Innholdsfortegnelse for August/September 2020 i homestyle

‘Back to normal’ is a phrase I’ve been trying not to use for the past couple of months. For all intents and purposes, most elements of my life resemble what came before the pandemic, but the ‘normal’ of this busyness as usual hadn’t been serving me or anyone else very well. People and the planet are suffering as we try to keep pace with modern life, so I’ve been assessing which aspects of mine I actually want to return to, and which I could change. For me and my family, what will remain a calming constant and antidote to the hustle of the working week is the ritual of weekends spent at home, leaning into the JOMO — the joy of missing out. Conversely, it’s been a treat for the…

Cooking in Marfa by Virginia Lebermann and Rocky Barnette (Phaidon, $75) Reboot your tapped-out repertoire of recipes while visiting a West Texas desert town as singular as the dishes its acclaimed restaurant The Capri serves. Virginia is the owner and her partner Rocky’s head chef there, and here they share jazzed-up classic American and Mexican fare plus their own creations (and cocktails) presented as memorably as the art Marfa’s famous for. The Great Indoors by Emily Anthes (Macmillan, $45) You probably think you know your home, office and other haunts like the back of your hand. In this book, science journalist Emily asserts that you don’t, actually, and uses cutting-edge research to help reveal the ways the buildings we spend our lives in shape us. How…

Do you ever stop to think about how you want your home to feel — physically and emotionally? Sensory perceptions On our journey to designing a home that’s good for us, reflecting our style while providing comfort, we’re always aiming to devise an interior scheme that satisfies more of our senses than simply sight. Do you ever stop to think about how you want your home to feel — physically and emotionally? It’s a step you don’t want to skip. One of the easiest ways to add tactile appeal to your spaces is by layering textiles — opting for the best-quality natural fibres you can afford, then treating them with care so they’ll last longer. One of the benefits of such materials is they often become even more beautiful and…

Half of design duo Harris Tapper (with her friend Lauren Tapper), Sarah Harris Gould lives in Grey Lynn, Auckland, in the home she renovated with her husband, Harry. She says what she loves most about their new spaces is more of a feeling than something tangible — she always feels calm and happy here. How long have you been living here, Sarah? My husband Harry and I bought this property in 2016. The paint job was polarising, the bathroom was situated in the sunniest part of the house and the garden was incredibly overgrown, but we were attracted by the location and the renovation opportunities. We lived here for about a year before we started renovating, which gave us time to really understand what we wanted. And what was that?…

Expat Kiwi artist Anna Church has lived in Toronto with her husband Nick Dalton and their two children for eight years, and in this home for five. They recently completed a renovation that took it back to its 1834 bones and built it back up again, bigger and better. Anna, do you think your interest in villas is informed by their strong association with New Zealand’s heritage architecture, especially in Auckland, where you used to live? Absolutely — although houses here tend to be multi-level, not single-storey. We were drawn to Toronto’s historic Riverside neighbourhood for its beautiful Victorian homes and tree-lined streets. When we found this house, she was tired and unpolished, but liveable. Best of all, her character features were pretty much still intact, unlike a lot of…

You’d be forgiven for missing the house. Complementing the hillside, the sandy tones of this holiday home are barely noticeable from Ripiro Beach below. A kilometre from its neighbour, the house quietly blends in with its sand and grass surrounds; it doesn’t fight the drama of this wild west coast landscape, but relaxes into it. It’s the kind of feeling most of us want when we’re on holiday — to disappear for a while — yet underneath its subtle disposition, the home makes its presence known through a strong desire to unite with the environment. The homeowners — a couple and their two teenage children — were poolside in Thailand five years ago when they found the 150ha plot of land online. With recreation as their motivation — he rides…

Character apartments have their fine points and their foibles — that’s a given. For Daniel Varcoe, this reality hit home when he was trying to hang his larger works of art. “If you used a builder’s level, the work would be completely out of whack,” he says dryly. Better, then, to just hang them by eye. The Carlisle building was constructed in 1912 on a prominent corner of Auckland’s CBD as a wool store and auction house. Where once the air hung heavy with dust and lanolin as bulging bales of wool awaited the call of the auctioneer, now all is calm. These days, 20 apartments are slung inside the concrete case — a conversion completed in the 1990s. From the entry vestibule with its burr-timber panelling, a spiral staircase…

Florist Lucy Houghton of Lu Diamond Flowers and her partner Benny Connolly, director of surf-brand management business Hippie Slang Agencies, moved from Auckland to Benny’s hometown of New Plymouth in 2017 when expecting their twin daughters Delilah and Goldie, now two. Several years, some big dreams and plenty of hard work in the making, they’ve since opened Bleached, a showroom for their businesses and interests, complete with a coffee bar that’s become a new local hangout. What a great building you’ve got to work with — how did you find it? Benny: I looked for a long time. I felt it was important to choose a building we could give a new identity and that didn’t have the hangover of a preexisting business. We wanted to be at the west…

Projects Bridging engineering and art, we create bespoke metal works for New Zealand’s most design forward clients. From contemporary accent pieces for residential interiors to full retail and hospitality fit-outs, we deliver a unique aesthetic, design-led ethos and the elemental properties of metal to every project. The Home Collection Hand finished brass fittings and accessories for the home. Solid structures paired with gentle folded formations with delicate detailing, all made and hand finished in Aotearoa. powersurge.co.nz…

ONE TO WATCH The Serif TV’s state-of-the-art tech is amazing, but train your eyes on those good looks. In collaboration with Samsung, acclaimed creatives Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec took a 360-degree approach to its capital i-shaped profile and slim frame, so it looks sharp from all angles and becomes a statement piece. It’s now available in Aotearoa for the first time. samsung.com/nz A LITTLE TLC Elevating your everyday items is a form of self- care, so do yourself a kindness and go chasing this Vannfall (‘waterfall’) jug by Japanese designer Jin Kuramoto for Norway’s Nedre Foss. Embodying its Norwegian name, the glass is reminiscent of running water, an effect Jin (a proponent of touch-centric haptic design) achieved by making his original model from hemp string woven onto a wire frame…

If we can learn anything from the fantastic fit-out of this London office, spread over three floors of an 18th-century warehouse, it’s that fortune favours the brave. Design studio Daytrip took notes from the vintage optimism of 1950s ads marketing kitchens to women and photographer Slim Aarons’ glam take on mid-century life in Palm Springs for their playful, feminine colour palette. It celebrates the unexpected, teaming bright reds and pinks with dusky and dusty ones, punctuated by browns and yellows of similarly different strengths. Nothing ventured, nothing gained — let our edit of pieces and paints help you have such fun.…

With SmartDrive™ electronic feedback adjusting the action, there are fewer moving parts in the 12kg ActiveIntelligence™ Front Loader washing machine, for reliable, efficient and quiet operation. It’s designed to match the Fisher & Paykel 9kg Heat Pump Condensing dryer both functionally and aesthetically; install them side by side or stack the dryer on top of the washer.…

When I returned home [at the end of 2015] after seven years in New York, I was unsure what I wanted to do next. I was 28 years old and had accomplished so much, but I was burnt out from the hard mahi (work) that comes with working in one of the most competitive cities in the culinary world. I also missed my family, and I wanted to see the next generation of my whānau grow. Our natural resources descend from the atua [god]; there’s an interconnected relationship between all things. The land, sea, rivers, plants and animals all have a mauri, a wairua — a life force, a spirit.” Being far from Aotearoa had made me realise there was a disconnect. I’d studied and mastered many different cuisines and…

This two-storey former state house on a Lyttelton hillside sports an exterior paint scheme that’s loud and proud for good reason. Boaties navigating the harbour use it as a landmark and the citrusy orange speaks a similar visual language as a neighbouring state house in apple green. Although the owners — a couple and their two teenagers — are community-minded, they don’t have mana whenua here. They moved south from Auckland for study and then work, and ended up here “by happy accident” because they wanted to be close to the water and found this then three-bedroom home after renting in the area. When they asked architect Michael O’Sullivan for help with a renovation, they were driven to create somewhere their extended family could stay, and to make the home…

In an enclave of holiday homes set among farmland and bush at Medlands Beach on Great Barrier Island, this boxy bach makes clever use of Dutch design theory to work its angles within the environment. And this home has more angles than most around here; dubbed the Pinwheel House, it really does resemble the shape of its namesake. From the onset of the project, Wellington-based architect Stuart Gardyne’s enquiry for the site was informed by the homeowners’ interest in the pleasures an enclosed courtyard would offer. It was an interesting proposition; privacy and tranquility are characteristics not always associated with beachside dwellings in Aotearoa, which often champion the view above all else. Given the relatively small section and the planning rules that allowed only 15% site coverage, the concept of…

PHOENIX —— Tapware The Axia collection from Phoenix is a modern twist on tradition. Each design has been meticulously crafted with crisp detailing and a strong presence, along with unique features such as the ultra-thin outlet and lever-less handle. Axia’s innovation and cutting-edge design has been recognised internationally via multiple design awards, including the Red Dot Best of the Best. phoenixtapware.co.nz POWERSURGE —— Homeware A timeless arch silhouette encased in delicate brass edging, the Gaze mirror by Powersurge is a sophisticated addition to any room. Available in three sizes in a brushed (pictured) or antiqued finish, it’s made with solid brass and finished with a clear satin lacquer. Check out Powersurge’s website for the full Home collection of New Zealand-made hand-finished brass furnishings and accessories. powersurge.co.nz OAKLEYS —— Bathrooms Oakleys…

And now, for our next trick, we’re very proud to present homestyle Editions, a selection of pieces we’ve dreamed up for your interior in collaboration with local craftspeople. For our launch collection — available exclusively on our new online platform homestyle-editions.co.nz — we worked with manufacturers Southern Creations, who specialise in making beautiful wooden furniture in their Christchurch workshop. What started as an idea for a single stool grew to include plinths, tables and lamps. Following the tradition of neoclassicism, in designing these items, we drew inspiration from the architecture of ancient Greece and Rome. Fluted columns and rebated edges encourage light to play on their surfaces, while the smooth, hand-turned shape of the tapered bases offers a subtly feminine form. Handcrafted from solid American oak in your choice of…

Get the look - Stripes are a tried-and-tested pattern that never goes out of style — and talk about impactful. Keep the look chic, not dizzying, by confining them to a distinct area, pairing them with mainly monochrome furniture and homeware, and choosing classic diner-like shades such as green, red and yellow. We went for Resene Palm Green. - These stripes are used to define a bench seat. If you don’t have built-in furniture, you could get a similar effect through creating an ornamental frieze by painting a band of stripes around your walls, near the ceiling. - To reproduce this look at your place, paint your walls with two coats of a neutral base colour (we chose Resene Half Bison Hide) and allow to dry. Use a metre rule…

Homestyle art director Juliette Wanty lives in Parnell, Auckland with her fiancé Robin Schmid, a facade specialist at an engineering firm. She says they’ve lived in this home for so long it represents a chapter of their lives and she knows they’ll look back on it as one of the best. So, Juliette, how did you and Robin come to be living here? We actually met in this house — he was living with a friend of mine at the time — so it’s a special place to me. I moved in six years ago. Up until last year, we had our good friend as a housemate, but she’s since left to live with her partner. Although it’s a bit more space than we need for just the two of…

It had been a lifelong ambition of Jackie Houghton’s to live a simple country life somewhere far away from bright city lights. After 10 years spent living overseas, the pull of rural New Zealand and the promise of a new project inspired her to return home, put her property in Palm Beach, Waiheke Island on the market and begin the hunt for another block of land with space for one main dwelling to live in and a couple of studios to rent out too. “It was a dream that I’d always had — to build a place of my own that would suit my lifestyle and generate income,” says Jackie of her goal. Sizeable rural sections aren’t easy to come by on Waiheke Island, so when Jackie’s property agent showed…

So Lynda, what sparked the idea to start Architecture+Women NZ? It began with a conversation with Julie Wilson in early 2011 about the high number of women leaving the profession. We decided to increase the visibility of the many women who train in architecture with an exhibition timed for the 20th anniversary of the Constructive Agenda: 60 Years of Women in Architecture in New Zealand exhibition, held in 1993. The Architecture+Women NZ [A+W NZ] co-founders were Julie and I, Megan Rule and Sarah Treadwell, who has become our mana taumata, or guiding light. Elisapeta Heta joined the core team in 2012 and we all worked furiously alongside many other people and teams towards the opening of five exhibitions nationwide in September 2013 — a huge undertaking. Why was there a…

WEARABLE ART When fashion designer Juliette Hogan spotted Pirongia painter Carmel Van Der Hoeven of George Sand Studio’s large-scale artworks in an Auckland gallery, she knew she was onto something. Cut to her and in-house print designer Louise Cuckow commissioning a piece, photographing it and turning it into a repeat pattern that became this Floral Garden fabric for S/S 2020. Slip into it in several styles from September 2. juliettehogan.com SET THE BAR Are you walking the talk when it comes to your new normal? You could start by committing to skin and haircare that’s better for you and the planet, like that by Frankie Apothecary, who use the wisdom of Māori medicine to produce products including this creamy conditioner bar made with sustainable native botanicals. frankieapothecary.com RED ALERT A…

“My husband Alex, pug Harvey and I have lived in our villa for over a year. We were immediately attracted to the great dining room that flows into the garden, and the natural light in every room. I like spending most of my downtime at home, so having naturally lit spaces is really important to me. My interior aesthetic is minimal, elegant and contemporary. I buy intentionally from talented local artists and makers because I love the stories and people behind the products. My parents are keen gardeners, so I developed a huge appreciation for plants. I’ve incorporated them into all of our spaces here. Every morning, I check in on them and give them a mist before having a cup of tea and lighting a candle; the scent fills…