LUC is as an award-winning,  quality retail store offering an eclectic mix of iconic and classic brands, with a timeless (yet interesting) aesthetic. We have built a reputation as the premier retail destination in Hobart (and the State) for elevated and beautiful homewares and design. We reside in an original sandstone building in an historic area of the city, surrounded by legal chambers and public servants, and on a busy major street of the CBD. Our store windows have now become major fixtures of the city retail scene and offer a stylish canvas for what we offer in store

This is such an interesting question, as I am not sure what it is that ‘clicks’ with me as a first response. So much of my sourcing is now done online - so I rely heavily on the visual presentation a brand makes, I then like to research their story or their design philosophy. I am extremely influenced by materiality too, and the quality of workmanship in a piece

Colour, form, materiality, quality, workmanship these ALL matter.

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I love living in Tasmania - that combination of the easily accessible natural world (walking on the beach, hiking on bush trails, being close to the water, slow living) coupled with the appreciation of great food, wine and coffee is increasingly rare to achieve from one place. It is hard not to be influenced by that lifestyle.

But at the same time I do get great inspiration from travel and that does influence my eye a lot. I am always eager to bring back ideas of how retail should be presented or what brands work well together etc

As the world becomes increasingly more fearful and aggressive, it gives me grounded satisfaction to live on a small island, feeling safe and then surround myself with  beautiful objects and design !

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