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Belle
February - March 2019Belle is an interior design and decoration magazine, with a focus on Australia and the world’s finest homes. Belle keeps readers up to date with local and international news and trends in design, interiors, art, architecture, furniture, fabrics and wallpaper, food, travel and luxury goods.
IN THIS ISSUE
contributors
FIONA STOREYFiona photographed a house in South Yarra for Smart Spaces, p112. What was your first impression? Elegant yet strong. Its key features have a masculinity which is balanced with curves and clean lines. It’s beautifully finished. Who/what have been some of your enduring creative influences? Oscar Niemeyer, who was a Brazilian treasure and key figure in modern architecture. Frank Lloyd Wright. I love fashion photographer David Sims. Where is home for you, and what do you love about it? Home is looking across the water in Melbourne, Australia, but also South Africa. I love the big sky, the ancient landscapes and the enduring nature of the people that make both countries so unique. What are some of your favourite local haunts? Sophie Gannon Gallery, the NGV and The Espy…
editor’s letter
Welcome to 2019 – how did we get here? Sometimes I feel like I am still in 1999 typing away on my cutting-edge ‘grape’ iMac with my bespoke lavender powder-coated industrial filing cabinet next to me completing the whole techno industrial scheme. Yet the past two decades have zoomed by incredibly quickly and here we are again at the fresh start of the year full of excellent resolutions: ideas for world domination, intentions for extreme mindfulness and kindness – definitely no swearing, only gentle lingo – and aspirations of going fully teetotal and never touching caffeine or a grain of sugar again. Let’s see how all of that goes!So much has changed in the past few years with an expectation that all demands can be met at breakneck speed –…
pleasure craft
1 BEDSIDE MANNERThe elegant marble handle is a standout detail of this stunning ‘Profile’ bedside table from Zuster. zuster.com.au2 ART MASTERCLASS WITH ROSS LAURIEJoin the acclaimed landscape painter for a workshop en plein air at his Walcha property. Two days will be spent absorbing the spectacular countryside and the third will be in studio. artworkshopsaustralia.com.au3 STONE MANAward-winning interior designer Greg Natale continues to impress with this exquisite new collection incorporating shell, marble and brass. Available from Conley & Co, (02) 8065 9411 or flairhomecollection.com; lucdesignstore.com; gregnatale.com4 GIN PALACEThe team at Emirates Wolgan Valley has collaborated with Mikey Enright, owner of Sydney’s The Barber Shop, and Ian Glen, distiller at Stone Pine Distillery, to come up with this drop infused with seven native botanicals. nipofcourage.com/wolgan-1832.gin5 RED INKThe Marc Newson-designed (Montblanc M)RED…
spy
Clockwise from left Plants from Garden Life. Studio Brichet Ziegler ‘Wind Contrary Lines’ stool, $1450 from ALM. E15 ‘Kerman’ modular sofa, $9485, from Living Edge. ‘Fleck’ cushion, from $190, from Jardan. India Mahdavi ‘Henri’ mirror, $9950, from ALM. Cushion covered in India Mahdavi for Pierre Frey ‘True Velvet’ fabric, POA, from Milgate. ClassiCon ‘Roattino’ lamp, $3655, from Anibou. James King Uncle John 2013 artwork, $1495, from Becker Minty. Kit Kemp for Andrew Martin ‘Mythical Land’ wallpaper, POA, from Unique Fabrics. Isokon Plus ‘Wing’ storage unit, $11,925, from Anibou. Lee Broom ‘Lens Flair’ table lamp, $1970, from Space. Cassina ‘Lady’ armchair, $7320, from Space. India Mahdavi ‘Lolita’ side table, $5400, from ALM. ‘Pallina’ vase, $115, from Space. Arte terrazzo side table, from $2622, from Jardan. Greg Natale ‘Niemeyer’ bowl, $1145, from…
what we love right now
1_CONCEPT STORELagalá in Mérida, Mexico, a contemporary cultural hub by fmt studio, fuses fashion, food, business and art into one conceptual space. lagala56.mx2_FLOOR SHOW‘Composition 1’ by Louise Olsen (pictured) and ‘Spirit Tree’ by Stephen Ormandy are two of the new creations in Tibetan wool and silk for Designer Rugs. dinosaurdesigns.com.au; designerrugs.com.au3_CERAMICIST CRUSHCeramicist Olivia Walker creates mesmerising works with thrown porcelain forms which she then deconstructs and collapses. oliviawalker.co.uk4_BUTTERFLY EFFECTFrench cabinetmaker Jean-Luc Le Mounier debuted the cleverly functional and graphic ‘Papillon’ cabinet during Design Miami. toddmerrillstudio.com5_FRENCH FLAIRThe St Tropez interior design agency founded by Marjolaine Leray has arrived in Sydney’s Woollahra with a gallery showcasing one-of-a-kind homewares. studioalm.com6_CRAFT CORNERThai studio Patapian is inspired by craft practices and contemporary aesthetics, translating traditional weaving techniques into objects that marry high-end art with design.…
in progress
SYDNEYLAY OF THE LAND‘Landscape of the Soul’ paints a remarkable portrait of Arthur Boyd through his shifting approach to landscape painting (right), travelling from seldom-seen works by the then teenaged artist to masterpieces borrowed from major institutions and his depictions of the Shoalhaven area from the 1970s until his death. January 10-March 9. nas.edu.auBRISBANENATURAL WOMAN‘Connecting to the Earth’ aligns two series by late Cuban American artist Ana Mendieta – including Rock Heart with Blood, 1975 (still, above) – that resist patriarchal culture and posit an ecological sensibility against colonialist ideas of land in favour of a primal, reciprocal relationship between bodies and nature. February 9-March 30. ima.org.auSYDNEYELECTRIC FEELOliver Wagner’s ‘paint dust’ works on linen (right) shimmer and fizz with electricity made from painting then sanding walls, and now forming part…
