Habitus Christmas Gift Guide: Design favourites
The last in our Habitus Christmas Gift Guides series, editor-at-large Gillian Serisier shares her design favourites.
A House Within A Garden City
Neither on the beachfront nor in the thick of Brisbane City, Casuarina House by Vokes and Peters is a suburban residence with an unprecedented sense of place.
Habitus Loves… Making A Statement
Adding a creative touch to any interior can be done through a selection of fine, bold and quirky designs. Habitus loves the following statement pieces.
Milan Minute: Marimekko’s Anna Teurnell
With Milan’s Salon del Mobile 2016 under way, Alice Blackwood went to visit the Marimekko Home and got to have a quick conversation with Marimekko’s Creative Director, Anna Teurnell.
Iconic heavyweights
Relative to their size, some nations have a high ratio of iconic brands with an international appeal. Tess Ritchie takes a look at some fine Finnish and Japanese examples, to tease out their shared characteristics, and nature of their iconic status.
Design Hunter Q+A: Peter and Åsa of Phoebe Lamps
Their favourite functional product is the tooth brush. They make lamps. Here we speak to Peter Harding & Åsa Jonasson of the wonderful Phoebe Lamps.
Graham & Graham Design
Graham & Graham Design are a family run business that specialise in beautiful mid 20th century design, furniture, ceramics, lighting and custom handmade lampshades.
Bound to Marimekko
With stores in Sydney and Melboure, Finnish Design House Marimekko debuted at Sydney Indesign 2013 with their Weather Diary Collection. Its products are prominent in the Marimekko House project featured in Habitus 22 (on sale December 19).
SID Insider Design Hunter Q+A: Angela Ferguson
With just two weeks remaining til SID kicks off, we catch up with Insider and futurespace MD Angela Ferguson, hear about her design favourites, and give you a snapshot of her desk.
Design Hunter™ Q+A with Imogen Tunnicliffe
Senior Designer at Citta Design in Auckland Imogen Tunnicliffe shares her love of Alexander Girard, mid-century architecture, Cromwell and fudge with habitusliving.
Helsinki Hospitality
The birthplace of a host of iconic design names, the aesthetic pedigree of the Finnish capital is palpable throughout its built environment. Habitus Deputy Editor Nicky Lobo discovers a unique and stimulating hotel in the city’s heart.
Marimekko lands in Australia
Iconic Finnish textiles brand Marimekko opens its first company-owned store in Sydney, as well as a branch in Melbourne, cementing its presence in Australia.