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Life is for living, not for showing off and maintaining – this easy-care Mangawhai home by GJ Gardner offers every creature comfort

This kitchen utilises contrast and layering, highlighting the strength and beauty of each element – long hanging display shelving plays its part

What's in a handle? Well potentially a lot in terms of design impact – take this cut out shower stall handle, matched with an equally individualistic wider bathroom 

There's no better recommendation than when a design team chooses your product for their own space – Bremworth wool carpet graces Yellowfox's Auckland studio

Singapore has a new skyline addition with the completion of CapitaSpring, by BIG, a 280m biophilic tower that continues the city's pioneering vertical urbanism

Giant video screens celebrating Central Florida's rich ecosystems provide an immersive experience for passengers at Orlando International Airport

Whether behind closed doors or visually connected to the main kitchen – or both – these sculleries combine designer good looks with chef-friendly functionality

Responding to its Italian owner, this  interior features fresco wall finishes, custom elements with multiple functions and moments of colour 

Classic detailing, a furniture look, some colour and visual connections were all part of the equation for this home's character-filled family kitchen

Sometimes a design has to reach beyond the tastes of the owners – here, for a development where home and bathroom had to offer broad appeal

This renovation marries sustainable small footprint living with a quest for spaciousness and delight – a reworked facade and haptic-minded interior both feature

With sandy tones, elegant soft touches and a flowing family-friendly layout, this G.J.Gardner Palm Springs showhome is all about relaxed, stylish living