est magazine is a global design resource curating the best in architecture, design, interiors and products. Uniting the creative talents of architects, designers, photographers, stylists, writers and tastemakers, est inspires exceptional living.
There’s a lot of joy in putting together a magazine with such diverse global design talent, and this issue is our most comprehensive to date. We hear from this year’s architecture and design visionaries as part of our esteemed 10, sharing their desire to see more openness, culture and risk-taking in 2025, with French designer Antoine Simonin encouraging us to “leave boring in the emergency lane.” We cast a spotlight on the names to watch in collectable design, exploring how traditional craft and the hand of the maker are embedded in their furniture and objects. This issue also takes us inside the Paris home of collector and architect Charles Zana, where iconic pieces and his furniture designs mingle within its historic walls. In the Philippines, designer John Pawson seeks ‘absolute…
Prue Ruscoe: Prue Ruscoe is a Sydney-based photographer specialising in lifestyle, fashion and interiors. Her work is known for its relaxed yet polished style. With clients in both Australia and all over the world, she has also worked on a number of interior books. In this issue Ruscoe photographs Clifton House, located in Sydney’s Bondi, designed by local architect Anthony Gill. Harry Crowder: Harry Crowder is a London-based photographer dedicated to interiors and architecture. His work seeks to distil the essence of the spaces he photographs. For this issue, Crowder was entrusted with capturing revered designer John Pawson’s recently completed Philippines House. Holly Beadle: A former features writer at est living, Holly Beadle has written extensively on exceptional architecture, design, and products for estliving.com and est magazine. In this issue, Beadle speaks…
Our Best of est series for 2024 features a world-class line up of homes, hospitality and retail spaces, and landscape architecture. Globally, 10corsocomo’s new womenswear department designed by Milanese studio 2050+, and Atic’s new bar and lounge designed by Parisian architects Atelier Leymarie were absolute highlights for their ability to capture locality and demonstrate original design ideas. Looking to 2025, we’ll be keeping an eye on the following studios and their work: New York-based multidisciplinary WINK; architectural studio RREEL; and WOJR, an organisation of designers based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. I’m excited to also be staying at Pied A Terre Oberkampf by Necchi Architecture in Paris—just the way to ring in a new year of design. https://www.instagram.com/piedaterre.paris/ PIEDA TERRE, OBERKAMPF DESIGN DESTINATION @piedaterre.paris @necchiarchitecture @ludovicbalay https://estliving.com/professional/wink/ WINK DESIGNER PROFILE @ericwink @william.jess.laird…
A private sanctuary in the Philippines reimagines the archetypal enclosed garden while embracing a shifting narrative of light. Carrying echoes of a medieval monastery, revered British architect John Pawson and his team have created a Southeast Asian home in a cloister-like arrangement of single-storey spaces defined by scale, axis, rhythm and repetition. Here, the architecture and interior design emphasise the interplay of square and rectangular geometries, with recurring forms that instil a harmonious balance of line and proportion, creating a serene and reflective environment. “This project represented a powerful opportunity to distil the essence of thinking that has shaped the work from the beginning: to achieve a state of absolute purity, where the quality of the space is everything,” Pawson says. Set on a flat expanse of land, the home…
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"Thoughtful, Considered, Inspiring" Our design work is best summed up as: Sumptuous minimalism. What aspect of your work are people most curious about? There seems to be a curiosity about our residential work; people are particularly interested in how others live. What has recently challenged the way you think about design? We love the boundary-pushing, genre-defying work of zero-waste designer and florist Joost Bakker. His tenacity is inspiring, and his enthusiasm is infectious. What person, building, product or art piece has had a lasting impa your work? A visit to Japan some years ago has had an immeasurable influence. Not only from the esteemed architectural works by the likes of Tadao Ando, SANAA, Sou Fujimoto, and so many others, but we also sensed a deep appreciation for design and attention…
