Top3 by design is one of Sydney’s hottest design stores and they’ve just set up shop on Toorak Rd. Forget furnishings, these guys have you covered from bed, bath and kitchen to kids, pets and travel. Top3 by design has done the hard work for you, hand picking the best products from around the world....
Champagne and perfume. They’re two luxury items we love to pop open. Usually at the same time. A nice bottle of bubbles, your favourite fragrance and you’re all set for a special occasion. What if you could pick your scent to match your drink? There’s wine and cheese, whisky and chocolate, now we’re pleased to...
The drinks are smooth but the tunes are smoother at Redfern’s newest RnB inspired watering hole, Hustle & Flow. Swagger down Regent Street and stop when you hear the all-too familiar beats of Ginuwine’s Pony or sweet sounds of TLC’s Sexy Crazy Cool. Shimmy in the front door and pull up a stool at a...
The Old Prahran Post Office is back in action. Gone are the red letter boxes and manila envelopes. Instead there’s hundreds of wine glasses lined up at the bar and a bright red Italian deli slicer in the back. Zucca Rossa is the new project by the godfather of Melbourne Italian food (the one not...
Candy, Ice cream, Pancakes. All before noon. It’s the new dish that has Melbourne foodies talking, and bouncing off the walls. Hammer and Tong 412 is serving up Brunswick St’s sugar quota in one dish, all thanks to Chef Simon Ward. Hailing from Vue de Monde, the chef with a sweet tooth created popping candy...
Hidden in a basement off Chapel St, Kaya is South Yarra’s fittest new members-only club. You even get a sunflower yellow, Country Road-style duffle bag when you join. All the cool kids are wearing them. Okay, so Kaya is a Health Club not a night club. They’ve got yogis instead of DJs, there’s water on...
Move over DFO, Brand Smart is back in business. Sensible spending and serious style is the name of the game at the revitalised Nunawading outlet centre. New stock, new stores, new discounts. Yes, it’s out in the ‘burbs, but you’re willing to sacrifice for style. It’s really only a half hour drive on the motorway...
The French President Francois Hollande deserves a high five for leading the legalisation of gay marriage but in lieu of physical congratulations, why not treat yourself to a rainbow-coloured pot from the new Le Creuset store in King Street, Sydney. Legendary, colourful and hard wearing, this French brand of cookware is synonymous with quality craftsmanship and elite cookery. Julie...
Zuster furniture, originally a Melbourne icon, has opened its hallowed doors in the design-savvy suburb of Surry Hills. Zuster – is Dutch for ‘sister’. This makes a whole lot more sense when you discover that designers Wilhelmina McCarroll and Fleur Bouw, the powerhouses behind the company, started out playing with doll-sized furniture in their family home. Third...
Where art deco lamps meet jungle inspired wallpaper. Where pewter mugs meet cosy booths. Where you might just hear Irish folk songs slipping out from under the window seals. Meet The Wild Rover – Surry Hill’s newest small bar by the same crew who brought us Grandmas. Split over two levels, there’s plenty of space...
