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HEY SUMMER our hero Anthony Spon Smith’s newest Summer collection for Coco Republic calls on some seriously moody California vibes. Standout pieces in textural materials include this rich rust velvet sofa – the perfect hero piece for your next holiday at home. Oregon modular sofa, $5995; Monaco round concrete coffee table, $1295; Miran vase, $395; Tilo box, $195; Tao leather floor lamp, $995; and Valentina rug, $3795.

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NOT YOUR REGULAR ROUND-UP JUST A FEW OF THE LOVELY AND UNUSUAL THINGS WE’VE DISCOVERED THIS MONTH…

LIFESTYLE CHOICE CUSTOM PLATES

Create your own bespoke textured and patterned No.19 tableware. Crafted in France’s Limoges factory to suit your family, lifestyle or home, it’s priced from $135 per piece.

LOUNGE GOALS design duo

Australian-based husband-and-wife design team Hegi are all about pared-back simplicity, and this Coulee day bed in blissful Verona leather and black steel — from $5500 — is just perfectly that.

PICNIC AT HOME CURTIS STONE Hey, Victorians! Hands up for one of these home-delivered, Australian-produce, picnicready Gourmet Boxes filled with lavish antipasto, salads, classic picnic main courses and fresh desserts for a perfect party in lockdown. From $75 a head for three courses (Victoria only).

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PRINT-TASTIC zimmermann zing It’s such a style quandary how Zimmermann’s delicious sun hats and beach bags feel like the most joyful slice of 1960s Italian Riviera but at the same time somehow completely Australian. Go figure? Better go buy one. Frayed floppy hat, $160, and Ric Rac beach tote, $275.

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FOOT FIRST rug roll-out

1 River Ticking Stripe rug, $590,

Oroton has cleverly collaborated with young Australian oil painter Gab Penfold for a series of silk scarves inspired by the Italian island of Pantelleria. Featuring vibrant plates of sardines or prawns, they retail for $199. To wear or frame?

Armadillo. ARMADILLO-CO.COM 2 House Of Hackney x Axminster Carpets ‘Artemis’ rug, from $3600–$27,120. HOUSEOFHACKNEY.COM 3 Anna Spiro x DR ‘Flora’ rug, from $10,080. DESIGNERRUGS.COM.AU 4 Climbing Leopard rug, from

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ART GLASS belgian minimalism The new homewares range by designer Ann Demeulemeester features extraordinary mouth-blown glassware, from $100 for a box of four Billie glasses.

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TIED UP seafood style

$14,958, The Green Room.

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CIRCULAR DESIGN the good vase I thought I couldn’t love the iconic Aalto vase any more than I do, but now that Iittala has released a range of its classic designs in recycled glass it goes straight back to the top of the Christmas wish list. Iittala ‘Aalto’ recycled edition, $289.

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FAMILY RECIPE

FOUR PILLARS AUSTRALIAN CHRISTMAS GIN Light and airy, these chilled whites all deserve a place on your lunch table. Isabel Estate Marlborough pinot gris, $29, Dan Murphy’s; danmurphys.com.au. Pt Leo Estate chardonnay 2018, $56; ptleoestate. com.au. Once & Well Margaret River (as before). Shaw + Smith Lenswood Vineyard chardonnay 2018, $93; shawandsmith.com.

If vegan is your thing, this new range of wine is absolutely worth trying. Hello! VF (Very Friendly) vegan wine produces a rosé, a pinot grigio, a pinot noir and a shiraz, all $13.99 each.

The annual distilling of this limitedrelease special gin (based on the family Christmas pudding recipe of the head distiller at Four Pillars) makes for a delicious and super-easy cocktail of gin, bitters and ginger ale, with lovely notes of juniper, cinnamon and Christmas sweetness from a dash of muscat. Priced at $100 for 750ml.

What to drink this summer... A few new wines and some special bottles top our suggestions for getting into the spirit this season

OUR PICK OF ANDIPODEAN WHITES chardonnay, $21.99, Dan Murphy’s

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NON- ALCOHOLIC A couple of light and delicious options: 1 Lyre’s non-alcoholic spirits, $44.95; lyres.com.au. 2 Fever-Tree Soda in three flavours: Lime & Yuzu, Italian Blood Orange and Pink Grapefruit, $8.49 for four; fever-tree.com.

LOCAL LEGEND Grainshaker Australian Vodka is handcrafted in Melbourne and comes in three smooth varieties made from American-inspired corn, Polish-inspired rye and Russian-inspired wheat vodka, each costing $64.95 for 750ml.