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#63 Kitchen & Bathroom special Guest Editor Greg Natale The incredible designers shaping our world

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ISSUE FOUR OF SIX COLLECTABLES David Langston-Jones Arent&Pyke AM Architecture Yana Molodykh Interiors Luchetti Krelle Studio Doherty SJB Jase Sullivan Myles Baldwin Dr Sarah Robson YSG Studio Tate Those Architects Studio Johnston Splinter Society Sally Caroline

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#63 lightbox #23 24 DESIGN NEWS A gathering of the most beautiful, interesting and sometimes challenging designs shaping our world.

portrait #47 48 MYLES BALDWIN One of the most sought-after landscape architects, Myles Baldwin is also charming, intensely horticultural and driven to design the best garden possible for each site.

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SARAH ROBSON Creating folded felt works and angular metal pieces, her artworks are meticulously crafted with robust strength underpinning their light and fragile appearances.

66 JASE SULLIVAN Working from his home outside Byron Bay, each of his projects is a time traveller of sorts, with designs collected and rearranged to create something new.

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Kitchen & Bathroom

#63

Absolutely the most aspirational issue of the year, Guest Editor Greg Natale takes us through his own work as well as some of the best designers shaping this space.

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136 NEW YORK HOUSE

BELLEVUE HILL HOUSE With an incredible kitchen and bathrooms to die for, it can be by none other than Greg Natale.

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BATHS Whether it is a wooden tub or the latest in porcelain, the epitome of luxury will always be a bath.

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BATHROOMS Studio Tate, YSG and Those Architects are doing beautiful work everywhere.

113 KITCHENS We look at some magnificent work from Studio Johnston, Splinter Society, YSG and Sally Caroline.

Lavishly layered with vintage and contemporary pieces, every aspect of this four-storey home is delicious.

146 THE EVE HOTEL Comfortable, gorgeous and a tiny bit insouciant, what more could you ask for in an inner-city hotel?

154 LANDSCAPE ALLEY In the part of Kyiv that once housed princes, a new design language is taking shape.

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164 PORTSEA BEACH HOUSE Stretching across the landscape, this home is light and open to the breeze.

172 CIBARIA Right on the beach at Manly, the mood is fun and playful.

180 SOUTH YARRA HOUSE A gorgeous celebration of colour and sculptural form, with oh, so many wonderful moments.

188 LITTLE YOUNG STREET Everything you need, including a Zen garden and bold blocks of colour, but nothing more.

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196 WHARF HOUSE Gentle and elegantly refined, the home has been rethought and cherished anew.

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ABOVE Guest Editor Greg Natale.

— In loving memory of Prem Kumari Lala, a cherished mother, grandmother, mother-in-law, sister and friend. She led with love, always ready with a warm smile and fille with the joy of life. She was an extraordinary woman and will be missed by all.

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here is an incredible richness to the Australian architecture and design industry that I think the rest of the world is really starting to tap into. Each year in Milan or at Maison&Objet in Paris, I am seeing more and more Australian and Asian Pacific designers, artists and makers sitting alongside their counterparts from everywhere in the world. One of my favourite artists is Indivi Sutton, so naturally I had to grab one of her pieces for New York House (p. 136).

Our architects and interior designers are likewise in a belle epoque of incredible work, with SJB’s The EVE Hotel the hottest ticket in Sydney for glamorous accommodation (p. 146). More beachy, but completely fabulous, is Cibaria by Luchetti Krelle (p.

172). Residential architecture continues to shine with great work coming from Studio Doherty (p. 180), Arent&Pyke (p. 196), AM Architecture (p. 164), and a really surprisingly delightful blast of colour from David Langston-Jones (p. 188). Further afield, Yana Molodykh is designing dream interiors in Ukraine and her work is astounding (p. 154).

This is the Kitchen & Bathroom issue, so I have started with Bellevue Hill House (p. 78). It is my second interior for this home and it is interesting to think about what you would change in a do-over. As it turns out, quite a lot. We look at baths, yes baths, who doesn’t love them! (p. 88). We also look at some great bathrooms (p. 97) and kitchens (p. 113) from great designers. They are all completely different, but all totally aspirational – architectural eye candy at its best.

I have reserved the profiles for three of my favourite collaborators or colleagues: Myles Baldwin, who I have worked with on many projects over the years (p. 48); Sarah Robson, an artist whose strong work always looks amazing in my more minimalist homes (p. 56); and Jase Sullivan, an interior designer whose work is really making a mark and someone I have been following closely since our paths crossed on homeMADE (p. 66).

There is always so much design going on at this time of year, with products being launched in Milan and elsewhere. I have selected some of my favourites and I hope a varied and interesting cross section of the incredible work taking shape around us (p. 23).

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SENIOR BRAND MANAGER Brunetta Stocco brunetta@indesign.com.au

EDITOR Gillian Serisier gillian@indesign.com.au

PARTNERSHIPS AND MEDIA MANAGER Katie Staver katie@indesign.com.au

DIGITAL EDITOR Timothy Alouani-Roby timothy@indesign.com.au

MEDIA EXECUTIVE Avaani Nandan avaani@indesign.com.au

SUB EDITOR Rachel Fieldhouse

GROUP OPERATIONS MANAGER Sheree Bryant sheree@indesign.com.au

CREATIVE DIRECTOR Sylvia Weimer sylvia@spacelabdesign.com CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Timothy Alouani-Roby, Aleesha Callahan, Allan Fraser-Rush, Jan Henderson, Sarah Hetherington, Greg Natale, Saskia Neacsu, Georgina Safe, Gillian Serisier.

CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS/ ARTISTS Geoff mbler, Yevhenii Avramenko, Bea +Co., Irina Boersma, Kirsten Bookallil, Tim Brown, Jason Busch, Sharyn Cairns, Common Studio, Matteo Dal Vera, Renata Dominik, Eszter+David, Sean Fennessy, Tom Ferguson, Rory Gardiner, Martina Gemmola, Marsha Golemac, Florian Grey, William Jess Laird, Timothy Kaye, Jess Kneebone, Michael Lean, Mariana Marcki-Matos, Jack Milenkovic, Felix Mooneeram, Ange Nolan, Luc Remond, Tom Ross, Prue Ruscoe, Anson Smart, Dianna Snape, Christopher Snee, Lillie Thompson, Colby Vexler, Lilli Waters, Steven Woodburn. Ros Auld, Frida Kahlo, Dr Sarah Robson, Indivi Sutton.

HEAD OF PRODUCTION Anna Carmody anna@indesign.com.au PRODUCTION COORDINATOR Paul Ayoub print@indesign.com.au FINANCE MANAGER Vivia Felice vivia@indesign.com.au MARKETING EXECUTIVE Nicola Nolan nicola@indesign.com.au EVENT MANAGER Roisin Fagan roisin@indesign.com.au PRODUCT MANAGER Radu Enache radu@indesign.com.au

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The extraordinary bathroom in Bar Julius within The EVE Hotel, by SJB. Tri-MixBrick, Surface Gallery. Custom basin, Darwen Terracotta. Tapware, Astra Walker.

Planet Green Dulux. Photo, Anson Smart. Styling, Joseph Gardner. Page 146.

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Habitus takes the conversation to our contributors, discovering their inspiration and design hunter® journeys

GREG NATALE

ALEESHA CALLAHAN

ANSON SMART

BEC GALLO

Renowned for his innovative and meticulously curated interiors, Greg’s keen eye for detail and distinct architectural approach is paired with his passion for materiality, colour and geometry. Continuously exploring new avenues and genres, his work seamlessly weaves references from classic to contemporary, creating designs that are both timeless and striking. With an international reputation for his intricately layered approach, Greg is noted as one of the world’s most influential designers by AD Mexico, and as a design visionary

by Harper’s Bazaar Interiors Middle East. Additionally, Greg has collaborated with many design houses to build collections including rugs, carpets, wallpaper, tiles, furniture and homewares.

We are delighted to share his perspective as Guest Editor for this fabulous issue of Habitus.

One of the most inspiring and thoughtful writers in the realm of architecture and design, Aleesha has written and commentated on every aspect of the creative world shaping our lives for the past ten years. As the previous Editor of Habitus she introduced Australia to a plethora of architects, interior designers, artist, artisans and the shifts in thinking behind these talented makers.

Having first trained and practised as an interior designer, her passion for mid-century design and architecture began while living and working in Berlin. She continues to enrich our world as a contributing writer, with her extraordinary ability for getting to the heart of the issue always impressing.

It was while watching Top Gun as a teenager that Anson decided he wanted to be a pilot, mainly because he wanted to travel the world and have an interesting life.

But soon after completing an aviation science degree, flying and wearing a uniform soon lost its appeal. Fast-forward 20 years and he is busy shooting for editorial and advertising clients around the world. “When I’m not on the road with a camera, life at home in Sydney is also amazing (and hectic) with my wife Jody and my three girls Scarlett, Roxie and Olive.”

Bec is a writer, artist, arts worker and organiser based on unceded Gadigal land. They research, publish, and make art as part of the collaborative duo Make or Break, and were a founding co-director of Pari, a collective-run space on Darug land. Bec’s writing has been published by platforms including Art+Australia, Vault, Art Collector and Art Guide. They are currently researching, thinking, and writing about the afterlives of materials, the performance of gender, and socially engaged art in the public sphere. We are delighted to include their perspective on artist Sarah Robson in this issue. Photo, Nina Gallo.

BATHING #88

NEW YORK HOUSE #136

SARAH ROBSON #56

BELLEVUE HILL HOUSE #78

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GILLIAN SERISIER

SARAH HETHERINGTON

TIMOTHY ALOUANI-ROBY

GEORGINA SAFE

In her role as Editor of Habitus Magazine, Gillian brings a twentyyear oeuvre of design writing to the publication. Focusing on architecture, design, art and interior design, her breadth of knowledge is expansive and generous, with all genres and styles regarded for their own merit. For the highly collectable series of Six, Gillian is working with the best designers in the Indo-Pacifi region to create content that is engaged and varied. Moreover, by creating each issue through the lens of her Guest Editors, their unique personality is allowed to shape each issue of Habitus. The result is always surprising.

Sarah is always on point as an art, architecture and design writer.

A member of the International Art Critics Association (AICA), Sarah was most recently Director, Galleries at Sydney Contemporary – Australasia’s premier art fair.

In this role she held the curatorial responsibility for Installation Contemporary featuring 13 largescale projects spanning the iconic, heritage-listed Carriageworks.

With over two decades’ experience working in the art world, Sarah has previously held positions at the Biennale of Sydney, Liverpool Street Gallery and Ivan Dougherty Gallery, UNSW. Sarah was a Board Director of Art Month Sydney during its inaugural year and for many years has been an Asia Pacific Correspondent in the architecture and design media.

Timothy is Digital Editor at Indesign after having worked in professional sport for over a decade.

With a focus on architecture, his published writing has included topics from the philosophy of sport to the politics of North Africa. He studied architecture at the University of Sydney, where he was the Managing Editor of CIRCA Journal, as well as holding a Master’s degree in English Literature and a Bachelor’s in Philosophy and Politics. Timothy is especially interested in architectural theory and history.

Based in Sydney, he divides his time between there, Marrakech and Northern England.

George is one of Australia’s most beloved writers. With a twentyyear portfolio across fashion and design, her articles covering the Australian fashion industry and the international collections in Milan, Paris, New York and London have been a revelation of sparkling wit. Her work across design and architecture is similarly insightful, with a keen eye for what does and doesn’t work, plus a fearless approach to quizzing her subjects, as both their design and intent come under her gaze. In this issue she throws us into the sunny foodie world of Cibaria by Luchetti Krelle.

SOUTH YARRA HOUSE #180

CIBARIA #172

LITTLE YOUNG STREET #188

THE EVE HOTEL #146

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