Innehållsförteckning för Habitus #37 - Nostalgia från Habitus

As a child of the aspiring middle class, I was often portrayed by my parents with the symbols of nascent status arrayed around me. Is this where my fascination with material culture comes from? We all have defining moments, many lurking in the depths of the family photo album. In this inaugural Habitus Family Album we share a rare glimpse of seminal moments in the lives of some of our favourite creatives. Further on, Australia’s most notorious expat designer, Marc Newson gives insight into his global existence, and Patricia Urquiola reveals how she is mining Cassina’s back catalogue to create visions for our future. Welcome to the third installation of In Habitus Veritas.…

The coast road south of Mt Martha might not threaten the rankings of California’s State Route 1 or even Victoria’s own Great Ocean Road in a World’s Greatest Drives listicle. Yet its twists and turns, hidden corners and momentary glimpses of sea and horizon certainly aren’t short on charm. And when the chance comes to pull over by the side of the road or, even better, into a holiday house driveway, boy does the view out to Port Phillip Bay make it feel further than 60-odd kilometres from Melbourne. The land rises up steeply from the water and keeps rising far enough to provide bay views even for houses a street or two back from the esplanade. Thankfully, they’re interspersed by pockets of bush reserve and trees, not only because…

The students were asked to respond to the challenges of a growing urban sprawl while still creating inspiring co-habitable spaces. There’s a massive push towards sustainable living, sustainable design and sustainable architecture, and Habitus, since its inception nearly 10 years ago, has been firmly at the forefront of this movement. Back in the 1990s, society was living beyond its means financially and got a rude shock when – care of a slight economic dip – we were forced to rein it back in. Is history repeating itself? The advancements we’ve made in architecture and design in recent times are enough to elicit a global level of excitement, both in and outside of the industry. Architects are able to make the highly conceptual into reality and clients are egging them on…

To celebrate the launch of Habitus #36, the Nourish issue, we thought it fitting to partner with Sub Zero Wolf and host the night’s proceedings at their showroom in Melbourne’s historic Bank Place. A theme that saw us explore the kitchen and bathroom within the context of the entire home, we hope to insight a fresh approach to the design of these spaces. Joined by the industry’s best and brightest, it was an evening spent in good conversation amongst friends and colleagues. Habitus Living habitusliving.com Zub Zero Wolf livingedge.com.au…

As a people who seek change and evolution, we are often moving from dwelling to dwelling. And in this, experience a hugely varying setting of indoor and outdoor spaces. The BRIXX collection designed by Lorenza Bozzoli for Dedon is a mix of modular seating pieces that can be accessed from all sides to create islands and bring people together in seemingly limitless combinations. dedon.de The HALVES side table is the collaborative effort between Danish Muuto and Canadian MSDS design studios. A youthful design of asymmetrical shelving allows for the piece to offer varying storage capabilities depending on its angle. muuto.com The MONO dining chair for Danish brand WOUD, warps both timber and expectations to create an altogether pioneering piece of furniture. The elegantly overlapping seat, created entirely from a single…

Where were you living ten years ago? Was it the same place in which you live now? Chances are it wasn’t. As a whole, the western world seems to be cementing ties to this concept of permanent impermanence, which can a beautiful notion. Life is in a constant state of flux; we could relocate anywhere at any moment and that’s an exciting and privileged thought. But take it a step further and because nothing lasts forever, we don’t plan for forever. We’re weary of commitment, not in love but in life. Maybe we should take a leaf out The Romantics’ book. What happens when you commit to committing? Plan for the future and roll with the punches – sometimes they come, sometimes you get lucky. Christine and Laurie moved into…

“If there’s an easy solution, make it harder. You’re guaranteed to reach something unique.” Nostalgia is the sentimental longing for the happiness of a former time or place, the fond recollections of days gone by. For those lucky enough to design and build their dream home it is often with the aspiration of creating a place where future memories will be made. Are these homes, therefore, designed with consideration of anticipated memories and with the forethought of how we hope to remember the past? Long-time North Bondi residents Walter and Laura wanted a home in which they could entertain family and friends and their three young-adult children could live now and always return to in the future. They engaged architect and builder Clinton Cole along with Ryan Ng of CplusC…

In 1985, Robert Grace, a young Melbourne architect, was commissioned to design his first house. Completed in 1988, the home’s cream brick and steel façade made a strong architectural statement in its leafy eastern suburban street. Robert, now a leading European architect, has been based in Paris since the mid-1990s with his partner, artist Sarah de Teliga and their family. He received numerous awards for this house, including a merit award for Outstanding Architecture from what was then the Royal Australian Institute of Architects, as well as Belle House of the Year, featuring on its glossy cover. “It was by far the largest residential project that came into my office. “The owners were a young family and looking back, I had relative carte blanche to provide them with a three-bedroom…

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Melbourne-based jeweller Abby Seymour has released her first homewares series offering pieces to embellish the home alike the body. Featuring four wall hangings and a line of faceted jewellery dishes, the collection exhibits her masterful hand working with brass and ceramics, while translating her signature geometric styling into the home. abbyseymour.com The SOCKET occasional lamp from Menu is a multifaceted object of beauty to counter a desk of clutter. Inspired by the designers from Danish studio Norm Architects’ exploration into geometric jewelry, this lamp acts as both practical lighting solution and sculptural artifact. Cast in glistening brass with an easily removed socket, it can also double as a stylish paperweight. menudesignshop.com Available in three sizes (small, medium and large) each one of the BATEA coffee tables designed by Daniel Garcia…

Futurolists are doing a roaring trade these days, so anxious are we to know what tomorrow will bring. Oracular trend predictors habitually riff off our fears of technology, climate change, immigration and economic precarity in order to provide panacæ for an as yet unknown era. Future perfect, the Milan Furniture Fair is by its very raison d’être a time machine churning out new product at a rapid rate of knots. But one of the most compelling shows at the Salone this year was not a stand delivering glittering consumer durables, it was an exhibition proposing new ways of inhabiting our homes. This Will Be The Place was the title of the exhibition orchestrated by Patricia Urquiola in her capacity as art director of Cassina, based on a sibling publication edited…

Ray McGreal was a resourceful, do it yourself type. In 1953, the panel beater hauled building materials down the dirt road at Opahi Bay, New Zealand, to build his family a fibrolite holiday cabin. The bay only had a handful of intrepid families at that time and the McGreal family started going there every year for their summer holidays. Ray and his wife Winifred had six children and numbers could swell to 30 when friends and extended family stayed for New Years. Theirs was the mythologised Kiwi summer holiday before sealed roads and cell phones made places like Opahi Bay feel a whole lot more accessible. Family ties with the area have grown since the 1950s and 1960s, with three of Ray’s daughters now permanent residents. The youngest, Karena, has…

In a rapidly developing metropolis, spaces that exist simply to provide a sense of space are exceedingly rare. Metropolitan Manila, like so many other South East Asian cities is strewn with towering condominiums perpetually under construction. Life here can be claustrophobically congested. The Manila House by actLAB sits at the other end of the spectrum – a notable example of considered spatial design against a backdrop of stifling density. Situated within an old pocket of Makati City and built for a young professional couple, the project was briefed as a nuanced interpretation of the traditional Filipino home. “It was important to us to not be just one of those new houses following the same ‘modern’ trend,” say the residents. “They are a contemporary Filipino couple, and wanted a modest, clean-lined…

A Castle On Crown Land ARCHITECT Renato D’Ettorre Architects INTERIOR STYLIST Malvina Stone MALVINA STONE (61) 4 05 339 088 RENATO D’ETTORRE ARCHITECTS (61) 2 9332 1061 dettorrearchitects.com.au FURNITURE Living room sofas custom upholstered in La Vita fabric from Fabric Pavilion. Custom made cushions in La Vita fabric from Fabric Pavilion and rug from Tribe Home used throughout. Aran chair by Adam Goodrum from Cult. Reindeer hide from Great Dane. Artek webbed chair from Anibou. Disc coffee tables from Temperature Design. Hand knitted throw from Nickel.N.Co. Custom made dining table in stained American white oak from Revival Furniture. HAY About a Chair dining chairs from Cult. Jasper sofa modules from King Living. Felix sofa from King furniture. Living tower sofa by Divani from Space. custom made bed in master bedroom…