nigel's loft (25 images)

A director of photography's abode in New York is a dramatic low-fi play of darkness and light, and essentially an exercise in small space efficiencies.

dumbo warehouse (33 images)

Filled with pieces gifted from other artists, this sculptor and brand creator have crafted a space that is as fascinating as the work room where plaster sculpture comes to life.

black house (24 images)

She is a painter. He is a writer. Together, they inhabit a peaceful home where they work, play and entertain heartily. Dark downstairs and light upstairs lets the artist witness both ends of the spectrum. Sometimes it is what you leave out that makes a home so successful.

pierre's house (27 images)

French born Pierre met Australian born Charlotte and together - with a joint love of Japanese simplicity - they make sublime furniture. Here is the home they share with pugs Ferdinand and Nancy that shows their no-nonsense and ever stylish interior signature.

caroline street (28 images)

Two floors of living, working and family space are centred around an internal core of light, sculpture and water. Terraced extensively, the house becomes an internal experience with a measured use of stone and neutral colours that let the furniture punctuate the space.

hawthorn small apartment (20 images)

A designer's own apartment that shows a love of colour along with an understanding that size has little to do with style. This Melbourne apartment is dressed with simple appointments all with a very diverse heritage - Scandinavian, Italian and Australian influences all work to fill this compact space.

ada's apartment (11 images)

When a heavily accoladed architect is asked to redesign his grandmother's apartment, the job becomes a generational response using modern methodology with a respectful twist.

domain apartment (21 images)

An apartment designed by a prolific Australian architect is a strong statement in restraint. Pale tonal appointments and understated fittings let powerful artwork take centre stage, as well as highlight the natural beauty of wood. Reduced to it's bare minimum, it's spare but is so rich in other ways.