Est Magazine Issue 15

ISSUE #15 2014

Kitchen + Bathroom Issue

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Editor in Chief Sian MacPherson sian@estmagazine.com.au

sub-editor YVETTE CAPrioglio yvette@estmagazine.com.au

GRAPHIC DESIGNER GEORGIE MCKENZIE georgie@estmagazine.com.au

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CONTRIBUTORS

FASHION Yvette Caprioglio. PHOTOGRAPHY Mark Lobo, Shannon McGrath, Adrien Dirand, Koen van Damme. WORDS Lucy Marcyzk, Sian MacPherson. PRODUCTION Sian MacPherson, Georgie Nikakis.

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Photography Mark Lobo. LOCATION Middle Park.

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Contents

11 Editor’s Letter

13 Fashion

14 Style Hunter’s pick

Breaking down busy

Into the Blue

Lucy Marcyzk

17 TREND REPORT

30 Artist Profile

34 HOME Feature

Kitchen + Bathroom

Painter Sally Joubert

Outside the Box

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42 New thai fOOD Salt + Pepper Tofu

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Editor’s Letter I have to admit the making of our first ever Est Kitchen and Bathroom edition has been quite a revelation. In our search for ‘what’s hot’ for the rooms that suck the bejesus out of even the healthiest of renovation budgets, we were quick to discover, overwhelmingly, that timber really is the material of the moment - if not decade.

Given that my role as editor of a design magazine is to seek out the latest and greatest design on the market, it is then only natural to expect that I would have seen more than my fair share of kitchens and bathrooms over the years. The search for what’s new always has me coming back to my personal lineup of design favourites, with those that I love staying with me as if seemingly untied to and particular trend, but yet remaining still very much ‘current’ in style.

While timber is certainly ‘on trend’ at the moment, and I personally am drawn to nature as a must have component in nearly every situation (blame it on the country connection), it’s the way that it is used and applied to a scheme that will determine its longevity in terms of the designs relevance.

Or in other words - as with every trend - err on the side of restraint to avoid looking like your home is stuck in a time warp (that is not retro cool). The same can be said for teenage boys and their penchant for rolling their jeans up and wearing white socks underneath (like Steve Urkel) That does not even look good now - let alone in 7 years time.* Trust me William Jack MacPherson.** * A teenage boy, who may or may not be related to the author of this letter, may soon file divorce from his mother after reading above comments. ** Actually, who are we kidding? Unless it’s on Instagram he will never read above comments. #humiliation #opportunity #wasted

Sian MacPherson Editor in Chief

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Into the Blue ALEX MILL Check Woven Cotton Shirt

NIKE Tier Zero Suede Tennis Classic Sneakers

A big colour trend in both northern and southern hemispheres, blue is back on the radar. Wherever you look, from denim to plaid, there’s a reminder that blue is for boys, but go-to navy is always the mainstay of every man about town’s wardrobe.

BY Yvette Caprioglio

RIZZOLI Hotel Il Pellicano

Arne Jacobsen City Hall Watch

Arne Jacobsen Swan Chair

Cire Trvdon Candle - la Marquise

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est style hunter Meet Lucy Marczyk from Nexus Designs ...

Most of my work involves designing residential interiors: people’s home environments. I also design apartments and work with unique and challenging interiors. For example, I’m finishing up my first boat interior and I love the lifestyle shift that happens with people when they’re around water – I try to take a lead from that relaxed emotion and feed that into the design.

One could describe my work as sleek & contemporary, with a balance of nature & tech.

I love France. Old and new. Bohemian and couture. It’s my kind of mix of lifestyles.

I love food, and the way in which Melbourne is developing our foodie culture is right up my alley. Fine dining in casual, unassuming spaces. I also love fashion.

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Tolomeo Table Lamp, 1983

T-shirts with the perfect amount of stretch & slouch.

The uniform of casual effortlessness.

Beige on Beige, Stripes and Pairs.

Gio Ponti. Superleggera, No. 699. Super lightweight chair.

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Kitchen + Bathroom Timber is the material of choice in 2014.

Whether it’s used as a veneer for kitchen cabinetry or to soften the tone of too many hard, shiny surfaces in a bathroom, timber has clearly cast it’s earthy spell on designers the world over.

PRODUCTION Sian MacPherson & Georgie Nikakis.

Sanders & King

Š Mark Lobo.

CAESARSTONE Calacatta Nuvo

THE English Tapware Company Ionian Tap

Andrei Davidoff Ceramics

No 4 Judith Elliston at Artbank

SMEG Victoria Freestanding Oven

Justine Hugh-Jones

Popham design Fretwork Tile

ARTEMIDE Nur Pendant

KATE STEVENS 5:41 at Artbank

FANULI BCN Stool

De Vol.

Vincent van Duysen. © Koen Van Damme.

Joseph Dirand. © AdrienDirand.

Made by Cohen + Robson Rak Architects.

Rogerseller.

Poliform.

BENJAMIN HUBERT Chimney

John Pawson Lyndsay ADLEman

Obumex Water Tap

Hammered Brass Pendant

Beatrix Rowe. © Shannon McGrath.

ASTRA WALKER A69.08 Black

Federico Gregorutti Step

Daskal Laperre © Karel Vanoverberghe.

THE English Tapware Company Perrin & Rowe Mimas ‘C’

ANOTHER COUNTRY Bar Stool Three

Studio 4. Š Shannon McGrath.

Soak Sanctuary

ROGERSELLER Bliss Duo

Patricia Urquiola

AGAPE

Vieques tub

Sen

Made by Cohen, Robson Rak. © Shannon McGrath.

Bathtubs

ROGERSELLER Amélie Freestanding Bath

Justine Hugh-Jones.

Studio 4. © Shannon McGrath.

Beatrix Rowe. © Shannon McGrath.

Joseph Dirand. © AdrienDirand.

Vola 111

Di Lorenzo Marble Mosaic MARK TUCKEY Eggcup Stool

ASTRA WALKER A69.05.48 Black

LUMIRA Sicilian Citrus Candle

Rogerseller Luna

Riva for Fanuli Napa Stool

“The green fields of Flinders”

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SALLY JOUBERT A four month painting course at Scuola Leonardo Da Vinci in Florence was the inevitable catalyst for Melbourne based graphic designer, Sally Joubert, to discover both her talent, and her love for painting. The artist’s rendition of the green, grassy cliffs and grey pebbled shoreline of Victorian seaside hamlet.

Flinders is what first drew us in.

WORDS Sian MacPherson | ARTWORK Sally Joubert

“Where winter hills meet the sea”

Define your style: Impressionistic, graphic, tonalist.

What are you currently working on?

Landscapes of the snow.

Where do you live and work?

I live in Prahran with my family and I have a studio in Richmond.

What is inspiring you this month?

The muted tones of the mountains and trees on a snowy day.

What are you currently reading?

Any art inspired book, magazine or article that I can get my mitts on. I always look forward to my subscription to Artist Profile.

“Sweet and sour in Richmond”

What are you listening to?

Chet Faker.

What are you watching?

On TV is it ‘A Sicilian detective series ‘ Il Commissario Montalbano”, but I prefer to go to the cinema to watch movies.

Who would you most like to sit next to at a dinner party?

Brett Whiteley or Clarice Beckett.

What is your greatest extravagance?

Apart from paints, wine and cheese.

Where would be your favourite destination?

Sicily or anywhere in Italy for that matter.

What does luxury mean to you?

Time and being able to travel and paint wherever in the world.

“Motoring by”

“Misty Morning”

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outside the box For architect Steven Whiting, mastering the redesign of older style homes to meet modern day lifestyle demands has led him to become one of the most popular architects to ‘Pin’ on the web. With wife Carole working alongside him on this Middle Park home in Melbourne, it’s not hard to see why the ‘Whiting Signature Style’ of a classic, contemporary aesthetic in various tones of white, pale grey and charcoal has taken the design-loving Pinterest community by storm.

PRODUCTION & WORDS Sian MacPherson PHOTOGRAPHY Mark Lobo

Downsizing from a large family home in the Melbourne bayside suburb of Brighton called for a radical change in living environment for the Whiting’s client.

Armed with a brief requesting a redesign of the original Edwardian ‘city townhouse’, Steven and Carole reconfigured the traditional style home to allow for a variety of options and ease of entertaining for both extended family and friends.

With the main renovation taking place toward the back of the house, the kitchen and living areas were given an overhaul to create a space that allows for both large scale, and intimate gatherings.

Raised clerestory windows added in the dining area help frame and extend the views from the entrance hall down to the centre of the house, while also functioning as a sun trap in the winter and allowing the heat to escape in the summer.

In the kitchen, the designers have successfully created a beautiful yet subtle feature of the cabinetry and work spaces. It does not look like a utilitarian kitchen in the traditional sense due to the well-hidden appliances and inner machinations.

“We wanted to breakdown the contemporary kitchen look,” Carole explains in reference to the new take on the kitchen ‘family dining table’, a bench height, stone topped timber table that serves as both kitchen bench for the cook and an informal gathering place for visitors.

The masterpiece of the adjoining laundry space concealed within the kitchen area are the door panels that open out and lock-off to create an enclosed space for the laundry while simultaneously screening it off from the living area.

A yoga and meditation room with storage was a ‘must have’ for the client so Steven cleverly designed extra walk-in storage space by pushing the exterior wall out to the boundary and forming an add on box to utilise the dead space that runs to the adjoining lane-way.

At the front of the house the master bedroom sits across the hall from the yoga room. Here Whiting again put his space creating genius to work by inserting a boxed robe as a room divider

of sorts, effectively creating a spine for the ensuite and robe and allowing for the creation of a powder-room for guests with a concealed toilet and a shower.

With the outside replanted with a small, low maintenance veggie patch and garden a deck that flows on from the kitchen breakfast bar, this relatively compact home has become an entertainer’s dream thanks to the Whiting’s talent for creating options that sit outside the square.

GRässhoppa Floor Lamp

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Cadrys Vintage Oushak Rug

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Viccarbe Last Minute Stool

Wildflower Alpaca Chunky Knit Pillow

Moroso Fjord Stool

Patricia Urquiola for Moroso Klara Chair

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SALT & PEPPER TOFU

SALT & PEPPER MIX

SERVES 4

MAKES 1½ CUPS

250g silken tofu, cut into 6 pieces

50g sichuan peppercorns

60ml (¼ cup) fish sauce

1 teaspoon cloves

60g (½ cup) tapioca flour

1 teaspoon coriander seeds

500ml (2 cups) canola oil for deep frying, plus extra 1½ tablespoons

2 star anise

1 teaspoon salt & pepper mix

5 dried small red chillies

3cm piece fresh ginger, peeled and julienned

250g (2 cups) sea salt

1 piece cassia bark

1 spring onion (scallion), cut into 2cm lengths 4 Chinese broccoli (gai lan) stems, cut to 3cm pieces 1½ tablespoons Chinese rice wine 1½ tablespoons soy sauce 1 tablespoon oyster sauce 60ml (¼ cup) chicken stock 1 teaspoon caster (superfine) sugar ½ long red chilli, julienned, to garnish Dip the tofu in the fish sauce, then dust in the tapioca flour to coat.

Heat the oil in a wok or large heavy-based saucepan to 160ºC (320ºF), or until a cube of bread dropped into the oil turns brown in 25– 30 seconds. Deep-fry the tofu until golden and crispy, for about 6–8 minutes. Drain on paper towel, then dust in the salt & pepper mix. Pour off the frying oil from the wok.

Combine the sichuan peppercorns, cloves, coriander and star anise in a bowl and cover with water. Drain immediately. (This helps to cook them evenly all the way through without the outside burning.)

Dry-roast the spices in a heavy-based saucepan over a low heat, stirring continuously, until they have dried out and become fragrant, for about 8–10 minutes. Add the chillies and continue to dry-roast, stirring continuously, for a further 2–3 minutes. Remove from the heat and cool.

Add the salt, mix thoroughly and grind in a spice or coffee grinder to a fine powder. Store in an airtight container for 4 weeks.

To continue preparing the dish, heat 1. tablespoons fresh oil in the wok over a medium– high heat and stir-fry the ginger for about 30 seconds. Add the spring onion and Chinese broccoli and stir-fry for 3–4 minutes, then pour in the Chinese cooking wine and boil, stirring, for 30 seconds to deglaze the wok. Stir in the soy and oyster sauces, chicken stock and sugar, and cook for 2–3 minutes.

Arrange the stir-fried vegetable mixture on a serving plate and place the crisp tofu to the side or on another plate. Garnish the vegetables with the chilli.

Extracted from New Thai Food by Martin Boetz.

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