Special Feature: Banding Together

Not all art hangs on your walls. In this special feature, Dee Jefferson interviews musician Alex the Astronaut and artist Giulia Giannini McGauran about their shared creative vision and the resurgence of vinyl cover art as a collectible.

Project Sheet: Paying Homage

This romantic Parisian home has been given new life through contemporary art and design choices, yet designer Émilie Bonaventure honours its thespian history. Erin Irwin writes.

Project Sheet: Sliding Doors

Past and present, east and west collide in this heritage Toorak home, skilfully updated by Lucy Clemenger Architects to unlock space and maximise functionality. Charlotte Middleton writes.

Project Sheet: Market to Market

Transforming a worker’s boarding house into a home filled with art and poetry was no easy feat for Melbourne designer Brahman Perera. Penny Craswell write

Studio Visit: Nathan Feldman

Geelong/Djilang-based artist Nathan Feldman has been a practicing artist for the past 30 years. He has a Bachelor of Fine Art from Monash University and studied at The Geelong Fine Art School. Feldman paints snapshots of his memory. urban and natural landscapes merge together with a sense of nostalgia and melancholy. Themes of love, loss, grief, suffering and joy are explored where the natural world serves as metaphor.

Expert Eye: Ramping up the sensory pleasure of your home

From the touch of a silk rug underfoot to the feeling of being enveloped by a chair lined in fur, interior design can create immersive environments for all the senses. Penny Craswell speaks to interior designers William Smart and Simone Haag about two projects that do just that.