Belle

Belle is an interior design and decoration magazine, with a focus on Australia and the world’s finest homes. Belle keeps readers up to date with local and international news and trends in design, interiors, art, architecture, furniture, fabrics and wallpaper, food, travel and luxury goods.

EDITORIAL

ED’S LETTER

INBOX • FASHION BRANDS STOOD OUT AMID THE COLOUR, CHAOS AND CRAMMED CALENDAR OF THIS YEAR’S MILAN DESIGN WEEK. SHAYNE BURTON AND TANYA BUCHANAN SHARE THEIR HOTTEST TREND TIPS, FAVOURITE PRODUCTS AND MOST-LOVED MOMENTS.

Milan just opened its doors to the future of furniture, lighting and decor.

PERFECT ALIGNMENT • Searching for a project’s essence allows Brisbane-based practice Nielsen Jenkins to embrace rigour while leaning into nature and landscape.

STEVE CORDONY ON TOUR • Casa Cabana, Milan

INFLUENCES • What inspires the people who inspire us

Forty years ON A ROLL • Designer Rugs is celebrating four decades of spectacular

Clued in • The body of evidence points to a fresh winter look.

Case closed • Buttoned-up basics take the guesswork out of getting dressed.

Inside stories • Artists and arbiters of great taste.

Sculpted sound & vision • Transform every frame into a masterclass in depth, clarity, and nuance with advanced acoustic architecture and breathtaking spatial audio.

Turn every day into a masterpiece • Turn your space into a showcase with gallery-worthy visuals and room-filling sound to captivate your senses from the first frame to the final note.

THE ITALIAN JOB • Sydney restaurant Neptune’s Grotto revels in its underground location and more-is-more fit-out.

SCENT SALON • Libertine Parfumerie has found a stylish new home in Melbourne, characterised by Tamsin Johnson’s unmistakable imprimatur.

PASS PORT • Mediterranean villas don’t get more glamorous than the perfectly private escapes of The Thinking Traveller.

PIECES OF PARADISE

il salone 2026 • At Milan Design Week, the focus was on exciting new work by the world’s best designers and makers.

MASTER PEACE • Design studio Casa Milana’s showroom is also home for Mario Milana and Gabriella Campagna, who prioritise serenity with smart design.

GRAND ENTRANCE • Artemest debuted a new era of Italian artistic legacy and craftsmanship at the spectacular Palazzo Donizetti.

MILAN ON THE MOVE • The Belle team toured the c ity’s most pivotal design shows in search of key pieces and future trends.

GOING BEYOND • Architect Diego Balagna has worked on eight projects for the family who’ve now parked themselves here.

I N T H E ROUND • Italian-Australian design practice Lazzarini Pickering Architetti has turned a factory into a lived-in gallery space.

HOUSE OF FUN • Designed for short and special stays, this Spanish Mission villa is primed for play.

VIVE LA FRANCE • The Francophile owners of what was a Parisian-style townhouse took the look to St Tropez.

ORANGES and lemons • The owners of this Sydney home were drawn to its old citrus trees, now enhanced with contemporary colour and texture.

THE OFFICE Sense of place • A barrister’s HQ hits the mark in Sydney.