...e’s more to a successful dinner – or lunch, or brunch, even – than what you put on the table. Ingredients for a good time extend to what you choose to fill your guests’ glasses with, your ability to put people at ease and, above all, making sure people have fun. For advice on that matter, ...
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... ,摄影 @ Nick Hughes/ Yellowtrace. DTH: Please introduce yourself and what you do.MK: My name is Michael Karakolis and I am the Founder and Director of Fibonacci Stone.I am very product-centric, so much of my time is spent sourcing raw materials, creating prototypes and spending many hours on t...
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... Edge, where Wonderglass is available exclusively in Australia.Read on for what he had to say about working with nendo, and his opinions on what constitutes exceptional design. See more from WonderGlass on Yellowtrace here. Melt Collection by nendo for WonderGlass. + Can you please tell us a little ...
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...much a collaborative effort between my husband Freddie and me, and I think what’s nice about it is that we’ve ended up with something neither of us would have done on our own.
“Before moving here we were living with Freddie’s mum in West Hampstead for two and a half years. We were suppose...
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...]摄影 @ Lisa Cohen.Portrait of Bruce Rowe. Photo by Tatjana Plitt. + At what point did you decide to pivot in the direction of product design and ceramics etc?In late 2010, I began to think about the possibility of translating some painting studies I had done into ceramic surfaces. I hadn’t bee...
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...he desires of his clients: “Sometimes he concluded that people only want what it is not certain they can have; at other times it seemed to him more complex.” It is a noteworthy and telling episode. While the profession may not make for the most obvious of literary subjects, to Cusk, known for he...
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... of cut and carved around the existing structures to bring light in.”
What made this an interesting project to be involved with?
Chris: “Because this building isn’t listed, it represented a canvas that we could manipulate and be creative with. It was an old cooperage before, meaning they u...
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...wtrace. It’s been quite the journey… and although we have had many and what often feels like never ending challenges it has been incredibly rewarding. We started the brand with the goal to become net exporters of Australian design and we are on our way to achieving that.We’re almost surprised ...
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...welcome to Australia and WELCOME TO YELLOWTRACE! Could you briefly explain what your jobs look like as CEO and COO of BOLON respectively? What do you love the most about what you do?Marie: Both of us are responsible for all parts of the company. We are involved in a lot of things, as our visions nee...
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..., but lots of problem-solving drawings of joinery to inform fabricators of what needs to be done. Often they are quick hand drawn working sketches which can be drawn all over a number of times, to get the project rolling.I’ll start with an idea, do the fundamental tasks in putting it together and ...
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...cumulated over the
years. In a funny way I think we are still figuring out what we want our
interior to be and probably only just coming to terms with that fact that we
have the opportunity to dictate the aesthetics of our space without the
influence of adolescents, now that our children are fully g...
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... bought each other, or from friends.
If you could only save one thing, what would it be?
The landscape collage that hangs above the wood burner in winter and moves around the house in summer. It is from the year I was born, as is the house, and was one of the first presents Simon ever bought me...
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...y but worth it!)
If there was a fire and you could only save one thing, what would it be?
Art.
After the girls favourite bears, my favourite dresses, and the photo albums…
What was the last thing you bought for the house?
The Hemghar rug.
We rented it and fell in love with it...
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...ing, south London, for a chat about eating well, the secret to hosting and what home cooking means to them. Lauren hung up her apron for a job at The Modern House earlier this year, while Julian has been cooking away over lockdown, starting a new delivery service and, more recently, opening the door...
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...ck block cavity walls and a timber-framed roof.”
Anna: “But I think what we liked about it was that sense of ordinariness. The challenge we set ourselves was, how do we take something quite standard and bring it into the 21st century?
“What we wanted was a special, beautiful space, witho...
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...ss theres a lot of art and sculpture.
If you could only save one thing, what would it be?
My mums art: paintings and sculptures.
What was the last thing you bought for the house?
My projector!
Top three coffee table books?
Georgia OKeeffe – there are tons of them. Luis Barragán. Jus...
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...d
with light.”
If there was a fire and you could only save one thing, what would it be?
Robert: “The whippet!”
Agatha: “He’s 11 years old,
his name is Horace, he’s got a passport and has travelled extensively – he grew
up in London, lived in Paris but is the happiest we’ve eve...
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...ys to be cosier and more inviting
than our homes, which begs the question, what does that mean our own homes
should look like? I don’t have the answer, but it’s interesting to think what
our homes should do or provide if we can potentially find something more homely
outside the house. Maybe we a...
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...phael with sourcing.Here, Raphael talks to us about his love of furniture, what good design means to him and how he lives in the space.Raphael: “I have always been passionate about furniture and design, and, even in my last place, which I rented, I couldn’t help myself from investing in pieces. ...
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... of community. Its important to me to create a sanctuary, but also to know what’s going on outside my walls.
“People say that on a street like this in London theres no sense of community, but I think it comes down to how much effort you make. It gives me a sense of wellbeing to know the names...
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...r than just be functional.
I think people are realising that meaning is what matters. In design terms that means finding connections with objects, people, the past and present.
“That idea also extends to our definition of luxury. Bespoke might not be the right word but heritage, story and me...
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...e plot was quite difficult to design around, with planning constraints and what not, but I like the way they found a solution by putting the windows in the ceiling so that the whole roof is open to the sky. I love the idea that you could be in the middle of Canonbury, lying on that bed and staring u...
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...at would not just occupy our time, but become our passion.
And in fact, what we found was a place that could make all of these dreams come true – a plot of land that could become both our home and our joint venture in ways we had never imagined.
It was 1990, and Jeannette and I had decid...
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...uct opened up new doors and cash flow opportunities to grow the company to what it is today. SKEEHAN materiality and design process expressed in a series of concept images. + How do you characterise your design sensibility and your aesthetic? And is there something that’s fundamental to your pract...
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...er, not consistency in design styles.
If you could only save one thing, what would it be?
The single most expensive thing we bought for the house was the ESSE cooker, so I suppose it should be that. But it’s made of cast iron and weighs a ton, so there’s no way we could shift it!
What was...
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