Making up this elite group of creatives are the Needless to say, whittling down this list to just names design world is talking about 50 names was no easy task. The sheer number right now. Some are emerging studios, still young of EXCEPTIONAL AUSTRALIAN DESIGNERS, in their careers and forging a path as the country’s ARCHITECTS AND ARTISTS could easily fill a whole NEXT BIG THINGS, while others have more than magazine. But as problems go, it’s a very good one to earned their place as ICONS OF THE INDUSTRY. have. It is a testament to just how much fantastic talent Between them, these interior designers, architects, we have in this country, and proof that the future of the Vproduct designers and artistsL have overseen some Australian design industry is in very safe hands. of the nation's most innovative and exciting projects, Here, we present our INAUGURAL VL50. spanning residential, retail, hospitality and more. Compiled by the Vogue Living team Written by Jake Millar

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CLIENTS: “Private residential clients are a big part of our work,” say founding directors Kirsten Stanisich and Jonathan Richards. CURRENTLY WORKING ON: Two Art Deco properties overlooking ; Woollahra Hotel; corporate CBD projects for AMP; and ongoing furniture design with The Wood Room. VL50 ETHOS: Interior designers “We take inspiration from the unique charm of every project. Our work is characterised by beautifully simple spaces overlaid with elegant detailing.”

ARENT&PYKE, SYDNEY DYLAN FARRELL DESIGN, SYDNEY BREAKTHROUGH MOMENT: “Things BREAKTHROUGH MOMENT: “I was ‘cold-called’ started to take off when we joined in for an interview by a man I had never met forces in 2007,” says director before to design radiant-heater covers for Juliette Arent Squadrito of linking an apartment,” says the founding designer. up with fellow director Sarah-Jane “I almost skipped the interview but I Pyke. “A key project for us was walked out with a commission to design The Avenue, which won multiple and decorate a new six-storey townhouse BLAINEY NORTH, SYDNEY national design awards in 2014.” on New York’s Upper West Side.” CLIENTS: , Nicole Kidman, CLIENTS: Mostly private residences CLIENTS: Private clients from Sydney James Packer, Alice Temperley, the in Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and Melbourne, and a furniture line Pratt family and the Stokes family. and New Zealand; and a new represented by Jean de Merry in the US. CURRENTLY WORKING ON: The world’s Australian headquarters and CURRENTLY WORKING ON: A farmstay in tallest residential tower on Central Experience Space for Vida Glow. Bowral, a waterfront estate in Point Piper, Park; a number of grand homes in CURRENTLY WORKING ON: Continuing and a transitional home in Palm Beach. Sydney, Melbourne, New York and the relationship with Polly ETHOS: “We start each project by

London; and superyachts. “We are Harbison (their Garden House abandoning the intrusion of experience also working on a secret new arm featured in VL Nov/Dec 2020) and asking, ‘What happens when you of the business, which is keeping with two new projects this year. start seeking something you’ve never me working through the night,” ETHOS: “Our work is about a modern sought before?’ By carefully lifting back says the managing director. comfort — natural, uncontrived this curtain, we discover authenticity in ETHOS: “We treat every project like and optimistic. Clever, not tricky. each of our clients’ homes.” a couture garment with a rigour and Timeless, not boring. There is a repetition in detail that challenges sensuality and elegance to the our clients’ ideas of what is possible.” work, mindful of place and those who inhabit it.” HANDELSMANN + KHAW, SYDNEY

CLIENTS: Private residential projects ranging from Watsons Bay to Los Angeles, applying a signature look across Arts and Crafts, Art Deco, mid-century and contemporary styles. CURRENTLY WORKING ON: A Leslie Wilkinson house in Vaucluse; a Victorian homestead near Mudgee; a heritage-listed Art Deco building on the Bondi beachfront; and a 1920s home in Woollahra with a Hollywood Hills theme. ETHOS: “We seek to give our interiors a contemporary timelessness: a combination of paring back the architecture to its original bones and an unexpected mix of vintage and custom pieces which cut across eras and provenances,” say founders PHOTOGRAPHERS: ANSON SMART (BLAINEY NORTH), JULIE ADAMS (ARENT&PYKE), FELIX FOREST, (RICHARDS (RICHARDS FELIX FOREST, (ARENT&PYKE), JULIE ADAMS (BLAINEY NORTH), ANSON SMART PHOTOGRAPHERS: STANISICH), IMAGE COURTESY OF MJ BALE (DYLAN FARRELL DESIGN), HANNAH BLACKMORE (HANDELSMANN (HANDELSMANN DESIGN), HANNAH BLACKMORE FARRELL OF MJ BALE (DYLAN COURTESY IMAGE STANISICH), (BLAINEY NORTH) ALLISON BOYLE HAIR & MAKE-UP: + KHAW). Tania Handelsmann and Gillian Khaw.

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PHOTOGRAPHERS: SEAN FENNESSY (AKIN ATELIER), TOBY PEET (ACME), ANSON SMART (ALEXANDER & CO), PRUE RUSCOE (ALWILL INTERIORS) my firstfurniture collection,” Architects; Bannisters Hotels. Rosselli Luigi with interiors regions; surrounding and Sydney in mainly jobs commercial boutique CURRENTLY WORKING ON: CLIENTS: Carlo.” Villa project completed arecently and concept; apartment Paris virtual the architecture; and travel by inspired was “which Alwill, Romy principal says BREAKTHROUGH MOMENT: our interiors.” our into feel global that bring and internationally designers emerging We work with love to nature. to connection innate I love its — for some time Japan in lived having design, love Japanese I also Campiglio. Necchi Villa and Scarpa Carlo —think 1930s the is ofdesign era My favourite them. by not dictated though directions interior current with evolving still but timeless, and considered is ETHOS: Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs. Eastern Sydney’s in Hay Architects Fearon with architecture and interior design. interior and architecture residential private and Qantas, Grant, Melanie Ballet, Australian The Lee, Dion Bassike, Marc, founding director Kelvin Ho. Kelvin director founding says space,” a defines and shapes what is which experience, creates this Ibelieve together. a project threads that language a visual create to is adesigner of my as role ETHOS: Lodge. Surf for Wisemans spaces bar and restaurant and accommodation and Highlands; Southern the in guesthouse and house residential development; aprivate of NSW CURRENTLY WORKING ON: CLIENTS: BREAKTHROUGH MOMENT: year Akin Atelier was founded. was Atelier Akin year same the 2005, in Shop flagship on Corner The Seper Belinda with space within the new Art Gallery Gallery Art new the within space

AKIN ATELIER, SYDNEY ALWILL INTERIORS, SYDNEY “We aspire to a style that that astyle to “We aspire “The most important part part important most “The High-end residential and and residential High-end Merivale, Camilla and and Camilla Merivale, “Launching “Launching A property Aproperty Working Working A retail A retail

history and our future ecology.” future our and history design our ofboth acelebration with contemporary, and historic the between aline We walk imperfect. inherently residential projects; hospitality hospitality projects; residential CURRENTLY WORKING ON: developers. and operators CLIENTS: recognition.” global received project “This Opera. Dubai at Connolly Sean restaurant flagship and Opera Dubai BREAKTHROUGH MOMENT: ETHOS: ETHOS: Perth. Cottesloe, Teahouse in Indiana with him and the team on the new new on the team the and him with “and worked Jeremy Bull, director says practice,” ofour days early the in Connolly Sean chef to introduced be to lucky residential houses plus the iconic iconic plus the houses residential

ALEXANDER &CO, SYDNEY ALEXANDER “Our work is handmade, it is it is handmade, work is “Our Mainly private clients on clients private Mainly Numerous Numerous “I was incredibly incredibly “I was

Alafaci and Caroline Choker. Caroline and Alafaci Vince founders say nostalgia,” by heightened journey a sensory It’s creating about moment time. in a capturing by patron’s experience Andrew McConnell, 25Hours Hotel. McConnell, Andrew ETHOS: CURRENTLY WORKING ON: CLIENTS: BREAKTHROUGH MOMENT: Awards in London. London. in Awards Design &Bar 2015 Restaurant the at awards won two 2014,in which Co.’s distillery Distilling Rose Archie and a wellness hub Brisbane. in awellness and Paddington; in ahotel restaurant; new Perry’s Neil for Grounds; The

ACME, SYDNEY ACME, “Our desire is to elevate the the elevate to is desire “Our The Grounds, Merivale, Merivale, Grounds, The Sydney’s Sydney’s A project A project DANIELLE BRUSTMAN, MELBOURNE BREAKTHROUGH MOMENT: “Being invited to be a finalist in the 2018 Rigg Design Prize with my installation Inner-Terior at the NGV,” says the interior designer. CURRENTLY WORKING ON: Mitch Studio. ETHOS: “My work is driven by a desire to create playful and narrative-driven spaces using VL50 colour, light and form as my Interior designers key tools. I am aiming to create dream-like environments that will inspire my clients and keep them comfy at the same time.”

DECUS INTERIORS, SYDNEY FLACK STUDIO, MELBOURNE CLIENTS: Mostly within the residential BREAKTHROUGH MOMENT: “Our sector – “we strive to attract full invitation to the 2018 NGV Rigg service, open-minded, adventurous Prize, which cemented our focus clientele to create really special homes on the transformative effect that they love to spend time in,” says design can have on community founder Alexandra Donohoe Church. and the importance of design as CURRENTLY WORKING ON: Completing art,” says founder David Flack. a residential project along the coast CLIENTS: Predominantly family of Western Australia, and an heritage homes or family-run businesses. residence in Sydney. CURRENTLY WORKING ON: “A hotel ETHOS: “Moving into our second decade we’ve been working on for the of practice, we are redefining our design last two years in Sydney, language within the residential interior opening at the end of 2021.” landscape; a language that acknowledges ETHOS: “With a respect for the the importance of residential design past and an eye to the future, and the role it plays in our lives. We are we believe that creative flair detail-driven, layered yet always refined, combined with exceptional and we love experimenting with opposing rigour creates spaces of elements for a sense of polarity. There’s sophistication and ease.” something intangible but powerful about injecting a little tension and the unexpected into every design.”

CHRISTIAN LYON DESIGN, PERTH DOHERTY DESIGN STUDIO, MELBOURNE CLIENTS: Christopher Boots, Robyn BREAKTHROUGH MOMENT: “Not long after starting my own business, I was asked to design Cosgrove Rugs, Ralph Pucci Gallery, Paul and Joe’s flagship Australian store in Toorak,” says founding director Mardi Doherty. Christian Astuguevieille, Holly “It was an invaluable experience to work on such a multi-layered project for a prestigious Hunt, Mobilia, Temple Rugs. international fashion brand.” CURRENTLY WORKING ON: CLIENTS: Paul and Joe, Mecca, Good Vibes Yoga, Marquis, Gewürzhaus, “The interior of an iconic ’80s Bà Xã noodle bar, Diesel. masterpiece,” says the founding CURRENTLY WORKING ON: “Capitalising on the recent growth in regional areas, a new client is designer. “It’s been a dream job.” busy turning the land to establish a self-sufficient approach to living in Castle Creek, a few ETHOS: “Responsive, evolving and hours north of Melbourne. We are seeing our clients embrace country and coastal living. eclectic — I love mixing bespoke, Our role is to immerse ourselves in our clients’ lifestyles and environments, collaborating handmade pieces with vintage with local trades and suppliers to create truly bespoke homes. The ability to work from and contemporary works by design home in these rural settings allows our clients to connect to their city work colleagues luminaries. I’m never enslaved to remotely, and still enjoy the benefits of a slower pace in the country.” trends — it’s important to me that ETHOS: “We love producing contemporary interiors that are diverse, vibrant and eclectic. As the space caters for the way my client a studio we’ve embraced a collaborative and bespoke design philosophy, which we hope is lives and expresses their personality.” evident in the breadth and era-hopping diversity of our residential and commercial work.” PHOTOGRAPHERS: CLINTON WEAVER (DECUS INTERIORS), JODY D’ARCY D’ARCY (DECUS INTERIORS), JODY WEAVER CLINTON PHOTOGRAPHERS: BRUSTMAN), GRIGGS (DANIELLE DESIGN), JONATHON LYON (CHRISTIAN DESIGN STUDIO) (DOHERTY AIMEE LIPSCOMBE STUDIO), (FLACK ANSON SMART

PASCALE GOMES-Mc NABB DESIGN, MELBOURNE

BREAKTHROUGH MOMENT: “Cumulus Inc. was a highlight and culmination of my experience in design and hospitality know-how,” says the founding designer. “In 2019, it won a Hall Of Fame award at the Eat Drink Design Awards.” CLIENTS: The Bentley Group, the Van Haandel Group, Wood Marsh Architecture, Terroir. ETHOS: “Through design, I endeavour to create timeless, beautiful and VL50 considered interior landscapes and Interior designers objects. For me, the design process is about inventively and thoughtfully using materials, space and light to create spatial experiences that enhance our everyday lives. By collaborating with clients, craftspeople and makers, I deliver contemporary individualised objects, TRAVIS WALTON ARCHITECTURE HECKER GUTHRIE, MELBOURNE installations and interior design.” NABB) & INTERIOR DESIGN, MELBOURNE CLIENTS: Piccolo, Golden Age Group, CLIENTS: Tribe Hotels, IHG (InterContinental Script Skincare, Piccolina, Hyatt, Hotels Group), Elle Macpherson, Samantha Polperro, Maddox Fit, SkyCity Wills, L’Oréal Luxe Australia, Laneway Entertainment Group. Greens, Greene Street Juice Co., Vicland CURRENTLY WORKING ON: “A new Property Group. sparkling wine house called Idée CURRENTLY WORKING ON: “A beautiful family Fixe, located on the south of the beach house on Victoria’s surf coast that Margaret River — dedicated to comprises three levels and connects directly Vasse Felix’s obsession with Blanc to the Great Ocean Road,” says the founder. de Blanc,” say founding directors ETHOS: “I pride myself on meticulous Hamish Guthrie and Paul Hecker. attention to detail with a bold, sleek take on ETHOS: “The aim of the practice is contemporary luxury. By utilising texture, light to create spaces that are endearing and form, we craft thoughtful designs that are and beautiful, where the feeling both beautiful and intelligent. Often employing speaks louder than the furnishings bespoke elements, we create inspiring one-of- and the levels of charm and comfort a-kind spaces that stand as both a physical outweigh the instant gratification expression of the clients’ brand or identity of the merely new.” and an enduring statement of great design.”

FIONA LYNCH, MELBOURNE GRATH (HECKER GUTHRIE), SEAN FENNESSY (FIONA LYNCH), JAMES MORGAN (PASCALE GOMES-M c MORGAN (PASCALE JAMES (FIONA LYNCH), GUTHRIE), SEAN FENNESSY (HECKER GRATH BREAKTHROUGH MOMENT: QIC/ c Dexus’ foyer at 80 Collins. “It’s been a launchpad into larger projects including the hospitality and public institution sectors, entwining my art and design background,” says the founding designer. CLIENTS: Private residential clients, Maurice Terzini, Lee Mathews, plus an international hotel brand launching in Australia in 2021. ETHOS: “An emotive potency defines my work. It strikes a calm balance between strength and sensitivity, embodying a highly resolved sensual minimalism that’s rooted

in craftsmanship.” SHANNON M WALTON), (TRAVIS WATSON ELISA PHOTOGRAPHERS:

May/Jun 2021 57 THOMAS HAMEL & ASSOCIATES, SYDNEY CLIENTS: A number of private clients. VL50 CURRENTLY WORKING ON: Interior designers “We’re in the EMERGING planning stages of redesigning a unique home located on the NSW South Coast with views of the forest on one side and INTERIOR ocean on the other,” says the founding interior designer. ETHOS: “My inspiration comes from my international experience and DESIGNERS TOM MARK HENRY, SYDNEY travels, and I hope this translates BREAKTHROUGH MOMENT: “After into a sophisticated look that goes ALICIA HOLGAR, ESOTERIKO, SYDNEY BRISBANE only two years of Tom Mark beyond trends and is truly timeless. BREAKTHROUGH MOMENT: Henry being established, we Cross-pollination and intelligent BREAKTHROUGH MOMENT: Shelter in Double Bay. won two awards at the World editing are hallmarks of my style. The Avian Apartment. “This was our first Interiors News Awards in London,” I am also inspired by great clients, “I had a wonderful commercial project says founding director Cushla and I have been lucky to have had client who allowed and it received a huge McFadden (pictured, with fellow many who I now call dear friends.” creative freedom amount of attention,” director Jade Nottage on the left). within the parameters says director Anna CLIENTS: The Star Entertainment of brief, budget and Trefely. Group, Microsoft, WeWork. time, which made it CLIENTS: Mirvac, CURRENTLY WORKING ON: a joy to work on and Gavin Rubinstein A boutique hotel in Sydney, KENNEDY NOLAN, MELBOURNE resulted in the project and The Rubinstein due for completion in 2021. CLIENTS: Private residential, private being awarded, and Group, Rachel Gilbert, ETHOS: “Our aesthetic is refined developers, schools, universities, local published nationally and Kristin Fisher yet playfully sophisticated. government, commercial parties. internationally,” says Eyebrows.

We love to collaborate with CURRENTLY WORKING ON: “We have the interior designer. CURRENTLY WORKING ON: our clients to allow their story been working on a Melbourne CBD CLIENTS: “I recently A cutting-edge gym to guide the design, while always hotel for which we designed the worked for Architectus concept, an office, seeking to deliver an element building as well as the interior,” says within its interior and a new direction of the unexpected.” founding director Patrick Kennedy. architecture team, and for a growing fashion ETHOS: “Our work is diverse because we am now running a suite retail brand. approach design as a versatile discipline of residential projects ETHOS: “I don’t think that springs from imagination — every for private clients.” we have a ‘style’ per se K.P.D.O., MELB AND SYD time we encounter a new brief, client CURRENTLY WORKING — it’s more of an CLIENTS: Across various project or context, the creative process ON: An extensive attitude or point of scales throughout Melbourne, begins anew.” refurbishment view. We always want Sydney and Hong Kong. to transition two to understand and CURRENTLY WORKING ON: A luxury apartments into one respond to the people home in Toorak. “The trusting and residence in Brisbane. who will ultimately STATE OF KIN, PERTH Bodyscape Yoga, Lulu its own nucleus of close-knit relationship we share ETHOS: “My philosophy be interacting in the BREAKTHROUGH MOMENT: La Delizia, Chu Bakery. insight, and tended with our adventurous client has is to collaborate with space. There is always “Brick House, our first CURRENTLY WORKING ON: to with vitality, allowed K.P.D.O. to deliver a truly my clients to achieve a fairly relentless and completed high-end Sweep House, designed perception and zeal. inspired project,” says founder and an outcome that is obsessive examination residential project, is a for a young professional We’re passionate about director of interiors Kerry Phelan. receptive to people, throughout the process landmark for us,” says family. “The brief was delivering expressive, ETHOS: “We’re very art based, and place, community and — refining, distilling, director Alessandra to create a space that is contemporary spaces, our work treads a fine line between environment. As such, essentially trying to French, pictured enduring and timeless.” and we focus restraint and exuberance. We’re my design aesthetic achieve something that with director Ara ETHOS: “Our vision on the experience of always inspired by an expressive is grounded by the elevates the human Salomone, and senior centres on innovation, users within the spaces use of materials and rigorous essence of warm experience, which is designers Amy Clark momentum and created, reflecting detailing. We strive to reflect minimalism and what makes every and Jessie Nguyen. craftsmanship. Each a distinctively PHOTOGRAPHERS: DAMIEN BENNETT (TOM MARK HENRY), MARK ROPER (THOMAS HAMEL & ASSOCIATES), MARK ROPER (THOMAS HAMEL & ASSOCIATES), MARK HENRY), BENNETT (TOM DAMIEN PHOTOGRAPHERS: the personality of each client.” OF KIN) NOLAN), SOPHIE PEARCE (STATE (KENNEDY DEREK SWALWELL organic modernism.” project unique.” CLIENTS: Shutter House, project is formed from characteristic outcome.”

58 vogueliving.com.au May/Jun 2021 59 MIM DESIGN, MELBOURNE YSG, SYDNEY BREAKTHROUGH MOMENT: “The most significant turning point of my BREAKTHROUGH MOMENT: “When it career was making the decision rains it pours — we’ve had several to start my own business,” says mind-blowing opportunities land founding director Miriam Fanning. all at the same time. And all of “It’s always a risk going out on which I can’t talk about!” says your own, so it was a leap of faith, principal Yasmine Ghoniem. however I was very fortunate and CLIENTS: Four Pillars Gin, Gage within weeks had landed my first Roads Brewing Co., Go-To, project working on a resort in Cultiver, The Lord Dudley, VL50 Palm Cove. Before I knew it, my as well as local and international Interior designers consultancy grew into a studio high-end private clients. and we’ve continued to grow CURRENTLY WORKING ON: “A private incrementally since then. residence in Kuwait for a dear We’re now celebrating 21 years friend I went to high school with.” — another milestone and turning ETHOS: “Sculptural, textural and point for which I’m incredibly unexpected. Perfection in my proud and grateful.” book is about cohesive clashes SJB, MELBOURNE CLIENTS: Forme, Costa Fox, and unpredictable conclusions. AND SYDNEY TAMSIN JOHNSON, SYDNEY Walker Corporation, Hub It’s imperative that my design CLIENTS: Private houses, GSA Capital, CLIENTS: A mix of high-end Property Group, McLaren outcomes supersede our client’s Square Peg. “In the hotel and residential projects and hotels, Developments, Williams Group. wildest expectations.” hospitality space, we’re currently retail and hospitality projects. CURRENTLY WORKING ON: working with TFE Hotels and CURRENTLY WORKING ON: Rae’s on Enoteca Boccaccio. Cienna Group on venues in Victoria, Wategos; Lucy Folk’s new boutique ETHOS: “As I reflect on our team and and Europe,” in Paddington, “and the refurb our portfolio of work, the continuity says Andrew Parr, director, of my own home, which has not of architecture and interior design interior design, Melbourne. been touched since 1926,” says has been a recurring theme. CURRENTLY WORKING ON: A unique the interior designer. We love the collaborative process, private residence in Toorak. ETHOS: “I like to create what whether with each other, or with ETHOS: “My design style is I think of as ‘tactful disharmony’, builders, suppliers and of course contemporary but adherent to where unexpected pieces come our wonderful clients. Working the client brief. I like to design together — the collected and the across residential, hospitality and spaces that have a sense of place custom, the antique and the commercial sectors, the challenges and theatre, and provide a unique contemporary, the refined and the are varied, however a commitment experience for the user. I believe organic. But for every moment of to quality and a refined finish in blurring the divide between collision there is one of calmness, remains the same. Ultimately we interior and exterior spaces, and presided over by a love of beauty strive to inspire our clients and delivering a procession of spaces and a deep appreciation for go beyond their expectations by

that are responsive to the client.” function and comfort.” creating work they love.” (YSG) CLARKE (MIM DESIGN), PRUE RUSCOE JOHNSON), PETER (TAMSIN ENGLAND (SJB), ANSON SMART NICOLE PHOTOGRAPHERS:

May/Jun 2021 61 The community voice GREENAWAY ARCHITECTS, MELBOURNE BREAKTHROUGH MOMENT: Winning the The legendary master Emerging Architect Prize from the GLENN MURCUTT, SYDNEY Australian Institute of Architects. BREAKTHROUGH MOMENT: “When I started ETHOS: “We believe architecture is architecture, my father said I can afford to better served by making a positive send you to university but I want you to work contribution to community. We’re in an apprentice way with architects and do informed by our ethics and values your course at night-time. I worked with that focus on sustainability through Neville Gruzman, and in front of him sat Bill contemporary and innovative design, and Ruth Lucas, who were doing their house which is culturally responsive and at Castlecrag. I was very young but it was an VL50 anchored in authentic connections incredibly important time for me because Architects to place, yet tactile and elegant with they were all extraordinarily demanding, but a timeless quality,” says director, unless the demands are there, you don’t know architect Jefa Greenaway. what it is to perform. I was raised with such intense discipline. In my first 10 years of practice, I did only two houses and more than 150 alterations and additions. But into each one of those alterations I built a little experiment, and I built up all those experiments into my first house for my brother — it won awards. The next project I did for Laurie Short, it also CURRENTLY WORKING ON: The Cobar The visionary eye The humanist won awards. Until I was 50, practically every Sound Chapel inside an abandoned SMART DESIGN STUDIO, SYDNEY LUIGI ROSSELLI ARCHITECTS house I did won major awards, but I don’t say water tank with composer George BREAKTHROUGH MOMENT: “Indigo Slam, (LRA), SYDNEY that with pride — I just say that these staging Lentz, plus a new facility for the Royal the residence of Judith Neilson, was ETHOS: “LRA takes a humanist points gave me confidence. I am extremely Far West in Manly — an organisation a turning point,” says founder and approach to architecture and unconfident. The real ability I have is in providing holistic care for vulnerable creative director William Smart. design. We’re eager to instil knowing when it’s not good enough.” country kids — in association with CURRENTLY WORKING ON: Dion Lee’s liveable design and humane CLIENTS: The Marie Short House at Kempsey architect Angelo Candalepas. New York store, and a furniture range. architecture that develops (1974-1975) — “it was the first time I was ETHOS: “My father raised us on the ETHOS: “I like to sculpt interior affinities and creates dealing with climatic concerns on the cusp words of Henry David Thoreau: space using a combination of strong sympathetic buildings that of the tropics, high rainfall, isolation, living ‘Since most of us spend our lives geometric, textured materials and flow and appeal,” says founding on a verandah, things that were critical for doing ordinary tasks, the most light. This approach, where we design architect Luigi Rosselli. “We me”; Magney House (1982-1984); Simpson- important thing is to carry them from the inside out, drives our are a carbon-neutral practice Lee House (1988- 1993); Arthur and Yvonne out extraordinarily well.’ My father projects. The ability to focus on the favouring old building retention Boyd Education Centre (1998-1999) with Reg would also say, ‘Remember, son, that big picture without compromising and low carbon footprint Larkin and Wendy Lewin; Naomi Milgrom’s for every compromise you knowingly on attention to detail is a Smart materials such as rammed MPavilion (2019) — “I was in my 84th year make in your occupation — in Design Studio signature.” earth, stone and timber.” and had never dealt with membranes. It gave architecture, [it is] the constructed me the great opportunity to start working in work — it will represent the quality another material.” of your next client.’”

The international star The nature enthusiast The vital instinct SEAN GODSELL ARCHITECTS, DURBACH BLOCK JAGGERS JOHN WARDLE ARCHITECTS, MELBOURNE ARCHITECTS, SYDNEY MELBOURNE AND SYDNEY BREAKTHROUGH MOMENT: Peninsula CURRENTLY WORKING ON: A garden BREAKTHROUGH MOMENT: “I was House, which received a number of and house overlooking Byron Bay. able to reflect after receiving the overseas awards including the AR ETHOS: “It’s pretty well a cliché [AIA] Gold Medal in 2020, that Emerging Architecture Award. these days to acknowledge nature as a practice undertaking new CURRENTLY WORKING ON: Shack in as the inspiration. Our interest experiences, new territories and the Rocks, a two-room weekender however lies not exclusively in projects have been a constant over in country Victoria for the observing landscape, but rather 34 years,” says the architect. photographer Earl Carter and imagining and then re-creating ETHOS: “So much of what we his partner Wanda Tucker. the more difficult qualities of do is an instinctive, powerful ETHOS: “Making architecture water in our work — its calmness response to what is intrinsic to requires an enormous amount and turbulence, its clarity and place, region, to the inhabitant’s of self-confidence mixed with murkiness. And its liquid weight ambitions and aspects of an equal dose of sheer terror,” and pellucid light,” says director history that can be reframed says the founding architect. Neil Durbach. in a contemporary setting.” WORDS: ANNEMARIE KIELY (GLENN MURCUTT). PHOTOGRAPHERS: EARL CARTER (CARTER/TUCKER HOUSE BY SEAN GODSELL ARCHITECTS), DANIEL BOUD BOUD DANIEL GODSELL ARCHITECTS), SEAN HOUSE BY (CARTER/TUCKER CARTER EARL (GLENN MURCUTT). PHOTOGRAPHERS: ANNEMARIE KIELY WORDS: ROSSELLI ARCHITECTS), (LUIGI WATT NICHOLAS DESIGN STUDIO), PEREIRA (SMART ROMELLO ARCHITECTS), JAGGERS BLOCK OF DURBACH (NEIL DURBACH ARCHITECTS) WARDLE JOHN BY COTTAGE KELLY’S (CAPTAIN CAIRNS MELBOURNE), SHARYN HIS MPAVILION, BURGESS (GLENN MURCUTT AT TIMOTHY

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BREAKTHROUGH MOMENT: “When Moooi put my Pregnant Chair into production. I was 27, and it was a real turning point for me,” says Jansen. CURRENTLY WORKING ON: An exhibition for Gallery Sally Dan-Cuthbert; The Design of Repair, an Australian Research Council Linkage Project at UNSW Art & Design with Dr Guy Keulemans, Australian Design VL50 Centre, JamFactory and Design Tasmania; and lecturing at UNSW Art & Design.

Product designers ETHOS: “We use research to better understand the values, ideas, attitudes and assumptions ELLIAT RICH, DARWIN (A) HENRY WILSON, SYDNEY (D) (the culture) of specific groups of people, A B C CLIENTS: SheBuilt with Agius Scorpo BREAKTHROUGH MOMENT: “The A-joint system and then we work to embody these ideas in Architects, DesignByThem, Professor Joel I designed in 2010, which won a design award the objects we design, generating material Pearson, Future Minds Lab, UAP (Urban valued at $30k and helped me establish my culture that purposefully communicates Art Projects), Indigenous Art Code. studio practice,” says Wilson. richly symbolic human stories.” D E F CURRENTLY WORKING ON: Design objects CLIENTS: Aesop, Laker Studio. for The Things We Made Next for NGV’s CURRENTLY WORKING ON: Laker Studio with Melbourne Design Week. “It’s a part of a David Caon; larger scale systems and TOM FEREDAY, SYDNEY (H) collaborative practice based on collectively furniture pieces distributed by Living Edge. BREAKTHROUGH MOMENT: “The opportunity imagining multiple futures and expressing ETHOS: “I like objects with feeling, that are to collaborate with Herman Miller at the them through multiple means,” says Rich. practical and a touch ambiguous. There is a age of 24,” says the industrial designer. ETHOS: “My designs are like periscopes clear form and function in my products, but CLIENTS: Louis Vuitton, Alessi, Stellar peering around the edges of modernity to it’s important they also have feeling. I explore Works and Herman Miller, as well as get a better look at our almost impossible, how imperfection can be introduced into an pieces exhibited at the MCA, Art Gallery awe-inspiring planet.” industrial process, to make something at scale of NSW and Powerhouse Museum. that retains a sense of individual charm.” CURRENTLY WORKING ON: A new collection, the Nami range for Nau. “I’m also very DANIEL BODDAM, SYDNEY (B) proud to be collaborating with the Art CLIENTS: Residential architecture; “an ADAM GOODRUM, SYDNEY (E) Gallery of NSW on a bespoke collection extension to the architecture arm of the BREAKTHROUGH MOMENT: “When my of furniture for the gallery.” studio are our furniture collections,” adds Stitch chair was put into production with ETHOS: “I’m fascinated by the tension that lies the architect and furniture designer. Cappellini,” says the industrial designer. between natural materials and contemporary CURRENTLY WORKING ON: A few furniture CLIENTS: Kvadrat, Brickworks, Nau, Tait. design, and manufacture and develop unique pieces, “and continuing to experiment with CURRENTLY WORKING ON: Nau for Cult with designs originating from an intrinsic inquiry quality Australian materials, colours and a new chair and a modular sofa collection into the role of objects today. My work textures inspired by the raw landscape.” to be launched in June. celebrates the materials and manufacture ETHOS: “We are a practice driven by a pursuit ETHOS: “Every space is defined by the objects behind furniture and objects, guiding of simplicity, with a belief that a sense of in it. With all my projects, I endeavour to considered and thoughtful design outcomes wellbeing can be achieved through design. create thoughtful objects with personality.” that explore the notion of refined utility.” Regardless of expression — architecture, G H I interiors or furniture design — we seek to inspire human engagement and a connection DAVID CAON, SYDNEY (F) IVANA TAYLOR, SYDNEY (I) with nature whilst celebrating the artisanal.” BREAKTHROUGH MOMENT: Designing the BREAKTHROUGH MOMENT: The Wrapped Arch interior of Qantas’s 787 Dreamliners. light. “It signified a new way of working JON GOULDER, ADELAIDE (C) CLIENTS: Qantas, Woolmark, Schneider through collaboration,” says the textile and BREAKTHROUGH MOMENT: “My greatest Electric, Woven Image, Living Edge. furniture designer. “The piece involved a steel honour was having a number of my CURRENTLY WORKING ON: Laker Studio, frame by a metal worker with whom I worked works collected by the National Gallery Neil Perry’s new restaurant in Double Bay. to refine the structure to allow my wrapping of Australia in 2009,” says the designer- ETHOS: “Design is an amalgam of elements process to be illuminated from within.” maker. that bind to create a feeling, a response,” CLIENTS: JamFactory, Gallery Sally Dan- CLIENTS: “I am a senior designer and maker says the industrial designer. “Shapes, Cuthbert, designs for several exhibitions. with Snøhetta, represented by Broached materials and colours can be emotive but ETHOS: “My style reflects the inherent Commissions as well as Spence & Lyda.” it’s crucial to champion functionality and mindfulness and rhythmic qualities ETHOS: “As a fourth-generation furniture process. Creating something effortlessly of the wrapping, weaving and knotting maker, I am thankful for my innate design from as few steps as possible is akin to art. textile and construction techniques ability. I aim to help define modern craft The further along my journey I travel, the I use to create tactile and playful more I value simplicity and honesty.” furniture, sculptural objects and lights.” BART CELESTINO (HENRY WILSON), LUKE EVANS (ADAM GOODRUM), NICK CUBBIN (DAVID CAON), ROMELLO PEREIRA, COURTESY OF THE ARTISTS AND GALLERY SALLY DAN-CUTHBERT, SYDNEY (TRENT JANSEN), (TRENT JANSEN), SYDNEY DAN-CUTHBERT, SALLY GALLERY AND THE ARTISTS OF COURTESY PEREIRA, ROMELLO CAON), CUBBIN (DAVID GOODRUM), NICK (ADAM BODDAM) CLAIRE DELMAR (DANIEL EVANS WILSON), LUKE (HENRY CELESTINO STYLIST: BART TAYLOR). (IVANA SYDNEY DAN-CUTHBERT, SALLY GALLERY AND THE ARTIST OF COURTESY IMAGE TOEPFER, DEAN FEREDAY), (TOM SARAH ADAMSON and design in Australia.” GOULDER), CLAIRE SUMMERS (JON BODDAM), GEDDES (DANIEL RICH), KELLY MELBOURNE (ELLIAT GALLERY, GANNON AND SOPHIE THE ARTIST OF COURTESY MORGAN, IMAGE JAMES PHOTOGRAPHERS:

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BREAKTHROUGH MOMENT: “Being invited to show my work Rhetorical Chorus at Performa New York in 2015 with a brand new baby!” says the artist. CLIENTS: Speculative Narratives Product designer and Networks Studio, Faculty of CHRISTOPHER BOOTS, MELBOURNE Design, Architecture and Building, BREAKTHROUGH MOMENT: “Working with Hermès on its New York City University of Technology Sydney; flagship holiday windows for 2014-2015 is certainly the most memorable embedded artist at the Museum highlight,” says the industrial designer. of Applied Arts and Sciences. CLIENTS: Cartier, Omega, Greg Natale, Travis Walton Architecture CURRENTLY WORKING ON: The & Interior Design, Alexandra Kidd Design, Pascale Gomes-McNabb exhibition Eucalyptusdom Design, Fender Katsalidis. at the Powerhouse Museum. CURRENTLY WORKING ON: “A new project to coincide with our ETHOS: “Take everything away 10th anniversary on November 11 this year. Watch this space!” except what is needed. Produce ETHOS: “An overarching design philosophy is challenging to encapsulate: and consume wisely and with equal it all comes back to values, and how we choose to express them. My core measures of care and pleasure.” values are based on nature — what better designer exists?”

RAMESH MARIO NITHIYENDRAN, ESTHER STEWART, MELBOURNE SYDNEY BREAKTHROUGH MOMENT: “Not sure BREAKTHROUGH MOMENT: “Exhibiting in the that I have had a big moment,” says 2018 Dhaka Art Summit,” says the artist. the artist, “but rather a continual “And a large-scale co-commission with development based on a learned Artspace Sydney and the Samdani Art practice foundation taught to me Foundation, which travelled to the by engaged, driven and interesting Encounters sector for Art Basel female teachers Kate Daw, Simone Hong Kong in 2018.” Slee, Bianca Hester, Jan Murray CLIENTS: Outdoor public art commissions; and Marie Sierra.” HOTA, Gold Coast. ETHOS: “I am interested in ETHOS: “I believe art is powerful. continually learning. Currently, It encourages non-prescriptive and I am focusing on balancing an lateral ways to view and experience art practice while expanding my the world. This is in the back of my field of research in architecture. mind when I make artworks. I think Generally, I am prioritising about colour, expression, gesture and being more observant and a multitude of histories.” working more collaboratively.” PHOTOGRAPHERS: GILLES PERNET, COURTESY OF GALERIE ARMEL SOYER OF GALERIE ARMEL SOYER COURTESY GILLES PERNET, PHOTOGRAPHERS: (RAMESH MARIO NITHIYENDRAN), MARK POKORNY BOOTS), (CHRISTOPHER GATES O’ROURKE AND REUBEN JOHN GOTHE-SNAPE), (AGATHA BASKA MAJA STEWART) (ESTHER

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