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Vogue Arabia
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Vogue Arabia
7 Statement Summer Finds That Will Spruce Up Your Home
Spring is for cleaning out closets, and summer is for redecorating your home. We're not talking big-scale, furniture upheavals or extravagant renovations – instead, invest in a few new decor pieces to imbibe your interiors with a refreshing, summer-ready energy. Bring on the heat with these new and soon-to-launch pieces: Dior Maria Grazia Chiuri's Dioriviera ready-to-wear capsule collection was the muse for the maison's latest home decor pieces, which pay tribute to natural materials and a sense of gentle living. Expect to see the label's iconic Cannage print and Toile de Jouy patterns along with tropical palm trees and muted, neutral tones. From water vessels and glasses to a folding fan and luxe backgammon set, these glorious items are must-have additions to your summer home, and also make wonderful gifts for any housewarming events on the calendar this season. Available at select stores Maison Balzac Established in Australia by French-born entrepreneur Elise Pioch Balzac, who previously worked at Hermès in Paris, Maison Balzac designs tablescaping essentials – or 'jewellery for the table,' in the founder's words. Imaginative vases, glasses and linens – such as cloth napkins and placemats shaped like hands and swans – are bound to enliven your dining table. Shop here Assouline Books may be the main characters of your home library, but every literary haven needs decorative accents to add depth and design to the shelves. Assouline, publisher of luxury art, fashion, travel and culture hardbacks, has launched The Library Collection, which features a selection of brass, leather and wood bookends in the brand's signature hues of red, brown and camel. You don't have to be a bookworm to appreciate the elegance underlying these geek-meets-chic pieces. Shop here Inna Carton Inna Carton is a Dubai-based e-commerce platform specialising in bespoke gift boxes, and its limited-edition homeware drops are quirky and conversation-starting. It's newly-dropped ceramic vases are a sight to behold. Bold and bursting with colour, they are enhanced by three-dimensional fruits – strawberries, blueberries, lemons and clementines. When putting together your summer tablescape, there's no doubt about it – these vases will easily be your focal centrepieces. Shop here Louis Vuitton Become better acquainted with Italy by flipping through Louis Vuitton's new travel book, which explores the picturesque city of Milan through the eyes, familiarity and finesse of French artist Jeanne Detallante. She captures hidden gems and tourist hotspots alike, depicting Milan's historic architecture and contemporary culture in postcard-like images that will look right at home on your coffee table. Available at select stores Deya Designed between London and Istanbul and handcrafted in Turkey, mouth-blown glassware by Deya is beautifully pigmented and sensationally sculpted. Glasses, vases, trays and more are created in abstract shapes and adorned with unconventional handles and stands, guaranteed to add colourful splashes of personality to your home. Shop here H&M Home x Palm Heights Collaborating with Palm Heights, the beachfront Caribbean boutique hotel on Grand Cayman Island, H&M Home presents a range of 1970s-inspired pieces punctuated with elevated summery shades like mustard, beige and chocolate brown. Gabrielle Khalil founded Palm Heights in 2019, and its sophisticated, sun-drenched aesthetic runs throughout the 23-piece collection, launching on 12 June in limited quantities. Photo: H&M Home X Palm Heights Photo: H&M Home X Palm Heights Available at select stores and online in UAE, Qatar and Kuwait from 12 June
Sydney Morning Herald
08-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Sydney Morning Herald
Our critic doesn't like to eat out for brunch. This neighbourhood cafe changed his mind
Chef Phil Wood and Lis Davies are the couple behind Cressida (named after their daughter), which is, fundamentally, a nice place to sit on a coffee and read the paper. Cushioned seats are upholstered in marigold stripes, water is poured in Maison Balzac glasses and illustrations of a prancing burger decorate the menu and exterior walls. The real-life cheeseburger is a fun time, too: a beefy, medium-rare patty on a squishy potato bun. Local wildlife (common mynas, twitchy dogs) make short work of crumbs. Tables are spaced far enough apart that you won't hear couples spoiling the Good Weekend Quiz: 'Who puts bloody Worcestershire in prawn cocktail sauce? The answer's Tabasco! I'm writing a letter.' Speaking of, there's a ripper prawn roll here with happy iceberg lettuce and herby sauce ravigote. Fresh produce is a cut above across the board, and the gazpacho is not too acidic, not too cold, just right. Raw tuna is brightly plated with sesame oil-glossed soba, avocado, edamame and radish for what I suppose you'd call a 'health bowl'. I never expected 'Woollahra cafe' and 'great breakfast congee' to be next to each other in a sentence, but here we are. Wood (who also runs two-hatted Ursula's in Paddington with Davies) is one of Sydney's most proficient cross-pollinators of cuisines. Rice is simmered in a chicken stock fragrant with ginger and five-spice, and garnished with shredded chook, jammy chilli sauce, fried peanuts and croutons. It's as punchy as it is stupidly soothing. Wood and head chef Federico Barbuto can be trusted to send the best version of eggs any way you like them, served with toasted Iggy's sourdough, for $19. You can also have that sourdough with Charentes-Poitou butter, oysters and Laurent-Perrier champagne, which is what life's all about, really. That, and the Sicilian-style orange cake made famous by Margie Agostini when she ran her own cafe at the site in the 90s. Wood has revived its light buttery crumb for all morning tea needs.
The Age
08-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Age
Our critic doesn't like to eat out for brunch. This neighbourhood cafe changed his mind
Chef Phil Wood and Lis Davies are the couple behind Cressida (named after their daughter), which is, fundamentally, a nice place to sit on a coffee and read the paper. Cushioned seats are upholstered in marigold stripes, water is poured in Maison Balzac glasses and illustrations of a prancing burger decorate the menu and exterior walls. The real-life cheeseburger is a fun time, too: a beefy, medium-rare patty on a squishy potato bun. Local wildlife (common mynas, twitchy dogs) make short work of crumbs. Tables are spaced far enough apart that you won't hear couples spoiling the Good Weekend Quiz: 'Who puts bloody Worcestershire in prawn cocktail sauce? The answer's Tabasco! I'm writing a letter.' Speaking of, there's a ripper prawn roll here with happy iceberg lettuce and herby sauce ravigote. Fresh produce is a cut above across the board, and the gazpacho is not too acidic, not too cold, just right. Raw tuna is brightly plated with sesame oil-glossed soba, avocado, edamame and radish for what I suppose you'd call a 'health bowl'. I never expected 'Woollahra cafe' and 'great breakfast congee' to be next to each other in a sentence, but here we are. Wood (who also runs two-hatted Ursula's in Paddington with Davies) is one of Sydney's most proficient cross-pollinators of cuisines. Rice is simmered in a chicken stock fragrant with ginger and five-spice, and garnished with shredded chook, jammy chilli sauce, fried peanuts and croutons. It's as punchy as it is stupidly soothing. Wood and head chef Federico Barbuto can be trusted to send the best version of eggs any way you like them, served with toasted Iggy's sourdough, for $19. You can also have that sourdough with Charentes-Poitou butter, oysters and Laurent-Perrier champagne, which is what life's all about, really. That, and the Sicilian-style orange cake made famous by Margie Agostini when she ran her own cafe at the site in the 90s. Wood has revived its light buttery crumb for all morning tea needs.
