Elevate Your Space With These 13 Australian Homeware Brands and Labels

When it comes to investing in homewares, it’s a delicate dance between form and function. You want a piece to serve its purpose and survive the inevitable wear and tear, but you want it to look beautiful too, without worrying if it’ll go out of style. Thankfully, there are plenty of homeware brands and labels in Australia ticking all those boxes – and we’ve done the homework of finding them for you.

The best homeware brands in Australia

Dinosaur Designs

After selling jewellery at Paddington Markets as art students in 1985, co-founders Louise Olsen and Stephen Ormandy launched Dinosaur Designs. More than four decades later, the brand has made an indelible mark on the Australian design landscape. Though its handmade pieces include jewellery, metalwork and glassware, the brand is best known for its resin homewares in fluid, organic shapes with bold splashes of colour – such as vases, bowls, plates, coasters, jugs and more.

Maison Balzac

French-born designer Elise Pioch Balzac founded this elegant glassware label in 2012, creating “jewellery for the table”. Maison Balzac’s perfumed candles, hand-blown coloured glassware and delicate oil burners have gained a worldwide following, with boutiques around the world stocking them. And its stores in Sydney and Melbourne have that breezy, chic Parisian feel – a far cry from the label’s modest beginnings, when Balzac sold candles from the back of her car.

Studio Henry Wilson

Henry Wilson established his eponymous furniture, lighting and accessories studio in Sydney in 2012. You might’ve seen the celebrated designer’s brass wall lights, sculptural stone lamps and sleek metal hardware at Sydney’s Ace Hotel, or across several other high-end commercial and residential projects – like its oil burner collab with Aesop. His pieces are both beautiful and functional, letting rich materials take centrestage and finding the intersection between utilitarianism and emotion.

Corey Ashford

Melbourne designer and Dinosaur Designs alum Corey Ashford launched his own label in 2016 to create pieces that are all about slowing down. Designs are elegant, with astute attention paid to the finer details, and he’s built a reputation for using food as an inspiration to create handmade objects – think oyster-inspired incense holders and marbled madeleine-shaped incense holders. And there are objects for food, too. Style your next tablescape with chic hand-blown Martini glasses, linen cocktail napkins and delicate caviar spoons.

Alex and Trahanas

Alex and Trahanas has been embracing the Mediterranean way of life since 2017. The Sydney-born fashion and lifestyle label, founded by Alexandra Heard and Heleena Trahanas, injects an effortless Euro-summer cool into all of its wares. Between ceramics, table linen, glassware, jewellery and resort-style clothing, it’s easy to bring iconic scenes like sunlit terraces, seaside trattorias and long, lazy lunches into your home (and wardrobe).

Aura Home

Founded by Tracie Ellis in Melbourne in 2000, and inspired by her travels around Australia and the world, Aura Home makes elegant bed linen and homewares in calming colours, natural fabrics and exquisite patterns. Across its range, the brand works with ethical suppliers, from large mills to local artisans. And its textiles – towels, bed sheets, rugs and tablecloths – are all made with sustainable production practices.

Mud

Mud Australia designs simple yet intricate porcelain homewares for everyday household use. Each piece is fashioned from an indistinguishable chunk of mud into a fine piece of art by a pair of skilled hands in the Sydney studio. Step into any of its eight stores in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane or jump online to shop delicate teapots and cups, pretty bowls, considered bakeware, lighting and even house numbers for outside your door.

Designstuff

Designstuff, by Denmark-born Christina Fedders, stocks beautiful furniture and homewares from all over the world (particularly Scandinavia), alongside its own brand, which makes the kinds of home items you probably didn’t think could look sexy – like trivets, dish racks, shower caddies, doorstops, wall hooks, shoe racks and bath mats. If you’ve been wanting to bring the Scandi aesthetic into your home (without visiting the big blue box store), this is a good place to start.

Fourth Street

Born from founder Rukaiya Daud’s interest in the meaning we assign to objects, online homewares label Fourth Street crafts objects that play with form and function, though generally shying away from function and into the surreal. Daud’s distinctive egg sculptures are a good example, which use the ancient symbol to create decorative objects in unexpected and fun ways. Otherwise, shop timeless ceramics, metal candlesticks, wooden ripple trays and more.

Saarde

Saarde (pronounced sar-day) was launched in 2018 by Verity Kizek and her husband Shenol. The Sydney lifestyle label pulls much of its inspiration from Shenol’s Turkish background and the pair’s time living in Istanbul. Many of their designs are brought to life by Turkish artisans, who craft staples for nearly every room in the house. Signature textural throws and blankets are joined in the range by resin serving bowls and platters, angular glassware, marble candle holders and even pieces for a nursery. 

Sage and Clare

Phoebe Bell, a former lawyer who founded Sage and Clare in 2011, is captivated by the ritual of making and designing a space. The bohemian lifestyle label specialises in textiles that explode with colour and fun patterns, made in tandem with artisans across the world who employ traditional techniques like woodblock printing, weaving, shibori dyeing and tufting. You’ll find patterns from tonal florals to geometric shapes, many with a handmade element, like hand-printing or hand embroidery. The brand works against the wave of cookie-cutter finishes, encouraging customers to embrace individuality in design.

No 22

Eating has never looked so good – No 22’s tableware is inspired by classic and contemporary art, with designs that bring colour and whimsy to your dining table. You’ll find ceramics printed with fun illustrations like tomatoes, chillies, lemons and grapes, alongside designs with hearts, bows, polka dots and stripes. There are table linens like napkins, placemats and tablecloths too, alongside durable home decor like travertine candlestick holders.

Cibi

Cibi has been a mainstay in the backstreets of Melbourne’s Collingwood since 2008, when Zenta and Meg Tanaka opened the hybrid Japanese cafe and lifestyle concept store to serve stellar breakfast sets and sell timeless homewares. The shop and online store both stock items from Japanese brands and designers, like Noguchi lampshades made from washi paper and handmade clocks from Lemnos. There are also hard-to-find pieces by Tendo Mokko, a Japanese furniture maker known for pieces made from formed plywood. Plus, it’s got a small but growing selection of Cibi Originals that includes tote bags, aprons, takeaway cups and towels.

What are the homeware trends to expect in 2026?

Less is always more, and we think that’ll stay true for 2026. Expect Japanese and Scandinavian influences to shine, along with tactile materials, organic shapes and a rise in industrial-style designs. Metals like steel and brass will continue to be a hit, along with dark, warm shades. There’s the ever-increasing crossover between tech and homewares to keep an eye on, too.

What are the best Australian small homewares brands?

Brands like Dinosaur Designs and Mud Australia take the cake for longevity and quality – their designs have been beloved by Australians for decades. But if you’re looking for fresh, exciting pieces from makers pushing the boundaries of Australian interiors, take a look at Corey Ashford, Studio Henry Wilson and Fourth Street.

How can you find affordable homewares that prioritise quality and sustainability?

The more durable an item, the more sustainable – consider saving up for well-made products that won’t need to be replaced in a few years, rather than cheaper options that won’t last. That means looking for sturdy materials like ceramic and wood, or natural fibres like wool and jute. It’s also good to read product descriptions closely and check the brand’s ethical and sustainable certifications.

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