Innholdsfortegnelse for December/January 2018-19 i homestyle

Days spent sourcing properties to share with you often lead to nights trawling the internet for a dream home of my own. But after finding out that a couple of the houses we’ve featured this issue are available as holiday rentals, I got to thinking — perhaps I should also be seeking out an architectural bolthole to retreat to with my family this summer. The idea developed into a kind of obsession. Did you know you can include up to 50 properties on a single Airbnb saved list? Neither did I, till I took a deep dive into unique places to stay. From a cedar-clad bach on Great Barrier Island to an eco yurt in Moteuka, I’ve now got enough spots earmarked to last us until my toddler son Ted…

The Planthunter by Georgina Reid, published by Thames & Hudson, $65. Around the world in the umpteen ways people find truth, purpose and connection through gardening, this book is a reminder that beauty is often not found in material possessions but growing in the dirt. From a local ONZM to a ‘gangsta gardener’ in LA, these people and their plants are enlightening. Patterson by Andrew Patterson, published by Thames & Hudson, $95. When the 2017 recipient of the New Zealand Institute of Architects Gold Medal writes a book featuring 14 of his recent projects, you might assume it’s going to be good. You won’t be let down by this masterwork, which showcases both his architecture and some absolutely incredible settings. The Eye by Nathan…

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Long before Ali Johnson enrolled in art school, she’d experienced all kinds of different mediums. Making things was an integral part of her upbringing in rural Australia, and having already explored ceramics, woodwork and metalwork, felting and papermaking, she went on to study goldsmithing, silversmithing and sculpture. Moving to New Zealand in her early twenties, she turned her attention to another interest: complementary medicine. For the past 15 years, she’s worked as both artist and health practitioner, and has been continually intrigued by how these ostensibly disparate realms enhance and inform each other. Today her creative practice combines both disciplines and sees her working with yet another medium: soap. Ali, how did you get into making your own soap? When my first child was born in 2008, I found that…

In the quiet Kapiti Coast town of Waikanae, a mid-century retreat fondly known as Riverbank offers its owners Tara Morton and Nick Walbridge an idyllic escape from their busy jobs in the nearby capital. Surrounded by rambling gardens, the home’s intriguing geometry juts out into painterly foliage that filters light inside through floor-to-ceiling windows surrounding the house from front to back. Tara and Nick hadn’t always considered a secluded sanctuary the ultimate place to call home. Over the years, their work at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade led to offshore postings in locations like Beijing, Cairo, Washington DC and New York, so for a long time they were all about big-city life. “Tara stumbled across the online listing for Riverbank while working in Egypt in 2015,” says Nick.…

In the quiet town of Billinudgel in the Northern Rivers region of Australia’s New South Wales is a dwelling that gives meaning to the words ‘sustainable living’. Here, Amanda Callan and Andrew Morris have repurposed a 1930s church into a family home where they’re raising their two young sons, Banjo and Percy. Wanting to reduce their impact on the environment, the couple chose to use as many recycled materials as possible and decorate with mostly vintage and secondhand furnishings. “We love reusing objects and try to avoid anything modern-looking,” says Amanda. “There are a few exceptions, such as our kitchen appliances and sofa, but we’ve always preferred things to look old rather than new. We have a lot of hand-me-downs, things we’ve picked up at the tip shop and gifts,…

My husband Simon Owen and I had been living in Australia’s Northern Territory for four years; I was a GP in a remote Aboriginal community and he was flying helicopters in Kakadu National Park. In 2016, we moved back to New Zealand when Simon got a job working for the Auckland Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service. One of the things we immediately loved about Auckland was its close proximity to some of the country’s best native bush and beaches. We quickly realised we were spending all our spare time out of the city, so began to search for a block of land where we could build a small house. After several weekends spent looking, we completely fell in love with this one. Our five-acre site is mostly covenanted regenerating bush and…

A BIT OF ALL RIGHT How easy on the eye is Stockholm-based Massproductions’ Bit side table? They believe that when you design smart, usable furniture, you don’t need flamboyant gestures, and like to make things multifunctional. This creation can work as an occasional table or an elegant base for a lamp, vases or sculptures. simonjamesdesign.com CIRCLE OF LIFE Exquisitely uncomplicated, without any welding or screws, great Dane Kristina Dam’s brass and steel Decoration Circle is the air we breathe, with flowers or without. capricho.co.nz POUFFE PIECE You don’t have to meditate on this piquant little mustard ottoman crafted in Ubud, Bali, but it’d be perfect for it. Rest your mind or rest your feet (or use it for your little one as a seat), the hand-finished look will have the…

ALPINE ZEN Atmospheric concrete, blackened tiles, textural timber, organic forms and rustic finishes combine to create a meditative space that you can really relax in. Essentials checklist COASTAL CALM Go for a muted tonal colour palette punctuated by crisp white and silver accents — all warmed up with natural fibres woven for the win. Essentials checklist…

Growing up, Katherine Throne always loved creating things, but then she got sick and missed three months of school, and had to drop her art class. She thought that was the end of it, and ultimately went on to get a degree in journalism, but, of course, destiny awaited… So Katherine, how was it that you came to be an artist? I kept my bag of paints and pastels for years, but the opportunity never arose to use them till my husband Craig and I moved to the US in 2006. I didn’t have a work visa, so I enrolled at art school to study interior design. I started taking painting electives — and I was in heaven. I’d found a new language and was totally enthralled by how marks…

Laurence Leenaert is 28 years old and thousands of kilometres from her comfort zone, but after three short years, she’s become an international success. In ‘If you love it so much, why don’t you move here?’ style, what was intended to be a two-month sabbatical in the desert with a friend has turned into a five-person enterprise, LRNCE, that she runs from her own studio. It’s something she puts down to sheer hard work — and the influence of Instagram. “When I moved to Marrakech in 2015, I had 90 followers,” she says. “Now I have 100,000.” Laurence began her career studying fashion at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Ghent, Belgium, before an internship with avant-garde German design house Bless opened her up to another world. With its…

TOP TOGS Ethical from seed to the shirt on your back, everything conscious clothing label Kowtow does is underscored by its sustainable values. True to form, its first collection of swimwear is crafted from regenerated nylon made from waste materials. If that’s not enough to make you feel good, the six styles for all figures will undoubtedly be. kowtowclothing.com DIG IN Nailing the shared plate brief is this pottery by local ceramics stalwart Tony Sly. European-looking, vintagey shapes handmade in Raglan, what we have here are his Rustic Open Bowl and Rustic Oblong Platter. Both come in a gorgeous green glaze as well. shoptonyslypottery.com ROUND HERE Back in 2013, the first collection of Australian sisters Emma Henderson and Victoria Beattie of The Beach People’s round towels sold out within weeks.…

Blackpool House > WAIHEKE ISLAND > SLEEPS 2 Architecturally designed and surrounded by tall trees, this sunny one-bedroom hideaway is all of five minutes’ walk from Little Oneroa Beach and 15 from Oneroa’s eateries and stores. If you don’t enjoy unwinding in the spacious split-level living area, mezzanine library, treetop bedroom and luxurious shower with private bush outlook, you’re definitely doing it wrong. Bellbird Bach > AKAROA > SLEEPS 6 Nestled in a valley overlooking the Akaroa hills, this little gem had us at ‘outdoor wood-fired hot tub’, but as well as country charm, it’s got your technology needs covered with wi-fi, Netflix and a Bluetooth sound system. A passive house oriented to catch the rays, we’d stay here for the all-plywood interior, great lighting and gangplank-style entryway alone. Karaka…

Resident Dog by Nicole England, published by Thames & Hudson, $85. There’s a pooch in almost every pic in this playful book that profiles a series of architectural homes and the pets who live in them. Among them we meet Skipper, whose affectionate and gentlemanly presence inspires joy in everyone he encounters; Boston, who sits at the window for hours, staring down her arch nemesis, a white-faced cow; and Canela, who reportedly brings a reassuring energy to the modernist home is which she’s lucky enough to dwell. And you know how pets often look like their owners? Well, in Resident Dog, many of the animals are uncannily similar to their homes. Hey there slinky greyhound in your concretey converted warehouse, spaniel with floppy ears that echo the droopy…

- In a boxy bedroom with a high stud, dividing the walls with paint can create the illusion of architectural interest. Experimenting with Resene testpots on sheets of plain paper will help you decide which colours to use — we chose Resene Neutral Bay and Resene Soothe with a ribbon of Resene Redwood. - Paint roughly three-quarters of each wall in one soothing shade and the upper quarter in another — plus the ceiling to match. When continuing your colour from your walls onto the ceiling, use Resene SpaceCote Flat — it’ll give you a matte finish and save you having to change paints. Brush a 10cm-thick line of your darker shade over the join of your two main colours. - Tie in the paint look with furniture in complementary…

They’ve gone above and beyond the call of amazing-cabinet-food-and-Instaworthy-dishes-please duty with their Auckland cafés Little Sister, Hello Friends & Allies, Winona Forever, Major Tom, Rude Boy, Friday I’m In Love and Sugar, and recently opened their first restaurant, Fang. Fran Mazza and Aaron Carson clearly have a calling for both great food and great names for eateries — and here is where the magic happens. How long have you guys worked from this Freeman’s Bay home away from home, Fran? We bought it in 2017. We needed a base that had a test kitchen, and after considering a lot of commercial properties, this just made sense, so rather than lease a space, we decided to buy. What was the house like when you found it? It was a good canvas…

Jackie Rainey has her exquisite new ensuite all to herself. The witty, whip-smart lawyer probably shouldn’t be surprised she’s succeeded in achieving this enviable state of affairs, yet she’s still not 100% sure how she swung it. Long may it last, though, and she deserves it — she lived with a freakin’ bike workshop in her lounge for several long years. It was her and her teacher husband Peter Radonich’s son Oscar and his many sets of wheels that were the catalyst for the next-stage renovation of their 100-year-old Grey Lynn villa. They’d updated the odd thing in their decade-and-a-half here, but with Oscar’s obsession with bikes growing by the day, he needed somewhere (anywhere but the spare bedroom or living room, really) to store and work on them. Doubting…

Tiny but mighty, this 74m2 home in Auckland’s Remuera punches well above its weight. It was conceived in the late ’60s, when artist Milan Mrkusich subdivided his land in this quiet cul-de-sac and asked architect Claude Megson to craft him a trio of rental units. When Elspeth and Jimmy Gray, themselves both architects, spotted one up for auction on Trade Me in 2016, they’d almost given up on finding somewhere that captured their imagination. “We’d been looking for two years and had begun to think that anything that was ‘architecture’ was out of our price bracket,” says Jimmy. Ideally, the couple wanted a home with two bedrooms, but it took no time at all before they were convinced to downgrade on size to upgrade on experience. Here, the experience included…

THE IVY HOUSE —— Rugs UV and fade resistant, washable and made from recycled fibres, Armadillo & Co outdoor rugs are designed to withstand the New Zealand elements while looking and feeling luxurious. The Ivy House is the proud stockist of the full range of these beautiful rugs — visit the showroom in Auckland’s Parnell or head online to get your place ready for summer. hello@theivyhouse.co.nz theivyhouse.co.nz ESCEA —— Heating Escea’s latest release, the DS Series of gas fireplaces, gives you less of everything to offer more than ever before. Less unnecessary detail places a greater focus on the flames; less wasted heat means a higher efficiency rating; and less depth results in a sleek look with a small footprint. The DS series is available in both single- and double-sided…