The Melbourne gift fairs were held last month with plenty of new brands, new products and new innovations and trends on display at the MCEC and Royal Exhibition Building.
Giftguide walked the aisles at Life Instyle, Reed Gift Fairs and AGHA Gift Fair. Check out some of our favourite stories, brands, products and innovations in our gift fairs feature.
According to company data, Australia has now become Huski’s largest market for its award-winning beer and wine cooling range, with multi-million-dollar sales in this market nearly doubling over the past year.

Check out this cool brand that is winning over Australia in our supplier profile.
Australia has fast become one of the greatest adopters of AI, ranked 16th out of 36 countries in Stanford’s AI Vibrancy Index and accelerated by well-developed cloud infrastructure and a relatively high digital maturity compared to other mid-sized economies.
Read more about the impact of AI and ecommerce on Australia’s retail sector in our technology feature.

As 2026 approaches, colour remains a vital tool for expressing mood, personality and intention in home interiors. The move away from neutrals will continue as more of us embrace colour. Here’s what to expect in the year ahead for home design colour trends.
Face Dunk is the brainchild of entrepreneur and Ironman Ian Roche—founder of the hugely successful 1300 Smoke Alarms empire and now the creator of a category-defining skincare innovation.
Born from the chaos of clunky salad bowls and melting ice cubes, Face Dunk transforms the messy skincare kitchen hack into a sleek science-backed ritual. Read more in our wellbeing & beauty feature.

There are also kids corner and Christmas features as well as plenty of new products for the new season.