“CENTRAL TO THE DESIGN IS THE ‘FEEL OF THE SPACE’: THE PLAY OF LIGHT, REFLECTION, NEUTRAL MATERIALITY, THE CONTROL OF CONTRASTS AND INTEGRATION OF LANDSCAPE.”SUE CARR. On a work assignment in Chiba, Japan, Shaun Rust once stood awestruck at the sight of Vessel, an oversized geometric public sculpture by Melbourne artist Robert Owen. “The sculpture just spoke to me – the colour, the blue he uses, the serenity around it, the form, its geometry. I was captivated,” he says. Rust and his partner Michael couldn’t have predicted that, four years later, a similar piece of Owen’s work would be designed for the entrance of their East Melbourne home. Such was the serendipitous and sense-led journey of revitalising their Heritage home, with Carr Design Group at the helm. While abroad, Rust…
