The weekly ritual that will make your home feel instantly more luxurious
Two female creatives have filled their home with eclectic finds and artefacts from their travels.
The home
A top-floor apartment in Melbourne’s inner east in a 1923 building designed by architect Howard Lawson.
Who lives here
Lifestyle photographer Nicole Williams and Reinette Roux, founder of creative agency Studio Roux.
What we did
“Our combined decorating style is very much inspired by European apartment living,” says Williams. “We share a love of eclectic, small spaces.” Their flat is home to “a collection of found objects and artefacts we’ve come across on our travels and in local expeditions”.
Our favourite room
“The living room is a space where our collective favourite things reside,” says Williams. “It’s a place for art, books, a weekly selection of flowers and whatever is speaking to us at that moment.”
The ’hood
“We love it for the leafy streets, the architecture, the beautiful walk along the river into the city and dining at France-Soir,” says Williams.
Future plans
“We both have creative careers so we’re planning a shared studio in the sunroom,” says Roux.
Best advice
“Don’t rush the process and don’t follow trends,” says Roux. “Rather, instinctively collect objects that draw you in.”
NACDL Launches National ‘Criminal Case Tracker’ as Federal Grand Juries, Trial Juries Rebel Against Prosecutorial Overreach
“Amid growing concerns about federal charging practices, the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) has launched its new Criminal Case Tracker. This new digital resource, available at www.nacdl.org/casetracker, provides defense counsel and the public with a structured, continually updated view of select federal prosecutions that reflect emerging enforcement theories, novel legal applications, and departures from historic charging practices.
For decades, the legal adage held that a prosecutor could “indict a ham sandwich.” However, data curated by NACDL reveals that since early 2025, federal grand juries—traditionally a “rubber stamp” for the government—are increasingly issuing “no bills,” or refusals to indict. Simultaneously, trial juries are returning not guilty verdicts at a remarkable pace, signaling a deep-seated public exhaustion with federal overreach.
“The Bill of Rights wasn’t written to be a polite suggestion; it was written to be a shield against tyranny,” said NACDL President Andrew Birrell of Minneapolis. “What we are seeing in courtrooms from the Midwest to the coasts is a fundamental, righteous rejection of the idea that criminal law can be used as a tool for political retribution.
Jurors are seeing through these ‘novel’ and transparently thin theories. They are reminding this government that the people—not the prosecutors—hold the ultimate power in our justice system.”
