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Art Designers Furniture

Lump Sculpture’s new store specialising in custom designs

Showcasing their stunning range of unique metalwork, award-winning Lump Sculpture have opened a new concept store in Melbourne’s Abbotsford.

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Featuring a selection of their designs, including planters, decorative paneling, screening products, light feature panels and sculptures, there’s also space for artists to consult with clients on individual projects.

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While Lump’s manufacturing will continue at their Fairfield studio, the new store will be a fresh face for the designers of specialty outdoor products. “Opening this space will allow for a more creative collaboration between the designers and clients,” says Lump director Timothea Jewell. “The Lump team is excited at the opportunity to consult with clients on custom design projects in a creative environment. This showroom will allow for original and individualised projects to be realised.”

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The Abbotsford showroom will showcase all of Lump’s finishes and designs, from its painted faux and natural-rust finishes to its new Shard Planters. Lump’s metal screens will also be showcased via a new system for sliding screens. The sliding track system, which can be used horizontally or vertically, is suitable for both indoor and outdoor use and is also available for purchase.

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Lump Sculpture Studio’s new showroom is open to the public Monday to Friday, 10am-to-5pm, at 235 Johnston St, Abbotsford. For more information.

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Dining Homewares

Country Road open café as part of new lifestyle concept

A stylish Country Road café near the beach, where you can also shop. Sounds like an interiors addict’s dream, right?! Now if only I lived in Victoria…

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Iconic Aussie brand Country Road are redefining traditional retail with the launch of their new full lifestyle concept in Sorrento, VIC, at the historic post office building in the main street.

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Combining a café, retail space and surrounding gardens, the new store celebrates the heritage of the local landmark. Mixing old with new, the light and pared back palette of the interior is a refreshing backdrop to compliment the Woman, Man, Child and Home collections.

“Our Sorrento store has been designed to feel as though you have stepped into a family home. Each room has its own character and with the addition of a café and gardens, we have created a real life expression of Country Road,” says managing director, Sophie Holt.

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Large, metal-framed windows allow natural light to fill the store where the Country Road Woman and Man collections make a statement amidst exposed timber beams, textured brickwork and a polished concrete floor. The spirit of Country Road Child comes to life with pieces displayed on timber tables and bench seats akin to a classic schoolroom. As you walk through Country Road Home, the space organically flows into the café and onto the terrace, connecting the indoor and outdoor spaces.

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The café at Country Road Sorrento will be known as Post 3943 and is a collaboration with local organic café The Sisters. Surrounding gardens include a vegetable patch which will supply home-grown herbs and fresh produce to the café daily.

Country Road Sorrento is located at 10-16 Ocean Beach Road, Sorrento, VIC. Open daily, 10am to 4pm.

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Homewares

Sydney stylist Andrea Millar launches luxe lifestyle concept store

Bringing over 17 years of interiors and fashion experience, stylist and journalist Andrea Millar is today launching Australia’s newest concept store, Casa Boheme.

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The online store will also be accompanied by a bricks-and-mortar counterpart, which opens in the Sydney suburb of Balmain on Saturday 26 April. Stocking a range of locally and internationally sourced homewares, fashion, gifts and accessories, as well as vintage and new furniture, Casa Boheme aims to be the shopping destination for the modern bohemian woman.

“I just felt it was time to bring my experience of gathering, hunting and creating together in one place,” explains Andrea. “I’ve searched to find things I really adore, bringing the ethical and beautiful together.”

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Casa Boheme (which translates in Spanish and French to Bohemian House) will in true concept store style, feature a diverse range of lines that all have a bohemian chic thread in common.

“I saw an opportunity to offer Australians a taste of the concept store model that is so prevalent in other major cities, but is rather scarce in Sydney,” says Andrea. “The strength of the concept store model is that it offers a highly curated range of products that celebrate a lifestyle and is a break from the formula that drives so much of retail.”

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