Journal

Colourful kitchen with pattern on pattern, from the wallpaper to tablescape, soft furnishings and beyond. Image via Instagram - @casacavaliere

The Rise of Maximalism: Why More Is Finally More Again

Minimalism had its moment. Now maximalism — bold, layered, and deliberately abundant — is having its own. Here's why vintage collecting and the mor...

Cabinets of Curiosities: The Original Vintage Collection

Long before anyone used the word 'vintage,' collectors were filling entire rooms with beautiful, strange, and rare objects. The Cabinet of Curiosit...

A collection over three shelves of vintage home decor items in orange

Before You Donate Grandma's China: A Few Things Worth Knowing First

There's a specific kind of regret that doesn't show up until years later — the quiet kind, where you realise you have no idea what happened to your...

Jacqui Fink holding up a rich pink hand worked felted woollen sculpture created for The Woolmark Company and Gabriella Hearst, New York

Thread and Prejudice: On Fibre Art, Hierarchies, and Who Gets to Decide

A personal reflection on why fibre and textile art has historically been dismissed as craft rather than art — and whether that's genuinely changing...

An assortment of vintage homeware objects arranged casually on top of a white cupboard

Grandparent Core: Why We're All Longing for Grandma's House

There's a design movement sweeping through younger generations that's equal parts nostalgia and quiet rebellion against sterile minimalism. It's ca...

Crown Crystal Australia uranium glass collection fluorescing vivid neon green under UV blacklight — frosted flared vase, citrus juicer, and starburst platter, c.1930s

The Glass That Glows: Understanding Uranium Depression Glass

Under a UV torch, uranium depression glass glows an extraordinary neon green. It's part science, part Depression-era history, and entirely captivat...

Villeroy & Boch basket soup tureen upturned to show backstamp — vintage European porcelain maker's mark

Vintage China Marks Explained: How to Date Your Pieces by the Backstamp

Turn any piece of china over and you'll find a backstamp — a small mark that tells you who made it, roughly when, and sometimes what it's worth. On...

Collection of four vintage SylvaC dog figurines — standing Scottie Model 72, seated Mac Model 205, Injured Dog Model 1433, Made in England

SylvaC Figurines: Why Collectors Can't Stop Hunting Them

SylvaC has been stopping people in their tracks for nearly a century. From grumpy Scottish Terriers to bandaged fox terriers with a paw in a sling,...

Antique, vintage, and retro homewares styled together — Royal Winton Grimwades teapot and ceramics spanning different eras

The Difference Between Antique, Vintage, and Retro (and Why It Matters for Value)

Antique, vintage, and retro get used almost interchangeably — but they mean distinct things, and getting them right matters for value, trust, and h...

Tethered Heart II by Jacqui Fink, a large-scale hand-felted merino wool sculpture installed on a gallery wall, with a woman standing viewing the work. From the Cartography of Survival exhibition.

The Personal Story Behind Cartography of Survival

The personal story behind Jacqui Fink's Cartography of Survival exhibition — a deeply honest account of the years of family trauma, grief, and quie...

Standing on Shoulders: How Fibre Artists Learn From the Past — and When to Let Go

A personal reflection on influence, originality, and the question every fibre artist eventually faces: when does learning from those who came befor...

Sink Curtain in a bathroom setting covering exposed plumbing. The room shows a vintage aesthetic with wallpaper, coloured tiles and a vintage mirror. Imade from the Instagram feed of @aude.jolijour

The Humble Sink Curtain: How a Hundred-Year-Old Fix Became a Design Statement

Long before it was a Pinterest aesthetic, the sink curtain was simply the obvious answer to an ordinary problem. Here's the genuinely interesting s...