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Genevieve Smart has spent three decades shaping the way Australians dress. She started her career designing for icons like Zimmermann and Lisa Ho, before co-creating her own label, Ginger & Smart, which grew into one of the country’s best-loved fashion houses.
In this episode of The Edit, Genevieve joins Home Beautiful Editor-in-Chief Elle Lovelock to talk about the new, collaborative chapter of her career, from designing airline uniforms to a hospitality capsule with Cargo Crew. She also spills on her latest project, a wearable collaboration with Waverley Mills, the well-known, quintessentially Australian interiors brand.
Plus, Genevieve opens up about the light-filled beach house she calls home in Avalon, why incense and greenery matter more to her than fresh flowers, the scent that connects her to her late mother, and why she thinks fashion could learn a thing or two from interiors when it comes to provenance.
This episode covers:
Genevieve Smart's career from Zimmermann to Ginger & Smart
An idyllic childhood in a Tudor cottage in Surrey, England
A tour of her light-filled beach house in Avalon
Designing Jetstar's new cabin crew uniforms
A hospitality capsule collection with Cargo Crew
Her wearable collaboration with 152-year-old wool mill Waverley Mills
Why fashion could learn from interiors when it comes to provenance
The scent that connects her to her late mother
What makes a home beautiful, and the secret to being a great host
Photo Credits: @genevievesmart & Waverley Mills
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Credits:
Host: Elle Lovelock
Guest: Genevieve Smart
Edited by: Leah Porges
Head of Vodcasting: Rachel Fountain
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In Part 2 of this episode of The Edit with Deborah Hutton, Elle Lovelock gets into the personal stories and design details that didn’t make it into Part 1 - and there are plenty of both.
Deb shares the story behind two significant skin cancer surgeries and how a viral post and a hat company email led to the creation of Canopy Bay, her sun protection hat range.
She also reflects on a career that took her from modeling at 16, through 14 years as the face of Qantas and a dance with John Travolta, to editing magazines and hosting some of Australia's biggest TV shows.
And then it's back to the build, and the design decisions that are making her South Coast home unlike anything she's done before.
This is Part 2 of a two-part conversation with Deborah Hutton.
This episode covers:
Deborah Hutton’s skin cancer story and why early detection matters
How a viral post and a hat company email sparked Canopy Bay
UPF 50+ sun protection and why not all hats are equal
The get-your-skin-checked message Deb is passionate about
A career from modeling at 16 to Qantas, Travolta and TV
What Deb has up her sleeve after the build is done
The mystery drawer moment
Moving away from white: the design evolution from Bronte to the South Coast
The powder room that started it all: eurowalls mural, rattan vanity and a hundi light
Taj Mahal quartzite, solid timber joinery and the kitchen island as furniture
Alfresco Emporium, Restoration Hardware sofas and the case against the sofa crack
Storage, decluttering and starting afresh
House rules, fresh flowers, daggy ‘80s playlists and stress-cleaning
What makes a home beautiful to Deb
Photo Credits: @deborahhutton and Home Beautiful
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Host: Elle Lovelock
Guest: Deb Hutton
Edited by: Leah Porges
Head of Vodcasting: Rachel Fountain
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Deborah Hutton has worn many hats - TV presenter, magazine editor, model - but now she's doing something she's never done before: project manager and interior designer. After selling her house in Bronte, she bought a crumbling red brick cottage overlooking the ocean south of Sydney and is now deep in a build she describes as the home of her life.
In this episode of The Edit, Deb joins Home Beautiful Editor-in-Chief Elle Lovelock to talk about what drew her away from Sydney to the tiny seaside community of Wombarra, why she chose to work with architect Walter Barda, and how a landslide, a geotech and 70 concrete piers all became part of the story.
Plus, Deb shares why there’s not a drop of white in the colour palette, how a visit to Huka Lodge in New Zealand shaped the entire aesthetic, and why she’s building this house entirely for bringing people together.
This is Part 1 of a two-part conversation with Deborah Hutton.
This episode covers:
Deborah Hutton’s South Coast build
Why Deb sold her Bronte house and left Sydney
Working with architect Walter Barda
The landslide, geotech and 70 concrete piers that shaped the build
The self-contained studio and why Deb decided to build it
The steam room, master bedroom and infrared sauna
A green colour palette that surprised even Deb
The design inspiration behind the house
Wall sconces, candlelight and a home designed for entertaining
Why Deb hosts 12-hour lunches and how she does it
Photo Credits: @deborahhutton and Home Beautiful
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Host: Elle Lovelock
Guest: Deb Hutton
Edited by: Leah Porges
Head of Vodcasting: Rachel Fountain
With thanks to our wonderful Home Beautiful team.
The Edit is a production of Home Beautiful and Are Media.
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Should a robot ever be allowed to fold your laundry? It sounds like a throwaway question, but it cuts right to the heart of what the Australian home is becoming. In Part 2 of this bonus episode, recorded live at Metricon’s National Love of Design Summit, Home Beautiful Editor-in-Chief Elle Lovelock hands the microphone to the audience, and the panel of Ali Whelan (Breathe Architecture), Michael Leung (Balanced Earth Architects), Neil Hipwell (Futureflip) and James Treble takes on questions no one saw coming.
Together they imagine the Australian home of the future, smaller, smarter and far more adaptable, explore why builders who’ve created some of the most high-tech houses in the country are quietly stepping away from the tech, and answer the question that nearly stumped all four of them: what’s the internal compass that drives you?
Moments You’ll Hear:
Why the Australian home of the future is smaller, smarter and more adaptable
The affordability and trade-shortage puzzle shaping what we can actually build
Why a half-a-million-dollar smart home taught Neil an expensive lesson
The case for “low-tech first”, and why a little friction is worth protecting
Whether a laundry full of robots would quietly kill a building’s community
The question that nearly stumped the panel: what’s your internal compass?
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Credits:
Our guests: Ali Whelan (Breathe Architecture), Michael Leung (Balanced Earth Architects), Neil Hipwell (Futureflip) and James Treble (interior designer & colour expert)
Host Elle Lovelock
Edited by Thomas Crnkovic
Head of Vodcasting Rachel Fountain
With thanks to our fabulous Home Beautiful team.
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After decades spent thinking deeply about food, beauty and family, Karlie Verkerk has finally built a home that reflects all three.
In this episode of The Edit, Karlie joins Home Beautiful Editor Elle Lovelock from her Northern Rivers home to talk about the many moves that brought her family here - from inner-city Sydney to the Blue Mountains, Singapore and finally the coast, and what each place taught her about what she really wanted from a home.
She also shares the story behind FIN, the world's first food fragrance she's just launched with her husband James, why she went on MasterChef and kept it secret for months, and the outdoor kitchen built from recycled bricks that's slowly becoming the heart of the house.
Plus, the renovation mistake she and James made under cover of darkness. Hint: it involved a tin of paint, a washroom, and very misplaced optimism about the colour yellow.
Warning: If you have boucle items at home, this episode could be triggering!
This episode covers:
Karlie Verkerk's Northern Rivers home tour
Moving from Singapore to the Australian coast with young kids
Going on MasterChef and keeping it a secret
Launching FIN, the world's first food fragrance
Building an outdoor kitchen with recycled bricks and Facebook Marketplace finds
Cooking over fire and wood-kissed flavours
How to transform a small courtyard for entertaining
Collecting art as a couple and what it means to inherit a collection
Raising kids with an eye for art
Why cooking is Karlie's greatest source of calm
The butter yellow bathroom disaster
What homemaker means in 2026
What makes a home beautiful
The soundtrack of Karlie & James' lives: https://bremermccoy.com/
Karlie & James' Fin Food Fragrance: https://www.finfragrance.com/
Karlie's recipes on Home Beautiful: https://www.homebeautiful.com.au/author/karlie-verkerk/
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Credits:
Host: Elle Lovelock
Guest: Karlie Verkerk
Supervising Producer: Leah Porges
Head of Vodcasting: Rachel Fountain
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