Power & Passion define this Melbourne interior
Coinciding with our preowned ‘winter design jewels’ theme, this July we view some of the Private Objects in the glamorous Melbourne family home of an American born actor/vocal artist and her financier husband. They enjoy hosting musical ‘soirees’ to raise awareness about Melbourne’s creative talent organisations such as Chunky Move and community funded charities such as the Lighthouse Foundation.
The Stage is set
This 1930s home was given a ‘Hollywood makeover’ by the best ‘director’of Melbourne architecture, Alan Powell with best ‘supporting roles’ by Melbourne interior designer Margie Bromilow and Sam Daniel Landscape Design.
Design Objects play the lead role
The owners collection of design objects literally ‘perform’ in surprising vignettes created with powerful works by local artist friends alongside bold and passionately collected design objects. Gathering and curating things over time has produced a truly personalised interior rather than one hinged on the latest design fads.
Act One
The irregular shaped entry lobby is ‘monitored’ by this highly polished Carrara marble ‘portrait’ by Melbourne sculptor Joel Elenberg. A simple inexpensive white plinth, instead of furniture, focuses attention on the sculpture and creates a ‘gallery like’ atmosphere.
Tragically, after only 5 years of public recognition, Joel Elenberg passed away from cancer on the ‘artists island’ of Bali in 1980 at the young age of 32. He was mentored by, and became a great mate of Brett Whiteley who painted this portrait of Joel in 1980 [below] which is on display at The Art Gallery of NSW. Joel was married to, and had a daughter with Flinders Lane Gallery owner Anna Schwartz.
Act Two
To the left, is the study with a large curved bay window dressed in pearlescent fabric. A dark velvet upholstered Arne sofa by Antonio Citterio for B&B Italia follows the curve of the window as does a custom designed circular rug on which the round Knoll Platner coffee table sits. A cinematic photograph of chanteuse Jane Badler by Melbourne artist Jesse Smith takes center stage whilst a white Delft #11 vase by Moooi from Space Furniture Richmond adorns the mantelpiece. A pink electric guitar from Mannys music store Fitzroy adds a ‘westcoast LA’ vibe to the room.
Across the lobby is the formal entertaining room. In the bay window, is a painted porcelain vase titled ‘Peace’ from Neon Parc Gallery Brunswick. So beautiful.
The original fireplace has been reworked brilliantly with a juxtaposed mix of stone slabs. Resting on top is a painting by Vivienne Shark LeWitt and a red sculpture by artist friend Siobhan Ryan. *Not hanging artworks further helps create a ‘gallery’ mood.
‘Sexy and Dangerous’ by Brook Andrew hangs behind the much loved baby grand piano. *note the ceiling devoid of rows of energy draining down lights, floor lamps providing more atmosphere.
Act Three
Double cavity sliding doors open to reveal the dining ‘scene’ where a sparkling lolli e memmoli chandelier from EEC Lighting takes center stage. Behind is a painting by friend Stieg Persson, a masters graduate of Melbourne’s Victorian College of the Arts.
More vignettes work to distract the dinner conversation:
Decorative ‘Coral Vase’ by Dutch ceramacist Norman Trapman
A glossy dark 1940s sideboard from Italian antique specialists Nicholas & Alistair provides the perfect stage for this Belgian silver dipped ‘bambi’ vase.
Final Scene
Upstairs is possibly the best dressing room in Melbourne. A wall of ivory leather upholstered push close closet doors combine with two large ‘islands’ of drawers with tinted mirror tops that reflect timeless designer accessories and the white murano glass chandeliers glowing above.
We hope you are inspired by this collection of design objects and discovered some tips on composing artistic vignettes and creating a gallery-like atmosphere in your home.
words & images:Mel deC for designconsigned.com.au 2016
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September 2017
This Melbourne home interior is plein de vie
L’Histoire………..
A grand Melbourne home, forgotten for years, has been saved from apartment development and restored.
An early 1926 design by Melbourne society architect Marcus Martin [1893 – 1988 ], the footprint of this house is wide yet shallow allowing all rooms to face onto the magnificent northern tiered garden.
The owners connected the ground floor rooms with a series of double doors to create an enfilade of light filled spaces.
Inspired by the simplicity of French country homes, the installation of extra wide blonde floor boards combined with the existing high ceilings and white walls have provided the perfect mise en scene for vignettes of art and objects.
Entrée……….
The crunch of white gravel stones underfoot immediately transports us from the Melbourne streetscape into to the sunny French countryside.
A large abstract canvas painted by the owner bathes the entry in a luminous pink glow. In front are spring blooms in a lilac vase from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in London.
A miniature antique framed oil painting depicting a French seaside port draws attention to the extraordinary ceiling height in this old home.
The restrained decision to have no floor rugs highlights the beautiful timber floors and connects the series of rooms. It’s by simply not doing, that this interior achieves it’s feeling of undone insouciance.
A raw timber provincial chair from Rose Street Trading Co and hand painted linen tree cushion from Manon bis below the greys and sea greens of one of the owners own seascapes.
The french inspired garden…………..
De The…………..
We enjoy a welcoming cup of tea in an intimate living room to the left. Tea cup from T2
A new French stone fire surround with a simple unframed mirror above displays white porcelain candlesticks and a bronze cheetah sculpture, a treasured birthday gift.
Crystal cut glass spheres in front of the rich colors of a painting by an Australian indigenous artist.
Le Coeur de la maison…………..
Gloss cabinetry reflects a white Murano glass chandelier from Mondo Luce Melbourne
With no formal dining room, the kitchen and dining spaces operate as one allowing a relaxed entertaining style in the heart of this home.
The kitchen is filled with brightly coloured pieces stemming from a love of Moroccan cooking. We loved the pink kitchenaid stand mixer . On the wall is a framed miniature ‘cheetah’ painted by the owner.
Potted blue hydrangeas and much used gardening tools on the Minimo table by Piero Lissoni with chairs, both from Space Furniture . A glass framed charcoal on paper by Australian Indigenous Art Award winner Brian Martin .
Se Detendre……………..
To relax ……..there is a room at the farthest end with a large sectional linen sofa.
Another seascape by the owner artist is complimented by velvet scatter cushions in jeweled sea tones from Ikea plus home-made down filled linen covers sewn from a mix of Designers Guild remnants picked up whilst in London.
En Haut…….
Upstairs……, windows are flung open and colourful provincial courtepoint cotton bedspreads add southern French charm to all the bedrooms.
Between two shuttered windows in the master bedroom is a 1970 artwork titled ‘When the soul sleeps’ by artist friend and Melbourne treasure Mirka Mora. This work features on the book cover of Mirka’s biography.
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Crisp, Curated & Collected
A Melbourne Design Story
A self-professed Melbourne ‘raconteur’ and his Creative partner decorated their home using curated vignettes of collected objects, curios and Melbourne Art that spin a tale of mischievous wonderment.
Preface……
This Melbourne Spanish revival style home was designed in 1926 by architects Leighton Irwin & Roy Stevenson.
This architectural style became quite popular in Melbourne during the interwar years 1915-39 and is characterised by arched colonnades, pastel-hued stucco or sweeping troweled rendered exteriors, terracotta half-pipe roof tiles, scrolled ironwork and the obligatory palm tree or two. It was a time before television when those who had travelled wanted to emulate the glamourous homes of the Hollywood screen stars. And it wasn’t just houses that were built in this style. The aptly named ‘Beverly Hills Mansion Apartments’ set into the hillside on Alexandra Avenue in South Yarra and its neighbouring apartment blocks are fabulous examples of the architectural style.
The restoration of this completely derelict home provided yet another thrilling challenge for these ‘serial renovators’. Join us as we discover the private objects inside this luxurious Melbourne ‘hacienda’.
Introduction……..
From the raised entry, a swathe of solid oak chevron parquetry, typical of the Spanish Revival style, is given an oversized ‘twist’. Above are the restored, and highly decorative ceiling mouldings. Two strong statements, above and below, like a hardback cover between which the interior ‘story’ is ‘bound’.
Huge black panelled double-doors act like giant book ends holding the ‘chapter’ of each room and leading you on to the next.
The inviting family living room has a black floor lamp from Mondo Luce, pale toned and contemporary Italian modular seating designer sofas and large silk fabric wrapped pendant light over a decorative parquet coffee table .
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Chapter One……
From the entry landing, we step down to a decadently wide corridor that runs the full width of the house passing under an internal multi-arched loggia supporting the upstairs landing. An authentic antler and fur chair and white-framed ‘cubist’ artwork titled ‘Balancing Act’ by John Robinson provide clues to the story ahead.
Chapter Two…..
Directly ahead is the formal living room with views out to the pool and Robert Boyle designed garden. A large ‘culled’ zebra hide with a black felt backing decorates the floor in front of an original early 19th century bent cold-steel and leather rocking chair. We learn that the zebra was a Burchell from South Africa. Apparently these zebras are the only sub-species of zebra which may be legally culled for human consumption.
On a circular side table are six scandinavian glass ‘festivo’ candle holders designed in 1967 by Finnish designer Timo Sarpaneva (1926-2006) for Iitala. The glass is deliberately rough-blown to resemble arctic ice.
‘Fiver’, a black cast resin bunny by Kate McIntyre and Brad Huntzinger of Olystudio.com San Francisco, plus a taxidermied skunk survey the scene.
Resting on the enormous fireplace mantel is a painting by Mike Nicholls, one of the original artists at ROAR, Melbourne’s ‘post punk’ co-operative gallery which opened at 115 Brunswick Street in 1982. “There was nothing but tumbleweeds coming down Brunswick Street back then” says artist Mark Schaller, founder of ROAR. Not long after, Henry Maas opened The Black Cat café, then came Marios in 1986 and slowly Brunswick Street, as we know it today, came to be.
At the far end of the room is the library, with a full length window looking out to the front garden.
Bespoke shelving in black stained oak, house the owners personal book collection overseen by a very cute bronzed armadillo.
The pink fleshy figures in the artwork by Tony Woods tie with the fashionable musk pink of the comfortable velvet armchair purchased from Kerry O’ Connors (now closed) Los Angeles ‘trove’ on High Street, Acquisitions where you could shop his container loads sourced from the mansions of Beverley Hills.
Chapter Three………..
Through a column flanked archway is the dining area illuminated by a BCAA feature light by Melbourne designer Christopher Boots. It hovers like a beautiful illuminated iced tipped winter branch above the English c1800s Jacobean table, a treasured family heirloom. An ongoing collection of gilded ‘sunburst’ mirrors adorn the wall.
Mercurial silver glass totems by friend Mark Douglas Design Melbourne shine in another corner.
A Knole gold vintage sofa spotted and rescued by the owners at the auction of a nearby derelict Victorian mansion fits snugly at the end of the corridor.
Chapter Four………..
Crossing the hallway we glimpse the guest powder room. The goldfish wallpaper by Osborne & Little from Seneca Australia, is perfection as is the jewel-like tap-ware and custom made Carrara marble vanity.
Ah ha ! Looks like we’ve stumbled upon ‘the raconteurs retreat’.
Hats, hunting trophies, vintage fishing rods, world globes, hipflasks and old school caps on the man sized desk, below a painting by Melbourne artist David Larwill (1956-2011)………….what tales of Melbourne mischief these objects could tell.
Oh……..and that feature light…. a true collector piece.
Conclusion…………
There is a consistent design narrative throughout this home which connects back to the owner’s joie de vivre. Curious objects and authentic semi abstract Melbourne art come together to create a design story of intrigue.
Unlike any other, this interior can be described as crisp traditional with an eclectic twist. It does not draw reference from any specific time or place, it tells its own unique Melbourne style story.
Together, this Melbourne duo love to collect fascinating art and objects, which are often Birthday gifts to one another. These things also happen to work perfectly in this historic house. No expensive stylists or Interior designers are required when you have a great sense of style and a curated collection gathered over the years.
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E is for Etiquette
Elegant Entertaining Melbourne style
As part of our ‘Art of Entertaining’ theme, we visited the Melbourne family home of a corporate maven and a sports Journalist / Biographer where Design objects from around the world mingle amongst treasured family heirlooms, Australian Art and Ceramics.
Photography by Melissa Stewart
It is well known in the corporate world that first impressions count, and entering this 19th century Melbourne Victorian mansion through it’s arched vestibule into a soaring foyer with striking bi-colour parquet floor, massive open fireplace and the glow of a spectacular 1940s white Murano glass chandelier from Barovier & Toso Venice, lets just say first impressions soon turned into lasting impressions. What a spectacular setting in which to greet dinner guests, and offer a welcoming champagne.
To the left of the block stone fireplace sits a 100 year old cutlery console by Royal Jewellers Mappin & Webb UK [Est 1775] complete with the full original 12 piece bone handled set, each piece resting in its own velvet compartment awaiting the next dinner party.
In the living room, a ‘pinched’ urn by 1974 Victorian College of The Arts Master of Fine Arts graduate, Stephen Benwellsits on a 1940s Italian table with an unusual radial wood grain top.
A trio of oil paintings by Australian Artist Laura Jones, purchased recently from Sophie Gannon Galleries, wait to be hung, their miniature scale in contrast to the architectural mouldings.
On a custom Stuart Rattle designed sideboard, an evolving collection of hand-glazed ceramics echo the colours in ‘Solomon Islands’ by Australian human rights and environmental Artist Susan Norrie.
A sustainable P.E.T Lamp 12 shade cluster from Safari Living Melbourne branches out over the dining table. Every P.E.T. light shade is unique, hand woven by Colombian artisans using plastic bottle waste and traditional weaving techniques.
Polished brass table lamp by Swedish Designer Jonas Wagell illuminates a collection of sparkling Scandinavian glassware, too pretty to be hidden away in a cupboard.
A Vitra wooden doll ‘family’ from Space Furniture was a surprise Christmas gift from the children. Created around 1952 by American Modernist Architect Alexander Girard, the dolls, inspired by folk art from around the world,were originally imagined as part toys and part decorative objects for his Santa Fe home. The original doll Collection, of which 100s were made, is now housed at the Vitra Design Museum in Switzerland, the dolls still painted individually by hand today. A fun way to introduce children to the art of collecting.
Reading in the home library is enhanced with a Tolomeo Mega floor lamp designed in 1989 by Florentine Architect Michel De Lucchi for Artemide, a comfortable vintage leather sofa and decorative rug from Behruz Studio Melbourne, custom designed by the late Melbourne society Decorator, Stuart Rattle.
*The Private Design Objects in our stories are all privately owned. Unlike most Design blogs and magazine editorials, we don’t pay stylists to source and bring in objects for the shoot. What you see is here is a real home, the way it is day to day, authentic, like all the objects represented by Design Consigned.
When you are looking for quality furniture, Cassina is a brand that will not let you down. This Italian brand has been around since 1927 and still designs and produces beautiful products in Meda, Italy.
The brand is synonymous with iconic armchairs, innovative technology and unique collections that are equal parts bold, modern and warm. Cassina furniture brings luxury into homes while keeping the ambience relaxed for home owners and their guests.
Today, people of all generations still value and appreciate the design and quality of a Cassina piece. Whether it be inheriting vintage lounge sets, buying ex-display sets or adding brand new armchairs to your spaces, there is no doubt you will enjoy having iconic pieces that complete your dream home.
How to Choose Your Ideal Cassina Chairs
Choosing a chair is not as simple as it sounds. This is why Cassina produces a very iconic range of chairs to suit buyers with different preferences and homes.
Firstly, you need to decide on the purpose. Lounge chairs for an office will not look the same as ones designed for living areas. If they are meant to be sat on for long periods of time, you might want it to also include a headrest. Ultrasoft cushioned chairs will feel more relaxed and are perfect for reading a book by the window than those made with a firm material.
Second, your preferences should be taken into consideration. One big decision is whether your chairs need armrests. This completely depends on your lifestyle and everyone has a personal preference. Height, material, texture and colour are other aspects to keep in mind.
Finally, you want to make sure the chairs you choose are of a design and style you love. Design is both visual and functional. This means making sure the style of your chairs are suitable for your intended purpose and that the look of the chair is one that you will enjoy having in your home.
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The word ‘object’ has many meanings; it’s a non-living thing that you can see and touch, it can mean a goal or purpose, or it’s the action of disagreeing to something.
And ‘matter’ too has more than one meaning. It can mean the physical substance, mass or material that makes up an object or, a situation, state of affairs or content presented as reading ‘matter’.
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What’s really going on in the Design Objects & Furniture market ?
Have you noticed how the fake design objects furniture and lighting market has just exploded in popularity over the past decade? Suppliers such as Matt Blatt, Sokol, Mica Lighting, Replica Furniture, Relaxhouse, Zanui and HomeQ amongst others are now operating in Australia and enjoying phenomenal success.
The industry turns over more than $50million per annum. People from all social and economic backgrounds are indulging themselves with cheap Chinese knock-offs posing as authentic designs by everyone from 20th-century masters like Charles and Ray Eames, Eero Saarinen and Arne Jacobsen to contemporary designers such as Tom Dixon.
These protagonists not only dare to attach the name of the original designer to their product, thus suggesting that the production of these replicas is somehow sanctioned, but also take advantage of the design’s thoughtful and often costly marketing campaign.
They claim that they are providing a great service to the public by making good design affordable for all, but in reality, the overriding benefit is only to themselves. Their business deprives the real designers and manufacturers of the rewards of their investments in talent, marketing and research.
“We had no idea”
A recent case in Australia involving Tomek Archer, a local designer whose Campfire table (which is held in the permanent collection of the Art Gallery of Western Australia and is an Australian International Design Mark winner) was copied by Milan Direct but promptly removed when it was pointed out the design was still under copyright.
Their excuse was that they had no idea the table was an original design! This proves there is no great love or knowledge of design within these companies, only an eye to the main chance.
Campfire Table by Tomek Archer /Image courtesy of Tomek Archer
BRW wrote a great article earlier this year, which outlines the case for standing up against the fakers.
These counterfeiters insert the word ‘replica’ on item descriptions to escape the law. Interestingly, the word comes from the Latin verb ‘replicare’, meaning to repeat the exact work of the original artist. This is clearly not what is happening. In Italy, the epicentre of all things design, the community would not tolerate the business of counterfeits any longer. In response to this shameful arm of retailing, popular interiors magazine Elle Décor Italia responded with the launch of the Be Original movement in November 2012 in order to raise public awareness of the ever-expanding and damaging phenomenon of counterfeiting.
Changes to Italian laws protects designers
The 100% Original Design exhibition, which was on show in Milan at Palazzo Reale in April 2014, was the culmination of this awareness campaign. It featured a selection of iconic objects that have helped write design history from 1945 to date, and are still in production. The exhibition highlighted the stories behind the objects and how they came to be – for good design is never without reason – and eventually led to the Italian Property Code, stating that those who produce or commercialise imitations of copyright designs will be punished as counterfeiters.
This quote by German photographer Peter Lindberg in 1996 explains, rather beautifully that:
“Creation is the birth of something, and something cannot come from nothing. When someone creates something; a painting, a poem, a photograph, the creativity comes from an idea, from a feeling, from emotion, or from a combination of ideas, feelings and emotions that are somehow ‘reborn’ from all our experiences and perspectives. Creativity is the desire to express ourselves. To formulate these expressions, we have to draw from our reservoir of experience, dreams, desires and experimentation and mix together what was, what is, and what could be […….] I don’t think you can learn it, it is rather something that evolves. Your perception of everything in your life fills up this reservoir “.
Cassina, one of Italy’s leading manufacturers works like a patron with many designers under it’s manufacturing umbrella. They recognise and protect creativity making sure designers collect royalties. They also sponsor innovation and research.
Cassina product catalogue / Image copyright: Design Consigned 2015
Customs poster Italian-Swiss border / Image copyright: Design Consigned 2015
The UK recently passed new copyright laws bringing them into line with the European Union, where furniture designs are protected for 70 years plus the life of the designer. In the case of Ray Eames, who passed away in 1988, her designs are protected until 2058 in the rest of Europe, but only 25 years in the UK, which means her lounge chair designed in 1956 ran out of copyright in 1981. A three-year crossover period is in place and the new laws won’t come into effect until 2018.
Australian legislation is falling behind
British designer Tom Dixon is rightfully outraged that in Australia fakes of his designs can be sold blatantly online and in stores using his name. Googling “Tom Dixon Lighting” will give you a plethora of replica sites with prices on the Etch Web pendant light in stainless steel ranging from $540 to $1500. (The original retails for approximately $2000 and can be purchased at dedece.
Replica sites often use the exact wording used on the authentic website – have they no shame? They use phrases like “Tom was drawn to the material” as if they were actually involved in the design and manufacturing of the real thing. Tom Dixon is still very much alive and still producing. But for him, to pursue legal action would be prohibitively expensive. In this video Dixon and others vent their frustration with the situation.
“People prefer quality”
Design Consigned has listed some pre owned Steelwood stools by French designers Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec, which retail new at Cult from $500.
At ReplicaFurniture the same stool sells for $159. When we contacted Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec’s office in Paris in regards to this they responded:
“We know that certain companies are copying, replicating our products and using our name. Fortunately, the differences between a copy and an original are significant. From our side, we do not bring into this kind of situation and prefer to believe that people prefer to acquire quality and originality.”
At the end of the day, you can purchase your replica Eames or Saarinen, but surely it’s an ultimately unsatisfying experience. It’s not an object you can leave to your grandchildren. Who can say whether it’s even going to last five years, let alone two generations? Authenticity will hold its value over time as real objects are made with the exact materials and to the exact specifications intended in the original design.
The beauty of the authentic purchase is not only in its physical attributes but in knowing your money is going to the rightful designer, manufacturer and retailer. The fakes are doomed to a short life in your home and much longer in a landfill.
The pressure is mounting for new laws here in Australia, with the Design Institute of Australia recently advocating submission to the Federal Government’s Advisory Council on Intellectual Property.
So will you refuse and as Sir Terence says “invest in honesty” ?
Moon Man Shines in this Melbourne Home
Here is the first in our series – Private Objects where we invite you to step inside some amazing Melbourne homes and view favorite design objects collected over time that represent their owners individual styles and personalities. Things that prompt memories of celebrated events, places travelled or private discovery. They are loved, timeless and considered and are never acquired based purely on price or the latest fashions and trends. They are the unique details that define.
Today’s design objects include this mesmerising ‘moon man’ belonging to a well travelled Melbourne family, one owner being South American, moving here over 20 years ago to be with her Melbourne born husband. Set high above the street, their grand restored 1930s home is comprised of several beautifully proportioned reception rooms with enviable architectural features including high ceilings, internal French doors and rich timber paneling.
A nook in the entry lobby’s wall paneling, designed originally for the residences’ only telephone, now provides the perfect home for this adorable ceramic ‘moon man’, a gift 28 years ago from the owners sister. It is by Mexican artist Sergio Bustamante [ 1934-2014 ] who became well known early on for his paper mache folk art. His mystical themed works are much loved by the Mexican people and are often chosen as official Government gifts.
Entering the dining room it’s hard not to notice this colourful vase, below, purchased on a trip to Southern Italy. But look more closely and you see a man and woman on opposite sides. It’s cleverly positioned in front of the mirror to reveal both faces at the same time. The lemon leaves and fruit symbolize the southern Italian region. Very Dolce & Gabanna.
Photography by Melissa Stewart, copyright Design Consigned 2015
Image : Dolce&Gabbana Summer 2013 via Vogue
The formal living room features two large contemporary white leather sofas on a colourful traditional carpet. Contrasting in proportion are four small polished aluminum ‘Ping’ side tables by Giuseppe Chigiotti 2007 for Driade. Tiny, shiny, polished podiums for resting a glass.
Through a doorway lies a cosy study complete with its own fireplace and large picture windows looking onto the front garden. Plump sofas and a book-laden coffee table are implied invitations to linger. There are two paintings by Eastern Kimberly indigenous artist Paddy Bedford that unexpectedly feature primary colours in a white frame.
These colours are thoughtfully referenced in the scatter cushions.
Paddy’s work was chosen to adorn a Qantas aircraft
A small, hand carved timber bird on a clear perspex stand sits on the mantle.
Lastly through to the home entertainment lounge that faces onto the pool and garden. Here there is a lesson on how to create monochrome vignettes. White is the theme. The key is that, although the objects are all white, they have been added over time and vary in proportion and type. They sit on a low white opaque glass storage unit.
The glazed ceramic polar bear by Scott Redford at Gould Gallery South Yarra was an anniversary gift.
The porcelain ‘paper planes’ and white ‘Anisha’ and ‘Gregg’ lamps were from Space Furniture
Completing the white story is this large moulded plastic indoor/outdoor Tulip floor lamp by Myyour Italy.
Photography by Melissa Stewart for Design Consigned copyright 2015
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