… stunning. Deceptively simple. From the portfolio of London-based photographer Henry Bourne. Perfect!

Modern, tailored spaces. Elegant and warm. Personal. Dallas-based interior designer Jean Liu shapes places, creates homes, refines and designs with passion and grace.

Stalking an unassuming facade in Collingwood, Melbourne. Perhaps a shop with accommodation over? Is it one of those über slick modern renovations that leaves the front in an unrestored state then wows you with high end finishes and slick design within? No. It is something more poignant, to me more inspiring. The march of time, the aging of a building, the death of a space. The beauty of decay. A moment in time to marvel at the untouched shell until someone buys it and wows you with high end finishes and slick design within. Link here while it lasts.

Zsuzsanna Toth of Freunde von Freunden sent over a sneak peek (with exclusive pics you won’t find on fvf) of the latest interview with gallerist Karena Schuessler.

“They are earnest and discreet, wear black glasses and have minimalistic furnished habitats. This is a gallerist stereotype. But a walk through the door of Karena Schuessler’s Charlottenburg apartment reveals the exact opposite…”

You’ll have to pay a visit to Freunde von Freunden to see more. Such a tease!

(Photography by Ailine Liefeld and text by Sarah Weinknecht.)

Take a classic shotgun terrace in my favourite Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy. Extend and renovate with voids and stairs and slats and changing levels. Design and evolve and create something beautiful. Architect design, innovation and builder’s own craftsmanship converge in a sensational synergy of style, form and function… that last bit was the real estate agent blurb but I think he is spot on. An amazing home designed by Atelier Wagner Architects. Link here while it lasts.