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Winnings brings Spence & Lyda into home shopping destination

Posted: 29 Mar 2022 05:00 PM PDT

Winning Group has acquired leading furniture, lighting and textiles retailer, Spence & Lyda with a view to establishing a new lifestyle and luxury destination for the home called Winnings, incorporating their existing brands Winning Appliances and Rogerseller.

John Winning, CEO of Winning Group, says: "We are delighted to welcome Spence & Lyda and their team to the Winning Group. Spence & Lyda, led by Fiona Lyda has an incredible reputation for offering the world’s best and emerging brands at the cutting edge of design, including furniture, lighting, homewares and soft furnishings. We are excited to offer Spence & Lyda's range to more Australians and have it integrated into Winnings, which will be the ultimate lifestyle and luxury shopping experience for the home. 

Spence & Lyda

"For over a century, we have helped Australians to create their dream kitchens. Our customers have always told us they wished shopping for their whole renovation was as easy and enjoyable as shopping for appliances with us. We've listened and are delighted to now be able to offer our customers a leading, delightful and hassle free shopping experience to fit out their entire dream home. At Winnings, customers will be able to shop their favourite and exclusive brands from Winning Appliances, Rogerseller and Spence & Lyda all under one roof, at our newly renovated Redfern showroom to open later this year. Our flagship Redfern showroom will be the first of many Winnings lifestyle and luxury destination stores for the home, where we will continue on our mission to provide the best shopping experience in the world.”

Rogerseller

Fiona says: “By joining the Winning Group, we are now more than ever before, set for extraordinary things, particularly in the next 12 months with an exciting series of events being run as part of Melbourne Design Week this month and being part of Winnings in Redfern later this year.”

Winning Appliances

Established in 1906, Winning Group is a family-owned, Australian company incorporating five business entities: Appliances Online, Winning Appliances, Rogerseller, Home Clearance and Winning Services.

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Aussie family turns Bali holidays into interiors business

Posted: 29 Mar 2022 01:00 PM PDT

"As a family of five, we have been travelling to Indonesia for the past 16 years. We fell in love with the people and culture, as well as the beautifully crafted furniture and homewares," says Sydneysider Louise Maloney who, after years of filling containers with Bali wares for personal use, set up online furniture and homewares business ELSIAN Home last year.

The range of affordable, and unique furniture and accessories is curated by Louise alongside her interior designer daughter Eliza. The Northern Beaches based family recently built a new home and furnished the entire abode with custom pieces sourced in Bali, which is when the idea for the business really took flight. "The positive feedback from family and friends encouraged me to create ELSIAN Home," says Louise.

ELSIAN Home Annika rattan side table
ELSIAN Home Annika rattan side table
The Maloney family in Bali
The Maloney family in Bali (Eliza is on the left and Louise is in the middle at the back)

Louise has established many relationships with Bali locals over her years travelling there – the contacts are reliable, trusted and have enabled her to access quality pieces from premium suppliers. "My main contact, who sources things for us, is very particular. He has taken me to visit artisans that create things exclusively for American designers. There's some amazing stuff up there," says Louise who explains that she travels off the tourist beat to find the more unusual wares.

Product sourcing
Sourcing for product in Bali

The impact of COVID on Bali, is another reason that Louise decided to start the business in the middle of a pandemic. "We have made a lot of Balinese friends over our years travelling there too and I really wanted to support them during COVID," says Louise who explains that Balinese furniture manufacturers have been hit hard during the pandemic. Freight costs have gone up exponentially too which is having an impact on prices. “It’s unfortunate all round,” says Louise.

ELSIAN Home Adasa candle se
ELSIAN Home Adasa candle set
Elsian Home Todd Stripe side table
ELSIAN Home Todd Stripe side table

An extension of the homewares and furniture offering, ELSIAN Home also offer a full interior design consulting service that is managed by Eliza. "She's very talented and is currently contracting to AZB Creative while running her own business Eliza Madison Designs," says Louise. Based on Sydney's Northern Beaches, ELSIAN Home offers a full design, styling and furnishing service including full spatial planning.

For more on Elsian Home 

For more on Eliza Madison Designs

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