Last week, we unveiled the first-ever trends report on how Australians host, which we shared at an intimate event held in our award-winning Sydney HQ. 

Leading interior designer Darren Palmer and our CEO Mark Coulter shared insights on the evolving dynamics of home entertaining across the nation, and how a forced shift to spending more time at home during the pandemic has reignited Australians’ love and pride of their home. 

From left: CEO & Co-founder Mark Coulter; Sunrise presenter Edwina Bartholomew; interior designer Darren Palmer; journalist Melissa Hoyer; Chief Experience Officer & Co-founder Adam McWhinney.
 

“At Temple & Webster, we believe that hosting starts at home, and as an Australian business who uses data to inform our buying and product decisions, we need to be at the forefront of- how Australians are spending their time at home, and the role furniture plays in that.”

Mark Coulter, CEO

In addition to getting a sneak peek into our “Australians Hosting at Home Trends Report”, guests were also able to check out some of our newest furniture and homewares up close, and hear from our Temple & Webster experts Lucy Sutherland and Roger Wei on interior design trends, our approach to furniture design, and how our range is helping Australians host and entertain more effortlessly. 

From left: Mark Coulter; Darren Palmer; Head of Design and Product Development Roger Wei; Head of Trade & Commercial Lucy Sutherland; Adam McWhinney.
 

“It's not just about hosting; it's about sharing the beauty of our design choices. We've rediscovered the heart of our homes, and we're investing not just financially but emotionally in creating spaces that resonate with our personalities.” 

Darren Palmer, Interior Designer

 

Roger shares some of the latest trends in living room furniture with Darren.  

Our stylists Kim Caruso and Hannah McCartney created two immersive indoor living and outdoor living zones to showcase some of the latest pieces from our Temple & Webster Collection. 

Our indoor dining zone featuring our Clover dining table, Marcus dining chairs and Anya sideboard buffet.
 

Lucy shares insights around outdoor living trends with Darren. The outdoor living zone featured our latest Venice 3 Piece Outdoor Sofa Set (due to land on site soon), as well as our Kahuna outdoor coffee table and Kahuna outdoor side table. 

Our outdoor dining zone featuring our Amalfi outdoor dining table, our latest Nadi outdoor dining chairs (due to land on site soon), as well as our Afton outdoor trolley. 

Temple & Webster stylists Hannah McCartney (left) and Kim Caruso (right). 

Guests were invited to Sydney HQ to check out our latest furniture and homewares for hosting this summer. 

 Season 9 Bachelor couple Jimmy Nicholson and Holly Kingston. 

Guests enjoyed breakfast after listening to the “Australians Hosting at Home Trends Report”.

 Influencer Tahlia Giumelli and journalist Jana Hocking.