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    Life & Luxury

    The Australian Financial Review Magazine

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    About Time Watch Weekend

    It’s About Time you book your spot at the AFR Watch Weekend

    Financial Review readers are invited to enjoy special events at the Sydney and Melbourne stores of 15 of the world’s finest watchmakers.

    These are the top Australian designs picked by our design editor

    Eight of the most original, thoughtful and certainly beautiful new creations from local creatives.

    • Stephen Todd

    A delicious fuss-free dessert you can make ahead of time

    Andreas Papadakis, of Melbourne’s Tipo 00, is obsessed with rice – especially when it’s in a pudding with white chocolate.

    • Jill Dupleix

    ‘We had to have faith’: Apple’s designers on creating the Vision Pro

    For these innovators, the Vision Pro isn’t just a step change in computers. It’s a step into the future.

    • John Davidson

    Like tequila? Try these three new Australian agave spirits

    A growing number of enterprising Australian distillers are working to meet the demand for agave spirits.

    • Max Allen
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    July

    ‘Indie’ watch brands on the rise to challenge their expensive rivals

    Watches from independent makers might not have made the headlines, but they might just be the best bet for style – and your budget.

    • Randy Lai
    Saul Eslake at home in Tasmania.

    Saul Eslake’s one-man mission to undo the GST deal – and make WA pay

    The Tasmanian economist has drawn the ire of an entire state with his campaign to reverse “the worst public policy decision of the 21st century”.

    • Myriam Robin

    The glow-in-the-dark watch that no one saw coming

    The IWC Ceralume concept watch, plus new offerings from Audemars Piguet and Credor, break the mould in unexpected ways.

    • Luke Benedictus

    New Michael Kirby building takes law students ‘into the light’

    The new Macquarie University Law School, designed by architectural practice Hassell, brings the legal faculty to the centre of the campus and into the light.

    • Stephen Todd

    A new wave of Chinese watchmakers is taking on the Swiss giants

    Thanks to the growing influence of young independents, watchmaking in China is no longer just a case of mass production.

    • Randy Lai
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    Henrik Isaksson at the Sydney Game Fishing Club jetty in Watsons Bay. “The catching of the fish itself is fun, but it’s just part of the experience – there is no better way to experience nature.”

    This managing director caught a 300kg marlin – and threw it back

    During the week, Henrik Isaksson runs the local arm of podcasting giant Acast. On the weekend, he’s into casting of a very different kind.

    • Michael Bailey

    The brand to which our watch editor is surprisingly addicted

    “I’ve succumbed to the charms of a cheapie as a cheery alternative.”

    • Bani McSpedden

    Meet the man at the helm of design icon Molteni&C

    Vincent Van Duysen, the visionary creative director of Italian design powerhouse Molteni&C, opens the door to his personal spaces.

    • Stephen Todd

    This Perth artist is about to be showcased at Design Miami

    Olive Gill-Hille will exhibit her timber sculptures at the highly influential event in December.

    • Michael Bleby

    The Sydney-born solution to NYC’s paragon of inefficiency

    Architect Ben Berwick’s modular glazing system for saving energy costs is more than window dressing.

    • Matthew Drummond

    The luxury watches that insiders were talking about in Geneva

    The biggest and best competed for attention at the year’s largest horological fair, although true surprises were the exception.

    • Simon De Burton
    Victoria Beckham and her T-shirt design (composite image).

    Has the ‘memeification’ of fashion gone too far?

    Luxury brands are capitalising on pop culture moments, but it could turn fashion into a joke.

    • Lauren Sams

    The luxury watches people are buying even as the cost of living bites

    At a time of tightened spending, high-end labels are showing what it takes to bring attention back to the wrist.

    • Bani McSpedden

    About Time Watch Weekend to return in September

    Fifteen of the world’s top manufacturers of mechanical watches will showcase their latest timepieces in Sydney and Melbourne.

    • Matthew Drummond

    June

    This Australian chef is the first to win three Michelin stars

    After being plucked from near-obscurity at just 23, Brett Graham has hit the heights of global gastronomy. Now he’s turning his attention back to the farm.

    • Hans van Leeuwen
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    Acclaimed restaurant duo Ross and Sunny Lusted to open in Melbourne

    The globetrotting couple behind Sydney’s acclaimed Woodcut are heading south for their latest restaurant venture, Marmelo.

    • Jill Dupleix

    ‘The most exciting thing about Australian cuisine right now’

    The eternal quest to define “modern Australian” cuisine, and how the answer was right next to our chopsticks.

    • Jill Dupleix
    Olympic Games executive director Christophe Dubi.

    Meet the man who runs the Olympics

    IOC executive director Christophe Dubi loves the Games. He’s about to find out if he’s guaranteed their future.

    • Zoe Samios
    The Ghan.

    Luxury travellers are swapping planes for trains – here’s why

    Nostalgia for a slower era has travellers returning to rail, and operators are responding by dialling up the glamour.

    • Brook Turner
    A selection of sakes from Mukai Shuzo brewery.

    An insider’s guide to sake – and how to buy Japan’s best

    A journey exploring the wild side of the traditional Japanese drink, and meeting those who make it, offers fresh perspectives on the fermented rice brew.

    • Max Allen