underpin the relaxed mood.

HOMES • Each striking statements in their genre, four monumental homes breaking barriers in luxury, glamour and sheer good...