Natural Order
Creative projects rarely begin in the same place — sometimes it starts with a concept, other times with a collaboration. Natural Order — published by Formist Editions and documenting 20 residential Australian gardens by Sydney and Byron Bay-based landscape practice Dangar Barin Smith — is the latter: the result of a longstanding creative relationship between landscape creative William Dangar, writer Karen McCartney, designer and publisher Evi Oetomo, and photographer Prue Ruscoe.
A book we picked up for our shared perspective on nature and design — and quickly became one we couldn’t put down.
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What Fills A Life (Tote)
Versatile and practical, the LIFE Tote becomes a record of daily practice. Here we document the tools, essentials and small personal constants that make up the day — captured by the Australian creatives who carry them.
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Motel Gold
The motel is back — and it's better than ever. We’ve compiled a shortlist of understated stays doing the simple things exceptionally well.
Forget the grand lobby and the room service menu. The stays worth remembering are usually smaller, simpler and somewhere unexpected — a sun-warmed motel off the highway or converted retreat tucked into a town.
Here’s our shortlist of partner stays bringing that spirit back with fresh eyes.
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Sink in: A guide to Australia’s most restorative wellness spaces
A warm-up for the cooler months. This is your shortlist of places bringing steam, heat and calm to the everyday.
From bathhouses to saunas and contrast therapy spaces, communal bathing and heat-led rituals are some of the oldest wellness practices we know, shared across cultures, landscapes and centuries. Today, Australia’s growing network of recovery spaces is reimagining these traditions through thoughtful design and sensory detail.
As part of our amenities offering, LEIF partners with some of the country’s most considered spaces, each shaped by calm interiors and restorative experiences. Below, discover a shortlist of places worth sinking into as the mercury starts to dip.
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