Why more people are investing in – and wearing – vintage fashion
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Why more people are investing in – and wearing – vintage fashion

Buyers don’t just want to shop sustainably – they want to own a piece of history.

  • byStephen Crafti

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Lee Lin Chin has one of Australia’s most enviable wardrobes. Now,it’s for sale
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Lee Lin Chin has one of Australia’s most enviable wardrobes. Now,it’s for sale

If you’ve ever wanted to dress like the former SBS newsreader,here’s your chance.

  • byStephen Crafti
‘A slow burn’:Why it’s never too late to take up photography
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‘A slow burn’:Why it’s never too late to take up photography

While the term “emerging” generally refers to someone who is young and showing signs of promise,older photographers are making waves across the country.

  • byStephen Crafti
Life is far from boring for this senior by the Bay

Life is far from boring for this senior by the Bay

People often make the mistake of thinking adventurous design is the realm of the young,but that’s certainly not the case for a senior living in a renovated 1920s apartment in Sydney’s Elizabeth Bay.

  • byStephen Crafti
Darebin Intercultural Centre – bringing the community together

Darebin Intercultural Centre – bringing the community together

A glimpse inside the new-look space bringing people of all cultures together to share their backgrounds and stories.

  • byStephen Crafti
Tossing your toy boxes? You could be throwing away thousands of dollars
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Tossing your toy boxes? You could be throwing away thousands of dollars

Instead of tearing apart the box your gifts come in this Christmas,consider packing it away somewhere safe. It could end up being worth thousands.

  • byStephen Crafti
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How a farmer’s house became an architectural gem

How a farmer’s house became an architectural gem

Originally built in the 1890s as a combined butcher and green grocer store,complete with rear stables,the distinctive sandstone buildings are a city fringe landmark.

  • byStephen Crafti
Funaki gallery:Hidden jewels high above Flinders Lane

Funaki gallery:Hidden jewels high above Flinders Lane

The idea of transforming an apartment into retail space is common in Paris,Hong Kong and Singapore,which are well known for their vertical-style of retailing in apartment buildings. But doing it in Melbourne is relatively new.

  • byStephen Crafti
BMA House brings a little bit of New York to Sydney’s CBD

BMA House brings a little bit of New York to Sydney’s CBD

Tourists and locals can look up at the building’s highly decorative exterior,and see everything from giant medieval knights to koalas on the top of the façade.

  • byStephen Crafti
1880s Gothic church finds new creative use

1880s Gothic church finds new creative use

The impressive Gothic-style Wesleyan church on the grounds of the Albert Park Primary School has been transformed into a new-look,multipurpose performance hub.

  • byStephen Crafti
How the InterContinental Melbourne revived its heritage gem

How the InterContinental Melbourne revived its heritage gem

While Victorian-era buildings of this calibre are now handled with kid gloves,they could easily have been just placards on a wall had the Historic Buildings Act not been passed in 1974 to prevent their demise.

  • byStephen Crafti