After discovering a gap in the market for sustainable and beautifully designed water filters for the home, Montana Mincher and Declan Walters, from Kyn & Folk, decided to make their own – creating vessels that explore the line between art and utility.

Byron Bay-based ceramic artist Bianca Pintan injects energy and texture into her ceramic pieces – letting her inner child guide her work.

Artist and musician Lucy Roleff creates still life paintings based from the beauty she sees in the domestic realm and moments of her daily rituals such as drinking tea, a friend stopping by for a chat or jotting down words on a notepad.

In the beautiful country of Aotearoa New Zealand, the landscape is celebrated through design that honours the environment and the culture that takes care of it. We looked at four businesses — from handcrafted rugs and compostable packaging to locally designed and made furniture, lighting, and objects — that put Aotearoa on the design map.

From her studio up high in the Hinterland in Byron Bay, Brooke Clunie works in a gentle rhythm, methodically creating her beautiful ceramics pieces.

Dominique Brammah and Shannon Shlom, directors of interior design practice, We Are Duet, create layered and harmonious spaces – specialising in design solutions that compose a duet between aspiration and nostalgia.

With a passion for pasta, cake and entertaining, Odette Williams peddles simplicity, storytelling and living the best life we possibly can with the people we love.

Melbourne-based designer and artist Jordan Fleming uses humanistic reference points such as humour to elevate her designs beyond their programmatic function.

Designed by Studio Plenty and Sarah Ellison, Light Years, in the Jonson Lane precinct in Byron Bay, is yet another Byron destination to add to your must-visit list.

Created during a recent residency in Portugal, Jamie Preisz’s latest solo show, Passive Regressive, explores an unconventional blend of still life and landscape works, drawing on themes of impermanence and consumption.

Designed by Jason Grant, Blue Water Motel, located in the coastal village of Kingscliff, takes us back to memories of the quintessential Australian holiday.

Noosa-based jeweller and sculptor, Holly Ryan, embodies an innate respect for the environment and natural world through handmade, considered design.