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Reading the room • After so long stuck in the one spot, can the four walls we call home ever be our happy place again?

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Just FOR FUN • Steeped in nostalgia with a dash of chic kitsch, Gucci’s lifestyle collection charms with whimsy and elegance in equal measure.

The VL edit • A curated hit list of new feature pieces and accessories that have caught our eye.

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Mood elevator • Avant-garde couturier Rolf Snoeren of Viktor & Rolf places his Amsterdam home in the hands of fellow boundary-breaker Studio Job’s Job Smeets to concoct this bright confection.

Joie de vivre • The artistic director of Dior Maison and Baby Dior, Cordelia de Castellane understands the art of entertaining better than most. Her exquisite tabletop creations help transform any meal into a memorable event.

New Blooms • Floristry today is more than just pretty posies — it’s a rich, creative and boundary-pushing field. From SYDNEY TO ANTWERP, we meet a handful of the world’s most exciting FLORAL ARTISTS who are cultivating arrangements and installations that will open your eyes to the possibilities and wonder of flowers as art.

Home grown • Three more Australian florists manoeuvring buds, petals and stems into works of art.

Out of office • Digging into its archives, Louis Vuitton reinvents an iconic 1929 bureau for today’s remote-work era.

EDGE OF GLORY • Forget the macho posturing of white-boy art taking prime plinth in established Western institutions. The fresh face of best contemporary practice is Black, female, impervious to precedent, and painting on the perimeters of so-called civilisation.

Leading light • Reinforcing an intrinsic link to the real value of gathering spaces has informed MAP Studio’s illuminating MPavilion.

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OVER THE RAINBOW • In their quest to preserve Californian heritage, John McIlwee and Bill Damaschke have saved not one but two iconic homes. Early-1980s art has inspired the latest chapter in the enduring tale of the John Lautner-designed Garcia House in Los Angeles.

MAKING SOLID GROUND • Designer Lauren Tarrant has translated her passion for grand European buildings into a polished stone-clad Melbourne home of considered linear proportions for her ex-footballer husband and their daughters.

True colours • Intensely intimate and overflowing with art, the London home of Bollywood star Sonam Kapoor Ahuja is a little of Britain and a whole lot of India. Using wallpaper as a starting point, the vibrant home is the result of a collaboration between the actor and designer Rooshad Shroff.

This corner of mine • Architect NICK TOBIAS has designed his 1970s-era home near Sydney’s Camp Cove as a contemplative reflection of the relaxed, open spirit of its beachside neighbourhood locale.

House party • From the light-up disco dance floor to re-creating 1970s light switches, not one single detail was overlooked in the immaculate restoration of Marsala House, the Brutalist work of acclaimed Bulgarianborn Perth-based architect Iwan Iwanoff.

Walking on sunshine • This bold Mornington Peninsula property takes more than its name from a secluded bay in Florida Keys.

PITCH PERFECT • Craftsmanship and...