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ORIENT HOUSE (2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9)

Winds Of Change Have Turned Monsieur Fantastic Plastic

Philippe Starck made his name designing attractive, useless objects. Now he wants to save the planet.

Twilight Zone

Few see inside artist David Bromley's secret "headquarters" - a vast, crumbling building where Howard Arkley once had a studio. We take a tour...

High 5

1. O'Hehir & Sons

Lord Love It

Our most remote resort just celebrated a milestone many thought it would never reach, writes Julietta Jameson.

The Planner

GOING, GOING ...

Art Around The Galleries

WHAT Jeff Martin:

The Planner

GOING, GOING ...

Super Size Me

They have Versace interiors, built-in spas and cost $7500 to fill up. Peter Barrett ventures aboard the floating palaces where bigger is, well, bigger.

The Dawn Service Is A Time For Quiet Reflection, Not A Spectacle

IN THE beginning there was an eerie quiet. Before dawn on April 25, 1915, Australian troops packed into boats rowing towards the murky Gallipoli Peninsula were struck by the oppressive stillness. An engineer wrote later they expected, even hoped for, "all hell to be let loose every second, machine-guns, shrapnel, anything but this nerve-racking silence".

One Animal's Moving Story

An antique store held the magic ingredient for a book about war, writes Sonya Hartnett

One Animal's Moving Journey

A Ballarat antique store held the magic ingredient for a book about war, says Sonya Hartnett.

Coast & Country

YARRAGON, 145 Old Leongatha Road There was a time when Yarragon was but a bump on the Princes Highway between the regional Gippsland centres Warragul and Moe. Today you'd be lucky to get a park on the main strip of the quaint town with all the antique shop and cafe action. This property, five

Federal Marshals Anchor Lew's Runaway Yacht

On a great day for boats, one remained tied up. Leonie Wood reports.

All The Fuss Of The Fair

There has been much huffing and buffing behind the scenes as members of the Australian Antique Dealers Association prepare their best pieces for their annual fair in Sydney next week. The fair, which uses strict vetting procedures to ensure the myriad wares on offer are totally pukka and correctly described, runs from Thursday to Sunday at Wharf Eight, Hickson Road, on the edge of Darling Harbour.

In With The Old

Melbourne's antique intelligentsia is preparing to tell its secrets. Geoff Maslen reports.

City Lands Luxury Cruisers

A FORMER Western Australian businessman is planning to build luxury gamefishing boats in Newcastle as part of the State Government's mooted `marine industrial park'. Up to 100 jobs could be created by the venture, which is expected to be announced by Premier Bob Carr in coming weeks. Mr Mike

Appreciation

SYDNEY antique dealer Jolyon Warwick James can think of a jolly good reason to buy sterling silver this Christmas: most of it is "20 per cent off", as the spruikers may say. It's priced way below its current replacement cost. And superbly crafted silver, with the lovely soft patina that

(haute Culture)

Pity poor Ratty LETTERS from southern England: Ratty, the creation of Kenneth Grahame in The Wind in the Willows, was a water vole who inhabited an Edwardian gentleman's residence and enjoyed messing about in boats. A childhood favorite, he was a common sight in rural southern England when I was

From Deities To Dragon Boats

Keith and Nancy Taylor's Chin Hua Galleries specialises in rare and striking Oriental items for people who want something different to decorate their home or office, writes KEN MATHERS . A SHIPMENT of Oriental works of art and antique furniture has just arrived at Keith and Nancy Taylor's Chin