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Giorgio Armani resets his fashion sense for COVID-19
The coronavirus pandemic is forcing a rethink among global design houses.
- Tony Davis
The starkly simple dish that defines fine dining in a pandemic
New Sydney eatery Restaurant Leo is coming to life and figuring out the future, much like the city itself.
- Jill Dupleix
Finally out of lockdown, Italy’s design world reboots
With Italy at a standstill, the country's creative luminaries found new ways to keep working – and time to consider the future.
- Tony Davis
Pandemic speeds up change for watches and the luxury sector
As the watch business recovers from COVID-19, it faces a radically changed marketplace. Industry leaders reveal their experiences and how they see the future.
- Bani McSpedden
First look at Phoenix, Judith Neilson’s new art and performance space
The billionaire patron of journalism, art and architecture enlisted two practices to ensure her latest design project would be a total work of art.
- Stephen Todd
July
Lawyer leaves behind mega-deal dollars to make Australian scents
Introducing the world's top perfumers to Australian flora was a lightbulb moment for The Raconteur's Craig Andrade.
- Lauren Sams
Madeleine Albright talks books, Aussie friends, China, Trump and more
Is the author and former US secretary of state a one-book-at-a-time person? On the eve of her new book release, she sits down with AFR Magazine for a Q&A.
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- Luke Slattery
High-fashion dolls show the world the arts will not be beaten
It's not the first time fashion has had to recover after a crisis. After World War II, tiny mannequins helped cheer a weary world. What will it take now?
- Marion Hume
Adventurer gears up to tackle cycling’s final icy frontier
Cross-country cyclist Kate Leeming has one more continent to conquer. If things go to plan, she will be the first person to cycle across Antarctica.
- Tony Davis
38 new watches show the industry is ticking along just fine in 2020
Whether you're working from home, back in the office, feeling nostalgic or dreaming of escape, this year's COVID-19 cache impresses, writes Bani McSpedden for the Watch special in our August issue.
- Bani McSpedden
The hot new grapes Australian winemakers are fighting for
Bursting with flavour, juicy and thick-skinned, heat-tolerant Portuguese grape varieties are thriving in our most challenging growing environments.
- Max Allen
How Gene Sherman reinvented the former home of Mike Cannon-Brookes
From Atlassian to art, the Federation home in Sydney's Centennial Park was a shared canvas for gallerist Gene Sherman and interior designer Don Cameron.
- Stephen Todd
‘Say hello to my little friend’: Introducing the $500k Scarface watch
The new luxury timepiece from Jacob & Co is wearable movie memorabilia for your wrist (and it includes a piano with moving keys).
- Bani McSpedden
The art of noise, according to Dinosaur Designs’ secret DJ
From making mixtapes in the '80s to deejaying at all-night cellar parties, Stephen Ormandy's gift for the visual arts extends to the performing arts too.
- Philippa Coates
Why this space-shaper designer is watching what you do with umbrellas
Beauty is at the heart of every product that Naoto Fukasawa designs. His process is equally as enchanting.
- Stephen Todd
Ice-inspired diamond anniversary watch is yours for a cool $300K
This year, Grand Seiko celebrates its remarkable journey from local secret to global competitor – and collector staple – in a short 60 years.
- Bani McSpedden
June
Your most-missed restaurant dishes – and how to prep them at home
Jill Dupleix draws together recipes for the signature dishes Australia has longed for in lockdown, courtesy of some of your favourite chefs.
- Jill Dupleix
Risky business: inside Neil Perry's 'comeback'
Neil Perry was poised to buy back his premium restaurants when COVID-19 threw a curveball. In a pandemic, what’s a restaurant worth?
- Brook Turner
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Neil Perry’s restaurant buyback plan off the menu, for now
The pandemic ruined the celebrated chef's plan to buy back the restaurants he sold to private equity. He's now focused on just getting them reopened.
- Brook Turner
Drink ‘delicious’ smoke (and other beverage rules to break in 2020)
There’s never been a better time to rethink your drinks list. Here to whet your appetite are seven trends – and some of the innovators driving them.
- Max Allen
'No drinking and ballooning': Winemaker’s hobby takes him sky high
Not only is ballooning a great way for Stephen Henschke to check on his vines, it has helped him become more aware in his winemaking.
- Philippa Coates
How a city marketer reinvented a cattle farm
After marrying a farmer she met on a dating site, Lauren Newell started taking his beef direct to the people, making new friends and money along the way.
- Philippa Coates
'Welcome back to restaurants': Grand venue hails new dining era
Andrew McConnell's just-announced CBD bar and fine-diner, Gimlet, means there's even more to look forward to as pandemic restrictions ease.
- Matthew Drummond
This chef and TV host has an unusual way to share his love of books
These days Gourmet Farmer's Matthew Evans has added another string to his bow – becoming his household's resident 'audiobook'.
- Luke Slattery
Online tool lets you design your luxury watch
There are many ways to personalise a watch, but Jaeger-LeCoultre's new method has changed the game.
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- Bani McSpedden
