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An unknown buyer paid close to $A3 million for this wreck.

Why this wrecked Ferrari is good value at $3m

Apparently, the burnt-out remains of a 1954 Ferrari race car was a bargain.

  • Tony Davis
The zippy Abarth 500e Turismo in Venom Black.

This tiny EV is cute and cool – but is it worth $59k?

The battery-powered Fiat Abarth 500e is a fun way to zip around town. And you can park it pretty much anywhere.

  • Tony Davis
Margie Woods

The 20-year-old brand making its fashion week debut

The woman behind Melbourne born-and-bred cool girl label Viktoria & Woods says it’s finally time to reach a wider audience.

  • Lauren Sams

It’s bigger and brighter, but is it Samsung’s best TV?

We pit Samsung’s “pinnacle” TV against a lesser model. The results won’t surprise you.

  • John Davidson
Michael Ramsey in his Byron Bay Strong Pilates studio.

The ex-F45 franchisees who created an international Pilates phenomenon

Since 2019, Strong Pilates co-founders Michael Ramsey and Mark Armstrong have opened 56 studios worldwide and there are many more to come.

  • Luke Benedictus
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This Month

Our Place founder Shiza Shahid shows off a pretty pan.

How fashionable is your kitchen?

Designers are harnessing fashion principles to give cookware a stylish makeover.

  • Lauren Sams
Jeff Robson climbing at Bob’s Hollow, along the Cape-to-Cape hiking track near Margaret River.

Between a rock and a hard place? That’s this director’s sweet spot

“I love the feeling of accomplishment when I’ve worked on a hard climb,” says the managing director of Perth-based Access Analytics.

  • Life & Leisure
The Savu whisky glass: by reducing the ethanol in a pour, it’s possible to better appreciate the whisky, so the argument goes.

What’s the difference between one whisky glass and another?

The Savu is a new product from Finland, designed to enhance enjoyment of your favourite tipple. We blind-tested it.

  • Max Allen
Maurizio (left) and Christian Mussati, father and son co-founders of Wonderglass in Venice.

The ex-financier and his father blowing fresh life into Murano glass

Christian and Maurizio Mussati started WonderGlass to make lighting – even furniture – in tandem with some of the world’s most exciting contemporary designers.

  • Stephen Todd

This week’s edit of lovely luxuries for Mother’s Day

From active mums to working mums and even sleep-deprived mums, we have inspired gift ideas for the maternal figure in your life right here.

  • Eugenie Kelly
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Ian Olson with his existing $15,000 Pinarello Dogma F10.

This CEO owns six bikes, and has his eye on another – worth $24k

Pointerra3D boss Ian Olson knows his family has good reason to lament the lack of space in the garage. But cycling is a big part of his life.

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Zandra Rhodes at Sydney’s Powerhouse Museum last month.

British designer Zandra Rhodes pays homage to Australia

The woman who dressed Jackie Kennedy Onassis and Princess Diana is giving back to the country she fell for 53 years ago.

  • Lauren Sams
Five 200ml pouches filled with excellent wine available online from Australian company A Glass of.

Drinking alone? Here’s how to keep it interesting

Finishing the same bottle off over a few evenings can get a little dull. An Australian company has come up with an innovative alternative.

  • Max Allen
Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons. The gardens are a big draw, as well as the hotel and restaurant.

At this luxe Belmond hotel in Oxfordshire, food is the real star

Four decades on, Raymond Blanc has more planned for his exclusive Michelin-starred gourmet retreat, Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons.

  • Ute Junker
Holly Garber, left, and her mum Jenny. “We are both very neat dressers; we have never been interested in grunge or being overly feminine,” says Holly.

The style I stole from my mum

To celebrate Mother’s Day, Life & Leisure quizzed three duos on how they found their personal look.

  • Lauren Sams
Kim Crowley of Style Sense says Kim Crowley says few people know what colour really suits them.

TikTok and cost-of-living crisis reignite a mega ’80s style trend

Just because you like a colour, doesn’t mean it likes you. Yes, “getting your colours done” is the new fashion hack for buying smart, not more.

  • Lauren Sams

April

‘It was sheer madness’: how Alla Wolf-Tasker created the Lake House

Forty years ago, ‘local produce amounted to someone leaving a sack of potatoes on the back porch’, says the destination restaurant’s co-founder.

  • Susan Gough Henly

The best Mother’s Day gadget gifts – ranked by price

How much do I love you? Let me count the dollars. This year’s guide doubles as a handy reckoner, revealing how you feel about the matriarch in your life.

  • John Davidson
Lily Allen

Why women stop telling lies when they get older

Cosmetic surgery, diet drugs, bad parenting… Some things are better left unsaid – until it’s too late to matter any more.

  • Shane Watson
‘It’s not tough, it’s different,’ Jaeger-Le Coultre CEO ‘It’s not tough, it’s different,’ Jaeger-Le Coultre chief executive Catherine Rénier says of the watch market.

Nobody actually needs a watch, says Jaeger-LeCoultre CEO

Artistry and occasion influence buyers today, Catherine Rénier tells Life & Leisure ahead of JLC’s uniquely hands-on pop-up store opening in Sydney in May.

  • Bani McSpedden
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The all-new Porsche Macan 4 (EV) performs beautifully.

The new Porsche Macan 4 EV is coming to Australia this year

Priced from $133,700-plus for the entry-level model, this highly popular SUV has been upgraded – and performs brilliantly in every respect.

  • Tony Davis
Jörg Kerner, left, vice-president of the Macan product line, with Oliver Blume, chairman of the executive board.

The man behind the new Porsche Macan 4 EV

It’s the most capable model yet, reckons Jörg Kerner. “My mission was to bring the best car you can develop with this new technology to market.”

  • Tony Davis
Noah Mullins (centre) and the cast of the 2024 Australian production of ‘Rent’.

Seven must-see shows in May

From the musical “Rent” to ballet with a tropical backdrop, here are performances you don’t want to miss this month.

  • Michael Bailey

This week’s pick of lovely luxuries: beaded dresses and a cult bag

Natural materials are turned into beautiful pieces, from a hand-loomed bag and a tactile coffee table to original art on cotton.

  • Eugenie Kelly
Lauren Groff outside her bookshop, The Lynx, in Gainesville, Florida.

This writer packs a lot into her weekends and still finds time to work

Lauren Groff is an athlete, a mother, a best-selling writer and she’s taking on the censors in her home state of Florida. She describes her typical Saturday and Sunday.

  • Lauren Sams