Art, architecture and travel in Australia

The Sydney Modern store by Akin Atelier inspires us to go shopping

The Sydney Modern store by Akin Atelier blends ethereal qualities with colour in a purpose designed shopping hub installation

By Ellie Stathaki Published 22 March 23

A suburban apartment building in Melbourne promotes design and low-energy living

This 11-unit suburban apartment building in Melbourne's Brunswick, by Breathe Architecture and Dreamer architects, transforms a former brick warehouse into a sustainable showcase

By Jonathan Bell Published 21 March 23

Capella Sydney revives urban heritage through contemporary luxury

Capella Sydney opens, adding a fresh option to the Australian city’s booming hospitality scene, designed by architects Mak

By Lauren Ho Published 15 March 23

A new age of the train dawns with Woods Bagot’s designs for Australia’s Journey Beyond

Woods Bagot’s new Gold Service carriage designs for Journey Beyond bring together the richness of First Nations art with the evocative image of long-distance train travel

By Jonathan Bell Published 26 February 23

Cera Stribley’s Hideaway House adds a subterranean dimension to a modern Melbourne home

A new bespoke basement at Hideaway House by Cera Stribley transforms this contemporary suburban home into the ultimate domestic playground

By Jonathan Bell Published 23 February 23

Ha Ha Haus: an Alphington house cuts an intriguing figure in its suburban street

Ha Ha Haus by Figr Architecture Studio is an Alphington house designed as a perfect fit to its owners’ needs

By Ellie Stathaki Published 20 February 23

A Sydney adventure: discover art and architecture, design and dance

See the best Sydney architecture, design, craft, cuisine and more. Ahead of World Pride 2023, Wallpaper* Australia editor Elias Redstone offers an insider’s view to help you plan your trip

By Elias Redstone Published 30 January 23

Park House is a minimalist, art-filled family home in Melbourne

Park House by Mim Design and Pleysier Perkins is an art-filled family home in Melbourne including a bold, concrete extension

By Nick Compton Published 20 December 22

MPavilion 2022 opens and invites all under its bright orange roof

MPavilion 2022 opens in Melbourne to a design by All(zone), the Bangkok studio of Rachaporn Choochuey

By Ellie Stathaki Published 8 December 22

Fisherman’s House blends old, new and that view

Fisherman’s House by Studio Prineas balances a 19th-century cottage and contemporary concrete in a modern Sydney home

By Ellie Stathaki Published 4 December 22

Sydney Modern opens its doors and reveals immersive SANAA architecture

SANAA’s Sydney Modern opens its doors to the public in Australia

By Ellie Stathaki Published 1 December 22

Bass Coast Farmhouse brings drama to the Australian countryside

Bass Coast Farmhouse by John Wardle Architects is a rural dwelling in Australia’s Victoria, balancing contemporary design and traditional typologies

By Ellie Stathaki Published 20 November 22

3XN’s Quay Quarter Tower in Sydney is a template for sustainable reuse

Quay Quarter Tower by Danish architecture firm 3XN, developed in partnership with BVN, offers sustainable architecture through clever redesign and reuse in Sydney, Australia

By Ellie Stathaki Last updated 14 November 22

QT Falls Creek — Falls Creek, Australia

By David Paw Last updated 4 November 22

Fjäll, Australia

By Carrie Hutchinson Last updated 4 November 22

Muse flash: why Valentino fans will be wearing Australian painter Esther Stewart’s art on their sleeves this season

By Dimity Noble Last updated 1 November 22

Aesop facial treatments come to London

By Tilly Slight Last updated 31 October 22

Semi-Permanent creative conference

By Lauren Ho Last updated 31 October 22

Watch JR’s poignant procession for Australia’s agricultural emergency

Released for Earth Day 2021, French artist JR’s film, Homily to Country, is an intensely human commentary on the ecological decline of the Darling/Baaka river system in south-eastern Australia

By Harriet Lloyd-Smith Last updated 31 October 22

Super Pacific: Maison et Objet announce Rising Asian Talents winners

By Sujata Burman Last updated 31 October 22

Melbourne’s NGV Triennial presents a radical design re-think

Combining design ingenuity with scientific research, these global designers have created new materials and methods that can change the way we build our architectures and produce our objects, and through their project they raise awareness towards global ecological issues

By Rosa Bertoli Last updated 28 October 22

Studiofour conjures Hygge at a house renovation in Melbourne

By Harriet Thorpe Last updated 28 October 22

Raw edges: Melbourne’s Elwood House is an exercise in brick and concrete

By Ellie Stathaki Last updated 28 October 22

Eco Cabin, Bundeena, Australia

By Ellie Stathaki Last updated 28 October 22