Build Beautiful
Build Beautiful
Where design meets depth
Hosted by interior designer and property developer Linda Habak, Build Beautiful is a podcast about more than just aesthetics - it’s about the intention behind the spaces we shape and the stories we tell.
Each episode features honest, insightful conversations with designers, developers, architects, artists, and creative thinkers who are reimagining the way we live, build, and create.
This is a space for the ideas behind the work - the risks, the pivots, the process. The quiet decisions that shape extraordinary outcomes.
Because beauty isn’t just what we see - it’s what we feel.
And what we choose to build, together.
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Latest Episodes
Creativity Is the Residue of Wasted Time — Dylan Farrell on Failing Forward and Starting at 28
Introduction Dylan Farrell's design career began underneath his father's drafting board in New York, and took a long way round: a rocky start at Pratt, years in avant industrial bands, and a phone call that brought him to Sydney. In th...
"Every Project Is Going to Be a New Brief" | Rachel Luchetti on Designing Without a Signature Style
Introduction Rachel Luchetti has spent 17 years building one of Australia's most prolific hospitality and retail design studios, Luchetti Krelle, without ever settling on a signature look. In this episode, we talk about responsiveness,...
The Breakdown That Became a Breakthrough — Alexandra Kidd on Rebuilding a Life and a Business
Introduction In a small studio above McClay Street in Potts Point, Alexandra Kidd has spent more than 20 years shaping how Australian homes can feel. What began as a solo practice has grown, slowly and deliberately, into an all-women s...
"Energy Over Empire" — Simone Mathews on Choosing to Build Smaller
Introduction Somewhere along the way, ambition began to look like a larger studio, a bigger team, a longer list of projects. Simone Mathews, founder of Soul Home, decided to walk the other way. Alongside her builder husband Ben, ...
"I Am a Creative Person, Even Though I Never Admitted It" — Antonia Perricone Mrljak's Late Awakening
Introduction There is a kind of artist whose career you can summarise in a paragraph: the school, the prize, the gallery, the rise. Antonia Perricone Mrljak is not that artist. She came to painting late, in her 40s, as a mother,...
Fan Mail
inspired!! As a retired interior designer, I stumbled onto your podcast and have been beyond impressed. Your guest selection, interview style, heartfelt interest and genuine understanding of the creative space makes each episode a joy to listen to. Most importantly I’m not watching the clock. Congratulations. This is a winning formula. Looking forward to hearing more.
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