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We loved the Cube e-bike (but also couldn’t stand it)
Depending on your family status, Cube’s new Longtail cargo bike is either a ute or a people mover.
- John Davidson
Executive stress? Try saddle sores and gravel rash
Element Engineering director Ayrton Sue enters long-distance mountain bike and road bike races because there’s no better way to stay fit and focused for life.
- Life & Leisure
- Driving With Tony Davis
- Motoring
Why Australian drivers will embrace Cadillac’s fully electric SUVs
GM global design chief Mike Simcoe predicts EV will prevail, as the first of the American luxury brand’s new vehicles get ready to roll into Australia.
- Tony Davis
What happens when Missoni meets the Australian landscape
A new homewares brand from two creative powerhouses celebrates this country in a most un-kitsch way.
- Stephen Todd
Orlebar Brown and La DoubleJ are taking a holiday – together
The two resortwear brands are a match made in sunshine-soaked heaven – and they’re ready to fill your Euro summer closet.
- Lauren Sams
Yesterday
Live it up like a millionaire in Whistler’s newest luxury lodge
The Wedge Mountain Lodge & Spa has everything you can dream of and then some. At around $30,000 a night during the peak Christmas/New Year period, this stay is one for the bucket list.
- Carrie LaFrenz
This Month
Retail’s secret solution to the problem of endless returns
“Just keep it” refunds are now common in the United States, where the annual retail value of wrong-sized or unwanted goods is almost $US1 trillion.
- Joe Miller
This week’s edit of little luxuries for eco-conscious consumers
From an app to help you navigate sustainability claims, to a Bottega Veneta bag to treasure for ever, we have inspired suggestions for you.
- Eugenie Kelly
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Emma Lewisham wants to fix your skin problems (and help the planet)
The founder of the eponymous skincare brand left the tech world to create sustainable solutions, rather than just more beauty products.
- Lauren Sams
Great escapes: Solo kayaking along Bali’s northern coastline
The writer sets off on an odyssey through tranquil waters in a part of the world that will one day be reclaimed for an international airport.
- Ian Neubauer
Juggling your day job with a hobby after hours? This exec pulls it off
He’s a fan of actor Jack Nicholson but has to fit in his own passion for the stage with an executive role at a branding agency. How does he do it?
- Life & Leisure
- Drinks With Max Allen
- Winemakers
The new rock stars of the wine industry might surprise you
Marco Simonit and Pierpaolo Sirch, founders of the “gentle pruning” method, are sought after by leading winemakers the world over for their skills and advice.
- Max Allen
Can’t get away for a week? Try this luxurious mini-break
A mid-week stay in a national park just an hour’s drive from central Sydney has the same restorative effect as a power nap – only you’ll remember it all.
- Philippa Coates
- Driving With Tony Davis
- Motoring
What it’s like to drive this new $900k electric Porsche-on-water
The Frauscher x Porsche 850 Fantom Air is a chic and thrilling powerboat that shares its tech DNA with the car company’s Macan EV.
- Tony Davis
This robot knows how to corner
Roborock’s latest robot vacuum cleaner has an extension arm that sweeps 100 per cent into corners. Just don’t expect its mop to do the same
- John Davidson
Why we should embrace tall-tree tourism
Only 34 per cent of the world’s surviving forests are old-growth ones, and many are under threat. If California’s Redwood National Park is anything to go by, there is hope, however.
- Ute Junker
- Driving With Tony Davis
- Motoring
Ever wondered what crosses a race driver’s mind at 350 km/h?
The 24 Hour of Le Mans is the Olympics of motor racing, says 1998’s winner, who admits “you don’t really care” about risk when there are so many other things to think about.
- Tony Davis
- Driving With Tony Davis
- Motoring
More than 20 hybrid-powered Hypercars are set to battle it out at Le Mans
The stakes couldn’t be higher for this ultra-competitive class at next weekend’s race: “If you win Le Mans, all the people around the world know it,” says Ferrari’s endurance boss, Antonello Coletta.
- Tony Davis
This Tasmanian mill survived world wars and doonas. Can it go global?
It was founded in 1874 when Australia was the largest producer of wool on the planet. Today the team at Waverley Mills has big plans for a sustainable future.
- Glynis Traill-Nash
A house for all seasons made entirely of concrete and plywood
This small Melbourne home is low energy, looks lovely and might win a big architecture prize.
- Stephen Todd
Victoria Falls on the list? Try this tented camp on the Zambezi River
By staying at Mpala Jena, you’re also helping conservationists from the six countries this river flows through to safeguard their legacy.
- Catherine Marshall
Tips for buying a suit off the rack
While tailor-made is best, it’s not always affordable or practical for everyday wear. We asked an expert how to buy instore.
- Lauren Sams
May
This week’s edit of lovely little luxuries: cute hats to rare whisky
Add gorgeous designer lighting, glittering jewellery and sublime clothing to the mix, and we have inspired suggestions for everyone.
- Eugenie Kelly
400 new recipes for one small ship? This is cruising for true foodies
New executive culinary director Alexis Quaretti is serving classical French cuisine, of course, but expect additional inventive menus from Oceania Cruises.
- Jill Dupleix
How this spiky sculpture got the fashion world swooning
Among those stopped in their tracks by Mexican ceramicist Andrés Anza’s indefinable work was Pharrell Williams. But, in the end, it’s nothing, says the winner of the Loewe Craft Prize.
- Divya Bala
