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Contents
Upfront
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32 CONTRIBUTORS 36 EDITOR’S LETTER 40 ONLINE NOW… vogueliving.com.au
63 HOUSE OF HACKNEY
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70 SHORE THINGS
Nostalgic must-have toys and furnishings
43 FLORA ESSENCE From the spherical to the playful, warm up your space with this season’s lighting
73 CARME PINÓS The Barcelona-based educator and architect brings her vision to MPavilion
46 SCREEN SIREN
76 ICONIC STYLE: MARIA PERGAY
48 SPRING FORWARD Channel the rainforest with botanical patterns and earthy geometric prints
80 A FAIR TO REMEMBER
The room divider is making a comeback
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The “feminine but fierce” London home of the fabric house’s Frieda Gormley
50 ELEGANT PURSUITS
Female designers, artists and artisans have softened the rough edges of this space
Half a century ago, this designer created sensuous furniture out of stainless steel Ahead of Sydney Contemporary, gallerists share female artists they’ll be championing
84 FEMALE EDGE The new breed of feminine retail interiors
86 GRAY AREA
Furniture designer Bethan Gray’s love of craft and cultures shines in her creations
89 LIGHT WORK
This year marks the 60th anniversary of the classic PH 5, designed by Poul Henningsen
92 CHARLOTTE JUILLARD
The designer creates a modular living room for furniture house Duvivier Canapés
97 BODIL BJERKVIK BLAIN
The Norwegian interior designer turned her house into a light-filled family home
114 CELEBRATING WOMEN
From New York to Milan and Sydney to Paris, Vogue Living celebrates the world’s most visionary female creatives
124 THE NEW GUARD
Meet innovative young female talents Sept/Oct 2018
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209 Casa Canvas, the gallery and home of Thayse Viégas.
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FANTASTIC VOYAGES We cruise to Spain, Portugal, France, China, Japan and some idyllic islands, and share the secrets to travelling in style
128 WOMEN OF EXCELLENCE Vogue Living’s new speaker series
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On the cover The living room of the 17th-century palace belonging to interior designer Francesca Orsi, which is located in Italy’s Reggio Emilia province. Photographer: Fabrizio Cicconi. Story, page 142. Subscribe to Vogue Living: page 206. Be part of the conversation: #VogueLiving #loveVL
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209 PERSONAL SPACE
229 SOURCES
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DESIGN WRITER An interior architect by training, Tomic´ Hughes says that she became an editor, design writer and digital publisher by accident. “Having worked in the industry across a variety of amazing projects for more than a decade,” she says, “I started [my website] Yellowtrace eight years ago in my spare time so I could share my ongoing research, knowledge and passion for design.” Tomic´ Hughes’s inaugural column for Vogue Living this issue talks about the female retail zone (page 84). “I loved reflecting on how women are changing the world of design,” she says, “and how our evolving sensibility is giving rise to a new definition of the ‘feminine aesthetic’.” While she’s a Sydneysider, she admits a huge part of her heart still belongs to Yugoslavia — the country she grew up in but which no longer exists. She is most inpsired by the human spirit and people who are passionate about their work, who stay true to themselves and follow their dreams, even when things seem impossible. A RTS WR ITER A former culture and lifestyle editor, the Sydney-based freelance writer, confesses she’s hardly been home of late. Faulkner has been talking to interesting people for a living for about 11 years, and considers herself very lucky to write about things she truly cares about. This issue, she spoke to female exhibitors at Sydney Contemporary art fair (page 80). “I really believe in every gallerist I interviewed and the diferences each has in their eye, approach and curation,” she says. “I love Sydney Contemporary as an art fair — the energy, the people watching, the newness — for one weekend, it makes Sydney an achingly cool place to be.” Talking about her creative process, Faulkner says her work is 60 per cent conversation, 15 per cent observation and 25 per cent solitude. She reveals there’s a duality to being a freelancer. “I love being alone but I love talking to people, it’s kind of a strange existence.” Having written on varied topics, from music to futurism, and jetsetting across the globe to do so, she admits, “I’m addicted to the chaos of it all.” noellefaulkner.com @noelleflamingo
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PH OTOGRAPH ER While being trained by some of the industry’s best in London, working predominately in fashion, Zschlommler discovered her love for still-life photography and now likes to merge the two. This issue, she worked on a number of stories. “I loved the collaborative process we had on one of our shoot days,” she says about ‘Screen Siren’, a piece on the comeback of the room divider (page 46). “It was quite organic, as we were shooting with an incoming tide and a pricey Gucci number!” She also dealt with natural elements for the lighting feature (page 43), where the location was in a humid glasshouse at Sydney’s Royal Botanic Garden. Her work is also in our cruise special, ‘Fantastic Voyages’. Inspiration comes from many sources. “It could be the brushstrokes of Giorgio Morandi, or in the works of Irving Penn, a retro cookbook or a beautifully made film,” she says. Next on the agenda is launching an online gallery with pieces for sale. victoriazschommler.com
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P HO TO G R A P HER This Polish-born creative has lived in Amsterdam for most of her life, but Warsaw was the city of her childhood, so working there for the first time photographing an apartment designed by Marta Chrapka for this issue (page 132) was extra special. “I found it refreshing to work with a young but incredibly professional interior designer,” she says. Gatkowska is a self-taught photographer — after working as an interior designer, she turned to interior photography. Over the last decade, she’s photographed projects for clients and magazines all over the world, and loves travelling and working with creative and passionate people. “Every location I work on feels like a clean slate, and I enjoy being challenged to translate the atmosphere of a space into a two-dimensional image,” she says. “The soft daylight is definitely my favourite.” kasiagatkowska.com
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elcome to the reimagined and redesigned September/October issue of Vogue Living. The team has been working tirelessly on our new look-and-feel over the past few months and I’m excited to finally share this issue with you. I stepped into the editor’s role at Vogue Living not long after having my first baby — so I’ve come to the job with a renewed appreciation of the challenges that women face when forging their careers, as well as a new sense of just how driven and resilient we can be. So this issue is a celebration of women, our creativity and our excellence. On page 114 we share a portfolio of women who make up the world’s most visionary design talent — including interiors matriarch Rossana Orlandi, innovator (and new mum) Faye Toogood, and a vanguard of inspiring female creatives. They share their wisdom and advice on how to thrive in an industry that is still very male dominated. In keeping with the focus on female empowerment, this issue also marks the launch of our exciting partnership with BMW, celebrating Women of Excellence. Over the next six months we’ll be hosting two intimate dinners in Melbourne and Sydney where a select group of guests can enjoy a panel discussion featuring some of Australia’s brightest design talent. ››
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‹‹ Through sheer determination and a passion for cutting-edge innovation, these incredible individuals are shaping the design industry in Australia today. To find out how you can get involved, turn to ‘Great Minds’ (page 128). As always, we’re sharing some breathtaking homes (page 131) — and, true to our theme, a female interior designer has created each space. While each home has its own unique personality, there’s a shared sensibility in the strong, feminine design across these interiors. If you’ve been feeling the wanderlust this winter, join our travel expert Lee Tulloch as she climbs on board the new generation of luxury cruises in our Cruise special. Thanks to amazing itineraries, updated interiors and a commitment to excellent cuisine, cruising is having something of a resurgence. And lastly, don’t miss our Kitchens & Bathrooms special (page 185), where we break down the ultimate luxury trends direct from Milan’s EuroCucina. There’s so much to dive into in this issue. I hope you enjoy the plunge.
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FRO M L E F T Made by Hand Petite Machine table lamp, $1180, from Fred International; Minima Tavolo table lamp, $3095, from Viabizzuno; Brokis Muins 04 oor lamp, $3920, from Spence & Lyda; Tom Dixon Melt Surface light, $1155, from Dedece; Foscarini Buds 3 table lamp by Rodolfo Dordoni, $1275, from Space; NH 1217 light, $406, from Artemide Australia; Laguna table lamp, $772.46, from Artemide Australia; Flos Gatto table lamp, $955, from Living Edge; Shogun lamp, $1179, from Artemide Australia; Valerie Objects Val standing lamp, $2810, from Spence & Lyda. Details, last pages.
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Screen siren Photographed by Victoria Zschlommler Styled by Joseph Gardner
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Spring forward Channel the rainforest and freshen up for the new season with striking botanical patterns and earthy geometric prints.
FRO M LEFT laundry basket, $69, from Hay. Lelievre Ribon fabric in Soufre; enquiries to South PaciďŹ c Fabrics. Schumacher Rolling Hills linen in green; enquiries to Orient House. Barbara Osorio Prisma fabric in Col 2, Principe linen B106, and Gandarinha linen BF200; all enquiries to Boyac. Mokum La Palma linen in Midnight by Catherine Martin; enquiries to James Dunlop Textiles/Mokum. Margo Selby for Osbourne & Little Joplin fabric in 03; enquiries to Seneca. Details, last pages.
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elegant pursuits A cast of leading FEMALE DESIGNERS, artists and ARTISANS have softened the rough edges of this distressed loft space, creating a refined, ETHEREAL SANCTUARY. Produced & styled by Joseph Gardner Photographed by Sharyn Cairns
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F RO M L E F T folding screen made by Anthony Kennedy Upholstery upholstered in Lelievre Maquis fabric in Agave, enquiries to South Pacific Fabrics. Moroso Paper Planes armchair by Doshi Levien, from $7221, from Hub Furniture. Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH Arch cofee table by Front, $1835, from Space Furniture. Circle tray, $395, from Dinosaur Designs. Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH Targa sofa by GamFratesi, $10,380, from Space Furniture. Sancal Bang! cushion by Elena Castaño-López, $269, from Ke-Zu. Fine-knotted silk rug, POA, from Robyn Cosgrove. Gervasoni Brass 95 pendant light by Paola Navone, $1115, from Anibou. Fold side table, $1640, from Eugenie Kawabata. Gubi Beetle teal lounge chair by GamFratesi, $2842, from Cult. Turkish fine-knotted vegetable-dyed wool rug, $14,500, from Robyn Cosgrove. Céline Mini Belt bag in Pop Red, $2795, from Parlour X. Bethan Gray Shamsian Nizwa 3-door cabinet, POA, from Living Edge. China 07 table lamp by Marie-Lise Féry, $3760, from Magic Circus Éditions. Small Observation, Apple Green (2018) sculpture by Camie Lyons, $5500, enquiries to Scott Livesey Galleries. Glasses and bottle, stylist’s own.
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F RO M L E F T Slip vase by Anna Varendorf, $3100, from ACV Studio. Folding screen made by Anthony Kennedy Upholstery upholstered in Lelievre Maquis fabric in Agave, enquiries to South Pacific Fabrics. Céline Lashes print dress (hanging on screen), $2295, from Parlour X. Fine-knotted silk rug, POA, from Robyn Cosgrove. Arthur G Rita bench by Diane Bergeron, $2170, upholstered in House of Hackney Babylon fabric, enquiries to Radford. Moroso Paper Planes armchair by Doshi Levien, from $7221, from Hub Furniture. Accumula totems by Lyn & Tony, from $950 each, from Becker Minty. Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH Targa sofa by GamFratesi, $10,380, from Space Furniture. Sancal Bang! cushions by Elena Castaño-López, $269 each, from Ke-Zu. Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH Arch cofee table by Front, $1835, from Space Furniture. Circle tray, $395, from Dinosaur Designs.
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Bethan Gray Shamsian Stud pink side table, $2485, and Masirah cofee table, $7810, both from Living Edge. On white table (clockwise from left), Edging Over vase by Anna Varendorf, from $290, from ACV Studio; Maison Sarah Lavoine Riviera vase, from $84, from Bastille and Sons; Housewives Stella Alpina pink dessert plate, $140/set of 2, and Housewives Libellula green dessert plate, $140/set of 2, both from La DoubleJ; glassware, $45/set of 4, from Studio Tetatet. Bidjar A hand-knotted vegetable-dyed wool rug, POA, from Robyn Cosgrove. F RO M L E F T
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FROM L E F T folding screen made by Anthony Kennedy Upholstery upholstered in Pierre Frey Diamonds velvet in Poudre by India Mahdavi, enquiries to Milgate. Friends & Founders Knock Out Round Base table, from $1678, from Fred International. Brass Seed bowl, $210, from Dinosaur Designs. Turkish ďŹ ne-knotted vegetable-dyed wool rug, $14,500, from Robyn Cosgrove. Fendi shoes, $1350. Valerie Objects Solo chair by Muller van Severen, $3770, from Spence & Lyda. Classicon Roattino oor light by Eileen Gray, $3655, from Anibou. Bound for Greatness (2018) in bronze by Camie Lyons, $5500, enquiries to Scott Livesey Galleries. Everything Is Golden Mirror No 7 by Patty Hava, $5965, from Hava Studio. Flowers throughout by Myra Perez, My Violet. Details, last pages. Shot on location at Beta Bar, Sydney; betabarsydney.com.au
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THE HOT SEAT Gorsia Design has been creating covetable handcrafted furniture (such as the Rivoli-X lounge chair, pictured) for more than 20 years. But until recently, Australian shoppers could view the collection only online. Now, in good news for local design lovers — and anyone who’s lusted after a piece but wished they could see it in real life before committing — Gorsia Design has chosen Melbourne’s Southbank as the site for its first international showroom.
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THINK GLOBALLY Thanks to his background in architecture and his extensive travels, Gorsia Design founder Jay Gorsia brings a unique approach to his furniture brand, with each piece designed to provide functional luxury. “Gorsia Design delivers quality above all — quality in terms of materials, construction, finishes, overall look, feel and comfort,” he says. “We’re constantly seeking new ways to do things differently and to revitalise classic ideas with modern techniques.” Each piece is handcrafted in Kolkata, India, and the team works with home owners, interior designers and businesses to customise its designs to suit their needs rather than merely decorating spaces with trendy furniture, Gorsia says. The architect and designer, whose work has taken him around the world, says Melbourne is the ideal setting for his new showroom. “To find inspiration, I always look outwards and take my cues from my travels, weaving them into my designs,” Gorsia says. “This is why we chose Melbourne for our new home. It’s a rich melting pot of cultures — a true reflection of Gorsia Design.”
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At the recently renovated Victorian townhouse that House of Hackney cofounders Frieda Gormley and Javvy M Royle share with their two children, daughter Lila sits on top of the Fernclif sofa upholstered in Mamounia jacquard with matching bullion fringe; Mey Meh cushions, Mamounia wallpaper in Amaranth/Juniper, all by House of Hackney; wall light by Judeco. ››
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House of Hackney “Feminine but fierce” is how House of Hackney’s FRIEDA GORMLEY describes the interiors brand’s signature aesthetic. Her East London home is testament to that. By Fiona McCarthy Photographed by Philip Sinden Styled by Joseph Gardner
In the reception room, Navarino sofa in British Velvet Bottle Green, Mey Meh cushion, Artemis wallpaper in Blush, all by House of Hackney.
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hen Frieda Gormley is pressed to describe House of Hackney — the bold, wildly exuberant British interiors brand she launched with her husband, Javvy M Royle, in 2011 — she recalls a recent quote that made her laugh. “It described our aesthetic as ‘if Edward Scissorhands and the Chelsea Flower Show had a love child,’ ” she says. “We thought it was funny but also quite true.” From wallpapers and fabrics to lampshades and dresses, House of Hackney’s distinctive patterns reverberate with a heady mix of bold florals, exotic foliage and birds, animal print, and a moody, seductive colour palette drawing from nature’s most succulent hues. The vibe is much more Gothic meets rock’n’roll than everyday traditional chintz. “There’s a beauty in it, but irreverence and humour, too,” Gormley says. The brand’s signature is feminine but “fierce” — a word Gormley also uses to describe her greatest inspiration of all, her Irish grandmother, Peg. “I definitely inherited her magpie’s eye for interiors and fashion,” says the Dublin-born designer. “She was on a first-name basis with every antiques dealer in town and her house, full of colour and texture, has very much been the aesthetic inspiration for what we do now.” The idea for House of Hackney was born in the late noughties in part from Gormley’s childhood memories of homes swathed in patterned wallpaper, furniture and lampshades, but also from the couple’s own boredom with the “clinical white walls” of their then Scandi minimalist east London digs. “We couldn’t find what we wanted so we started trying to source it for ourselves,” says the former fashion buyer, who abandoned a degree in law to become a buyer at Topshop in London. Visits to grand historic British houses and antiques markets like Kempton Park Racecourse (in London’s south west) brought inspirations from the past, “but our eyes were also firmly on the future. We’ve never wanted to just re-create moments in time,” she says. What they’ve created instead is something Gormley hopes brings “unadulterated joy. The way a room can transform or enhance your mood is very powerful”. Nowhere is this more prevalent than in Loddiges, the couple’s recently restored Victorian townhouse in Hackney (named after a famous Victorian palm house once situated a few streets away, and also inspiration for the duo’s popular Palmeral print). ››
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in the living room, Navarino sofa in British Velvet Bottle Green, Mey Meh cushions, Kenton footstool in Wild Card, Artemis wallpaper in Blush, all from House of Hackney. R I GH T
‹‹ Inside the three-storey, five-bedroom Victorian terrace house the couple share with their young children, Javi Jr and Lila, the interiors resonate with a rich, lush secret midnight garden feel thanks to Gormley’s unabashed layering of pattern on pattern on pattern in every room. New prints such as Mamounia (from a new collaboration with 1800s French wallpaper house Zuber, famously used in the Kennedy’s 1960s restoration of the White House) vibrate alongside the leopard spots of Wild Card (“my grandmother called it ‘ocelot’ and draped it everywhere, because it goes with absolutely everything”) and the “almost feral” painterly exuberance of Artemis, one of House of Hackney’s best sellers, designed in collaboration with the William Morris archive.
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Gormley in the ‘snug’ (a library-style space between the kitchen and the living room). In a corner in the living room, antique chair covered in House of Hackney Mamounia. In the open-plan kitchen, antique chair upholstered in Opia velvet by House of Hackney; banquette upholstered in bespoke fabric by Watts of Westminster; House of Hackney Mamounia wallpaper in Burgundy/Teal. C LO C K W I S E F RO M A BOV E
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embossed Lincrusta wallcovering, painted a creamy ecru. The exotic, bespoke Feuilles de Bananier stair runner is an ode to one of Gormley’s favourite designers, Madeleine Castaing. “There must always be a degree of complete sublime beauty to balance everything else out,” she emphasises. Now, with an impressive 2000square-foot flagship store in the heart of London’s Shoreditch, opened in 2013, the couple showcases House of Hackney’s textiles, fashion and home accessories (much of which are made by UK-based small-scale, family-run specialist craftsmen), along with a recent fashion collaboration with Swedish brand & Other Stories. House of Hackney is now stocked in over 25 countries around the world. After seven years of blood, sweat and tears, juggling both a burgeoning global business and a young family, Gormley says they’re ready to take a little time to step back and enjoy it all. “We’re mindful of not oversaturating the market. We like staying a little under the radar — House of Hackney will always be about doing what we believe in.” VL Visit houseofhackney.com. House of Hackney is available in Australia through Radford; radfordfurnshings.com.au
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FROM L E FT Composition 1 Tibetan wool and silk rug by Louise Olsen, POA, from Designer Rugs. Bloomingville Kids wooden pull-along tortoise, $54, from Smallable. Oeuf Taxi pillow, $149, from Hello1234. Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH Furia rocking horse by Front, $2265, from Space Furniture. Sterlingsilver party hat, $1650, from Tifany & Co. Hermès beach bats, $1150/set of 2. Botolo high armchair by Cini Boeri for Arflex, $5225, from Poliform. Frankie (left) wears Tocoto Vintage Flowers blouse, $112, Bonton Bombe bloomer, $72, and Bonton ribbed tights, $38, all from Hello1234. Butterscotch velvet pompom cushion, $89, and baby pink lumbar cushion, $79, both from Castle. Velvet cushion with bee embroidery, $1690, from Gucci. Vitra Alexandra Girard wooden dolls, $230 each, from Living Edge. &tradition Shuffle table, $930, from Cult. Cassina Reaction Poetique table centrepiece by Jaime Hayon, $1080, from Space Furniture. Wooden dolls (on centrepiece and ground) by Sarah K, from $150 each, from Blakebrough+King. Scarlett (right) wears Applebey dress by Caramel, $246, from Hello1234, and Jamie Kay rib tights, $17, Young Soles Brando brogue, $150, and Fallen Broken Street The Conscious beanie, $35, all from Infancy. BD Barcelona Showtime vase No 2 by Jaime Hayon, $425, from Living Edge. Bone china paper cups, $155/set of 2, and Gold Vermeil crazy straw, $580, both from Tifany & Co. Simone Rosenbauer LA Like Ice in the Sunshine #49 (2016) fine art pigment print, POA. BD Barcelona Design Happy Susto vase by Jaime Hayon, POA, from Living Edge. Details, last pages.
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Carme Pinós
The Barcelona-based educator and architect brings her experiential vision and inclusive aesthetic to the most recent instalment of MPavilion. By Annemarie Kiely Photographed by Justin Ridler
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t’s a truth universally acknowledged of long-haul travel that flying west is best, but east is a beast. This certainty was volubly sufered by Spanish architect Carme Pinós when she recently jetted to Melbourne to meet the press and progresscheck her scheme for the fifth MPavilion — the demountable architect-designed forum for creative doings founded by businesswoman Naomi Milgrom. Appearing deceptively fresh in Dries Van Noten florals, Pinós fielded questions about her concept for Melbourne’s Queen Victoria Gardens until the ‘lag’ messed with her command of language. “Lo siento,” she says, apologising for the impact of a schedule that serially switches between project oices in Spain, Mexico, the US, France and Australia. “The work is now everywhere, but I was so motivated to do this after meeting Naomi in London. We bonded over the Balenciaga: Shaping
Fashion exhibition [at the Victoria and Albert Museum]. She is so open and interesting. You can feel it in this amazing oice.” Sitting within the private sanctum of Milgrom’s Sussan Corporation — a complex that testifies to its owner’s proclivity for challenging contemporary art and architecture — Pinós tells of the women’s shared interest in the simple, graphic grace of Balenciaga’s couture and their mutual commitment to a socially inclusive architecture that asks the big questions. “The idea of architecture as a humanist concern is being lost,” Pinós says in reference to her teaching commitments at the academies — most recently, as recipient of the Berkeley-Rupp Architecture Professorship & Prize at the University of California. “Universities prepare students to be contracted to big firms, but the reflection on what it means to be an architect, I do not find. Architecture is not just ›› Sept/Oct 2018
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VLife “It is definitely more difficu find work woman like me, completel in the academy, and I win true ‹‹ to resolve the problem of the roof; it is to resolve the issue of structure as a conduit to culture.” Pinós’s hopes for an equitable architecture are evidenced in buildings, bridges and urban plans that promote a “recuperative dignity” through their village-like interactions — an apparent randomness of crossroads seeking to catalyse relationships. She builds for a sense of ‘belonging’, with a basic materiality in such signature structures as the CaixaForum Zaragoza cultural and exhibition centre in Spain (2014) and the Cube I Tower (2005) in Guadalajara, Mexico, whose model features in the permanent collection of MoMA. The Cube I Tower, a typology-tipping high-rise, makes the magical point about conceptual contradictions coexisting in a construct that favours none and benefits all. It manifests the dichotomies of modern life — the tensions between the monumental and the modest, the inner and the outer, the individual and the collective, future and past, male and female. Indeed, the current equity debate begs a question of Pinós: has she had to prove herself as a female in the world of architecture? “Absolutely,” she says, bemoaning an abstract, aggressive, competitive global culture that desperately needs the sensibility of women. “We are genetically programmed for empathy, and it is increasingly lacking in this world. But in a way, I don’t want to think about it because I just do the work. It is definitely more diicult to find work as a woman like me, completely alone, but I am wellknown in the academy, and I win true competitions.” Talking ‘true’ in terms of real buildings with real budgets rather than ideas competitions that rarely result in the build, Pinós flaunts a formidable portfolio of wins. Since establishing her own studio in 1991, she has quietly redressed the ‘exclusionary’ in edifice and plan. So how will her empathy express in a Melbourne park? Pinós illustrates her version of a ‘utopian’ pavilion with renders of an openended space, enclosed by a geometric abstraction of folding timber-batten screens that suggest a pergola — a Mediterranean archetype for filtering harsh light that speaks to her coastal upbringing and the climate and melting-pot culture of Melbourne. “It is simple but full of shadows,” Pinós says. “I like these archaic shapes, where the outside contaminates the inside, and universal connections are made between the layers. La poesia [the poetry] of pragmatism.” VL MPavilion 2018 will be open and free to the public from 8 October, 2018–3 February, 2019. Visit mpavilion.org 74
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Maria Pergay Half a century ago, in an era that was all the Paris-based designer made a bold mov sensuous, shapely furniture out of stainless By Jason Mowen
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f it’s true that something done with love is done par excellence, then the work of Maria Pergay, the French artist-designer who made stainless steel chic in the 1960s and ’70s, shines in the most wonderful way. From her early days as a self-taught silversmith crafting exquisite, one-of decorative objects, Pergay seems only to have followed her heart, and never the market, when it came to her designs. Many did not become fashionable until years after they were created, but that’s not to say she didn’t attract a cultivated following of devotees along the way: her first collection of furniture, for example, exhibited at Galerie Maison et Jardin in Paris in 1968, was bought outright by couturier Pierre Cardin. “You can’t really categorise her,” says Suzanne Demisch of Demisch Danant, Pergay’s New York gallerist. “That’s what has always made her so interesting.” Born in 1930 to Russian-Jewish parents in Chisinau, then in Romania, Pergay and her mother fled to Paris in 1937 to escape an expected Soviet invasion, only to have to go into hiding when the Nazis occupied the city. After the war she studied costume and set design at the Institut des Hautes Etudes Cinématograhpiques, also attending sculpture classes with RussianFrench artist Ossip Zadkine in Montparnasse. In 1954 she began helping a decorator friend dress shop windows in Paris, one of which was next to Hermès. Her theatrical approach garnered much attention and within a few years she was crafting small decorative objects, such as her trademark silver boxes adorned with ribbons and belt-buckles for Hermès as well as Christian Dior, Jacques Heim and Givenchy. She made a silver rooster vase for Pierre Cardin and a gold butterfly set with semi-precious stones for Salvador Dalí. Spurred by the interest in her work, she opened a shop on the Place de Vosges in 1960. Pergay’s watershed career moment was in 1967, when France’s largest steelmaker, Ugine Gueugnon,
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approached her to propose she work in stainless steel. Attracted to what she would later describe as the material’s “samurai-like” qualities, Pergay went large and created her first collection of furniture — the one snapped up by Cardin. It included two of the most magical metal furnishings of the 20th century: the Lit Tapis Volant (Flying Carpet Daybed) and Chaise Anneaux (Ring Chair), the latter inspired by the spiralling form of an orange peel. “I was peeling an orange for my children, and thought how nice it looked,” Pergay told The New York Times. “No one was doing stainless steel furniture then.” Other exhibitions, both in France and abroad,
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‹‹ Jansen, to create the luxurious tent bedroom of Shahbanu Farah Pahlavi, wife of the Shah of Iran, for the 2500th anniversary of the Iranian monarchy. Whole interiors were to become her focus from the late ’70s onwards, first in the Middle East for various members of the Saudi royal family and later for Russian oligarchs in Moscow. Following a brief ‘retirement’ in Morocco in the early 2000s, Pergay returned to Paris to produce new work after being sought out by Demisch, her gallerist-to-be. It was to be her first exhibition since the ’70s and by the time the collection was shown with Demisch Danant and Lehman Maupin galleries in New York in 2006, interest in, and the value of, Pergay’s early designs had soared: her Banquet one-arm daybed (1967), for example, sold for US $421,000 with Phillips in New York the following year. She now lives in Béziers in the south of France, and she has been producing around 5 to 10 pieces per year through various workshops in Paris. Her contemporary work often incorporates copper, bronze and exotic woods, although her beloved stainless steel is never far away. “It doesn’t even occur to me to have boundaries,” says Pergay. “The only thing I want is that the work not leave you indiferent, one way or another.” VL Maria Pergay by François Halard ($49, Demisch Damant); visit demischdanant.com 78
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Ahead of Sydney Contemporary, three gallerists discuss the business of the art fair and the female artists they’ll be championing this year. By Noelle Faulkner
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VLife This Is No Fantasy When it comes to harmonious female collaborations, it’s hard to go past Melbourne’s This Is No Fantasy. A joint venture between gallerists Dianne Tanzer and Nicola Stein, the gallery represents a dynamic range of artists with an almost even split between gender. Showing internationally since 2011, Tanzer and Stein attest to having seen an increased appetite for Australian art overseas, which in turn bolsters the global reputation of fairs such as Sydney Contemporary. When asked about trends in the art market right now, the two gallerists say they’ve recently clocked a curious increase in bright, neon-coloured textural art, created with unusual mediums. It’s work that could also be described as ‘Instagrammable moments’ — art that snatches the viewer’s attention sharply and swiftly rather than striking on a deeper level. “As people insist they’re becoming more time poor, everything — even artwork — appears to be a more experiential interaction, and then a move on to the next,â€? says Stein. At Sydney Contemporary, Tanzer and Stein are most excited to be showing new work by one-time Sulman Prize-winner Victoria Reichelt. “We’ve represented Victoria since 2005,â€? says Tanzer. “We are beguiled E\ KHU ORYLQJO\ GHWDLOHG DQG UHĂ€QHG SDLQWLQJ +HU DUW UHĂ HFWV RXU FKDQJLQJ VRFLHW\ LQ WKDW VKH UHIHUHQFHV obsolescence and redundancy, which is becoming more and more apparent.â€? thisisnofantasy.com VL Sydney Contemporary 2018 runs for four days from 13–16 September; sydneycontemporary.com.au
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Female edge Say goodbye to pastels and florals: the new breed of feminine retail interiors is embracing a raw kind of beauty. By Dana Tomic´ Hughes
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t wasn’t so long ago that the concept of a feminine aesthetic conjured up images of oversize pastel sofas with perfectly plumped cushions, an abundance of floral patterns, crystal chandeliers and heavy accents of pretty colours. In fact, if you type ‘feminine interiors’ in your search engine, this is what the results will return. While this one-dimensional approach may still work for private spaces, the reality is entirely diferent for more public areas, like retail. Today’s women are navigating a world full of paradoxes. With traditional gender roles continuing to blur and a heightened sense of awareness of the world around us due to social media, responding to our complex needs and desires and translating them into brands, products and interiors is perhaps more challenging than ever. So how do today’s retail environments go about appealing to women’s multifaceted aspirations? I have noticed an emerging
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new breed of feminine retail interiors that feel assured, layered, tactile, nurturing and inclusive. These spaces feel familiar, yet they are more than a little unexpected. And while utterly feminine, they deliberately dodge the tired clichés. Much like women today are evolving, the singular image of what feminine interiors look like is also rapidly shifting. Alysi’s fashion boutique, located inside a 17th-century building in Milan’s historic Brera district, was recently transformed by local design agency Studiopepe. Arianna Lelli Mami and Chiara Di Pinto, the women heading the multidisciplinary practice, are known for their ability to translate brands into evocative spaces and experiences, and Alysi store is another such example. Their response to Alysi’s design brief is an abstraction of feminine textures, with visual transitions articulated through muted tones and colours. These are ofset by geometric shapes and the angular installation of stone. The result is unquestionably feminine, yet cool and contemporary. In the same part of town, womenswear label Forte Forte has unveiled its first boutique — a spatial and emotional extension of the tactile and dreamy values that define the spirit of the brand. A delicate yet powerful aesthetic pervades the interior, executed by brand co-founder Giada Forte and art director Robert Vattilana. The spatial story unravels behind the white curtain that wraps the front window. Supremely tactile materials deliver a multisensory experience in which travertine is the undisputed hero. Its open-and-closed grain finish is soft and robust in equal measure, becoming the canvas upon which brass clothing racks, like lines drawn freehand in space, gently define the display for the clothing. Meanwhile in Madrid, accessories label Malababa’s flagship store showcases a powerful synergy between art, craftsmanship, design, architecture and femininity. Founders of the brand, Ana Carrasco and Jaime Lara, joined forces with Ciszak Dalmas Studio to materialise a space built the same way their products are — with passion and honesty. Walls, floors and decorative elements were all handmade by local artisans using only natural and sustainable materials. The store is a triumph of raw beauty, sustainability, authenticity and materiality. It is an interior that will only become even more distinct and inimitable with time — the very same qualities any woman can aspire to. VL
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veneer — stain washed in shades like jade, teal and rose pink — with elegant, fine lines of brass. The handcrafted nature of the range (each piece can also be customised in size, colour, metal and ombre finish) has proven a great success. “When the collection first arrived at our Sydney retailer Living Edge last spring, one piece sold before the team had even unpacked it,” says Gray. Now the designer’s graphic Nizwa and Dhow patterns, inspired by Omani architecture and traditional sailing boats, and initially applied to cabinets and consoles, will appear on a new bar cabinet and two brass-based tables in marble. Gray’s Dhow pattern will also debut at Decorex on a capsule collection of ceramics for Stokeon-Trent-based pottery makers 1882 Ltd. Across town at Design Junction, Gray has designed a pop-up whiskey bar for Scottish distillery The Glenlivet, and Swiss watch brand Rado will launch her take on its True Thinline model. During the design festival, Anthropologie will also introduce Gray’s new Strike collection of bed, chairs, tables, cabinets and rugs, with patterns inspired by forms, textures and motifs found in nature. It’s clear Gray has found her niche. “I want to create a connection between the beautiful things I love to design,” she says, “with where they’re being made and who is making them.” FIONA MCCARTHY VL Visit bethangray.com; livingedge.com.au; londondesignfestival.com
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Light work This year marks the 60th anniversary of the classic PH 5, designed by Danish illumination pioneer Poul Henningsen. By Anna Delprat Photographed by Marie Louise Munkegaard
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o design aicionados, the PH 5 pendant light is a familiar sight — comforting, timeless and distinctly mid-century. And when you learn that the philosophy behind Danish lighting manufacturer Louis Poulsen’s best-selling light — designed in 1958 by Poul Henningsen (known as PH) — is “humancentric, comfortable design”, you can appreciate why it’s been so successful. Rasmus Markholt, product ›› Sept/Oct 2018
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In celebration of its 60th anniversary, Louis Poulsen has released the now-classic PH 5 design in a stunning copper finish, and the sculptural PH Artichoke, launched that same year, in a warm, brushed brass. The balance between the new and the innate Danish respect for tradition is evident in the way the brand takes on new designs. Rarely does it receive a pitch for a new concept that is right, and it receives many. “We commission designers and work closely and collaboratively with them,” says Markholt. “We make sure their aesthetic and practice matches ours. A Louis Poulsen light is distinct — modern, sleek and classic, so the range is cohesive. You have uber-modern designs and pieces designed 100 years ago, but they all have that covetable Danish aesthetic.” VL Louis Poulsen is available at Cult; cultdesign.com.au
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‹‹ and design director at Louis Poulsen’s head oice, in the heart of sunny Copenhagen, muses on the subject: “It’s become a classic because of the subconscious pleasant feeling it gives — you don’t even realise why you like it.” The reason why is ingenious. Conceived by thinking about the way design can shape light, Henningsen’s creations bestow sublimely difused, glare-free illumination. And it’s not just the PH 5. This enduring sentiment extends to all Louis Poulsen lighting designs, from the warm glow of more recent designs such as Nendo’s NJP lamp, to Henningsen’s first pioneeering collaborations with Poulsen in 1926.
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The Paris-based designer creates an evocative modular living room for furniture house Duvivier Canapés. By Freya Herring
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try to make feminine design with a bit of poetry,” says designer Charlotte Juillard, from her chic loft apartment in Paris. “I think I’m a really sensitive person, so I don’t want to do big, commercial things. I’m more into design that makes you feel something.” For Juillard, it has always been thus. Having studied interior architecture at the École Camondo in Paris, she went on to do a residency in Treviso, Italy, at Fabrica. This multidisciplinary research centre, housed in a 17th-century villa refurbished by Japanese architect Tadao Ando, brings together people from diverse creative backgrounds to share ideas. It was here that she truly found her voice. “This was the great adventure of my life as a designer,” she says. “It was such a creative year that I wanted to continue to be surrounded by other creative people. I always work on my own, but I’m not a solitary person.” (She now works in an oice near the Bastille
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Tsuki table mirror for Designer Box; homeware patterns for CXL by Christian Lacroix; Jules Toi & Moi single-unit chair for Duvivier Canapés; Charlotte Juillard; Les Brodés hand-embroidered wooden vases; Jules chaise longue for Duvivier Canapés; Lavastone daybed for Ranieri Pietra Lavica.
among a collective of creatives.) “Then, a year ago,” she says, “Duvivier called me.” Duvivier Canapés has been producing beautifully crafted French leather products since 1840 and furnishings since 1953. It’s a company associated with scrupulous quality and craftsmanship. “When they called me, they asked me to design a living room,” says Juillard, who has since created a series of modular furnishings for the brand in a range of lush fabrics and materials. “The idea was to create something you could totally change depending on your wages and your taste.” A hit at January’s Maison & Objet, the Jules collection is inspired by Juillard’s own childhood. “When I was young, we used to go to the south-west coast for the holidays,” she says. “There are these really famous tchanquée cabins on the Île aux Oiseaux there; you can find them only in this place in France.” The wooden cabins sit high above the water, balancing on skinny stilts, reminiscent of herons wading through the tide. Juillard’s furniture, too, features long, exposed wooden legs. “My idea was to give a little wink to something that means something to me,” she says. The range includes modular sofas, a chaise longue, armchairs, ottomans and cofee tables. Each piece showcases a diferent material expression — be it honed timber; soft leather; or velvet upholstery in emerald green, dusky pink or classic elegant white — “for city apartments in Paris,” says Juillard. Her own Parisian apartment in the 6th arrondissement, built in 1840, is exactly that: pared-back and breathlessly elegant. It’s a lowceilinged duplex replete with white beams and angular walls of varying heights and degrees. Delightful objects of miscellany are scattered throughout, giving the apartment a playful sense of comfort: it’s a home. “I like little objects with strong identities,” says Juillard. “I love going to flea markets, like Les Puces de Paris Saint-Ouen. Most of the time, I find a little sculpture or objects that I love there.” In every aspect of Juillard’s life, details are really important — whether it’s her home decor, her outfits, or her work and designs. “I have always thought that you cannot really be a designer if you’re not paying attention to all the details in your life,” she says. “I pay attention to my place and my style.” At home, this shows in those little objects, in the prototypes of furniture Juillard has designed, and in softening touches. “I need to be surrounded by beautiful things,” she says. “When I come home, I light some candles and create an atmosphere. A home should feel peaceful and beautiful.” VL Visit charlottejuillard.com
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Inspired by Australia, the Norwegian interior designer turned her west London house into a vibrant, light-filled family home. By Fiona McCarthy Photographed by Kate Martin When Bodil Bjerkvik Blain transformed her early Victorian semidetached house in west London, she drew on Australia for inspiration. Wanting to replicate the way Australians embrace natural light was integral to her plan for converting what had been four rundown, dingy flats into an upbeat family home with generous proportions and multi-angle views of the trees and greenery outside. ›› Sept/Oct 2018
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In the kitchen by Bjerkvik Blain and architect Guy Stansfeld, Paul Evans table; vintage Hans Wegner CH33T dining chairs; Poul Kjæholm PK22 chairs for Republic of Fritz Hansen (in background); pendant lights by Bjerkvik Blain; vintage rug from Larusi; photographs by Hiroshi Sugimoto.
‹‹ The Norwegian-born former model and art graduate lovingly remembers the year she spent living in Sydney in the 1990s, modelling for the likes of Country Road, after following her then boyfriend from the US to Hunters Hill. “There’s a great synergy between Norway and Australia,” says Bjerkvik Blain, “and I’ve always made the best friends there.” A decade or so later, now fully ensconced in London life as a budding interior designer who also juggles motherhood with running the ethical, organic cofee brand Cru Kafe (which she co-founded in 2013), that sunshine spirit lives on. “I call myself a modern Viking,” she laughs, “determined but with an enthusiasm and zest for life and fun.”
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rom the outside, there’s no hint of the Tardis-like proportions of the house she shares with her two young children. “My friends joke it’s like a pyramid,” Bjerkvik Blain says of its ‘normal’ proportions at the top (where the higher you go, the smaller and more intimate the spaces become). But down below lies a new 110-square-metre extension that runs the length of the house and all the way to the back of the garden — entirely underground. Light floods in through floor-to-ceiling windows, skylights and the Crittall glazed glass light well, which extends all the way from the raised ground floor living room down to the lower ground kitchen and then opens out into a sunken garden below. “I wanted this house to be all about light, space and air,” she says. Formerly married to the renowned art dealer Harry Blain, showcasing the contemporary art collection the couple had built up over many years was important, too — but without making it feel like she was living in an art gallery. “I like a house to feel lived in,” she says, “and modern art brings a deeper meaning and narrative to a space.” Some of the pieces are tranquil — the haunting seascapes by Japanese photographer Hiroshi Sugimoto remind her of growing up by the sea in Norway’s coastal town of Molde — and some, such as the large murals and neon hearts, are just fun. Others, like the chandelier floating over the formal living room made from recycled reading glass lenses, bring a touch of lightness, humour and surprise. ››
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R I GH T in the dining nook, Eero Saarinen Tulip table; vintage Hans Wegner CH33T dining chairs; painting by Keith Tyson.
‹‹ Working with architect Guy Stansfeld, Bjerkvik Blain started with the kitchen. “It’s where we all spend most of our time,” she says. Lime-washed oak cabinetry and backlit, glass-fronted shelving allow the eye a depth of field. “I wanted to avoid the cold, flat planes that usually come with banks of kitchen cupboards,” she says. Elsewhere, Bjerkvik Blain has happily mixed shabby-chic flea-market finds with serious art pieces (editions of the Jeroen Verhoeven for Demakersvan Cinderella table also sit in the V&A and MoMA permanent collections). The designer — who created a chair named after her for Made.com — believes everyday pieces like sofas need to be timeless “or they’ll just drive you crazy”, but opts for mixing diferent eras and styles together otherwise. “Every room needs at least two antique pieces to stop it looking like a hotel,” she declares.
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ith unexpected hits of colour, such as the deep burgundy framing the living room bar and the bright yellow in one of the family room nooks, the house feels bold and vibrant, but there’s softness, too. Bountiful, verdant indoor plants bring the outside in, and a warm, brassy glow comes from lighting built into cabinet door trims. Milky-glass wardrobe doors in the bedroom lend elegance and African fabric prints bring energy. A slim, sculptural staircase, designed by Stansfeld, undulates like a sleek, curling white ribbon, connecting every floor. The house really comes into its own at ‘happy hour’. Not to be confused with evening cocktail time, this is what Bjerkvik Blain calls the massive play dates she loves to throw for both young and old. “Every day I make sure there’s time to play. The kids can run around, dance and have pillow fights, and I gather together all kinds of friends, just like I do my furniture,” she says. “There’s never any theme — just as long as they’re all interesting.” VL Visit bodilbjerkvik.com; 318.studio
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C LO C K W I S E F RO M A BOV E Bodil Bjerkvik Blain beside Jeroen Verhoeven for Demakersvan Cinderella table; mural by Lawrence Weiner. In one of the living rooms, Roche Bobois sofa upholstered in African fabrics; bookshelves by Stansfeld. In the nook of the kitchen, daybed and foot stool by Bjerkvik Blain; Potence light by Jean Prouvé for Vitra; photograph by Adam Fuss. Details, last pages.
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B A S E D I N New York City B R E A K T H R O U G H P R O J E C T The launch of Egg Collective’s first furniture collection at the 2012 ICFF in New York. “It was our sink-or-swim moment. We won the award for Best New Designer — it was a dream come true.” I N S P I R E D B Y “Julie Scheu, one of our first furniture design instructors. She was fearless and showed us what a female designer and maker could look like.” C L I E N T S I N C L U D E Jamie Bush, Drake Anderson, Studio Shamshiri, Ellen Hanson, Deborah Berke, Pembrooke and Ives, Champalimaud, and Commune. Also collaborated with The Future Perfect, Studio Van Den Akker, Garde and M Naeve. C U R R E N T L Y W O R K I N G O N “Designing and prototyping new work for Egg Collective as well as licensing product to other brands.” W H AT ’ S N E X T ? “Continuing to figure out ways to champion the work of others.” T H E Y S AY “Our work is contemporary with a nod towards traditional craft. We try to celebrate and highlight the beauty of natural materials, and are conscious of how we can mix those materials in order to elevate our designs.” W E S AY Egg Collective’s classic minimalist designs have an instant heirloom quality, and their celebration of female talent epitomises the collaborative nature of young, dynamic New York design. It’s about so much more than selling product — it’s a community, where designers nurture each other.
Saint Petersburg Cherokee, a furniture concept that received the 2017 Red Dot design award. “My main task was to show a simple form in an unusual execution and design. Now, it’s being produced and will be on sale this year.” C L I E N T S I N C L U D E VVNK in Shanghai, China, and Suite Beauty Studio in Saint-Petersburg. I N S P I R E D B Y Eileen Gray and Charlotte Perriand. C U R R E N T L Y W O R K I N G O N Several design projects including a showroom in Shanghai, a cafe in Los Angeles and an apartment in Madrid. W H AT ’ S N E X T ? More projects across furniture, accessories, clothing, and lighting. S H E S AY S “I call my style ‘suprematism’, because the basis of my work is colour, simple geometry, and creating various compositions from coloured planes.” W E S AY Zinovatnaya’s play on shape, colour and scale is flawless. If this is her early work, we can’t wait to see where she goes from here.
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B R E A K T H R O U G H P R O J E C T A Summer in the Nude, an exhibition with Danish artist Christiane Spangsberg, in January, 2017. “It was her first solo exhibition and we sold the entire show out in less than five minutes.” M O S T R E C E N T S I G N I N G Australian painter Jordana Henry, whose exhibition After Hours runs until 1 September. A R T I S T S R E P R E S E N T E D Spangsberg, Holly Ryan, Paige Northwood, Melissa Chalker, Andrew Yip. I N S P I R E D B Y Art dealer Betty Parsons. “She founded the Betty Parsons Gallery in Manhattan in 1946, showcasing work that was deemed completely radical and provocative at the time.” W H AT ’ S N E X T ? The International Art Fair, Sydney Contemporary in September. S H E S AY S “Our philosophy is to showcase inspiring, thoughtprovoking, beautiful, challenging artworks.” W E S AY Jerico Tracy has made Sydney’s art scene super cool and more accessible for artists and young collectors — there was a gap, and she’s filling it.
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Los Angeles O R I G I N A L L Y F R O M Uruguay B R E A K T H R O U G H P R O J E C T The 2017 Architectural Digest Design Show in New York. “It was the first show we ever did. It organically got a lot of press, and designers and dealers both started calling us after that.” I N S P I R E D B Y Kazuyo Sejima, Eileen Gray, Patricia Urquiola, Faye Toogood and Maria Pergay. C L I E N T S I N C L U D E Sandra Weingort, J Crew, Elizabeth Roberts Architecture & Design. C U R R E N T L Y W O R K I N G O N a lighting collection — part of the duo’s Flow collection, which debuted at ICFF earlier this year — made with slump sandblasted opal glass and powder coated aluminum. W H AT ’ S N E X T ? A line of small objects for a pop-up at downtown LA retail space Poketo. T H E Y S AY “Our furniture has been described as ‘sculptural’ and ‘Brutalist’, and perhaps that’s the reflection of the big influence art and architecture has on us.” W E S AY Estudio Persona are reshaping the way we look at South American design by fusing its sculptural playfulness with the warm, functional, contemporary aesthetic of LA.
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Detail of the kitchen in interior designer Francesca Orsi’s opulent three-storey Baroque home in Reggio Emilia, Italy — a former palace that dates back to 1600. See page 142 for the full story.
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In the kitchen, custom table by Colombe Design; Svenskt Tenn chairs; custom cabinets by Colombe Design painted in Farrow & Ball All White and Farrow & Ball Studio Green; Flos Wan ceiling lights; Gubi Semi pendant light; Monkey in Mountaineer’s Dress (2017) by Magda Mazur.
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ere’s the plot summary: a Francophile writer and his partner find their dream apartment, not just in their desired neighbourhood in the heart of Warsaw, but in the exact building in which they want to live. They hire an insightful and intuitive interior designer, Marta Chrapka of Colombe Design, who understands her clients’ tastes as well as she does the subtle and refined aesthetics of gracious prewar-apartment living in the Polish capital. She completely redesigns the home, crafting smart and stylish spaces that blend old and new. The project takes about six months, and so far, everyone is living happily ever after. Located in the heart of Warsaw, the Powisle district has lovely parks and a bustling bankside stretch of the Vistula River lined with cafes, shops and restaurants. The apartment owner, a writer of historical novels who spends part of the year abroad, had his eye on this very building, one of a pair of identical neoclassical structures built in 1931 by architect Feliks Michalski. In the neighbourhood, the buildings are well-known for their elegant mouldings and balconies, niceties that are in short supply in a city where little well-preserved prewar architecture remains. Unfortunately, renovations — the last occurring in the 1990s — had left the 96-squaremetre apartment a somewhat generic residence that could have been in any building anywhere in the world. Enter Chrapka to reinstate the past in a modern way. First, a gut renovation reconfigured all the spaces to suit the new owners’ needs and lifestyle. Next, she added plaster mouldings and skirting on the walls, as well as new herringbone parquet flooring and windows that recall the 1930s originals, to create a palpable echo of the building’s beloved details without resorting to slavish reproductions. Finally, through her deft decorating choices — some mid-century teak furniture here and up-to-the-minute 21st-century Italian lighting fixtures there — Chrapka created layers of objects and periods that subtly bring the apartment into the present. “The owners really wanted a large, open kitchen, so we moved it from the back of the house to the front and combined the living,
dining and kitchen areas,” Chrapka says. The work of 20th-century master Josef Frank inspired her design for the custom kitchen cabinets with circular walnut accents, and the dining room chairs are Frank’s own design for Svenskt Tenn, the Swedish design powerhouse he led mid-century. Also from the mid-20th century is the living room’s fantastical brass Rhubarb lamp, which the designer picked up at an antiques store. The spectacular wraparound teak, marble and brass cabinet and desk is Chrapka’s own design. Among the challenges of configuring and furnishing the diferent spaces was the fact that almost every room has one diagonal wall. In the bedrooms, where this could pose the biggest problems for placing the beds, Chrapka used built-in cabinets to ‘straighten’ the rooms and provide cosy nooks for the beds. William Morris wallpaper enhances the guestroom and, in the main bedroom, the cabinets provide much-needed storage utility and visual focal point. Chrapka created a separation between the public and private spaces of the house — or ‘day’ and ‘night’ zones, in her own parlance — with a pair of gorgeous walnut and glass doors. Their design motif was derived from similar doors in Kraków rather than Warsaw. “The owner is from Kraków, and I wanted to give him a visual link to that heritage,” Chrapka says. She used another door — this one in the intimately scaled second bedroom, which occupies the former kitchen space in the back of the apartment — to pay homage to the owner’s passion for French culture. Here, she added a chic oval porthole window to a closet door that provides a peekaboo glimpse of the piles and piles of books within. Such attention to detail and emphasis on being attuned to a client’s interests and taste are important to Chrapka. “Here in Warsaw right now, everyone is ripping everything out of older buildings and throwing it all away. Instead of creating a generic — and fake — ‘French efect’, I want to give my clients design details that are right for the space but, more importantly, right for them,” she says. VL Visit colombe.pl
“The owners really wanted a large, open kitchen, so we moved it from the back of the house to the front and combined the living, dining and kitchen areas” marta chrapka
In another view of the living room, Flexform Groundpiece sofa; mid-century cofee table; custom armchair by Colombe Design covered in Pierre Frey Bakou; vintage glass table; Gubi Beetle chair; custom cabinet and desk designed and manufactured by Colombe Design; table lamp from Santa & Cole; vintage mid-century Rhubarb lamp (beside window) from Galerie Canavèse; curtains in Pierre Frey Linen 47; Magic Circus Editions ceiling light; Morrocan berber rug bought in Marrakech; artworks (on left wall), Janosik (c. 1930, top) and Hunting (1930), both by Wladyslaw Skoczylas; portrait (right wall) by Stanislaw Ignacy Witkiewicz.
T H I S P A G E detail of Rhubarb lamp from Galerie Canavèse. O P P O S I T E P A G E in the guestroom, vintage Knoll bed; Métaphores cushions; custom built-in cabinets by Colombe Design painted in Farrow & Ball Mouse’s Back; William Morris wallpaper; portrait by Erna Rosenstein.
T H I S P A G E in another view of the guestroom, desk by Jean ProuvĂŠ for Vitra; desk lamp with Flamant base and custom shade in Pierre Frey Panthere fabric; Gubi Beetle chair; curtains in Pierre Frey Dolino; Areti Cone ceiling light; Ewe (2014) by Filip Kalkowski. O P P O S I T E P A G E in the main bedroom, bedspread in Pierre Frey Dolino linen; custom dress boy by Colombe Design; curtains in Olicana Cabot; Gubi BL7 wall lamps; Areti ceiling light; Lee Jofa sisal wallpaper in Beaujeu; artwork (c. 1930) by A Weiss. Details, last pages.
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in the entryway, brass-and-velvet poufs by Morri & Corbelli; Renzo Serafini floor lamp; chandeliers purchased in Béziers, France. O PPO S ITE PAGE in the living room, vintage sofa with original velvet; 1970s swivel chairs, covered wtih Decortex Firenze velvet; ceramic-topped iron table purchased in L’Isle-sur-laSorgue; Decortex Firenze cushions; inlaid re-covered floor from Veneto region. TH IS PAGE
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In another view of the living room, Flavia Morri brass tables; Renzo Serafini table lamp; Noe sofa by Verzelloni; 1950s sideboard from Bologna; velvet-and-linen cushions by C & C Milano; large early-20th-century golden mirror (on sideboard), along with a series of barber mirrors collected across Europe.
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in another view of the entryway, resin-and-iron clothing rail by Eva Germani and Daniele Corbelli; poufs and cofee table by Morri & Corbelli. O PPO S ITE PAGE in the downstairs living room, butterfly collection case purchased from an antiques dealer in Brighton, England; floor lamps by Renzo Serafini; through the doorway, file cabinet purchased in Reggio Emilia.
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TH I S PAGE in the second living room, Charles Eames resin chairs; iron display cases from a Bolognese antiques dealer; collection of hat holders of varying ages (inside cases); inlaid re-covered ďŹ&#x201A;oor from Veneto region. O PPO S I TE PAGE in the wardrobe room, brass display case from a Milanese antiques dealer; 1950s wardrobe with sliding doors purchased in France; custom wood-and-glass wardrobes; vintage Mangiarotti chandelier.
In the main bedroom, Art Deco armchair; washed silk-and-velvet bed linen by Eva Germani; crowns of iron leaves (on wall) purchased in Paris.
‹‹ During the restoration, Orsi adopted one basic principle: to preserve the blueprint as well as the original materials, such as the plaster and the floors, as much as possible. She re-covered all of the building’s floors and retained most of the original fixtures. Large windows allow the garden to “I wanted become an integral part of the home, creating to create an a perfect synergy atmosphere with the interior evocative taste — between and exterior. Orsi a wunderkammer enlisted her longtime collaborator, interior that kidnaps the gaze, regardless designer Eva Germani, to help realise her of the taste of vision of a home garden. those who are “We discussed the experiencing it” theme for hours,” she says. “I talked about my FRANCESCA ORSI love for poppies, and during this long planning chat, we had already established dimensions and colours of the garden wall, where we now have a kitchen with an extremely minimal style — one of the focal points of the house. In perfect synergy with my feelings, Eva managed to paint my dream.” Summing up her overarching interior design approach, Orsi says, “I wanted to create an atmosphere with evocative taste — a wunderkammer [chamber of wonders] that kidnaps the gaze, regardless of the taste of those who are experiencing it.” Once the restoration was complete, Orsi moved on to the furnishings. She chose a mix of styles — vintage, contemporary, Baroque, Nordic and 1940s — reflective of the treasures she curates at L’Orangerie. “Hanging out in the most interesting markets and European déballages [events reserved for antiques dealers, featuring old furniture and objects], I gathered myriad furnishings, some of which were not the final products but the starting point for creating an environment,” she says. “Of course, my work leads me to continually evaluate new ideas and new sources of inspiration. As such, my house will never be finished but a work in progress — a canvas on which to sketch dreams and visions tied to my lifestyle.” VL Visit lorangerieinteriors.com
Signature feel Tamsin Johnsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s latest project is an evocative study of the LIGHTNESS AND EASE intrinsic to her aesthetic. Here, she shares how it reflects the evolution of her ethos. By Verity Magdalino Photographed by Sharyn Cairns
in the living room, 1930s French ebonised sideboard; copper wall lights from Nicholas & Alistair; Laughing at Yourself Because You Canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Let Go (2017) artwork by Tomislav Nikolic. O PPO S ITE PAGE in another view of the living room, custom sofa, marble cofee table with stainless-steel mirror base, ceramic vases and custom rug, all by Tamsin Johnson; Fritz Neth chair; Taccia lamp by Flos; Anna Charlesworth pendant light; Italian mid-century wall lights; custom Tamsin Johnson mirror; Cut Painting (Yellow) (2018) and Cut Painting (Pink) (2018) artworks by Huseyin Sami from Sarah Cottier gallery. Flowers by Christelle Scifo, Fleurette. Details, last pages. TH I S PAG E
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I come from a family of antiques dealers. Hunting down original, unique pieces for my clients has been ingrained in me. I try not to use the same pieces twice and source from a network of dealers around the world. I rarely buy locally. I also design a lot of custom pieces myself, such as upholstered bedheads and lighting. Nothing makes me happier than a client and family who truly love their home. I love spaces that feel new and have a refreshingly modest setting but are layered in history — spaces where aesthetics and beauty are secondary to function. This home belongs to a young family with three children under the age of five. They are avid art collectors, have impeccable taste and love entertaining. They’re as understated as they are sophisticated and didn’t want the house to feel too ‘grown-up’. They essentially wanted a home that was unique to them — full of beautiful things and at the same time liveable and comfortable. ››
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tanding in the calm, sophisticated living space of a Victorian-era home in the leafy enclave of Sydney’s Woollahra, Tamsin Johnson declares her design ethos as natural and without pretension. It’s a description you could equally attribute to the woman herself. “I would rather a signature feel than a signature look,” says the Melbourne-raised, Sydney-based designer who’s currently balancing an impressive 15 projects both at home and internationally, as well as two children younger than three years old. “I like creating spaces that don’t look overly designed — spaces that are comfortable and look as though they could have always been there.” Johnson’s approach has led to a successful portfolio spanning residential, retail and hospitality spaces. Among her most renowned works are a refresh of Rae’s on Wategos, Byron Bay’s retreat for globetrotting bons vivants, and Playa, accessory designer Lucy Folk’s first Sydney concept store — an all-pink, Instagram-gold moment in Bondi. She’s also responsible for the look and laid-back feel of husband Patrick Johnson’s eponymous tailoring business, designing the interiors of his boutiques in Sydney, Melbourne, New York and London. Her most recent undertaking — this two-level, four-bedroom home, deftly renovated by Sydney architect James Garvan — is an expressive case in point, with its lofty ceilings, pops of pastel-hued furnishings, one-of antique finds and elegantly arched doorways. So, what does she love about this particular project — and her work in general?
TH I S PAGE in the kitchen, travertine benchtops; 1950s bar stools by Jean Royere; Sub-Zero and Wolf oven; American oak joinery with notch ďŹ nger pulls; nickel-plated Perrin & Rowe (perrinandrowe.co.uk) tap; Serge Mouille wall light from Cult; The Kids are High on Light (2016) sculpture by Jan Albers; 1930s French oil painting, artist unknown. O PPO S ITE PAGE designer Tamsin Johnson wears Isabel Marant blazer, Fendi trousers, Balenciaga shoes, all from Parlour X; Ultrafragola mirror (in entryway) by Ettore Sottsass.
“I am inspired by nature and the past — be it art or furniture, movies and film sets… There is never a shortage of inspiration. It’s how to filter and curate it that matters” TAMSIN JOHNSON
‹‹ The colour scheme is very tonal, subtle and warm. When I first entered the space and took into consideration the client’s art collection and the light in diferent rooms, it made sense. The common spaces are a lovely moody white, and the bedrooms are soft colours with contrasting ceilings and timberwork. Nearly every detail in the house is custom-made, from the stonework to the hardware and even the Perrin & Rowe tap fittings, which are in a raw nickel so they’ll age nicely. The kitchen benchtops are in a pale travertine teamed with whitewashed oak cabinetry that has custom cut-out finger pulls. I also designed all the rugs. I think they give a subtle Art Deco contrast and introduce the right amount of colour into each room. The biggest setback was when the Murano glass chandelier that was installed in the entry fell and smashed into a million pieces. The travertine floor still has scratches on it. It was a real tragedy. I bought the chandelier from Nicholas & Alistair in Melbourne. I think they thought I was joking when I told them. They couldn’t believe it! The chairs by Fritz Neth are my favourite pieces in this home. I discovered them in New York. They’re aesthetic perfection — a little pocket of comfort and near impossible to find. I am inspired by nature and the past — be it art or furniture, movies and film sets. And I get inspiration from day-to-day life. My clients also inspire me: the way they live, and the way they go about their day. Then there are the artisans, contractors and builders with whom I work. There is never a shortage of inspiration. It’s how to filter and curate it that matters. My design heroes include the French Mid-century Modernist Georges Gefroy, who I like for his layering, and British garden designer Russell Page. I also adore what [Belgian designer] Axel Vervoordt and [French interior designer] Jacques Grange do, Gio Ponti and Le Corbusier, and many more. And, of course, [Sydney interior designer] Don McQualter, with whom I had the pleasure of working for many years, still inspires me. The biggest change in design over the past few years is the speed at which images are shot and shared. This means designs can date as fast as they appear, which makes it even more important to practise restraint and avoid trends. Going forward, personally, I’m looking forward to more travel and watching my angels grow up. Professionally, I’m enjoying seeing antiques come back into fashion. Good things are always good. VL Visit tamsinjohnson.com; jamesgarvan.com
T HIS PAG E in the main bedroom, custom Tamsin Johnson bedhead; Society Limonta pillowcases and quilt from Ondene; Gaetano Pesce bedside table from Phillips auction; Guzzini table lamp; custom wall light; Untitled (2015) artwork by James Nares. OP P OSI T E PAGE F RO M L E F T in the bathroom, custom vanity; amber backlit Italian mid-century mirror; Graiti wallpaper by Kelly Wearstler. In another bedroom, custom bedhead by Tamsin Johnson; Society Limonta sheet, pillowcase and quilt from Ondene; speckled glass Murano lamp; mid-century balloon lamp (on ďŹ&#x201A;oor); shell pendant from The Vault Sydney; custom rug by Tamsin Johnson. Details, last pages.
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In the living room of a Paris apartment designed by Sarah Lavoine (from left), Jelly Pea sofa, Week End cofee tables (centre) and Vera Cruz yellow table, all by India Mahdavi; family heirloom Louis XV chair; side table from Alison Boardman; candleholders by Jimmy Delatour from Galerie Armel Soyer; boxes on yellow table by Pierre Charpin for Hermès Maison; lamps from Cappellini; vintage Iranian kilim rug; painting (1727) by François Lemoyne; ant sculpture by Moroccan artist Fathiya Tahiri. Details, last pages.
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TH IS PAGE in the garden designed by landscape architect Pierre-Alexandre Risser, chairs from Dedon; deck made from ipé wood. O PPO S ITE PAGE designer Sarah Lavoine in the entry hall, which is painted in Thé de Chine from her collection for Ressource.
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n a ledge in the main bedroom of this apartment in Paris’s 16th arrondissement is a series of fashion sketches in black, white and flesh tones. They were drawn by the home’s owner, Alix de la Comble, who has a background in couture. In the early 1980s, de la Comble worked in the design studio at Christian Dior under Marc Bohan, and later went on to launch a short-lived swimwear
collection. In spite of her past, there was one thing she resolutely wished to avoid: “I didn’t want a fashionable interior.” That didn’t prevent de la Comble hiring one of Paris’s most stylish designers, Sarah Lavoine, whose work is characterised by stripes, geometric patterns and colour-blocking. She even has a teal-like paint colour named after her — Bleu Sarah — inspired by saris she saw en route between Delhi and Jaipur. “There’s always something youthful to everything she does,” says de la Comble.
One of the apartment’s main draws was its private garden — a precious rarity in the French capital. “It gives you the feeling of being in a house,” says de la Comble. “You forget you’re in Paris and that there are people around you.” When she and her husband, Gilles, first spied it, it was in a rather unprepossessing state. There was a “ghastly” large pond, which they concealed with ipé decking, and a steep slope that de la Comble says made you feel “as if you were at the bottom of a hole”. It was remodelled with the aid of landscape designer Pierre-Alexandre Risser, who created a walkway at the front to shield it from the street and integrated as many edible plants as possible, including apple, pear and medlar trees, squashes, strawberries and blackcurrants. “If ever there was a siege, I think we’d be able to survive for some time,” de la Comble quips. The apartment itself was not exactly attractive, either. Lavoine recalls it as being “old-fashioned and banal, with lots of long corridors”. Its layout was completely reconfigured. The kitchen was brought to the front and an enfilade created along the garden façade. The biggest change was to the access, which was completely modifed. Previously reached via the main door of the building, it now features its own separate entrance of the garden. “They completely rethought how to live in the space,” notes Lavoine. “It’s rare to have clients who are willing to take such a leap.” De la Comble had very specific requests for the interior. She particularly wanted to bring the greens of the garden inside. A tone called Thé de Chine, from Lavoine’s collection for French paint manufacturer Ressource, was used for the entry hall and, for the kitchen cupboards she requested a lacquer to match the verdant tone of one of her velvet gloves. Another reference to the horticultural world comes by way of canework used for drawers and doors in the kitchen and dressing room, and also for the bed’s headboard in the main bedroom. The terrazzo flooring, meanwhile, was inspired by de la Comble’s childhood in Morocco. “I lived in Casablanca, where it’s used almost everywhere,” she recounts. “It’s robust, feels modern and comes in whatever hue you want.” Many of the furnishings have been in de la Comble’s possession for quite some time. A painting signed by the 18th-century artist François Lemoyne, best-known for the ceiling of the Salon d’Hercule at Versailles, has belonged to her family for some 200 years. The Venetian gilt-wood consoles in the entry hall were acquired at an antiques fair in the French town of Bourg-en-Bresse three decades ago. Other items, however, are more contemporary, such as the Vincent Darré rug in the study, which she bought at auction without taking the room’s measurements in advance (it fits almost to the centimetre). The chandelier above the dining table, meanwhile, is by the Madrid-based designer Marta de la Rica, whose work she discovered in a restaurant in southwest France. “There’s a very eclectic spirit to the end result,” says Lavoine, “and a few things that are slightly of-the-wall.” One of the most striking is the huge ant sculpture in the sitting room created by de la Comble’s Moroccan artist friend, Fathiya Tahiri. “It really shakes things up,” Lavoine says. “It’s always good to take a few risks.” VL Visit maisonsarahlavoine.com; @maisonsarahlavoine
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Hoedeman in her Amsterdam home with her daughter, Lola, on a vintage Mario Bellini leather sofa; bespoke light dimmers modelled on DJ consoles; vintage oak parquet flooring from an Amsterdam flea market. O P P O S I T E PAGE the front of the 1800s warehouse has been reconfigured to form a double-height living area, revealing the original timber beams, with a Brutalist concrete staircase spiralling up to the attic; sofa designed by Hoedeman and fabricated by local artisans; vintage plastic Casalino chairs painted silver chandelier made by Hoedeman from hardware. T HIS PAGE
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arloes Hoedeman is a high-flying Dutchwoman, an efervescent Titian blonde at the helm of the global lingerie brand Love Stories. She stands at 170 centimetres in flat, flufy mules but somehow seems taller. Her face is sprinkled with light freckles, like ginger stardust. “Wow, don’t I look glamorous,” she laughs, disarmingly surprised at how well she scrubs up in front of Vogue Living’s lens. The Amsterdam home Hoedeman and her partner, Eric Bijlsman, recently renovated is equally self-assured, stylishly nonchalant. A former warehouse on the Amstelveld just of Prinsengracht, the city’s fourth concentric canal from the old centre, the four-storey red-brick building dates from the early 1800s, its high, arched ground-floor doors giving directly onto the historical veld, what was once an open field. “It’s more of a neighbourhood than you find directly on the canals, which are mostly occupied by expats who are
often away,” says Hoederman. “Here, we know all the locals and our kids play together on the veld.” As for the adults, they often put out picnic tables and eat meals together. “Or we throw open the garage doors and invite our friends over for drinks. That’s great, because we can dance and have fun and when it’s over we just go upstairs.” Upstairs, Hoedeman and Bijlsman have had the entire interior stripped back to bare bones, revealing the intricate brickwork typical of much Dutch pre-industrial construction. The radial concrete staircase, a Brutalist addition, spirals from the groundfloor entry up through the living and dining floor, then traverses the main bedroom before finally opening onto the children’s rooms under the steeply pitched eaves. “The previous owner had lined the place in plaster, fake ceilings and floor coverings, concealing this incredible natural beauty,” Hoedeman points out. “We wanted to celebrate the authenticity of the structure.” ››
‹‹ Twenty metres long, what could otherwise be a cavernous habitation is lofty in the true sense of the word. The façade of the double-height living area is punctured with gently arched, metalframed windows; generous double doors give onto a balcony perched right in the treetops. “In summer, the breeze rustles through the leaves. In winter, the city is covered in snow, which muffles all noise. At any time of year, lying on the big sofa with [my children] Lola and James is one of my favourite things to do.” Not that Hoedeman has much free time. With 18 own-brand stores around the world (including Sydney’s Bondi Beach and Warringah Mall, and, as of 2 September, The Calile in Brisbane), for which she designs not just the garments but also the interiors, and a collaboration with Swedish behemoth H&M, she is the epitome of what the Dutch call super druk (mega-busy). Born in a small village in the northern Netherlands, Hoedeman studied interior and fashion design at Amsterdam’s Artemis
Academy, quickly finding work as a stylist for the Dutch editions of Elle Decoration, Vogue and Glamour. “I was really focused on interiors,” she remembers, “but I always liked to have a model in the image as well. I would look at styles on the runway and interpret them for the home.” When a friend put her forward to design the interior of a historic mansion in a forest half an hour outside Amsterdam, she met the client and thought, “Wow, I don’t know if I’m going to be able to do this. It was such a huge project, and he was such a demanding guy!” The demanding guy was Bijlsman, a shareholder in über Dutch brand Scotch & Soda, which sold to Sun Capital in 2011 for a reported US $400 million. “But I did the job, which was everything from cabinetry to teaspoons, and entailed 60 workers over 8 months to get it finished. And I guess I just never left!” she laughs. But a mansion in a forest replete with chandeliers swinging from the trees “felt too grown-up. Deer would come strolling through the
garden, and it was dreadfully quiet at night. I needed more of a city life”. So she convinced Bijlsman to move back to the big smoke — or at least to Amsterdam, population 882,000. The Amstelveld warehouse reflects Hoedeman’s penchant for vintage, much of the furniture and fittings, including the distinctive panelled oak parquet flooring unearthed at antiques markets in Amsterdam, Antwerp, Brussels and Paris. The ceiling-height living room cabinet is a bespoke piece by contemporary Dutch designer Piet Hein Eek, composed of recycled cupboard doors. The cognac leather sectional sofa by Mario Bellini was originally in Hoedeman and Bijlsman’s Swiss chalet. “The way it wraps around the metal stairwell makes it look as if it was made for this space,” Hoedeman marvels. Upstairs in James’s bedroom she has covered sections of the same sofa in a white towelling fabric “like a big, spongy teddy bear”. “Sometimes designers forget about comfort, but it’s a home and it should feel like home,” says Hoedeman. “Actually, I take the same
approach to the interiors of my boutiques. Women are going to strip in there, it needs to feel intimate.” Hoedeman’s skill — in her mix ’n’ match lingerie ethos as well as her industrial-chic interiors — is in celebrating toughness of spirit at the same time as acknowledging the need for softness. You can feel it in the hand-loomed Peruvian carpets ofsetting the hardwood floors. Sense it in the industrial-steel cabinetry she’s repurposed into a bathroom in the middle of the main bedroom floor. (“It’s totally transparent, but I don’t care if I’m on the toilet and someone walks through.”) Intuit it, too, in the children’s bedrooms, where in order to retain the beauty of the 200-year-old vaulted timber ceiling but also ensure adequate warmth, she came up with the idea of insulating on the outside of the roof. This may be no modernist “machine for living in”, but it is a modern approach to making history live and breathe, deeply, once again. VL Visit lovestoriesintimates.com.au
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THIS YEAR MARKED FISHER & PAYKEL’S DEBUT AT EUROCUCINA, THE BIENNIAL KITCHEN SHOWCASE AT MILAN DESIGN WEEK. ITS INSTALLATION BROUGHT TOGETHER FOOD AND DESIGN WITH A UNIQUELY NEW ZEALAND APPROACH. FISHER & PAYKEL’S pioneering design heritage and culture of curiosity challenges conventional thinking about appliances, allowing it to create products tailored to human needs. This year the company visited EuroCucina for the first time, bringing to life the experiential concept of The Social Kitchen™, which is designed to inspire people to rethink the way they live in and around their kitchens. The installation offered design workshops and tasting stations with innovative New Zealand cuisine, alongside the opportunity for visitors to see a beautifully curated range of its sleek, built-in premium kitchen products first hand. Fisher & Paykel’s pioneering approach to innovative technology includes world firsts such as the DishDrawer™ Dishwasher, which features a new knock-to-pause function on integrated models. At EuroCucina, Fisher & Paykel continued to push the boundaries of kitchen appliance design by debuting its newest and most exciting products. Highlights for 2018 are the Integrated Column Refrigerators and Freezers with Variable Temperature Zone technology that allows separate temperature zones to be adjusted to best store different types of food. The sleek new Integrated Range Hood also proved popular, as did products in the new Companion range . The range, including a steam oven, a warming drawer, a microwave, a 13-function coffee maker and a self-cleaning oven, allows customers to mix-and-match from a coordinated set of Fisher & Paykel’s family of appliances. Visit fisherpaykel.com
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AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE RITUALS AND ROUTINES OF EVERYDAY LIVING FORMS THE BASIS OF THE DESIGN PHILOSOPHY BEHIND THE SOCIAL KITCHEN™. MORE THAN A ONE-OFF INSTALLATION, THE SOCIAL KITCHEN™ IS AN ONGOING IDEA THAT CHALLENGES ASSUMPTIONS AROUND KITCHEN DESIGN.
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The 9th generation of Fisher & Paykel’s DishDrawer™ Dishwasher, first launched in 1997, now comes with a knock-to-pause function in integrated models that allows users to stop a wash mid-cycle. The initial inspiration came from the insight that people live out of drawers. This led to the idea of distributed appliances — why have one-size-fits-all products when you can have a DishDrawer™ for plates by the sink and a CoolDrawer™ for drinks by the bar?
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W H A T ’S N E X T ? 2 1 S T — C E N T U R Y K I T C H E N S KITCHENS ARE EVOLVING. MARK ELMORE, GENERAL MANAGER OF DESIGN FOR FISHER & PAYKEL, REVEALS THE VERY LATEST EMERGING TRENDS AND TECHNOLOGY. MARK ELMORE, GENERAL MANAGER OF DESIGN AT FISHER & PAYKEL APPLIANCES, HAS DRIVEN DESIGN-LED THINKING ACROSS THE COMPANY. SPECIFICALLY, HE HAS A KEEN INTEREST IN THE PHYSICAL AND ARCHITECTURAL EVOLUTION OF KITCHENS, AND THE ACCOMPANYING SOCIAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACTS. OVER HIS YEARS AT THE COMPANY, MARK HAS CHAMPIONED ITS DEVELOPMENT AS A GLOBALLY FOCUSED, PREMIUM BRAND. IN 2011 HE WAS PRESENTED WITH NEW ZEALAND’S MOST PRESTIGIOUS DESIGN AWARD, THE JOHN BRITTEN BLACK PIN.
THE KITCHEN IS NO LONGER JUST A PLACE WHERE FOOD IS PREPARED. It’s also a place where food is shared. It’s become a meeting place for the family, a place to work and entertain.
WE’RE SEEING A RISE IN THE TREND FOR KITCHENS THAT SIT SEAMLESSLY WITHIN THE HOME AS A WHOLE. You can see this in the increased desire to conceal appliances behind cabinetry without handles. On the other hand, designers are also creating bespoke statement pieces, such as monolithic island benches that are crafted like considered pieces of furniture.
INTEGRATION IS NOT A NEW THING, MORE A CONTINUAL EVOLUTION. At EuroCucina there were some great integrated solutions, from screens that conceal to hidden shelving that tucks away but can be extended for functional use.
THERE’S ALSO A MOOD FOR NOSTALGIA. More traditional forms and dusky colour palettes infused with muted pastel pink are on the rise. We think it’s a response to too much minimalism, and a rebellion against harder materials.
CONSIDERATION TO EFFICIENCY OF SPACE AND FUNCTIONALITY HAS GIVEN RISE TO PREMIUM COMPACT KITCHENS. These are spaces that are high on quality in terms of materials and craftmanship. It’s great to see small done in a premium way.
OVERALL THERE’S A LOT MORE ATTENTION TO DETAIL, QUALITY AND PRECISION. It’s an area where Fisher & Paykel excel. We like to think we’re a really human centred design brand and we hope people understand the value we’re bringing to the kitchen. We aim to make all our appliances very functional but also elegant with great materiality and a strong sense of purpose — and beautifully designed as well.
AT FISHER & PAYKEL WE’VE BEEN VERY MUCH FOCUSED ON THE EMOTIVE CONNECTION. We pride ourselves on providing beautiful integrated solutions that allow you to adapt your kitchen to different needs. If you’re busy during the week, you need speed and efficiency but then in the same space, on the weekend, you want to relax and socialise. And that’s where our products come in. They can respond and adapt to those needs.
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On Crystal Cruises, uests can try famed che Nobu Matsuhisa’s Japanese-Peruvian usion without the usua ix-month wait. Dine at Nobu’s Silk Road and he Sushi Bar on Crysta Serenity and Umi Uma on Crystal Symphony — the only Nobu restaurants at sea. crystalcruises.com homas Keller, the firs American chef to hold multiple three-star Michelin listings, has an exclusive partnership with Seabourn across al ships. The hot table on board is The Grill — all uests can dine there at least once during a cruise. seabourn.com Jacques Pépin, ong-term collaborator with Julia Child, is executive culinary director for Oceania ruises. His eponymou restaurant, Jacques, aboard Marina and Riviera serves French classics, such as bouillabaisse and duck à l’orange. oceaniacruises.com Highly respected Australian chef Serge Dansereau of Sydney’s The Bathers’ Pavilion creates degustation menus for Lindblad Expedition’s smallxpedition ship Nationa Geographic Orion. nfluences and flavours reflect the regions that the cruise explores. au.expeditions.com
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Sometimes the seas really are high. Nature is unpredictable. Although most cruises set sail at times of the year when the weather is clement, there’s always the chance you’ll encounter a gale-force wind. Modern ships, such as Ponant’s Le Laperouse, are incredibly safe and stable, with state-of-the-art navigation systems. Rest assured you can comfortably and contentedly weather any storms. au.ponant.com
Strengthen family ties You don’t have to cruise on a big ship to keep the kids occupied. The boutique ships may not have climbing walls and water slides, but they do have a program of shore excursions that will appeal to older children. Many families enjoy the chance to dine together away from the chaos of normal family life. Look for cruises that target sophisticated multigenerational travel, such as Captain’s Choice journeys aboard Europa 2 from 2019. captainschoice.com.au
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On cruises, expect port talks from experts, shore excursions with savvy guides (Seabourn teams with UNESCO) and enrichment lectures from a range of fascinating people. Hear from famous writers, respected journalists, Hollywood producers and esteemed historians, and enjoy performances by accomplished musicians and singers. Want to learn Italian or how to play bridge? Visit a local market with a chef? Even the smallest cruise ships have a program of activities and excursions — the best of them are stimulating, inventive and unforgettable. seabourn.com
trip to suit everyone These days, a cruise an be whatever you want or need it to be. There are rowdy cruises for singles who want to spend heir holiday entirel blotto or in sexy clinches with total trangers. There ar options that cater to well-read people who are interested in lectures about ancient Mycenaean civilisation. There are cruises for families, gays, French-speakers and thrillseekers. If the kids want climbing walls and Xboxes, but you want gastronomy and a cabaret every night, you can find exactly that kind o cruise. Looking for a rugged or scenic shore excursion? Done. Whether you like to travel with 4000 other likeminded citizens or you’d rather be on a ship with sails, cruises have you covered. The hard part isn’t finding a ruise that’s right fo ou; the hard part i hoosing among th many right cruises
It’s almost ridiculous how little you can get away with doing on a luxury cruise. In addition to four-course meals served three times a day, 24-hour room service and twice-daily maid service, you can hold out your hand nearly anywhere on the ship and someone will place an espresso or a glass of Champagne in it. Many guests say luxury cruising is the only true way to relax, forgoing shore excursions to curl up on a plush lounge with a good book, where the only disturbance is a waiter asking which tea blend they’d prefer. Look for an all-inclusive cruise company, such as Regent Seven Seas, so you don’t have to
FOR THE GLITZ, GLAMOUR AND ALL-INCLUSIVITY Captain’s Choice, a curator of journeys by private jet, is taking to the world’s oceans from 2019 with some extraordinary voyages aboard the all-suite Europa 2, a ship that consistently receives a five-stars-plus rating in the Berlitz cruising guide. The 500-passenger, 370-crew boutique ship focuses on gastronomy, wellness and comfort but with a casual twist — no formal attire and no rigid mealtimes or seating arrangements. Captain’s Choice also ofers cruises that are all-inclusive of accommodation, meals, travel insurance, sightseeing, valet service, transfers and a program of exclusive experiences as the ship cruises the Mediterranean, Northern Europe, the Indian Ocean and Asian waters in 2019. captainschoice.com.au
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Small pleasures Had your eye on a prestige piece? A cruise is a chance to snap it up. Styled by Anna Delprat Photographed by Victoria Zschommler
Ship shop Boutiques on board dazzle with displays of duty-free items, and you can come away with a great find or two if you follow a few rules. C H O O S E WIS ELY
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1. Pearl sunglasses, $940; Chanel. 2. Wicker shoulder bag, $2315; Gucci. 3. Carrera Lady watch, $2700; Tag Heuer. 4. Louis Vuitton treasure chest, $6000; Vintage Luggage Company. 5. Small leather belt bag, $2850; Burberry. 6. Sea, Surf and Fun silk twill scarf by Filipe Jardim, $695; and 7. Goatskin envelope wallet, $1985/set of 3; Hermès. 8. Wild Rose ear clips, $9150 each, and a Shooting Stars pearl drop, $3250; Ole Lynggaard Copenhagen. 9. Nantucket double tour band watch, $3560; Hermès. 10. Cartier Panthere De Cartier watch in yellow gold, $33,200; Kennedy Luxury Group. 11. Sandal with braided ribbon and fringes detail, $1050; Christian Dior. 12. Torun bangle in yellow gold, $5300; Georg Jensen. 13. Blossom chair, $3935; James Said. BAC KGRO U N D Agra rug in Duchess, from $4000; Armadillo & Co. Details, last pages.
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It might be heresy to say it, but on some cruises, you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really want to get off the ship. We travel along the coasts of Portugal, Spain and France on the inaugural voyage of the glamorous Seabourn Ovation.
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O PPO S ITE PAGE the Elevador da Bica, one of the four funicular railway lines in the city.
OVATION SQUEEZES A LOT OF GLAMOUR INTO 12 DECKS
Monastery (another great spot to visit). The sweet treat is well worth the inevitable wait in line. pasteisdebelem.pt Bistro 100 Maneiras occupies two floors of an Art Deco building in central Chiado. Celebrity chef Ljubomir Stanisic is devoted to revitalising Portuguese gastronomy, serving up delicious, innovative comfort food in a stylish, casual environment. 100maneiras.com
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D IS C OV ER FAD O Lisbon’s sultry Fado clubs, most in the old Alfama district above the port, are legendary for their traditional and emotional folk music. Clube de Fado is a popular choice, but many small bars beckon passers-by with this beautiful music. Go after 10.30pm. Expect a cover charge of approximately $15. clube-de-fado.com PRE- C RUIS E H OTEL
Hidden inside the fortress walls of the Castelo de São Jorge, the sublime Palácio Belmonte is the favoured address of bold-face names who visit the city, such as Christian Louboutin and Jeremy Irons. More than 3800 blue-and-white tiles from the 18th century cover its interior walls. It consists of 10 suites, grand salons, a library, seven terraces, a pool and a lush garden. palaciobelmonte.com
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rank Sinatra, Ava Gardner and pals would have loved this ship. White-coated waiters serve Caesar salad and Lobster Thermidor in The Grill by Thomas Keller, a dark-shuttered restaurant with sexy banquettes and a soundtrack of eraappropriate American classics. At the bar, the Rat Pack Manhattan is shaken into frosty glasses. There are blackjack tables at the casino and tented cabanas with Bollinger on tap in The Retreat, for VIPs wishing to hang with their own rat pack. Seabourn’s newest boutique cruise ship, Seabourn Ovation, squeezes a lot of glamour into 12 decks. Renowned hotel designer Adam D Tihany (The Beverly Hills Hotel, the Mandarin Oriental Las Vegas) has worked some serious magic on the interiors, which are richly jewel-like and as plush as those on a private yacht, with polished-mahogany details, a cream-andmidnight-blue colour scheme and a dazzling elliptical staircase that connects the decks. We begin our journey on the ship’s first ever cruise in beautiful Lisbon, Europe’s current ‘it’ city. The Portuguese capital is experiencing an influx of new residents from middle Europe and undergoing a massive regeneration while still — at least for the moment — retaining its slightly run-down charm. There’s a gleaming new cruise terminal, and the embarkation process is impressively wellorganised. A few hours later, we’re partying with ship-made gin and tonics (the barman adds his own quinine powder) as we sail away from Lisbon towards our first destination in Spain. There’s barely time to unpack before dinner, although our steward volunteers to do it for us. All of Ovation’s staterooms are spacious suites with outside verandahs and deckchairs, full baths and walk-in wardrobes. A clever glass table doubles as a desk, and the cocktail cabinet comes complete with all the accoutrements to mix one yourself. Our fellow cruisers, about 600 of them, are a smartly dressed ››
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Bucolic and charming, the medieval village of Saint-Ă&#x2030;milion is famous for its premium Merlots.
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‹‹ bunch of varying ages. I overhear one gentleman announce that he’s 97, but there are also a few teenagers and some guests in their 30s and 40s. This is not a cruise ship for younger children, as it doesn’t ofer the child-friendly activities that some of the bigger ships provide. It is, however, nirvana for adults. The ship features five restaurants, 24-hour room service, a nightclub, a casino, a spa, shops, a pool deck and a private retreat. A Grand Salon hosts performances and enrichment lectures, and there’s a cofee shop and juice bar as well as a library. Three watering holes serve up superbly crafted cocktails: Observation Bar, a lounge with a circular bar under a curvaceous skylight; Sky Bar; and Patio Bar. The Grill by Thomas Keller restaurant is a coveted dining space. As with most food and alcohol on the ship (with the exception of some specialty wine and liquor), eating at the three-Michelin-starred chef’s restaurant is complimentary. However, the ship restricts reservations to make sure every guest has the opportunity to dine here at least once. The main restaurant, with its Murano glass chandeliers, is equally gorgeous. Our favourite restaurant, however, is Sushi, an authentic Japanese sushi bar, with bento boxes for lunch and glisteningly fresh sushi and sashimi at night. The Observation Bar also serves an excellent afternoon tea every day featuring cakes, pastries and scones. The heartbeat of the ship is Seabourn Square. Here, guest-relations staf are on duty 24/7 to assist with anything from advice on shore excursions to spa bookings. An extensive collection of tours is available in each port (all for an extra charge), such as wine tasting in France’s Medoc vineyards by private helicopter and a UNESCO tour of Bordeaux. We choose a mixture of self-guided and group tours during the cruise. One frustration is that you spend so little time in port. But given that time is limited, it’s important to distil the experience in each place down to what’s vital to see. On the big-plus side, cruising gives you access to places you might never have discovered by land. We know little about our first port, Gijón, a popular beachside resort in summer — a bit like Spain’s version of Bondi. It’s a cold and grey spring day, though, so we retreat from the windswept beach to the narrow streets, surprised by the city’s cache of colourful Art Deco buildings and immaculate plazas.
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In Bilbao, we visit the Guggenheim. This Spanish Basque city was reinvigorated when Frank Gehry’s whimsical, titanium-clad building opened in 1997, transforming it from fading port city to art-world hub. We explore the old quarter and stop for lunch at Café Iruña, a nearly 120-year-old bar that opens onto a grand Moorish-fantasy restaurant. We arrive in opulent San Sebastián, the Spanish city known for its gastronomy, Parisian-style façades and magnificent setting on a spectacular curve of bay. We head for the cobblestone streets lined with tapas bars, where counters are buried under small plates of scrumptious delicacies — pintxos — while overhead a forest of hefty legs of jamon drip fat into little paper cones. In France, we dock for two nights in Bordeaux, the elegant city famous for its imposing, ornate 18th-century façades, excellent restaurants and centuries-old wine trade. On our first day, we opt for an organised bus trip to the nearby village of SaintÉmilion, a gorgeous, hilly, 13th-century town notable for its premium Merlots. On our second day, we arrange our own walking tour with Franck and Benjamin of Insol’Eat Bordeaux, two locals who host guided walks combining history and food. It’s a great way to see the city in a short time, as we drop into various providores to sample local cheeses and canelé, a kind of chewy rum baba. Bordeaux is buzzy and youthful, full of cyclists and people lingering over cofees on the terraces of grand cafes. We don’t have time to try any of its legendary restaurants or visit the curious new La Cité du Vin, the world’s largest cultural centre devoted to wine. As we sail along the wide Garonne river towards our next port, La Rochelle, we pass the bulbous gold-and-glass building, which is supposed to represent wine swirling in a glass as well as gnarled grapevines. Our fellow passengers will continue on to Amsterdam, but we reluctantly hop of in La Rochelle to take the fast train back to Paris. If we have to leave the ship, at least the weather is beautiful, and the pretty seaside holiday village is beckoning. VL
CRUISING GIVES YOU ACCESS TO PLACES YOU MIGHT NEVER HAVE DISCOVERED BY LAND
Seabourn Ovation is the fifth ultra-luxury vessel to join the Seabourn fleet in the past decade. It’s the second of two ships designed for the line by hospitality-design icon Adam D Tihany. seabourn.com
24 hours in Tokyo It’s easy to be obsessed with Tokyo’s department stores, especially the subterranean food halls with their dazzling array of exquisitely packaged crackers, sweets and cakes. At Ginza, visit the three Ms — Matsuya, Mitsukoshi and Matsuzakaya — or stroll to the newer Daimaru at the historic Tokyo subway station. If you fancy yourself in a cute maid’s uniform, Shibuya 109 at Shibuya Crossing is the place to go. It’s several dizzying floors of fashions in the Japanese kawaii (cuteness) style, from furry pantaloons to rabbit hats. shibuya109.jp/en/
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For the best store in the world for homemakers, don’t miss Tokyu Hands flagship store at Shibuya. It sells everything from fabulous handyman’s satchels to fluorescent toothbrushes. There are things here you never knew you wanted, but they are impossible to resist. tokyu-hands.co. jp/foreign.html Tokyo’s major shopping boulevard, Omotesando in Aoyama, houses flagship stores of major Japanese brands such as Comme des Garçons and Yohji Yamamoto.
Don’t skip the backstreets, though, which are dotted with boutiques, galleries and cute cafes. You can’t go past the Kengo Kuma-designed Nezu Museum of Japanese and Asian art. The former residence of art collector Nezu Kaichiro, who turned his home into a beautiful gallery and walled garden, is now open to the public. The garden is exquisite in every season and an oasis of tranquillity in lively, fashionable Aoyama. nezu-muse. or.jp/en/
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BA R H O PPI N G Late at night, things really get going in Golden Gai, a tiny fragment of old Tokyo tucked into six alleys in a corner of Shinjuku, the entertainment district. Some of the bars seat only about six, and tourists with cameras are discouraged. It’s fun, funky and noisy, even if some of the ramshackle buildings look like a fire risk. P O S T - C RU I S E H OT E L
The Palace Hotel occupies Tokyo’s most prestigious address, 1-1-1 Maranouchi, on the gardens and moat of the imperial palace. Closed in 2009 for a major rebuild, it has emerged as Tokyo’s most stylish hotel. en.palacehoteltokyo.com
TH I S PAG E a young girl in traditional Japanese dress walks the streets of Tokyo. O PPO S I TE PAG E Mount Fuji makes a majestic backdrop to Tokyo’s skyline.
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Of all the small-ship cruise lines, Silversea is the classic. It’s the cruise line you choose when you want true slow travel, time to read, play cards, listen to jazz or classical music, learn about ancient China or the history of Hollywood movies, and eat exceptionally well — four or five times a day if you wish, with silver service (of course). It’s also one of the cruise lines that keeps many of the traditions of cruising from an earlier era — ‘gentlemen hosts’ employed to dance with single ladies, butlers suited dashingly in tails, and formal evenings during which guests must dress to the nines. Certain aspects have been brought forward to the 21st century — no set seating assignments or dinnertimes and all-inclusive alcohol, for instance — but the guests on this cruise seem happy to do old-school activities such as rugging up on deckchairs with a good book from the wellstocked library or sipping pre-dinner martinis in the 1930s-feel Art Deco bar. It’s not the sort of cruise for those who need to be entertained every moment and expect Broadway spectaculars and climbing walls. The shore excursions tend to have an emphasis on history and culture. After sailing for two days, our first port is Tianjin, China. We opt out of the long bus excursion to Beijing but explore the port city of 15 million people, which is still an hour’s ride from the dock. It’s a surprise — gleaming, well-planned, planted with millions of trees and shrubs, and almost entirely modern apart from the ‘concession’ areas of lovely old 19th-century British, German, Italian and French mansions. The Cultural Square has two exceptional museums — an art gallery showcasing Chinese scrolls and other paintings, and the Tianjin Museum, which contains rooms of beautiful porcelains, jade that dates to the Neolithic era, and delicate ink and stone prints. We also stop by a mansion, once owned by the Shi family, where 19th-century life has been preserved. There’s a lot to admire — canopied beds, tearooms, a timber-lined theatre and some pretty wonderful but dusty dioramas. We cruise through the Yellow Sea, edging around Korea to Hiroshima, situated on Japan’s largest island, Honshu, on the Seto Inland Sea. It’s raining, which seems appropriate for a visit to the famous ‘A-bomb dome’, the Hiroshima Peace Memorial and former government building that took the brunt of the blast on 6 August, 1945, when the American warplane the Enola Gay dropped the first atomic bomb. It’s symbolic for the city that the metal dome and building ruins still stand. The Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum contains artefacts from the bombing (graphic photographs, burnt clothing) and a gripping visual reconstruction of the bomb drop, showing the devastation of the city that obliterated 400,000 people, many within one minute. Outside the museum, ladies stand with placards reading ‘NO WAR’.
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24 hours in Shanghai GO FOR A RIDE The most fun way to see the city is to hop in the sidecar of a vintage motorbike. Drivers tailor the journey to your interests and available time. If it’s limited, we suggest a whirlwind tour of the beautiful canopied streets of the French Concession. shanghaiinsiders.com
Ask your hotel concierge to get you a taxi to the South Bund Fabric Market, a chaotic mall of tailors, fabric stalls and souvenirs. Your best bet is to bring a garment to be copied, as Shanghai tailors don’t always have contemporary taste. But
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It’s corny but essential — once, at least. The Old Jazz Band has been playing at the Fairmont Peace Hotel since 1947. The six sprightly band members average 82 years old, and two of the originals still play. Drop in to the jazz bar from 6.30pm. fairmont.com/peace-hotelshanghai
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Few would argue that French chef Paul Pairet’s avant-garde Ultraviolet is a mindblowing experience, a theatrical event that uses multisensory technology to create an immersive dining
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Immerse yourself in 1930s Shanghai at the new Capella Shanghai, an immaculate reimagining of 55 shikumen, or alley houses, in the French Concession. Each residence has five levels, including a private courtyard and rooftop terrace. capellahotels.com/ shanghai
T HIS PAGE a festive ferry floats along Shanghai’s Whangpoo River at night. OP P OSIT E PAGE Prada store in Ginza, Japan.
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Next, we sail to Osaka. Some guests take the bullet train to Kyoto (only 15 minutes), but we stay to explore Osaka, the ‘kitchen of Japan’, with its stellar reputation for food. Tofu dishes and okonomiyaki, a Japanese savoury pancake, are specialties. We wander the undercover shopping mall Shinsaibashi and visit a simple restaurant for chicken and tender, crunchy pork katsu. After lunch, we hang out in Amerikamura, the young, fashionable part of town that’s the birthplace of street culture in Japan. It’s fabulous for people-watching; there are some kooky characters here. We then walk Dotonbori, a long, neon-lit street parallel to the canal that’s lined with restaurants, food stalls, and an amazing number of mechanical crabs.
Our last day at sea, we catch some rays outside the Panorama Lounge, where they serve afternoon tea daily, and watch the white water disappear behind us. Disembarking in Tokyo is a joy — friendly port staf help us with luggage, customs, immigration and taxis. Volunteers hand us gifts and help with directions. Tokyo is a riot of spring flowers. We set out for Aoyama, the fashionable district of luxury brand stores, designer boutiques and the Nezu Museum, which has an exquisite garden. It’s iris time, and the one month of the year when bowls of matcha tea and iris-painted mocha, or sweets, are served in a traditional teahouse among the maples and willows. It’s the perfect end to our Asian adventure. VL silversea.com
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Island idyll Rhiannon Taylor, editor of lifestyle website In Bed With, goes island-hopping through the South Pacific on a luxury cruise ship.
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he notion of cruising the South Seas is deeply romantic, but it’s also the best way to experience a part of the world scattered with thousands of islands, most of them inaccessible by air. Today, so many ships regularly sail the South Pacific, from small schooners to megaliners. So it’s important to find a cruise that suits your style. Rhiannon Taylor — editor of In Bed With, a lifestyle website that reviews and photographs beautiful hotels around the world — experienced luxurious small ship Crystal Symphony’s Polynesian Palette itinerary for Vogue Living, sailing from Lautoka in Fiji to Rarotonga in the Cook Islands by way of Nuku‘alofa in Tonga and Alofi, capital of the world’s smallest nation, Niue. “It’s perfect for couples,” says Taylor of the 1070-passenger ship, which is considered intimate in these days of liners that carry more than 5000 guests. “I travelled with my fiancé, Caleb Tiller, and we loved the quieter moments when we could sit on our verandah, watch the sunsets and relax.” Ensconced in one of the spacious Seabreeze penthouse suites on Deck 9, the couple felt like they’d checked in to a gorgeous boutique hotel. “It was very chic,” says Taylor. The 45-squaremetre suites aim to create private enclaves of comfort to help guests feel at home, with all the conveniences — a walk-in wardrobe, queen-size bed, luxury shower with body jets, espresso machine, ultrathin satellite TV and pull-out trays to mix cocktails and store the Riedel stemware. The pair spent their days dipping in and out of islands, such as Fiji’s beautiful Yasawa-i-Rara, the backdrop of the 1980 Brooke Shields film The Blue Lagoon — famous for its white sandy beach— and Tonga, with its rugged landscape of volcanic rock and blowholes shooting plumes of water into the air. Activities included snorkelling in pristine
waters, spelunking in Niue’s coastal caves and a beach barbecue of suckling pig on a Tongan beach to the drumbeats of traditional dance. Among the factors that attracted Taylor to the Crystal Symphony are its onboard oferings, including the spa where she indulged in an indulgent hot-stone massage and scrub. The Pilates classes in the well-equipped fitness centre were also huge drawcards, as she practises Pilates at home every day. Taylor and Tiller also tried their skills at karaoke and dressed up for the black-tie evenings, complete with dancing in the foyer. The ship’s entertainment featured screenings of recent-release movies in the cinema and a glow-in-the-dark performance by New York-based dance company iLuminate, best known for competing on America’s Got Talent. Perhaps, though, it’s the food that truly draws guests. From afternoon teas to the Ben & Jerry’s ice-cream bar, there’s hardly a moment when something delicious isn’t on hand. The ship’s restaurants are destinations in themselves, such as Umi Uma, with a menu of Japanese-Peruvian dishes by celebrated chef Nobu Matsuhisa; Silk, where modern Chinese plates are served in an alfresco setting; and Churrascaria, where guests can grab Brazilian-style grills along with zingy Caipirinha cocktails. When she and Tiller wanted to spend time alone, they could order in-suite dining, served by course, with cocktails and bubbles delivered by their own butler. (The cruise is all-inclusive of alcohol.) Cosying up on their private verandah, watching the sun set over a craggy Pacific island… it couldn’t possibly get more romantic than that. VL crystalcruises.com
WATCHING THE SUN SET OVER A PACIFIC ISLAND... IT DOESN’T GET MORE ROMANTIC THAN THAT
Fiji’s white sands await beachcombers. Swimmers and Snorkellers enjoy the crystal-clear waters of Niue. Crystal Symphony’s Silk Kitchen & Bar is eye-catching and delicious. The Tonga blowholes do their thing.
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Get up close and personal with stunning riverbank cities and towns on these relaxed river cruises. FROM TO P in the 2019–20 cruising season, Avalon Waterways will add India to its itinerary, where you can see such wonders as Jaipur’s Amber Fort on a cruise down the Ganges. The Danube in Budapest.
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he river ship docks on a bank of the Danube, so close to the Serbian village that you can hear the roosters crow and take in the fragrance of the grassy bank. It’s only a dozen or so steps onto shore, and you’re walking into the village for lunch or cycling along the towpath in search of a sunny cafe for a pleasant Campari. Luxury ocean cruising, with its swimming pools, chef-helmed restaurants and butler service, may be the glamorous big sister of river cruising, but slow and serene river journeys are becoming increasingly popular. There’s a lot to love about an elegant glide along a great river. The slender river ships, built to pass through locks and under bridges, pull right up to riverbanks, without the fuss of ports and immigration. Whether it’s the meandering European rivers, such
as the Danube or Rhine, or the chaotic rivers of South-East Asia, such as the Irrawaddy or Mekong, these busy waterways are always teeming with life. Children wave from shore, barges drift past, and watery arteries take guests to local markets, vineyards and sacred sites. From a cosy deckchair, there are long, slow sunsets to savour and scenery glimpsed from a more intimate viewpoint than when you’re at sea. River ships are part floating hotel, part taxi — bringing guests right into city centres. Millennials, who have taken to river travel for its active itineraries (and Instagram appeal), also love the easy access to nightlife and festivals in cities such as Budapest, Belgrade and Paris. Reflecting this trend, U by Uniworld has launched two new ships, The A and The B, targeting under-45s and the young at heart. Passenger numbers are small, as most ships accommodate about 100 guests; a ship can feel like your own luxury home away from home, especially those with large suites and butler service, such as Crystal River Cruises. Cruise lines can tailor excursions to the individual, or you can do your own thing and return to the ship for tea. As for comfort, river cruise ships are becoming more sumptuous and design-focused. Expect antique furniture and expensive artworks on Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection, chic Scandinavian design on Viking River Cruises and wall-to-wall windows on Avalon Waterways. New itineraries are opening up, too, from Russia and the Baltic to exotic Mandalay in Myanmar. Avalon Waterways, known for its European cruises along the Rhine, operates all-suite ships and is venturing into India for the 2019–2020 season with a 13-day cruise along the Ganges River from Delhi to Kolkata. Scenic Tsar cruises the Volga River from Moscow to St Petersburg in a 15-day Imperial Jewels of Russia tour — the best way to have an introduction to this complex country. Viking River Cruises eight-day Egypt Cruise on the new deluxe Viking Ra is so popular they’ve added extra sailings in 2019–20. VL crystalcruises.com; uniworld.com/au; vikingrivercruises.com.au; avalonwaterways.com.au
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BY MELISS A BRODE R Lucy is a 38-year-old PhD student who feels heartbroken and untethered in her life in Arizona, when she receives an invitation to dogsit at her sister’s house in Venice Beach, California. After a series of unsatisfying group-therapy sessions and Tinder dates, Lucy meets a beguiling half-man, half-fish on the beach one night — leading to an intense connection. Consider this the funnier, sexier companion piece to Guillermo del Toro’s masterful The Shape of Water. Bloomsbury Circus, 2018; $30
BY G EM M A S M ITH This paintbox-bright volume celebrates the work of Sydney-based contemporary artist Gemma Smith. Chronicling everything from her early experimentation with colour and form to her more abstract later work, the book comes in a vibrant, folding-hardcover format that references her Adaptable sculptures. Other eye-catching characteristics include coloured page edges and multicoloured pages with dog-eared corners. At 176 pages, it makes a great collectible for art and design aficionados. Formist Editions, 2018; $80
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BY K A R EN M c C A RTNEY McCartney, known for her work in interiors, design and architecture, has compiled a compendium of 18 vibrant and richly detailed homes from around the world. Her latest book heroes the artistic vision and design talent of a range of creatives, including interior designers, architects, artists, stylists and gallerists. Thanks to art dripping from the walls and McCartney’s curatorial eye, each house in this cofee table volume will encourage viewers to take a more idiosyncratic approach to styling their own living spaces. Murdoch Books, 2018; $60
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BY STEVE W I DE A N D MICH ELLE M A CKI N T OSH Part ritual, part transcendent experience, there’s an art to the act of communal bathing in Japan — a custom that dates back thousands of years — that has tripped up more than one foreign visitor. If you haven’t dipped your toe in yet, you’re in luck; Japanophiles Wide and Macintosh have created the ultimate bathhouse guide to help minimise any cultural gafes and to highlight 140 of the country’s best hot springs, spas and onsen towns. Hardie Grant Travel, 2018; $30
REINVENTING OCEAN CRUISING As the world’s leading small ship cruise line, Viking offers a unique experience. Expand your horizons on elegant, light-filled intimate ships; thoughtfully crafted by experienced architects and designers. Enjoy serene Scandinavian spaces designed down to the most minute detail. On board, you won’t find children, casinos or waterslides. With spacious veranda staterooms and the most al fresco dining at sea, extraordinary views accompany you at every point. Feel completely at ease while getting closer to the wonderful world through which you are travelling. Enjoy a focus on cultural immersion and personal enrichment, with fewer sea days and more time in port than any other cruise line. Plus everything is included, so you can enjoy yourself at no extra charge.
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Nurture your wellbeing Regent Seven Seas Cruises will ofer its popular Seven Seas Wellness program for summer 2019 voyages in the Mediterranean. Guests sailing aboard Seven Seas Explorer and Seven Seas Voyager will have about 10 options throughout Spain, Italy and Greece to join onshore excursions for bodyand-soul nourishing. The possibilities include taking yoga classes on the Greek Island of Corfu and visiting the thermal springs in Sorrento, Italy. On board, guests can indulge in therapeutic treatments designed for the cruise line by the famed Canyon Ranch Spa in the US. Relax in single-sex hydrothermal environments, take a wellness seminar or improve disrupted sleep with the Mindful Dreams Ritual. Fitness classes range from gentle stretching and Kundalini yoga to personal training, weight-loss programs and more. rssc.com
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Viking’s The Spa is a Nordic sanctuary of wellness. Guests can indulge in traditional Scandinavian practices, including a unique Nordic bathing ritual in the snow grotto. In this one-of-a-kind room, snowflakes softly descend through chilled air for this practice that involves alternating a cold encounter with the heat of the sauna for a detoxifying and invigorating experience. If you’d like something a little less extreme, simply unwind with complimentary access to all public spa facilities. A variety of enticing private treatments, including massages and facials, are available for an extra cost. vikingcruises.com.au
Eat clean For guests looking to eat more healthily on their holiday, the SeaDream I and SeaDream II yachtstyle cruisers ofer a raw-food menu, which includes only raw, organic and vegan ingredients; plus, the chefs heat none of the food to more than 47.78˚C to ensure it retains all of its micronutrient goodness. Among the nutritious dishes on ofer are an Asianstyle cashew curry chicken salad; the blood apple blaster, a beverage concoction of apple, ginger,
beetroot, lime juice and agave; and vegetable lasagne, with noodles made from spinach leaves and coconut meat, cauliflower mash and sun-dried tomato marinara. seadream.com
Crystalise your fitness Kickstart or maintain virtually any fitness regimen while holidaying aboard Crystal Cruises. Exercise like Olympic and World Cup competitors on Crystal ships’ spacious, well-equipped fitness centres, which feature the latest Technogym equipment — treadmills, cross-trainers, life cycles, steppers and more. The centres also ofer specialised programs, free weights and exercise mats. Yoga, Pilates and spin classes are available, or practice your golf swing with instruction from PGA pros — all complimentary with your cruise package. Want a bit of fresh air with your fitness? Outdoor options include working out on the circuit-training equipment in the Fitness Garden, walking and jogging along the 360-degree Promenade Deck and playing on the Wimbledon Court paddle tennis court on the top deck. The cruise line is also ofering Mind, Body & Spirit cruises in 2018/2019. crystalcruises.com VL
BATHE IN SOUND It is the most peculiar
experience I’ve had on a cruise ship: sound-bath therapy. I lie on the floor of the Seabourn Ovation’s exercise studio, covered in heavy blankets, on a special ‘bio-mat’ that’s filled with crystals and delivers far-infrared light. Three acupuncture needles puncture my skin. As the ship rolls on a gentle swell, a humming sound serenades me, as my trainer strikes and strokes crystal bowls of varying sizes with a mallet. The treatment aims to rebalance the nervous system by releasing the energy that has accumulated in my body through repetitive, restrictive behaviours and thoughts. I’m not sure this is what’s happening, but the experience is calming. The sound bath is one of several unusual rituals available as part of the Mindful Living Program devised by alternative-medicine guru Dr Andrew Weil for Seabourn’s luxury ships. Seabourn can tailor individual plans for guests, including programs for mindful eating, yoga, tai chi, acupuncture, vitamins, sleep therapy, meditation and wellness seminars. seabourn.com/ spa-wellness
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At the foot of the Italian Alps lies Casa Canvas, a gallery for emerging designers, artists and makers and also a home to its art-loving founder, Thayse Viégas.
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TH I S PAG E the exterior of Casa Canvas. O PPO S I TE PAG E gallerist and homeowner Thayse Viégas in the living area, (on shelves, from top) Behind the Scenes dishes by Thayse Viégas for Casa Canvas; Untitled photographs by Yan Motta; Touch artworks (on left bottom shelf ) by Sally Viganò; Céramique head sculpture by Christophe Betmalle; photograph (in large frame) by Giorgio Ferri.
her design space and gallery. The apartment has a living room with an open kitchen, a loft bedroom upstairs and a studio and so it also appealed to her as a place to live and she moved in with her then-husband, Milanese interior designer Maurizio Bergo. (Viégas and Bergo are no longer romantic partners, but they still collaborate.) Casa Canvas, a fusion of design, art and product, opened in 2016, initially as a three-month project. “One of my motivations for making this project a reality was that during my last job as a buyer in a concept store in Milan, I wanted to buy new designers but I had to devote a bigger budget to commercial brands,” says Viégas. “It made me want to have my own space, a more ‘democratic window’ ››
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‹‹ where emerging designers and artists could be valued in the same way as an established designer or brand. And I thought that the house we lived in could be that space to start this idea.”
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n many ways, Casa Canvas is very much Viégas’s private domain — one that reflects her personal aesthetic, which she calls “minimalist contemporary”. Just to make the point, Viégas created a neon sign of the words ‘personal space’, which she placed in the classical fireplace that is a feature of the living room. But the apartment is primarily a showcase of young design and talent, home to more than 60 pieces of art and furniture, including Viégas’s whimsical printed ceramic dishes from her collection called Behind the Scenes, based on old master paintings. The gallery opens onto the garden, which occupies a prime position in the villa and gives Viégas the opportunity to host an irregular program of events, including dinners, book launches and chef collaborations in the magnificent setting. Casa Canvas is especially busy in April, when international visitors gather in Milan for the Salone del Mobile. Throughout the year, Viégas opens her home by appointment. “I am trying to create something where people can come from Milan and anywhere and find a place that is very international, and they can find objects they can’t find in Milan.” Works being exhibited include France’s Sam Baron’s Perflect side units, Brazil’s Gustavo Martini’s geometric Edge
chair, and fractured ceramic and glass objects by Colombia’s Heidi Jalkh’s. Viégas’s keen eye creates a harmonious mix of vintage furniture and some very personal art on the walls, such as Giulia Biasini’s framed sketches of big-eyed women arranged above a desk. She says her placement of art is very casual. “I just put the objects somewhere I like.” Some of the pieces have been purchased by Viégas; others are collaborations with local artists, many of them on consignment. But it’s all for sale, down to the water glasses designed by Italian-Greek design studio Ctrlzak. The intimacy of the home gallery is deeply satisfying for its creator. When Viégas retires to the loft at night she has a privileged view. “I can see almost everything from my bed,” she says with pride. VL Visit casacanvas.it
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Dancing queen Once a safe haven for drag performers and the location of a beloved AUSTRALIAN MOVIE CLASSIC, this inner Sydney pub has ďŹ nally had the glamazonworthy makeover it deserves.
By Lee Tulloch Photographed by Anson Smart Styled by Claire Delmar In the Garden Cocktail Bar of The Imperial Erskineville, stools by CDF; wall mural art by Neil Mallard.
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n the memorable opening moments of The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, actor Hugo Weaving, frocked-up in sequins and blonde wig, lip-syncs to Charlene’s 1982 hit, ‘I’ve Never Been To Me’, while a rowdy crowd in an inner Sydney hotel jeer him on. The pub is The Imperial Erskineville, a 1940s classic corner landmark that, since the 1980s, has regularly hosted drag performances on a special stage in a back room. The curvaceous old hotel, a prime example of what is known as interwar functionalist style, designed by Virgil Cizzio, underwent a cultural transformation when it was purchased in 1983 by legendary entrepreneur Dawn O’Donnell, who also owned the famous Patchs and Capriccios nightclubs on Oxford Street. The former butcher turned it into a safe haven for the LGBTQI community, at a time when transsexuality was barely spoken about. O’Donnell died in 2007 but before that The Imperial had changed hands several times. Even as Erskineville gentrified, the pub was notoriously sleazy, with an illegal sex club operating in the basement. The Imperial was finally shut down in 2015 after drug busts and license breaches. Hoteliers Fraser Short and Scott Leach snapped it up soon after for $6.5 million and invested millions more into tarting up the grand old dame. The reconceived front bar and a new restaurant, Priscilla’s, opened earlier this year. The remaining three stages of the renovation, which include an open-air trattoria, a cocktail lounge and Australia’s first same-sex wedding chapel on the roof, are rolling out over the next few months. Principal architect Sophie Harris and designer Jeremy Bull of Alexander & Co were charged with bringing the pub back to life. It’s a responsibility the team didn’t take lightly. “Respect has to be paid to its importance in the gay community,” Bull says. “We had to find what was once glorious about it again.” He saw it as a kind of “lost palace”, reimagining the cultural icon into a place of fantasy — outrageous, inclusive and fantastic while reflecting the gravity of its legacy. ››
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hroughout the hotel, some original pub surfaces and tiles have been left raw and broken. New carpets, tiling and rendering have been designed to look as if they’ve been uncovered rather than added. Speciality furniture and lighting, such as the 70s-looking CES casino stools in the bar, have been made by local manufacturers to original designs. Fringing and ruffles, mainstays of drag costuming, have been added to lamps shades and mirrors. Even costumes abandoned in the wardrobe room upstairs have been reclaimed — the occasional stiletto can be found casually lying on a bar or side table. “It had to feel fun and quirky and weird, but not twee,” Bull says. Rest assured, The Imperial is anything but. VL Visit imperialerskineville.com.au
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POSTSCRIPT From the living room to the kitchen, dress your home in supreme style with these must-haves.
GORSIA DESIGN A luxury furniture specialist, Gorsia Design has been producing its attention-getting bespoke pieces for more than 20 years. Handcrafted in Kolkata, India, furniture such as the Rivoli-X lounge chair manages to combine artistic design with skilled workmanship. The result is both beautiful and functional. Fusing classicism with modernism, the designs embody refinement, grace and sophistication. Visit gorsiadesign.com.au
MINOTTI Flexibility is an attractive core value in many facets of our lives, and furniture is no different. With squared and curved elements, the Alexander modular seating system is an elegant solution that can be combined to suit any modern living space and create the perfect intimate atmosphere. The modules can utilise high or low backrests or a mix of both, adding further to their versatility. Learn more at minotti.com
ESCEA It’s hard to miss the Escea DS1400 gas fireplace, which makes a big impact using a small footprint. Hard to miss, partly for what it’s missing, Escea has taken away all the bits you don’t need on a fireplace and gone completely frameless for a minimalist look. This clever design creates large orange flames with natural movement and shape to give the beauty of a log fire with the efficiency and benefits of gas. Visit escea.com
SUNBRELLA Founded in the 1960s with the challenge of creating an awning canvas with a longer lifespan than cotton, Sunbrella has proven you don’t have to sacrifice style for durability. It produces textiles with close attention to design detail and engineered for robust performance. Featuring globally inspired designs, colours and textures, the fabrics are soft to the touch, easy to care for and fade-proof. Head to sunbrella.com
JANUS ET CIE The Kon collection, by Californian designer Janice Feldman, a stunning series of loung and dining furniture inspired by the colours of the Santorini hills. An all-teak frame of conical and tapered details, paire with pale cushions, creates comfortable sophistication suited for modern exteriors. Visit janusetcie.com
g p p p new designs introduced by Flexform at this year’s Milan Design Week. Beyond its clean lines and attention to comfort, the bed has two elegant night stands built into its structure, each with a wooden drawer, and a convenient backrest adjustment mechanism. Go to fanuli.com.au
VOGUE LIVING PROMOTION
VIABIZZUNO Designed by the acclaimed British architect David Chipperfield for his renovation of the Hotel Café Royal in London, the Royal Parete wall fitting is produced by Italian lighting manufacturer Viabizzuno. It’s distributed locally by VBO Australia, whose showroom is in the art and design hub of Chippendale, Sydney. Go to viabizzuno.com
ANGELUCCI 20TH CENTURY Inspired by the timeless beauty of mid-20th-century lounges conceptualised by the great American furniture designers, Angelucci’s Hollywood sofa would fit right in on the set of a Hitchcock classic. The plush combination of understated elegance and incredible comfort will add just the right amount of glamour to your home. Custom-made to order with a choice of length and fabrics, this piece is sure to take a starring role in any home. Visit angelucci.net.au
ARTUSI The sleek lines
VOLA Step out of a hot bath and into a warm towel, thanks to Vola’s T39 built-in heated towel rail. Built to order and shipped from the Vola factory in Denmark within a few days, the flexible system of modular bars fits with any interior design, has all the technical units hidden and is available in 18 colours and finishes. Visit vola.com
TREND As our living spaces become more open, modern Australian architecture increasingly blurs the boundaries between the inside and outside. Trend’s new Botanica series of windows and doors offers the warmth and texture that only timber brings, while providing generous openings, cross ventilation and natural light that lets you immerse yourself in the natural world. See the range at trendwindows.com.au
and high-performance ethos that is embodied by the Italian appliance brand Artusi is given a ’60s spin with its new line of retro refrigerators. Available in black, white and red, the playful design comes with all the latest features, including a wine drawer, LED lighting, static cooling and an added freezer section. For more details, go to artusi.com.au
CAESARSTONE Textures found in industrial architecture are given an experimental, refined and romantic expression in Caesarstone’s Metropolitan collection. Topus Concrete is inspired by topological strata and combines mineral formations found in nature with the rugged patinas of industrial materials. Its blush undertone echoes the pastels that are informing the interiors market today. Visit caesarstone.com.au
VLast look SHOP
Fringe festival
Equal parts luxury, whimsy and drama, these highly decorative velvet poufs will add a theatrical element to any living space.
FRO M LEFT Lorenza Bozzoli Design Couture tall pouf, $1220, and pouf with geometric fringe, $2854, both from Artemest. Details, last pages.
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