Innholdsfortegnelse for March - April 2017 i Vogue Living

Andrew Ferren This US journalist studied art history and worked at prestigious galleries such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York before moving to Madrid and starting to write. This issue, he explores the home of Spanish antiques dealer Lorenzo Castillo (page 98). “I’m a huge fan of Lorenzo’s design work and as a resident of Madrid for nearly 15 years, I’ve seen his skills become even more refined as he has tackled new projects,” says Ferren. “But his spectacular home is perhaps his ongoing masterpiece and laboratory of ideas.” Sharyn Cairns Melbourne-based photographer Cairns has worked for a range of Australian and international magazines and shot the images for ‘Flack Magic’ (page 55), our story on designer David Flack. “It’s always great to be in other creatives’…

EXPLORE: The dark dreamscapes of Archibald Prize-winner Louise Hearman’s paintings, including Untitled #727 (1999, pictured), at TarraWarra Museum of Art. Until 14 May, 2017. twma.com.au ENRICH Lavish details of royal palaces are reimagined in Neo Royal, Marcel Wanders’ new collection for Holland’s BN Wallpaper. Live that fantasy. bnwallcoverings.com REVIVE: Traditional crafts are celebrated in the handmade surfaces of Brooklyn-based Callidus Guild. New to the studio — dark timber paravents waxed in the style of Yakisugi, the ancient Japanese art of charring wood. callidusguild.com Emma Peascod MEET: The Australianborn, London-based designer is building a reputation for her gold leaf fififinishes on gilded glass. “I love to push the boundaries of the craft of verre églomisé (gilded glass) and combining it with washi (Japanese papermaking), which I studied in Kyoto. My mother is…

?he fleshy pink typeface on the French navy business card that issues from David Flack’s back pocket ciphers the interior designer’s brand of ‘bodacious’ modernity. “it’s so nice to meet you”, the message flashes in super-size sans serif. “baby got flack”, seconds the one shared by his business manager and partner, Mark Robinson, an award-winning filmmaker whose discipline in production budgeting and scheduling has slapped Flack Studio into formidable shape. The couple stand, all welcoming smiles, on the doorstep of their inner Melbourne home — a three-level Fitzroy terrace, circa 1890s, that is jointly shared by Flack Studio and two wildly excitable spoodles, Alfie and Frank. “We’ve only been here about 15 months,” says the 32-year-old Flack, whose fulsome portfolio — 18 projects completed, 24 underway — infers the output…

PETRA CORTRIGHT, the 30-year-old Californian artist who is dressed by Stella McCartney and who star-bills as ‘The Monet of the 21st century’ — or so the American press have hyperbolised her — is currently exhibiting in Melbourne and mulling over that comparison. “It’s very flattering but it gives my work an old spin,” says Cortright, admitting to parallels between her impasto-like build-up of computer pixels and the tache brushwork techniques of Impressionism’s grandee. “I work in a very contemporary way, but I do approach art with a classical mindset and I think it a noble pursuit to contribute something simple and beautiful to the world.” Cortright’s evocation of “simple and beautiful” belies a complexity of computer process, the first stage of which typically incurs a 12-hour session of deconstructing internet…

Beat the heat Dinosaur Designs has opened a flflagship Brisbane store, in Fortitude Valley. The concrete design with marble fifinishes (pictured) was created in collaboration with designer Chris Connell and incorporates a nook for customers to sit and take respite from the heat. dinosaurdesigns.com.au MARIMEKKO’s spring/summer 2017 home collection includes a table setting range that features printed fabrics, kitchen textiles and tableware. Fans of a green colourway will love Carina Seth-Andersson’s designs (below, from rear) the ‘Urna’ vase, $315, and ‘Flower’ vases, $69 each. marimekko.com LIFE’S A BEACH Celebrate the outdoor lifestyle with ‘The Beach’, the latest collection from Jardan. It comprises furniture and soft furnishings, all named after either a coastal environment or surfing icon — such as the ‘Andy’ sofa upholstered in ‘Elk’ velvet in Lake (left), $6898. Like…

When architect Madeleine Blanchfield was appointed to redo a kitchen in Sydney’s eastern suburbs, she didn’t expect the three-year overhaul of the house that ensued. “We started on the kitchen, but in the end the only thing we weren’t changing was the upstairs bedroom, so we thought we’d better do that,” she recounts. The owners wanted to create more space in their 1970s four-bedroom house for their family of three young boys and two dogs. W It soon became apparent that not only did the kitchen require a complete refresh, it had to be relocated entirely. “The kitchen needed to go in the middle so you could activate the whole space, and from there it expanded,” says Blanchfield, who was madly lodging drawings with council once construction had commenced. Casual…

S eismic shifts in life rarely occur in complete isolation, as head of lifestyle for nine.com.au, Helen McCabe, would know all too well. A recent major change in career also coincided with another notable lifestyle transformation for the prominent journalist: the end of a 12-month renovation on her apartment in Sydney’s Elizabeth Bay Having been in print media for more than 20 years, most recently as the editor-in-chief of The Australian Women’s Weekly, McCabe made the bold decision to jump to digital. “2015 was a year to make some tough decisions and get my act together and, 12 months on, I pretty much did everything I wanted to do and I’m in another world,” McCabe beams. When it came to her beloved apartment, it was a simple case of ‘if…

“We create a distinct aesthetic that is contemporary, while drawing on the language of craftsmanship and an understanding of materials.” — robert excell, mclaren excell Sink bespoke concrete worktop from lowinfo. Tap Vola ‘KV4’. mclarenexcell.com TREND elemental Choose natural materials that will age with wear to bring an organic feel to the kitchen. Archier ‘Highline’ brass pendant (above) in Antique Patina, from $2600; Lightyears ‘Caravaggio’ pendant (below left) in Matte White, $381, from Cult. archier.com.au cultdesign.com.au The brief was ‘simplicity’ for architect Chris Gilbert of Archier. Most timber was locally sourced a mere 7km away from red stringy bark trees that fell during a storm. Benchtop mild steel from Agency of Sculpture. Cabinets wrapped in brass sheeting from George White & Co. Flooring red stringy bark from Corsair Sustainable Timbers. archier.com…

Picture show Take a tour of the contemporary cube-like, art-filled home by the sea in Cape Town of photographer Jean-Marc Lederman (right). VOGUELIVING.COM.AU/INTERIORS ISLAND LIFE Step inside the spectacular new Kokomo Island Fiji hotel on Yaukuve Levu Island, Fiji. VOGUELIVING.COM.AU/TRAVEL Objects of desire In April, we bring you the best new products and trends from on the ground at Milan Design Week 2017. VOGUELIVING.COM.AU/MILANREPORT Garden goals Discover how to embrace greenery at home, whether you have a small courtyard or a large backyard. VOGUELIVING.COM.AU/DESIGN clockwise from above: last year’s Milan hits included Umut Yamac’s ‘Perch’ lights, Patricia Urquiola’s ‘Credenza’ table and Marni’s Colombianinspired furniture Runway ready See the most exciting sets from the autumn/ winter 2017 Ready-to- Wear shows, featuring English designer Anya Hindmarch’s typically extravagant creations. VOGUELIVING.COM.AU/ DESIGN left…

1. Chanel lambskin camera case bag, $4430. 2. Milena Zu silk-and-nylon earrings, $250, Melissa Harris. 3. Fendi ‘Wave’ print cape top, $1995, Parlour X. 4. Coral-and-marble necklace by Lele Sadoughi, $645, Pierre Winter Fine Jewels. 5. Balenciaga leather-textured sunglasses, $600, Macleay on Manning. 6. Kevyn Aucoin The Neo-Bronzer three-in-one face palette, $84, Mecca Cosmetica. 7. Acqua di Parma Murano glass perfumed candle in Tiglio, $205, Cosmopolitan Shoes. 8. Goyard custom-made toiletry case with leather edging, $8000, Vintage Luggage Company. 9. Paspaley ‘Kimberley’ sandalwood-and-pearl bracelet, $980. 10. Santa Maria Novella non-alcoholic shave emulsion, $92 for 100ml, Franque. 11. MAC Pro Lip palette in 6 Preferred Pinks, $67. 12. Penhaligon’s Much Ado About the Duke EDP (left) and The Tragedy of Lord George EDP, both $369 for 75ml, Agence de Parfum. 13.…

QUEENSLAND 22.03 MIKE SKELTON’s latest exhibition, Exposed, at Brisbane’s Maud Creative, looks largely to the photographer’s photojournalistic repertoire working with aid organisations in developing nations. Take in moving portraits such as Village Girl, Uganda (1998, pictured), and 20 per cent of the exhibition’s profits will go to Plan International and The Hunger Project. Until 1 April; maud-creative.com Superposition of Three Types brings 13 living contemporary artists together, all interested in the pursuit and interpretation of colourist abstraction. Elizabeth Newman, whose 2015 painting Here Comes Everybody is right, appears — as does Rebecca Baumann, who has painted each wall of the space a different colour. Huseyin Sami will perform a live painting piece using hyperextended paintbrushes, and sound works also feature. The exhibition runs at Sydney’s Artspace until 17 April; artspace.org.au N…

IT’S EASY TO frame Australia’s representation at the 57th International Art Exhibition, Venice Biennale 2017, in the terms of ‘trailblazing’ women and Indigenous talent, but that just quarantines our art away from the merit-based ‘best’ and buoys the ‘cultural cringe’. Yes, the selection of Tracey Moffatt as the first Australian Indigenous artist to present a solo exhibition at the Venice Biennale is “significant, bold and inspirational”, as the PR spins, but it’s also about bloody time. What other living Australian artist, regardless of their sex or colour of skin, can claim 150-plus solo shows across Australia, Europe and the United States and representation in the permanent collections of multiple major international museums including the Tate in London and the Museum of Modern Art in New York? As the Art Gallery…

French interior designer Marianne Evennou objects to being thought of as a small space specialist. “I work on just as many large projects,” she insists. Among those she has completed recently are a 700-square-metre country house to the north of Paris and a 180-square-metre apartment in the city’s sleek 16th arrondissement Still, there’s no getting past it: when it comes to dealing with a limited number of square metres, she has a defifinite talent, as this Paris pied-à-terre, designed for a couple (both doctors) whose main residence is in Normandy, attests. “In 18 square metres, you can have the same feeling of comfort and luxury as in a big apartment,” Evennou states. With other decorators, that may not always be true; with her, it is. The smallest project on which…

Bringing colour, energy and elegance into a home is what Peter Mikic has always done best. So it made sense for Paul Price, after a chance meeting with Mikic via a mutual friend five years ago, that he should turn to the interior designer for help transforming the 1870s house he shares with his partner, Fletcher Cowan, in a sought-after conservation area of north London. The hook for Price and Mikic working so well together was their mutual passion for art. “I’ve always loved art — I love the way you can get lost in a painting or photograph, the way it moves and transports you,” says Price of his eclectic and vibrantly hued collection of contemporary art and photography, which brings each room to vivid life. “A home without…

DESTINATION: Barceló Torre de Mad Any space masterminded by Spanish artistdesigner Jaime Hayón has our attention. He has just completed the conversion of Madrid’s celebrated Torre de Madrid — once the tallest concrete building in the world — into a luxurious hotel, the Barceló Torre de Madrid. It is replete with playful additions like this top-hatted bear (left) and a vibrant palette throughout. barcelo.com NEW LOOK: Soneva Jani resort, the Maldives Soneva’s latest resort is its most luxurious yet. Each over-water villa features a 12-metre pool, glass-bottom areas, uninterrupted lagoon views and a butler. soneva.com OPEN NOW: Belle Maison, Paris Parisian interior designer Emilie Bonaventure (left) has worked her magic on four new dining locations in Paris’s 9th arrondissement. She specified a geometric mural for the main wall of chef Franck Baranger’s seafood restaurant…

I’ve yet to meet Lindsey Adelman personally but when — not if — I do, I think we’ll get along just fine. Quite apart from her groundbreaking lighting designs that magically fuse the classic with industrial (I first fell in love with her Cherry Bomb pendants at Milan’s Nilufar Depot), the New York-based designer’s attitude resonates with me. “I like homes designed for living,” says Adelman (page 90), “so you’re not doing anything wrong if you’ve got the dining table full of making Christmas cards.” Hallelujah. And as I suspect Adelman might be, I’m slightly obsessed by the transformative power of light. Having recently downsized to a new apartment, I’m still amazed by the beauty that emanates from our yet-to-be-unpacked boxes when bathed in the glow of the perfect lamp…

The atmosphere at this year’s Maison & Objet was buzzing with a swarm of guests and designers from all around the globe. Standouts included the use of hard materials, such as stone and metal. Earthy red and brown stones with heavy veins have replaced the cold, white Italian marbles that dominated in years past, while the metals were raw and sometimes patinated, perhaps reflecting a broader trend of a return to nature and a celebration of imperfection. The use of spikes and studs were a fun addition, lending a refined punk aesthetic to collections from L’Objet and Skultuna. A play on form was another highlight, with subtle nods to the Memphis movement and even Art Deco. This trend displayed a whimsical blend of shape and asymmetry: the ‘Balance’ table lamp…

IT COULD BE SAID THAT BRITISH MODERN was born in the summer of 1951 during the Festival of Britain, a grand ‘Best of ’ celebration staged by the Labour government to herald an end to the grim austerity of the postwar period. The Festival provided a much-needed platform to a new generation of British artists and designers; with its nucleus on London’s South Bank, specially erected buildings and installations such as the rocket-like Skylon enthralled eight million visitors who, for the first time in more than a decade, were given a glimpse into an optimistic future. Although conservative leader Winston Churchill — who considered the Festival nothing more than socialist propaganda — ordered the South Bank site levelled after it closed later that year, something had shifted in the collective…

OUSE OF HOPPEN: A RETROSPECTIVE by KELLY HOPPEN (Jacqui Small, $90) South African-born, London-based interior designer Kelly Hoppen glances back over her illustrious career by delving into the archives, including the previously unseen. Her trademark clean lines and taupe elegance are examined, as are the sublime and glamorous elements she uses and the structure within which she works. Then there are the neutrals alongside Eastern harmony and flow, which are used to balance her spaces just so. Reviewed by LEAH TWOMEY MIDNIGHT MODERN by TOM BLACHFORD (Powerhouse Books, $110) It may seem an odd time of day to photograph a home but Australian photographer Blachford is onto something: at midnight, during the full moon, the combination of clear skies, lack of streetlights and an abundance of mid-century modern Palm Springs homes makes…

It should come as no surprise that Spain’s premiere antiques dealer would also have a good eye for architecture. One Sunday more than 10 years ago, Lorenzo Castillo was making his way out of the jumble of narrow streets that host Madrid’s sprawling flea market in the historic heart of the city when he fell in love at first sight “I saw this façade and thought, ‘What a marvelous building!’” he remembers. “It has such noble proportions and a gorgeous stone portal and yet it’s remarkably understated.” Two days later he’d bought his first apartment in the building, though he later sold it when his current home, a 1000-square-metre duplex with direct street access, came on the market. As an antiques dealer, Castillo was accustomed to tracing the provenance of…

Aculturally resplendent artistic Amsterdam neighbourhood that houses three museums and a world-class concert hall, the Royal Concertgebouw, may not on the surface sound like the perfect place to call home for a Brady Bunch-like blended family of six — but if you’re prepared to step outside the frame and look at the bigger picture, anything’s possible. “Quite a lot of international musicians and well-known writers live here,” says photographer Nicole Dohmen, who lives a stone’s throw from the Concertgebouw in a three-storey Dutch Neo-Renaissance brick house with her husband, Maarten Biezeveld, and their four children from previous relationships. “It’s a lively, sociable neighbourhood.” Built in 1902 in the Oud-Zuid (‘Old South’) district, Dohmen’s home features high ceilings, bay windows and a fireplace in almost every room. When it came to…

ROPICAL BRUTALISM. This is the term that Australian designer George Gorrow has coined to describe the architectural handwriting of his new tourism venture, The Slow — a 12-room island hotel, restaurant and bar on the coast of Canggu in Bali, a few kilometres along from the island’s drawcards Kuta and Denpasar. Behind an austere slatted wood façade is an inviting culmination of everything Gorrow and his wife, model and health coach, Cisco, feel passionate about — art, music, fashion, surf style, local culture, slow food and, above all, an irresistible ‘get here fast, take it slow’ philosophy. After more than a decade of globetrotting, the couple relocated to the Indonesian enclave in 2010 to soak up a more languid pace of life. Gorrow, who co-founded surf label Insight and anarchic…

STEINBEISSER has launched a collection of innovative cutlery and tableware through its online store, JOUW. Featuring 25 international artists, the collections include pieces like TALA YUAN’s fluid ‘Calabash Spoon’ (far left) and GABI VEIT’s jagged ‘Thorn Spoon’. jouwstore.com «Noma» Noma Mexico opens on Tulum’s Caribbean coast on 12 April for seven weeks. Patron-chef René Redzepi (above, right) has paired up with g former sous chef Rosio Sanchez. f noma.dk DON’T MISS: Acquacotta Australian-born writer and photographer EMIKO DAVIES has spent her life globe-hopping, but for almost 10 years she’s called Tuscany home. Her new cookbook, Acquacotta (Hardie Grant, $50), celebrates the region with her own stunning photography and simple recipes like tagliolini al limone and acquacotta del pescatore (below). DESTINATION: Paris STUDIO KO has launched a new era for celebrated…