Design Hunter Profile

June 21, 2023

The home of Gary Chard is a tropical paradise and the walls are full of stories

Like many Australians, Gary Chard was seduced by life abroad. The event activation designer now calls Mallorca, Spain home, but the tropical similarities to Aussie life are abundant.

February 1, 2023

Emma Coulter’s colourful abstractions

One of Melbourne’s most dynamic artists working at the intersection of painting and site-specific art in a chromo-spatial manner, Emma Coulter, has just been picked up for representation by James Makin Gallery.

January 30, 2023

Embracing life’s sliding doors moments

We chat with Alexandra Donohoe Church, managing director and founder of Decus, an interior design studio unafraid of bold choices.

August 31, 2022

10/10/10 with Alexander &Co.

10/10/10 is an ongoing series on Habitus Living where artists, designers and creatives give us a glimpse into their life through the lens of a disposable camera, a set of 10 questions, and 10 songs. Up next is Sydney-based design studio Alexander &Co.

July 6, 2022

10/10/10 with James Howe

Introducing 10/10/10, a new series on Habitus Living where artists, designers and creatives give us a glimpse into their life through the lens of a disposable camera, a set of 10 questions, and 10 songs. Up first is South Australian-based furniture designer James Howe.

February 14, 2022

Home as a testing ground

Pascale Gomes-McNabb has created some of the most iconic restaurant fitouts around Melbourne. Always searching for new ideas, we learn how art and design constantly inspire this all-around creative.

February 7, 2022

Susan Moylan-Coombs is a woman of our time

To say Woolwonga and Gurindji woman Susan Moylan-Coombs is a person of many parts is an understatement, as she traverses business, design, diversity, family and heritage with aplomb.

January 25, 2022

Cultivating a design instinct

Tamsin Johnson has a natural-born pedigree for design and art as the child of antique dealers. The Melbourne Art Fair ambassador shares how this instinct is expressed through her work in artistic ways.

September 6, 2021

Power to the People

Criena Gehrke is right at home as CEO of the Gold Coast’s Home of the Arts where she leads with a human-centred, democratic approach.

August 18, 2021

Ceramics with Mindfulness and Method

When self-taught ceramicist Eloise White scored herself a spot in JamFactory’s associate program, she cemented her name as one of Australia’s up and coming ceramic artists to watch.

August 2, 2021

A Journey To Find Her Voice

For Malaysian artist Chong Siew Ying the siren call of Paris proved to be not just irresistible, but also transformative.

June 28, 2021

Exploration Meets Craft With Shibori

Pepa Martin and Karen Davis explore Japanese textiles and printmaking, extending their creativity into artworks, wallpaper and prints – all under the moniker Shibori.