Inspiration and Style

Apple has unveiled the first of its revamped Australian store layouts, with some wild new additions and world firsts.

The edge of a freezing, snow-swept Canadian river wouldn’t normally be the best choice of venue to strip down to your bathers.

Crematoriums wouldn’t usually be considered ideal fodder for groundbreaking design. And yet a design firm is proposing a crematorium in Los Angeles that appears to have more in common with the Starship Enterprise than it …

The ultimate Tasmanian escape — with a sauna handcrafted by a local artist and including an Estonian-made firebox — is making waves on the mainland.

A massive Southbank development spanning more than 2.2ha and worth $2.8 billion has collected a pair of international awards.

Cashed-up from poker-machine profits, Australian hoteliers are revolutionising the industry, turning local pubs into buzzing village hubs designed to attract everyone from fine diners to preschoolers to mother’s groups and those looking to “pick up” a romantic date.

A striking artwork has completed a Melbourne property developer’s regeneration of a Belmont retail building.

A new hotel on Sydney’s Pitt Street will feature a sloping roof that looks more like a nature reserve than a CBD building.

Channel 9’s new hit TV show, Lego Masters hosted by Hamish Blake, sees some of the most skilled Lego builders in Australia compete for Lego glory and a $100,000 cash prize. The show has almost …