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1 QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS Mary Quant: Fashion Revolutionary is a fabulous retrospective on the dynamic designer, entrepreneur and marketer Dame Mary Quant. And it’s coming to Bendigo Art Gallery, having had a sell-out season at London’s Victoria & Albert Museum. This is a vibrant exhibition – a poppy parade of fun fashion, touching anecdotes from women who wore Mary Quant, and an insight into a powerful role model whose collaborations were way ahead of her time. March 20 to July 11, 2021. bendigoregion.com.au 2 RED CENTRE Emily Imeson’s recent exhibition ‘Ancient River, River Red’ is a gentle depiction of dramatic Northern Territory landscapes. Emily is a recipient of a Brett Whiteley Travelling Art Scholarship. saintcloche.com 3 ALVAR AALTO’S AMAZING AMETHYST To celebrate 140 years of enlightened Nordic design, Iittala’s iconic Aalto vase has been…

SYDNEY REMEDIAL MESSAGE Art’s potential to provide healing and care for fragile natural and social ecosystems is a major focus of the third iteration of The National, the biennial survey of contemporary Australian art exhibited across Sydney’s three major institutions – the Art Gallery of New South Wales, MCA and Carriageworks. Spanning emerging, mid-career and established artists from remote, regional and urban communities, the 39 new and commissioned works in this year’s program include the Fragile Ecologies installation by Lauren Berkowitz (left) at the MCA and Ngangkari ngura (Healing Country) by Betty Muffler and Maringka Burton (below) at the Art Gallery of New South Wales. March 26-September 5. the-national.com.au MELBOURNE FRESH CACHE Adam John Cullen’s sculptures (above) read as personal archaeology, cast from op-shop vases, glassware and ceramics that the…

SIG BERGAMIN ART LIFE Architect and designer Sig Bergamin is in high demand in his native Brazil as well as in the world’s most glamorous locations. His style is a heady cocktail of colour, pattern and dramatic art that brings punch to his schemes. This latest volume of his work explores 12 homes, where Warhols, Lichtensteins and Hirsts provide the linchpin of the interior design. A special edition encased in a painted silk-wrapped slipcase will be available ($310). Beatriz Milhazes, Assouline, $140 ANDREW MARTIN INTERIOR DESIGN REVIEW The bible for design aficionados, this broad-sweeping annual update on the world’s top 100 designers is in its 24th edition. Lavish photographs showcase a vast array of styles and projects around the world from such stellar names as Kelly Hoppen, Axel Vervoordt and…

When it came to the renovation of this home in Sydney’s Mosman, all roads led to architect Daniel Boddam of Daniel Boddam Studio. His clients, Carolina Hughes Elliott and Greg Elliott, had noticed a house he was designing in their street, and he had also been referred to them by friends. Around the same time, magazine articles on the talented architect had fallen into their laps. If there was ever a case of meant-to-be, this was it. The couple and their children moved into the heritage-listed property with its 1990s extension in 2009 and did a minor upgrade, but always had a long-term plan for a major renovation. In 2017, with growing kids, Carolina and Greg decided that the time had finally arrived. They were keen for a reimagining that…

THE PRIO RITY FO R interior designer Olivia Babarczy of Studio S.O for her own Sydney kitchen was that it set a beautiful stage for the theatre of family life. “That was of the utmost importance,” she says. “I have a large family and we entertain a lot, so the key element was for the space to have a seamless flow and the capacity to cater for big gatherings. Two dishwashers certainly help on that front! It was also important that the language of the kitchen was in keeping with the rest of the house. The mix of materials, from the black cabinetry to the marble and aged brass, creates a sense of timelessness while still being hard-working. It was apparent to me early on in the design development that…

THERE’S A MONOLITHIC quality to the island bench that architect Ben Robertson, director of Tecture, designed for this penthouse apartment. “I chose Era Silver stone for its depth and moodiness,” he says. “It was all about selecting a stone that could convey a sense of grandeur and sophistication, but also stand up to being used at this sort of scale.” The bench is positioned in line with a set of stairs and its dramatic curved legs are designed to reveal themselves once you venture into the kitchen zone. Soft-toned oak-veneer cabinetry and pale-timber chevron flooring work to counter the weight of the stone. “We wanted to strike the right balance between luxurious finishes and the casual manner of living that comes with being so close to the beach.” The kitchen’s…

A KITCHEN’S LOCATION in the home can really impact on its functionality and its suitability as a spot in which the family can congregate. In this Melbourne townhouse, the kitchen has been positioned at the heart of the ground floor, so it’s strategically located adjacent to a sculptural stair void. “This means the kitchen draws in light from the concealed northern roof terrace above,” says architect Maria Danos. “It was designed to be experienced and enjoyed from above as well as from within the room.” Materials such as the stunning silver dolomite benches were selected to provide a dramatic ‘aerial perspective’. Vertically quarter-cut timber-veneer joinery creates a dark backdrop so the expressive stone splashback can stand out. Tapware in a muted gunmetal finish is matched tonally to the palette, and…

AN AWKWARDLY SHAPED space proved absolutely no impediment to interior architect Phoebe Nicol’s treatment of this petite terrace-house ensuite. Embracing its dimensions, she sought to highlight the room’s symmetry and features by having the walls rendered by hand in a Marmorino Venetian plaster. “This finish adds a subtle depth of texture and colour through the mineral variations in the plaster,” she says. Meanwhile, the more-pronounced patterns in the marble-topped vanity and the cabochon marble floor tiles complement and strengthen the material palette. A fan of mixing metals, Phoebe opted to use both chrome and brass fixtures throughout. Positioned perfectly in the centre of the space, a generously sized Brodware showerhead serves to deliver an unfailingly luxurious shower. What luxury items did you choose for this bathroom regardless of budget? “The…

HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR WORKSPACE? Le Salon Aux Fleur is a studio for our floral work where we prepare flowers for friends and clients’ homes, dinner parties and celebrations. We’re also open for locals to buy flowers and have a chat. WHAT INITIALLY APPEALED TO YOU ABOUT THE SPACE? DID IT REQUIRE SIGNIFICANT ALTERATION? It used to be a cupcake shop. I couldn’t wait to darken it and strip the floor to a natural, aged, rose-coloured concrete. I wanted a home for my favourite Geddes mirror and 1930s spider-leg pendant. I also wanted it dark and romantic with a touch of theatre. WHAT ARE YOUR DAILY ESSENTIALS? Garden scissors, Trudon candles and a written diary that I leave open every night on the next day’s page. We can’t go…

» In association with FANULI, Australia’s leading furniture and design brand, Belle is delighted to announce that entries are open for the 2021 INTERIOR DESIGN AWARDS » Now in its eleventh year, this prestigious awards program is committed to supporting the creativity and innovation of the local industry by celebrating and rewarding excellence in Australian interior design and decoration by individuals, partnerships and design practices at residential, hospitality and commercial levels. 2021 AWARDS CATEGORIES » BEST RESIDENTIAL INTERIOR » BEST RESIDENTIAL INTERIOR – READERS’ CHOICE » BEST RESIDENTIAL KITCHEN DESIGN » BEST RESIDENTIAL BATHROOM DESIGN » BEST HOSPITALITY INTERIOR » BEST COMMERCIAL INTERIOR » BEST WORK WITH COLOUR » EMERGING DESIGN STAR » HALL OF FAME » BELLE/FANULI INTERIOR DESIGNER OF THE YEAR SPONSORED BY SUPPORTING SPONSORS ENTRIES CLOSE FRIDAY,…

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“WE DON’T HAVE A PANDEMIC every century and it would be wise to learn from it,” says Roger Wood, who is founding principal of longstanding Victorian practice Wood Marsh Architecture with partner Randal Marsh. Wood is in a reflective mood about the past year. “I realised that going to the office at 8.30am and leaving at 6.30pm was some kind of Dickensian obligation on my behalf. I think we now work smarter and are more flexible,” he says. This shift is balanced with the knowledge that architecture is a craft-based discipline and the need remains to nurture and mentor recent graduate students coming into the practice. While renowned for their singular houses, Wood Marsh have always played a major role in delivering cultural, civic and community-based projects that have shaped…

By motoring expert Elise Elliott @EliseElliott_Media STEVE’S STYLE is ever-elegant and finessed, but his presence is adventurous and bold. Fittingly, then, this interiors and lifestyle expert chose a Mercedes-Benz G-Wagen to visit his favourite haunts in Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs. The G-class – a robust, four-wheel drive SUV – was originally designed more than 40 years ago as a military vehicle. Today it remains authentic and iconic while exuding sumptuous luxury. Much like the driver. GRANDIFLORA First stop is this whimsical, charming florist in Potts Point. Buckets of magnolias, Grandif lora’s brand feature, spill onto Macleay Street. The flowers are lovingly grown by a VIP at Dural in Sydney’s north, who planted the trees three decades ago. Owner Saskia Havekes opened her small flower shop in 1995. Fast-forward 26 years, and while…

A Scandinavian aesthetic, by way of blonde timbers, white walls and pitch-perfect furniture, has infused this original 1900s cottage with a sense of youthful joie de vivre. Located in a desirable pocket of Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs with easy access to the beaches and all facilities, it had irresistible appeal for the owners, who wished to maximise the heritage charm of the house and complement it with contemporary, open, light and flowing living spaces. Impressed by residential projects they had seen in surrounding areas, the homeowners engaged Madeleine Blanchfield Architects. Their house had been renovated and extended in the 1980s in an unsympathetic style. “The original fabric of the home was quite lovely,” says Madeleine, “but the extension had some significant flaws.” The starting point was to retain the heritage rooms,…

The adage ‘less is more’ is definitely at play in this serene home overlooking Middle Harbour in Sydney. Deftly reinvented by interior designer Pamela Makin of Les Interieurs, the heritage home has been stripped of its fussiness and its rooms streamlined and honed, whitened and brightened to welcome a carefully edited collection of contemporary furniture, striking art and sculptures and vintage artefacts. This is the second collaboration between Pamela and her clients, so their synergy was a given. The house was of significant size and presence, as indicated by the moniker, the ‘Pink Palace’, which was given to it by locals. The European features in its design were a plus but it was dated and needed to be cleared of unnecessary clutter to reveal its character. “It’s a unique house…

WITH ITS STEEL doors opening out to the garden, this striking kitchen is a space that’s refined in form and materiality yet also perfectly set up for fuss-free family living. “The 19th-century bones of the house were good,” says architect and interior designer Melanie Beynon, who worked on this project alongside her colleague Alis Garlick. “We were able to honour its heritage while offering a nod to our client’s love of Parisian decor.” This is most apparent in the parquetry flooring and pale-grey joinery, as well as those lovely steel doors. “Reflecting the generosity of the first floor, the rear of the ground floor is now the heart of the home with a remodelled kitchen, dining and living zone,” says Melanie. The integrated gas fireplace and oak floor add a…

AN EXISTING LEADLIGHT WINDOW was the key reference point for interior designer Mardi Doherty in her makeover of this Melbourne bathroom, achieved with colleague Michelle Evans. “Our aim was to create a peaceful sanctuary that links aesthetically to the home’s deco heritage, but with less visual theatre than the living spaces,” says Mardi. “Materiality and form were employed in opposing philosophies. The copper in the vanity and joinery is a contemporary form in a classic material, while the mirror cut-out in perforated copper sheet is a modern interpretation of deco embellishment.” What luxury items did you choose for this bathroom regardless of budget? “Custom copper is used for detail – polished for drawer and cupboard pulls; aged and perforated for the joinery sheathing, detail and under-vanity storage. ‘Rosa’ marble tiles…

Welcome to the April 2021 issue of Belle. Many people have now returned to corporate offices or their version of pre-pandemic industry, but the way we work, live and travel has certainly changed forever. And there is a definite upside! In this issue, we profile Randal Marsh and Roger Wood, partners in award-winning Victorian firm Wood Marsh Architecture on p44. Roger Wood’s comments about learning from the pandemic really resonate with me. “I realised that going to the office at 8.30am and leaving at 6.30pm was some kind of Dickensian obligation on my behalf. I think we now work smarter and are more flexible,” he says. I agree – the pandemic has forced us to use technology to explore possibilities and there’s no going back. Hooray – that oft-talked-about yet…

1_BRIGHT SPARK Canadian lighting studio Lambert & Fils has toasted its tenth anniversary with the opening of a Tribeca showroom where contemporary pieces are accentuated by 19th-century architectural features. lambertetfils.com; livingedge.com.au 2_MADE TO MEASURE Sydney designer Daniel Boddam applies a considered simplicity to both his architectural projects and his bespoke furniture collections. The ‘Oscar’ high cabinet and ‘Geo’ round table are shown here. danielboddam.com 3_FLOWER POWER Celebrated New York artist Wayne Pate’s geometrics and silhouettes of flora and objects have been translated onto a range of decorative handcrafted terracotta tiles for Balineum. ‘Flora Exotica IV’ is pictured. balineum.co.uk 4_NEW YORK GROOVE Artistic spirit abounds at the Ace Hotel in Brooklyn, designed by Roman and Williams. Its design reflects the locale’s creative fabric. acehotel.com/brooklyn 5_FULL CIRCLE Named after Nick Drake’s song…

NO MATTER HOW PETITE, the powder room is the jewel box of the home – a bijou space that can make a showstopper design statement. It is a perfect opportunity to take risks. To emphasise its potential and style, look at a powder room as somewhere to impress guests, because you don’t have to worry about tiring of something. Dark, saturated colours and large-scale patterns that might overwhelm in a living room or bedroom are often ideal. And use high-end materials that may be too expensive to install in larger spaces, as there isn’t a lot of area in a powder room. DON’T BE AFRAID TO THINK BIG Things don’t have to be tiny just because the space is. Think big. You may be surprised what dramatic wallpaper, statement lighting…

With its stepped landscaping surrounded by formal clipped hedges, manicured lawns and creeping vines, this Sydney house has a transportive quality. Blink and you could be at a European villa, huddled around the stone outdoor fireplace in winter or sunning under a nautical umbrella in summer. Framed in no less than two different tiles, the glamorous aqua pool is the ultimate showstopper, ringed by Tunisian handmade tiles. Built in the 1960s, the house had a kitsch, Tuscan-inspired look but sentimental value for the homeowner, who has memories of visiting the property as a child. “Family friends used to own it and I spent a lot of time here growing up and always loved the feel of it,” he says. “After having my own family, I knew it would be a…

PRESENTED WITH A blank canvas, interior designer Thomas Hamel and his colleagues Brendan Guy and Carla Barton were able to explore the use of some exciting materials in this penthouse kitchen. Chief among them was a dazzling white rock crystal benchtop for the island. “The brief was for us to create the feel of a pre-war New York apartment,” says Thomas. “This informed the joinery design and our focus on the architectural detailing throughout the space.” What luxury item did you choose for this kitchen regardless of budget? “Definitely the unique white rock crystal benchtop on the island. Our clients fell in love with it. There’s a strong contrast between the white stone and the rich walnut joinery. Together they create drama set against the surrounding room’s neutral palette.” thomashamel.com…

CLASSICISM IS MET with a crisp, modern sensibility in this kitchen by interior architect Phoebe Nicol. “The room sits within a Victorian terrace, so we wanted to explore a subtle pairing of traditional joinery techniques with contemporary materials,” says Phoebe. The timelessly stylish chevron flooring and profiled cabinetry offer a nod to the heritage of the home but are brought instantly up-to-date by the room’s soft whites and brass punctuation points. By being generous in her specification of Statuario marble for both the benchtops and the splashback, Phoebe has deftly underlined the sophistication of this space. “It’s a stone that has an everlasting beauty; there’s so much character in its graining,” she says. Both the lighting and hardware were hand-forged by local artisans. “Brass accents add a beautiful sense of…

A PENTHOUSE DEMANDS special rooms and this bayside Melbourne bathroom, designed by Ben Robertson of Tecture in collaboration with CBG Architects, achieves it through a less-is-more approach. “Being an internal space, we wanted to maximise any opportunities to obtain light and reflection,” says Ben. “As a penthouse on the top level, we were able to introduce skylights to the design and, referencing the mirrored curves in the home’s kitchen, we applied subtle radii to the cabinets.” What luxury items did you choose for this bathroom regardless of budget? “The luxury items we chose were focused on the subtlety of form in the interior architecture: the curved moment in the shower, and multiple skylights to ensure the space is filled with light. Both took precedence in the layout and design. The…

STEPPING BACK IN TIME to an era when elegance reigned, this bathroom in Melbourne’s Toorak by Thomas Hamel & Associates shows what can be achieved when the net for design features, influences and finishes is cast far and wide. The undisputed stars in this traditional masterpiece hail from California, in the stately form of gold-framed Queen Anne mirrors sourced from Dennis & Leen and magnificent handmade glazed plasterwork wall panels by Gregorius Pineo that subtly shimmer in natural daylight or when the lights are on, thanks to intricate metallic-leaf lines. “Our client’s brief for her bathroom was to create a space of serenity – simple, elegant and opulent,” says Thomas Hamel, who worked on the project with his colleagues Carla Barton and Brendan Guy. “We focused on clean lines, luxurious…