KNIT WIT | How’s your WFH wardrobe going? Standards slipping? Then invest in a low-key knit dress that’s comfortable enough to lounge around in, yet chic enough for a Zoom call at the same time. Crafted from 100 per cent Woolmark Australian merino wool, this sage green Poppy ribbed dress is from designer Emily Riggs, who lives on a South Australian sheep farm. It’s universally flattering and can look as laid-back or as loud as you like. $409, irisandwool.com.au
TEE TIME | Half the fun of golf is dressing for the day, so if you need to up your ante when it comes to accessorising, how about Louis Vuitton’s latest grass-green damier pattern? Keep your valuables safe in the Montsouris Messenger bag, $4100; protect your clubs between swings with the set of three Albatros Golf Head Covers, $3200 and towel set, $975; or guarantee you’ll get noticed on the green with this canvas, leather-trimmed golf bag that holds 16 clubs and includes padded removable shoulder straps, countless pockets and even an umbrella holder, $44,500. One for the passionate player, perhaps? louisvuitton.com
SHINY, SHINY | Boiling water is not a mundane task if you choose to do it with one of designer Sean O’Connell’s sculptural kettles, made from stainless-steel sheets hammered, welded, filed, sanded and polished into shape. Handles are from reclaimed celery top pine, and bovine or kangaroo leather, which adds a soft touch. Designed for gas, electric or induction cooktops, there’s something joyous about these kettles, agree? On display at Object Space gallery in Darlinghurst, Sydney until May 4, $2000, australiandesigncentre.com
CAFFEINE HITS |Ask any travel editor to nominate their favourite Parisian coffee haunt and Café Verlet usually makes the cut. Which possibly explains its collaboration with Diptyque for a range of gourmet-inspired candles. If you can’t get to Paris, head to Melbourne next week for a Mecca/Diptyque café popup at Hardware Lane. Enjoy the scents while indulging in rich hot chocolate with whipped cream, Baker Bleu croissants and petit fours courtesy of Andrew McConnell’s Morning Market. $40 will secure a spot and tables can be booked at events.humanitix.com/mecca-presents-cafe-diptyque. Until April 19. Diptyque Café, Chantilly and Biscuit Candles, $121 each, mecca.com
PERT PEARLER | Behold the Glashütte Original Serenade Luna, a 32.5mm watch in ‘golden’ green with a sun-ray finish, 48 diamonds on the bezel and more on the dial, along with a moon-phase display in iridescent mother-of-pearl. Who wouldn’t want one? Cased in red-gold with power from a self-winding movement, you’re looking at $32,750. Inquiries (03) 8844 3300. Bani McSpedden
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