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News.com.au
2 days ago
- Lifestyle
- News.com.au
Kew home featured on Grand Designs Australia hits market
Deco House reimagines the art deco charm in contemporary fashion in a highly sought-after pocket of Kew. The unique vision of the vendors was brought to life by Mihaly Slocombe Architects and Basis Builders. 'Warwick, our architect, was very important throughout this process. He helped us translate our vision to paper and ultimately to something tangible,' the vendors say. 'The design encapsulates the clean/minimalist design of Scandi, brick exposure without the render to hide it, and the curves to really tie it all together.' A finalist in Grand Designs Australia and featured in many publications, the home showcases curved design elements throughout, including curved marine ply ceilings, the statement kitchen island bench, and external features on the undercover pergola. 'Our favourite feature would be the curved features throughout the house, both externally and internally, it really highlights the attention to detail that went into the build,' the vendors say. Exposed brickwork, rich timber floors, bespoke marble benchtops, and polished concrete floors, along with high ceilings and open plan living, seamlessly blend with the art deco design to create the distinctive style at the core of the vendor's vision. 'The high ceiling and openness of the dining/kitchen area is a really warm and inviting place to hang out as a family,' the vendors say. 'The consistency and colour palette afforded by the timber finishing adds to the calmness of the house.' The vendors, who bought the original property eight years ago before renovating it to its current state, say many memories have been made throughout their time at the home. 'The house has been with us through some great and not-so-great memories,' they say. 'Where we hunkered down for Covid, but it is also where our son grew up. Watching him learn to crawl, then walk up the stairs, are all core memories.' Some of their other favourite features of the property include the deck and the east-facing rear garden. 'During spring and summer months, all the flora is in full bloom, and it's the ultimate compliment to the house,' they say. The location, on a quiet and friendly street metres to public transport, elite schools, Kew Junction and Victoria Park also proved advantageous. 'It is close to all the great schools, great transport options and amenities close by,' the vendors say. 'Boroondara Council has made some significant investments since we initially moved in, major capital improvements across Kellett Reserve, Victoria Park, Kew Recreation centre, and new cafes, such as Arthur's Milk Bar, have meant great access to amenities.'
Times
4 days ago
- Times
The Crossbasket Castle hotel review: a regal stay with a twist
Crossbasket Castle has been putting on the ritz, adding 40 art deco-style bedrooms and a buzzing restaurant where there's live music every night of the week and full-on shows at the weekend. Guests at this grand pile, ten miles southeast of Glasgow near the town of East Kilbride, now have a choice of rooms: 17th-century grandeur in the castle or sleeker, Twenties-style digs in a new building. Whichever they pick, the welcome is warm, afternoon tea is an event and evenings positively fizz when Trocadero's opens for cocktails, dinner and dancing. A spa is set to open by the river next year. This article contains affiliate links that will earn us revenue Score 8/10The 40 new rooms, a short stroll from the castle, run from compact doubles to spacious suites with balconies looking out on the greenery of the 14-acre riverside estate. The style is art deco but subtle: furniture with brushed gold edges, plush scalloped headboards in shades of oyster, clam shell-shaped chairs and ottomans in light sage. Traditionalists might prefer one of the nine castle bedrooms, where rolltop baths, fireplaces and canopied beds provide a sense of place. • More great Scottish hotels Score 9/10Dinner in Trocadero's is a big draw. It's less about the food and more about the party atmosphere, which on weekends includes live jazz, dancers and cocktails. Week nights might be quieter, but there's still steak carved tableside, Josper-grilled lobster and a dessert trolley tottering with petits gâteaux. Next door is Foveran's, a light and airy restaurant, where breakfast is the full works — eggs benedict, omelettes and full fry-ups — and there's even a bloody mary station (as well as restorative fresh juices). Come here for afternoon tea (£39pp), which is also served in the castle's antique-filled Stewart Room. • The most beautiful places in Scotland Aside from exploring the great outdoors, that's your lot… for now. The new riverside spa with outdoor hydrotherapy pools and treatments focussed on artisanal Scottish products will open later in 2025. • Glasgow's top hotels Score 7/10In Scotland's Central Belt, Crossbasket Castle is easy to access from Glasgow and Edinburgh, the former just 20 minutes or so by car. It's a five-minute drive to Blantyre for the birthplace of the explorer David Livingstone, and two minutes from the East Kilbride Expressway, which puts Loch Lomond, the Falkirk Wheel or Stirling Castle within striking distance. Price B&B doubles from £195Restaurant mains from £18Family-friendly YAccessible YDog-friendly Y Helen Ochyra was a guest of Crossbasket Castle ( • Discover our full guide to Scotland
BBC News
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- BBC News
White Cliffs house where Ian Fleming wrote James Bond for sale
A 1920s art deco seafront house in Kent, once owned by James Bond author Ian Fleming as well as playwright Noel Coward, is up for Cottage is one of four homes located directly under the White Cliffs at St Margaret's Bay and has a guide price of £1.75m. Fleming is believed to have written several of his Bond novels at the house between 1951 and 1957, including Moonraker. A spokesperson for estate agent, Strutt & Parker, said the house was "set in a "breathtaking location" with a "rich history of famous connections". Between 1945 and 1951 Noel Coward owned the home, formerly known as White Cliffs. The house was damaged by British and Canadian troops as they trained for D-Day and restored by the playwright and composer soon after he bought spent £2,000 pinning back the chalk cliffs behind his house, according to Dover Museum. It was during his time at White Cliffs that Coward discovered a love of sold the property to his friend Ian Fleming in 1951 and moved inland to used it as his weekend and holiday home for several years. He was so inspired by the dramatic White Cliffs of Dover and the picturesque surrounding region that he used the region as the setting for Moonraker, according to Dover Museum. Fleming enjoyed using his beloved Dover area as the location for the 1955 novel, his third Bond book. Its villain, Hugo Drax, built his Moonraker rocket just outside of Dover, near the seaside town of 1979 film bore little resemblance to the novel, with the action taking place in the United States, Italy and the Amazon Fleming died in Canterbury in 1964 aged 56.
Bloomberg
15-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Bloomberg
The Hottest Independent Jewelry Designers Share One Secret Weapon
Even as art deco turns 100, some of the most prominent independent jewelers working today say it's still inspiring them. Geometric motifs, stark whites and blacks, simple pops of color and repetitive structures are the common threads between pieces a century old and these modern masterpieces. For designers Martin Katz, Nikos Koulis and Adam Neeley, the era's rigid lines and strict shapes were a direct influence, but each has adapted them in different ways.
Bloomberg
15-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Bloomberg
Why Art Deco Jewelry Still Commands Millions 100 Years Later
When a magnificent collection of jewelry came up for auction at Christie's last November, everyone knew it would be a blockbuster. The dazzling array of diamond, ruby and emerald concoctions commissioned from Cartier on Bond Street in London in the 1920s and '30s had remained in the hands of the Sassoons, a prominent Baghdadi Jewish dynasty, for the ensuing century. It even survived the bombing of the bank where it was stored during World War II. The group's star lot—an exceptional Indo-Persian art deco diamond necklace weighing from 130 carats to 140 carats—was a rare example of historic preservation from an era in which most significant jewels were sold off or remodeled. And it was priced accordingly, with a high estimate of 1.3 million Swiss francs ($1.63 million). It sold for 4.4 million francs—one of many recent testaments to the enduring appeal of art deco, which celebrates its 100th anniversary this year.
