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Living Edge

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At Living Edge Studio, a design retailer in Sydney, Australia, the spotlight shines on bernabeifreeman, a local design duo whose scrim-like Peony chandelier—dangling powder-coated metal plates are pierced à la Lite Brite to look like the namesake flower—won an Australian Design Award last year. (via Elements of Living)

Updated Apr 10, 2006

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Anibou

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At Anibou, in Surry Hills of Sydney, Australia, a fine selection of Australian designers is augmented by European staples such as Artek and Gervasoni. (via Elements of Living)

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Planet Furniture

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At Planet Furniture, designer Ross Longmuir both minds the shop and creates some of the striking pieces available for purchase. Longmuir’s streamlined chests, nightstands and stereo storage units are constructed of spotted gum, a local hardwood, that is peeled into 3-millimeter layers and crossbanded into boards. The technique combines the strength and weather-resistance of MDF but not its crumbly veneer; the resulting caramel-colored furniture is as sturdy as solid wood and will develop a rich patina over time. Planet Furniture lovingly showcases its wares with artwork, ceramics and even stuffed animals in studied vignettes. (via Elements of Living)

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Koskela

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For a pure experience in Australian design, try Koskela. Owners Russel Koskela and Sasha Titchkosky left the finance world in 2000 to open a platform for local talents. Koskela himself designs the long, low furniture, which is merchandised compellingly alongside the personal accessories, kids’ stuff and lighting that together form a realistic picture of a stylish home. Koskela is located up a flight of steps, which heightens the sense that you’re just removed from the madding crowd. It also means less of a sidewalk presence in a quiet area of converted warehouses, so search for it carefully. (via Elements of Living)

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Object Australia's New Design Centre

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Object: Australian Centre for Craft and Design exemplifies the dispersed Sydney design scene. For more than four decades, the non-profit organization has showcased myriad native designers. Displayed works include both the aboriginal and the thoroughly modern, and, like woven telephone-wire baskets, pieces that combine a little of both. Object has spent the past year settling its exhibitions into the Surry Hills neighborhood in a cylindrical, open-raftered 1960s structure that was originally a hospital chapel. (via Elements of Living)

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Pintér Antik

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Falk Miksa utca is a short, narrow, tree-lined thoroughfare considered to be Budapest’s "High Street" for antiques. Make Pintér Antik your first stop, and head to the basement, where a mazelike path leads you to one cavernous room after another filled with oversize Hungarian antiques—furniture, chandeliers, paintings, silverware and porcelain from every style and era, and at great prices. (via Elements of Living)

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BÁV

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At the very end of Falk Miksa, on the corner of Szent István Korut (Saint Stephen Boulevard) in Budapest, Hungary, you will find BÁV, a 230-year-old, three-story, state-owned consignment store with many a high-end buying opportunity. This is where down-at-the-heels aristocrats or local gentry, fed up with their heavy Hungarian heirlooms, offer those treasures at irresistible prices. Recently on view were a French secretary with inlaid mother of pearl for less than $2,000, a 1950s Venetian chandelier for under $500 and, for a song, several antique crystal chandeliers. (via Elements of Living)

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Montparnasse Antikvitas

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Montparnasse a French-Hungarian Art Deco shop run by the charming Beáta Szabó in Budapest, Hungary. Her pieces are streamlined and clean, and her prices are fair. Every furniture piece is restored to its original, pristine condition by their professional craftsmen. The vintage Murano lamps are surpassingly beautiful. (via Elements of Living)

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