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Stephen Crafti

Stephen Crafti

Stephen Crafti is a specialist in contemporary design, including architecture, furniture, fashion and decorative arts.

The $50 market find that sparked a 1000-piece vintage fashion obsession

Vintage clothing is now a key element of the global fashion industry. Here, three local collectors reveal what drives their passion.

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A Meissen chicken ornament; Europa and the Bull; Royal Doulton’s Bunnykins ceramics.

The kitschy ornaments on your grandma’s shelf could be worth thousands

While these garish ceramics were considered kitsch for many decades, younger people are today displaying their grandparents’ figurines or buying their own.

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A renovated, bluestone, traditional Victorian cottage conceals an edgy city pad in Fitzroy designed by Olaver Architects.

Renovated, bluestone Victorian cottage conceals an edgy Fitzroy pad

Some of the best architecture can often be discovered behind modest facades where it’s not screaming for attention.

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Lurid fluorocolours are highlighted in a resin chandelier and a three-seater lounge daubed The Throne, that was originally created for a Hermes exhibition.

Beyond the fuchsia front door of this quaint 1893 house is an explosion of colour and art

I’ve reviewed many great architectural feats, and sometimes feel like I’ve seen everything, but this Prahran house opened up an entirely new world, leaving me in awe.

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The house (right) has a two-level black steel facade that adds a sense of mystery.

The ocean-facing home with mystique and stunning views on every level

There’s an endless blue horizon on offer for occupants of a newly built Newcastle home, which cascades over five levels towards the Pacific Ocean.

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Thinking of selling mum’s silverware? It’s all in the timing

Got a valuable object sitting in your home? If you’re thinking of parting ways with it, it can pay to think carefully about the timing.

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Robin Boyd created the Black Dolphin as a more Australian-style motel.

A lack of bling makes this seaside motel sing

In the NSW holiday town of Merimbula an iconic motel has been bought back to life.

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Perched on a river flood plain, it appears to float gently among the surrounding trees.

Art meets architecture in this Melbourne home designed to survive a flood

An elevated house, perched on a river flood plain, appears to float gently among the surrounding trees in its lush garden settings.

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Pivotal to the design is the maze-like arrangement of mild steel walls that loosely delineate spaces.

From Paris to Brunswick: These high fashion designers have a new home

Under-the-radar fashion house Strateas Carlucci has opened a new hybrid studio-shop in Brunswick.

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Fur coats or a Peaky Blinders cap? The TV fashions shoppers can’t resist

From Jennifer Coolidge’s kaftans to Harrison Ford’s leather jacket, some popular clothing items are booming in popularity – and value.

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