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Mercury
21-07-2025
- Business
- Mercury
SOLD: Architectural marvel finds new Sydney owner
Spectacular and special, this one-of-a-kind Tassie home has a new owner. The architectural marvel known as Triptych has been sold, following a busy campaign. The 100-acre property at No.67 and 75 Grooms Hill Rd, Koonya, was sold for one of the highest prices for a Tasmanian home this year. The exact figure is undisclosed. MORE: Agency's event to raise children's cancer research funds Terrific Tynwald: 1830s estate with 10 bedrooms could be yours The Agency Hobart property partner Georgie Rayner said she was blown away by the 'outstanding result'. 'It was purchased by a Sydney-based buyer with international connections,' she said. 'I'm excited for both parties, and equally so for Tasmania. 'A property of such high quality in every way — something so extraordinary — it brought a lot of exposure to our state. 'People are looking for special properties in Tasmania. They want to buy here. 'With everything happening in the world at the moment, there seems to be a greater appreciation for all that Tasmania offers. 'People are not necessarily looking for a return on their investment, but rather the ultimate in escapism; and they are looking at our beautiful island. 'It's for their children and their own legacy.' MORE: Eight new record-breaking Tassie home sales Purr-fect opportunity: Premium veterinary investment The campaign, in collaboration with Sotheby's Sydney, reached every corner of the world, including more than a few 3am email inquiries from expats. 'I organised some FaceTime calls with people from overseas while on the property,' Ms Rayner said. 'There was a lot of interest from mainland-based buyers and local Tassie buyers, too. Some already live on the Tasman Peninsula and others from Hobart. 'Triptych grabbed the attention of people who are looking for something truly unique, private and beyond compare.' Triptych represents a bold architectural collaboration between award-winning firm Room 11 and property owner Jonathan Kneebone. This innovative property seamlessly blends cutting-edge design with Tasmania's stunning natural landscape, creating an immersive living experience. Featured on Grand Designs Australia and numerous magazine covers, the property consists of two distinct residences across separate 50-acre titles. The Blunt House serves as a floating architectural masterpiece, offering sophisticated accommodation with three bedrooms and two bathrooms, strategically positioned to maximise the spectacular surroundings. Contrasting dramatically, The Glass House emphasises transparency and landscape integration, featuring a bedroom with ensuite while maintaining complete privacy through thoughtful design. The estate includes a third structure called The Folly, specifically conceived as an experiential architectural element within the broader landscape composition.
Mercury
06-07-2025
- Business
- Mercury
These Hobart homes could crack top 10 sales of 2025
To crack the top 10 home sales of the year list in 2024, buyers needed a minimum spend of $3.625m. But this has not been the case so far in 2025. To the halfway point this year, homes in the $2.75m-plus range are ranked in the top sales list. So the question is, are there any current listings that could leapfrog sales from the first half of the year? Considering the substantial, premium quality, remarkable, enviably located properties that are on the market, the answer is a big, loud 'Yes!'. MORE: Our top dream home sales of 2025 so far Grand Designs' Triptych strikes a chord with thousands For $3.5m, Fall Real Estate has Neika for sale. This stately New Town mansion dates back to the late 1840s with five bedrooms, almost 3000sq m of land, a pool, a tennis court, and a world of charming period details like the Victorian window seats and bay windows, intricate leadlight, floral carpets and polished timber floors. For a completely different buyer, Slate Estate Agents has an outstanding penthouse in Harrington St, offering modern luxury and sophisticated style. Space is in abundance with its 581sq m of indoor-outdoor living. And if you are looking for a talking point, how about a glass cube dining pavilion, the rooftop jacuzzi or the state-of-the-art Gaggenau kitchen? For lifestyle property buyers, Anstey Barton at Kettering would be ideal for people who are looking for a home of epic proportions and luxury appeal. This stone gem has six bedrooms, five bathrooms, five living rooms, a wine cellar and 12-foot-high ceilings. It is listed with PRD Hobart at $4.8m. When homes on the water's edge come to market, they will always command a premium price. And EIS Property has a superb stunner that fits that bill perfectly. The uninterrupted water views are breathtaking. Indoor-outdoor living gets a big tick. There is a cinema, a sweeping staircase and a private boathouse with a launching ramp, too. Priced between $3.5m-$3.75m. Across town in South Hobart, The Gables is the type of home that will set a history lover's heart racing. Dating back to 1905, it is a stately residence that overflows with features of a bygone era that are expertly juxtaposed alongside contemporary comforts. The 12m infinity pool and the terrific tennis court are the cherries on the cake. EIS Property has it listed at $4m-plus. When a street in one of Tasmania's most exclusive suburbs takes its name from a property, that is a hint of the elegance that will undoubtedly be on offer. Lasswade, listed at $4.5m-plus with Elders Tasmania, is one of the state's finest homes. Not just for its unbelievable heritage, but also the expertly crafted modern additions. A visit leaves you flabbergasted. This is not an exhaustive list; there are more homes in Mount Stuart, Blackmans Bay, North Hobart, Sandy Bay and Taroona — to name but a few — that could vault their way onto the top-sales list. And who knows what will be listed for sale between now and Christmastime?
Daily Mirror
18-06-2025
- Sport
- Daily Mirror
Royal Ascot nightmare as TV star kicked by horse and misses big race moment
Andie Biancone, one of the most popular broadcasting talents in US horse racing, flew to Britain to help prepare her trainer father's big race hope but will fly home on crutches One of the rising stars of US racing broadcasting was forced to miss her big race moment as a result of a freak injury. Andie Biancone, 28, has soared to fame covering US racing's biggest events including the Kentucky Derby and Breeders' Cup as a roving reporter and analyst for FanDuelTV. And while the network has a team on site for the royal meeting, Biancone was due to make her debut at the prestigious event as a groom, leading up a horse trained by her dual Arc-winning father Patrick. Until he left Europe 35 years ago, Patrick Biancone trained one of the most powerful strings in world racing as head trainer to Daniel Wildenstein, based in France. He won back-to-back editions of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe with Sagace and All Along in 1983 and 1984. He also trained the great Triptych to win the Irish Champion Stakes in 1987 and Coronation Cup in 1988. At the height of his fame he moved to Hong Kong for a period and the 73-year-old now operates a boutique stable in Florida which was represented by Lennilu in the Queen Mary Stakes. Andie joined him in Newmarket and was in the saddle for the grey or roan filly's daily exercise while Lennilu trained and was supposed to lead up the two-year-old at Ascot on Wednesday. But she instead arrived at the meeting on crutches after a painful incident on the gallops. Her sister Marie led the horse up instead. 'Everything had gone swimmingly well the entire week,' said Andie. 'Lennilu handled every obstacle thrown at her with perfection. 'But yesterday after a little easy gallop, we were pulling up, she was great but her company horse came next to her and spooked at a massive truck that had come by. 'He just bucked straight over his head and ended up kicking me in the foot. I was sobbing. Lennilu packed me home, a 20 minute walk back to the barn through traffic and everything.' She went on: 'I got it scanned in Newmarket. They said it looked pretty clean, just soft tissue but I will probably get a second opinion back in the states. I can't put weight on it right now.' Lennilu ensured the trip from Florida was not wasted as she stayed on well to finish third behind the Aidan O'Brien-trained winner True Love. Patrick Biancone, saddling his first Royal Ascot runner since 1988, said: 'She is only a baby. I liked the fact she fought back at the end. We will go home and give her a break and then we'll see her in Del Mar for the Breeders' Cup.'
The Citizen
28-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The Citizen
Raise your hands to Miss Velvet's ‘Hallelujah'
Imagine launching your music starting with the conclusion of the story your are trying to tell. Miss Velvet did exactly that. Imagine launching your music into a country or a new market somewhat backwards, starting with the conclusion of the story you are trying to tell. American solo artist Miss V has done exactly that, entering the South African market for the first time by releasing the final song in a trilogy of audio-visual material before local audiences had even heard the first note. Her debut on South African airwaves is called Hallelujah, and it ends-out out a three-part project titled Triptych, a conceptual body of work built around transformation, identity, and emotional release. The track was co-written and produced by Grammy-nominated, South African-born producer Esjay Jones, who also serves as Miss Velvet's guitarist and creative collaborator. Unconventional career trajectory New York-born Constance Hauman, better known to international audiences as Miss Velvet, has followed an unconventional creative trajectory. A former opera singer with a successful classical music career under her belt, she made a U-turn to rock and pop, finding global attention with her band Miss Velvet & The Blue Wolf and releases like Feed The Wolf and Dare. Now, with Hallelujah, Miss Velvet segued again. This time, to a less gritty and more stripped-down spiritual confrontation. 'Hallelujah is the final breath of Triptych, the place where the reckoning falls away, and what remains is elemental,' she said. 'It's not about triumph. It's about truth.' ALSO READ: A Million Ways To Die, NFOH reincarnated 'The journey behind the song was deeply personal,' said Miss Velvet. 'I had gone through a rupture in my life that altered everything—something tied to betrayal and motherhood, something I couldn't fully hold alone. So, I gave it to Miss Velvet (sic). She carried it for me. She made it mythic, safe, sacred. It's not a song about triumph—it's a song about truth. 'It's about putting your hand in someone else's and saying: I see you. You're not alone. The ageing is divine. The ending is a beginning. And we'll be singing until the end. 'That's what full-circle acceptance means to me—not rewriting what happened but standing in the middle of the Mojave Desert—surrounded by wind, silence, and sky—and letting the truth rise from the dust. Letting it break you open. Letting it make you whole.' Truth rises from the dust The Triptych series, released in full this week, comprises three tracks. They are: Pistols at Dawn, Strut, and Hallelujah. Each chapter or song tells a story about a different stage in emotional evolution: the reckoning, the reclamation, and the release. 'With Triptych, we stepped into completely new territory. I had the vision before we ever wrote the music, and Esjay said yes to something that didn't exist yet. We weren't just writing songs. We were building a sonic landscape for a visual film that lived only in my mind. That kind of trust is rare. 'Miss Velvet rarely sees this kind of creative courage,' she said. We weren't just writing songs A short film version of the project was shot in the Mojave Desert. It has already picked up a Best Music Video award at the International New York Film Festival. Esjay Jones, based in the U.S. but originally from Durban, spent two years working with Miss Velvet. They were both living and creating under the same roof. 'When you truly know an artist, their struggles, their triumphs, the way they see the world, then you create differently,' said Jones. 'You're not just producing a song; you're channelling their essence.' Jones said that Hallelujah is 'pure catharsis'. It's about release, about shedding the weight of the past and stepping into something greater,' she shared. The track itself is built on acoustic instrumentation, ambient textures and gospel undertones. In the video, Miss Velvet appears on a circular white stage. It's in the desert, dressed in a white Tom Ford three-piece suit. She called it a 'a garment that once represented control, dominance, and masculine authority, repurposed in a space of surrender.' It's not subtle, and it was not meant to be. It's visual artistry all round. It's visual artistry all around In producing the track, Jones said the challenge was balancing the 'grit and grandeur' of Velvet's sound. 'Her voice has this wild rock quality but also a soulful, almost gospel-like depth. We leaned into both, making it feel timeless and urgent.' This is Miss Velvet's introduction to local audiences, but she has long been fascinated by South Africa. 'I hope South African audiences feel the honesty of the song and not just in the sound, but in the intention,' she said. 'The spiritual thread that connects us all, regardless of where we come from, is what this song is made of.' ALSO READ: Candlelight show's a must go … mostly
