The Home Inspo Stage is the place where innovation meets inspiration.
Each day, the Home Inspo Stage showcases Home Design Experts, offering a wealth of knowledge, trends, and practical tips.
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Our stage will return with a brand new lineup of speakers at our next show. In the meantime, take a look back at our October 2026 speakers.
James is a Sydney-based, multi-award-winning interior designer with over 30 years’ experience across design, real estate and building.
He is a TV presenter on Open Homes Australia and Renovate or Rebuild, and was a long-time designer on The Living Room. Known for his Practical Design approach, James mentors emerging designers and advocates sustainable materials.
Wardrobe Source
Ariane Brabant is a Wardrobe Design Specialist and founder of Wardrobe Source, with 10+ years’ experience across North America, Brazil and Australia. Based in Melbourne, she helps homeowners create bespoke, functional wardrobes, sharing expert advice on planning, layouts, hardware and seamless storage solutions.
Studio Chintamani
Chintamani Bird is an award-winning interior designer, keynote speaker and Founder & CEO of Studio Chintamani. An international thought leader in biophilic design, she combines neuroscience, psychology and ecology to create homes that support wellbeing, sustainability and connection with nature.
Interspec Custom Joinery
A second-generation craftsman, Chris combines global experience with a passion for precision and quality. As founder of Interspec Custom Joinery, he specialises in high-end residential cabinetry, blending traditional craftsmanship with contemporary techniques to create elegant, enduring interiors. Chris also serves on the Boards of KBDi and ACFA, contributing to the industry’s ongoing development.
Grafico
Take a masterclass wallpaper by design guru, Damian Corney. You've seen him on TV for years, now let Damian welcome you in to the wide world of wallpaper! From DIY installation tips and tricks, what's trending, plus how to style with wallpaper in your next project. This popular masterclass is a must for your next renovation project.
ShapeScaper
With over two decades of experience in landscape and horticulture, he brings hands-on expertise across projects from intimate residential gardens to major commercial developments. Passionate about landscape design, he combines practical knowledge with innovative concepts to create functional, considered outdoor spaces.
Ready, Set, Design!
Dina Kalpouzos is a spatial and interior designer and founder of Concept Living Australia, with over 15 years’ experience in the design industry. She is the creator and curator of READY, SET, DESIGN!, a student design initiative presented at Decor + Design Melbourne, one of Australia’s leading design industry trade events.
Dina is the author of Spatial Wisdom – The Space Within, a reflection on the relationship between people and the spaces they inhabit.
Feng Shui Concepts
Jane is an award-winning Feng Shui Master, speaker and author of Feng Shui: A Homeowner’s Guide to Abundance. Named one of Australia’s Top 100 Women in Construction, Jane brings traditional Feng Shui into contemporary homes and developments, showing how layout, orientation and flow can enhance wellbeing and liveability while contributing to buyer appeal and long-term property value.
Studio Jenka
Jenny is a multi-award-winning Sydney interior designer with more than 20 years of experience in luxury interiors, heritage renovations and residential transformations. As principal designer of Studio Jenka, Jenny is known for creating highly considered spaces that balance beauty and functionality. Her meticulous approach brings together interior architecture, furnishings and finishes to deliver cohesive, enduring homes.
Sydney Beach Homes
John Oxley is an award-winning builder with 33+ years’ construction experience, specialising in high-end residential homes and renovations. As Director of Sydney Beach Homes and President of the Manly Warringah Division of the Master Builders Association of NSW, he champions quality, innovation and industry excellence.
Kate Kerin Interiors
Kate Kerin is a Sydney-based interior designer specialising in helping clients navigate life transitions, particularly downsizing from a long-held family home. Through Kate Kerin Interiors, she combines thoughtful design, empathy and organisation to create smaller homes that feel functional, personal and considered.
Build Play Live
Kribashini, founder of BPL and creator of Your Building Broker, helps homeowners plan, quote and build smarter. With degrees in Building Science and Project Management and 20+ years’ experience, she offers independent advice to avoid costly mistakes and build with confidence.
Daminvest Property
Linda Damjanovic is the Founder and Property Strategist at Daminvest Property, a buyer’s agency that helps investors, builders and developers build substantial wealth through property. She specialises in identifying high-value opportunities with development upside, from subdivision and dual occupancy through to multi-dwelling and strata projects. Linda helps clients avoid costly mistakes and make smarter property decisions that deliver greater profit, value and long-term wealth.
Temple & Webster
Lucy Sutherland is the Director of Insights & Trends at Temple & Webster, Australia’s largest online retailer of furniture and homewares. A design specialist, speaker, and industry judge, Lucy regularly attends key international design fairs to bring global inspiration back home. She is celebrated for her ability to cut through the overwhelm, helping homeowners to make smart, stylish choices.
Elsewhere Pods
Matt Decarne is Founder and CEO of Elsewhere Pods, a modular design company redefining how Australians live, work and travel. Inspired by Byron Bay and the 2022 floods, he created sustainable, flexible, beautifully designed spaces—now used for backyard studios, retreats and eco-resorts nationwide.
Positive Space Design
Melissa Betts is an interior designer, Certified Kitchen Designer and founder of Positive Space Design. With almost a decade of experience, she specialises in clever space planning and creating beautiful, practical homes. She’s also an unofficial family therapist, helping clients navigate the decisions and personalities that come with renovating.
Inspired Spaces
Robyn Hawke is an award-winning interior designer and founder of Inspired Spaces. With 20+ years' experience, she creates homes that help people feel, live and thrive. A sought-after speaker and media commentator, she offers practical insight into design's role in comfort, wellbeing and daily life
The Clutter Fairy
Shannon Willis is a professional home organiser and founder of a Sydney-based home organisation business. With experience across London and Sydney, she transforms cluttered spaces into streamlined, functional homes. At the Sydney Home Show, Shannon shares expert advice on organising homes that reduce stress and simplify daily life
Casa Flair Interiors
Susie is an interior designer passionate about creating homes that are as healthy as they are beautiful.
With 90% of our lives spent indoors, she reveals the hidden impact of toxins in everyday design choices, from lighting and air quality to finishes, fabrics and furnishings.
She’ll share how to create a healthier home without compromising on style.
Zahrina Artist
Multi-award-winning artist and author Zahrina Robertson was discovered on Instagram by a New York gallery and featured in N.Y Times Square with prominent International and local Art Collectors loving her art.
Zahrina helps art loving homeowners discover their " Art Collector Style" to choose art that reflects who they are, connecting emotionally and transforming the feeling and energy of their home with Art.
