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Making waves
Making waves
If a surfboard’s too cumbersome to take on your next beach holiday, packa handplane in your hand luggage instead. Sydney company WAW (Wave After Wave) makes handcrafted bodysurfing handplanes from reclaimed and sustainable timbers. “For each handplane sold, we also plant a tree,” says founder and environmentally conscious carpenter Rikki Gilbey. “It’s another great reason to pack light.” $149.95 each. wawhandplanes.com.au
All at sea
All at sea
If you’ve ever fancied running away to sea, please form an orderly line. Crystal CEO Edie Rodriguez has revealed there are already about 250 people on the waitlist to buy an apartment aboard the line’s three new ocean-going ships, the first of which is due to launch in 2022. Each of the thousand-passenger ships will feature one private deck of about 48 apartments, in what Rodriguez predicts will be a “game-changer” for the industry. Potential buyers can get a sneak peek at the floating flats when Crystal’s display suite opens in Miami in December. crystalcruises.com
Chain reaction
Chain reaction
Stride into any gin joint in any town in the world with the aplomb of Lady Gaga, who has launched Tiffany & Co’s new HardWear collection. It’s inspired by a unisex bracelet from 1971. Pictured here is the Tiffany & Co. HardWear chain wrap bracelet in 18-carat yellow gold, $10,700. tiffany.com
Joiners in
Joiners in
Vince Alafaci and Caroline Choker have a thing for wood. Their Sydney design studio, Acme & Co, used joinery every which way to stunning effect at Sydney hotspots Fred’s and Archie Rose Distilling Co, picking up more than a dozen awards and nominations along the way. The secret? “The clincher was how well Vince and Caroline grasped the production side of things,” says Will Edwards, founder of Archie Rose. “I really wanted the bar to be an extension of the distillery.” So the pair made the bar and booths from American oak, the same wood used in the distillery’s rye whiskey casks. Neat. acme-co.com.au
Graphic coverage
Graphic coverage
Cool pure linen bathrobes are replacing thick towelling versions in the wardrobes of fashion-forward hotels. We’ve lazed about in the oversized linen robes designed by Melbourne’s Elizabeth Pertile for Hotel Hotel in Canberra and, more recently, this graphic robe has been installed at The Johnson in Brisbane. Art Series Hotel Group collaborated with luxe sleepwear studio Masini & Chern on robes featuring Michael Johnson’s artwork.
Foot and mouth
Foot and mouth
When you think of restaurants, the first thing that comes to mind is probably not footwear. But no one asked you, and apparently the footwear industry is eager to jump on the food-is-the-new-hotness bandwagon. This is especially true in Los Angeles, where Australia’s own Volley has teamed up with David Combes and Grant Smillie, the owners of West Hollywood hotspot EP & LP, home to Australian chef Louis Tikaram. The Volley x EP & LP sneaker aims to “celebrate the Australian way of life”, as well as work as functional attire for hospitality workers – it’s lightweight, stylish, and the rubber sole provides a firm grip. You’re going to have to go to LA to grab a pair, though. The shoes are sold exclusively at the restaurant for $US180. eplosangeles.com
Style counsel
Style counsel
Designer Anna Spiro’s work at Halcyon House in Cabarita Beach on the coast of northern New South Wales has been variously described as Amalfi chic, Hamptons meets the Riviera, and vintage Bahamas. Suffice to say, the aesthetic is hard to pin down and totally gorgeous – launching lookalikes and scores of Instagram posts. In May, construction began on a double-storey addition to the hotel, Halcyon Day Spa, while Spiro’s interiors at jeweller Margot Kinney’s atelier in Fortitude Valley’s Emporium are the talk of Brisbane. blackandspiro.com.au
Beauty sleep
Beauty sleep
Passport? Boarding pass? Eye mask? Check, check and check. Savvy travellers never leave home without an eye mask, essential kit on planes, trains and in all those hotel rooms with flimsy drapes. Snooze in style with masks trimmed with lace, hand-stitched in satin, and woven in soft leather. Shh.
Pictured (top to bottom): Golden Eyes sequins and satin eye mask, $US22, thesleepycottage.com; Dolce & Gabbana silk eye mask, $255, netaporter.com; Amanda Fatherazi peacock mask, $US125, morgan-lane.com; Otis Batterbee pinstripe eye mask, £50.
Digital detox
Digital detox
For tortured millennials struggling to detach from their phones, the solution might be another gadget. Block case is a svelte, Dutch-designed aluminium case in which to keep your phone during your holiday, or whenever you need time out from technology. The casing blocks all signals in and out of the box. The simpler alternative is simply to switch your phone off, but where’s the fun in that? €99, meetblock.com
Venice class
Venice class
Los Angeles hit deli and bakery Gjusta has welcomed a new member to its family: Gjusta Goods. The boutique is housed in a 1930s art studio in Venice Beach and stocks Opinel cutlery, Dorothy Thorpe glassware, and handmade ceramics and cookbooks alongside fresh flowers, rare vinyl and vintage workwear jackets from Vietnam. Co-owner Shelley Kleyn Armistead says the decision to branch out from cafés was motivated by the chance to give customers “a view into the other conversations that are playing out among the team”. gjustagoods.com
