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Expert Eye

Our experts discuss all topics art and interior design

Expert eye: how do you like your artwork served?

Just as you’re inclined to arrange the food on your plate, your picture hanging style might lean into either order or chaos. Words by Penny Craswell.

Expert Eye: Learning the Rules for the Sake of Breaking Them

Does having a smaller interior mean you must stick to the rules, or can they all be broken? Penny Craswell writes.

Expert Eye: How to buy authentically

A residential art collection is often best when it is deeply personal, reflecting the lived experience and values of the collector. Margaret Hancock Davis talks to Penny Craswell about her collection.

Expert Eye: Be A Little Different

These collectors have shown that unusual ways of displaying art can add to their impact and power. Penny Craswell writes

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.

Expert Eye: Art and Wallpaper

Maximalism is making a serious come back. But how do you ensure patterned walls don’t overpower your art? New Zealand-based interior designer Evie Kemp talks us through the process.

Expert Eye: The Poetry of Space

Juliette Arent from Sydney interior design studio Arent&Pyke and Miriam Fanning from Melbourne design practice Mim Design share their tips on how to make an interior sing, and the role that art can play in the process. Penny Craswell writes.

Expert Eye: Art and Colour

Colour is deeply personal and can change how you feel within a space. Whether it is the art you bring into your home, or the walls and furniture you pair it with, how and where you add colour can be a daunting decision. Interior designer and colour expert Julia Green talks us through her top tips.

Expert Eye: In With the Old

What happens when you move into a new home but have an existing art collection? Penny Craswell chats to interior designer Kerry Phelan for her tips on how to hang old art in a new interior.

Designer's brief

Our design experts give their tips on styling these works into your home.

Designer’s Brief: Jacqui Armstrong

We invite a designer to create a room to best display each of the five artworks we’ve selected. This issue, industry-leading interior designer Greg Natale takes up the challenge.

Designer’s Brief: Ree Hodges

Industry-leading interior designer Fiona Gould creates a bespoke look for Ree Hodges' work of art.

Designer’s Brief: Da Claong

Industry-leading interior designer Fiona Gould creates a bespoke look for this work of art by Da Clong.

Designer’s Brief: Cherie Brown

Industry leading interior designer Fiona Gould creates a bespoke look for Cherie Brown's work of art.

Designer’s Brief: Peter Daavid

Industry-leading interior designer Simone Haag creates bespoke looks for these five works of art.

Designer’s Brief: Carmen Delprat

Industry-leading interior designer Simone Haag creates bespoke looks for these five works of art.

Designer’s Brief: Emma Pfeiffer

Industry-leading interior designer Simone Haag creates bespoke looks for these five works of art.

Designer’s Brief: Cynthia Copley

Industry-leading interior designer Simone Haag creates bespoke looks for these five works of art.

Designer’s Brief: Nicola Hansby

Industry-leading interior designer Simone Haag creates bespoke looks for these five works of art.

Designers Brief: Janno Mclaughlin

Julia Green, founder and director of Geelong-based Greenhouse Interiors creates bespoke looks for these five works of art. Scan the QR codes to see these looks come to life.

Designers Brief: Cheryl Richardson

Julia Green, founder and director of Geelong-based Greenhouse Interiors creates bespoke looks for these five works of art.

Designers Brief: Vanessa Maver

Julia Green, founder and director of Geelong-based Greenhouse Interiors creates bespoke looks for these five works of art. Scan the QR codes to see these looks come to life.

Designers Brief: Jane Millington

Auckland-based interior designer Natalie Parke of Dessien Parke interior design studio creates bespoke looks for these five works of art. Scan the QR codes to see these looks come to life.

Designers Brief: Leonie McIntosh

Auckland-based interior designer Natalie Parke of Dessien Parke interior design studio creates bespoke looks for these five works of art. Scan the QR codes to see these looks come to life.

Designers Brief: Fiona Gavino

Auckland-based interior designer Natalie Parke of Dessien Parke interior design studio creates bespoke looks for these five works of art. Scan the QR codes to see these looks come to life.

Designers Brief: Cherie Harte

Auckland-based interior designer Natalie Parke of Dessien Parke interior design studio creates bespoke looks for these five works of art. Scan the QR codes to see these looks come to life.

Designers Brief: Catherine Anne

Auckalnd-based interior designer Natalie Parke of Dessien Parke interior design studio creates bespoke looks for these five works of art. Scan the QR codes to see these looks come to life.

Designer’s Brief: Tarnya Hook

Sydney-based interior designer Suzanne Gorman creates sophisticated and achievable looks for these five works of art.

Designer’s Brief: Paula Starrs

Sydney-based interior designer Suzanne Gorman creates sophisticated and achievable looks for these five works of art.

Designer’s Brief: Laura Oczos

Sydney-based interior designer Suzanne Gorman creates sophisticated and achievable looks for these five works of art.

Gallery Panel

Our expert gallery panelists review works of art.

Ones to watch: Iluka Sax-Williams

Outstanding artists to have on your radar right now. Charlotte Middleton writes.

Gallery Panel: Stef Rae

Art Edit’s curatorial experts offer their take on these artists’ work.

Gallery Panel: Gerard Russo

Art Edit’s curatorial experts offer their take on these artists’ work.

Gallery Panel: Hugo Fraser

Art Edit’s curatorial experts offer their take on these artists’ work.

Gallery Panel: Cynthia Howard

The work: Cynthia Howard, This Too Shall Pass, 2022. Oil on panel, 60cm diameter. Cynthia Howard’s This Too Shall Pass is a whimsical exploration of the relationship between our internal psyche and the physical human experience. As the realistically painted figure tumbles in cyclecar continuum, her metaphysical self responds to the tribulations of the world […]

Gallery Panel: Anthony Griffis

Art Edit’s curatorial experts offer their take on Anthony Griffis work.

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