Welcome to SALIFE’s 2026 Design Issue, where we champion some of South Australia’s best creatives and designers.
On any given evening, post-work pavement-pounders Pac Man their way up, down and across our suburban streets with goals of improved physical and mental health. Not me, though. My target sits on the other side of the picket fences I meander pass.
Pitched roofs, bay windows and wrap-around verandahs – my strolls are solely for architecture-spotting.
This month, we bring you one of my favourites in our annual calendar – our Design Issue.
American architect R. Buckminster Fuller once said, “When I am working on a problem, I never think about beauty but when I have finished, if the solution is not beautiful, I know it is wrong.”
It was on one of these walks, then new to my neighbourhood, that I strolled to an undiscovered corner to find Bennett’s Pottery.
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It began as a place of practicality in 1887, but among the floors slathered with clay and the rusted machinery, something beautiful is created. It is a place of both solutions found and beauty crafted.
Delve into the history of Bennett’s and the hopes for its future with Ben Kelly’s story in this issue.
Then complicated intricacy of simplicity is explored in the design of Adelaide Crows coach Matthew Nicks’ family home.
This Craig Linke-built home was designed with family in mind, catering for Matthew, his wife Courtney and their three children.
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We also step into a Highgate home that pushes unexpected design to the forefront. Archaea Architects found a “unicorn client” who allowed them to curate every aspect of the home, and they truly ran with it.
Yes, the courtyard that seems to live within the house via curved glass is something to behold, but I just love the kitchen bench, inlaid with recycled stone pieces that give a fun pop of colour.
Then we move to the home of Adrian Tisato and Jodi Glass, who have been in South Australia’s arts industry for years. They chat about how they met, their careers and creating a beautiful home with retro styling – of course, full of art, books and music.
Also in our October issue, I’ve scouted some local designers to discover what’s inspiring them at the moment – and the most used item in their studios.
The very talented performer and passionate foodie Jacqui Lim throws open her doors and hosts a lunch in homage to her family recipes. Jacqui says growing up as a Chinese kid in Hobart came with challenges, but today, her pride in her heritage is spread from corner to corner across her dining table. I’ve locked in a date for my own private tasting of her famous Lim dim sims. You’ll find another of her recipes with that story.
I hope this issue brings with it a little inspiration to slow down and appreciate the plethora of wonderful design that surrounds us – be it fashion, furniture or the kind that sits behind the fences you wander past every day.
We’ll see you in November for our Christmas issue.
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