Vogue Living March - April 2016

contributors

Verity Magdalino Vogue Living’s deputy editor joins the team after spending most of her career in London, working as an international trend specialist for the design industry. In this issue, Magdalino explores the future of kitchens and bathrooms, and speaks to the design stars of Instagram (page 193). “I love the entrepreneurial spirit of digital innovation — that a small design business in Tasmania can tap into a worldwide audience,” she says. “Decoding the success behind social media acclaim is intriguing. It’s ever-evolving with new heroes born every day.” Sean Fennessy Melbourne photographer Fennessy worked his magic in ‘Layers of Truth’ (page 55) and ‘Mondo Magnifico’ (page 92). The former, in which he shot artist Andrew Taylor, the husband of actress Rachel Griffiths, was especially gratifying. “Andy had been up all night painting…

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COOL COUNTRY Step inside a striking and artful rural estate in Connecticut, USA, designed by India Mahdavi. VOGUELIVING.COM.AU/INTERIORS PACK LIKE A PRO Must-have items for your next overseas jaunt. Travel in style with a Globe-Trotter 70cm ‘Safari’ leather-trimmed fibreboard suitcase in Ivory/Natural, $2440, from Net-a-Porter; and Cire Trudon La Promeneuse’s ‘The Stroller’ fragrance diffuser travel set, $450, from Becker Minty. Details, last pages. VOGUELIVING.COM.AU/TRAVEL Take a look at some of the most romantic, and beautifully designed, hotels to stay in around the world, including the Pretty Beach House on NSW’s central coast (left). VOGUELIVING.COM.AU/TRAVEL NEW LEAF DISCOVER THE IDEAL PLANT FOR ANY INTERIOR STYLE, AS IN THIS APARTMENT IN LYON, FRANCE (ABOVE). VOGUELIVING.COM.AU/DESIGN Spanish taste From San Sebastián, home to the second-most Michelin-starred restaurants in the world per capita, acclaimed chef José Pizarro shares recipes from his new book, Basque. VOGUELIVING.COM.AU/ENTERTAINING MILAN REPORT WE BRING YOU…

editor’s letter

“I’m sure that in years to come, design pundits will look back on today as a significant Blue Period. The legacies of Picasso, Yves Klein, Giò Ponti et al suggest that creative blue moods are not unusual, but it’s a while since blue has had such a collective ‘moment’ across fashion, art, interior design and decor. While it might be a cliché too far to claim it as the new black, evidence suggests blue is actually the new white. This issue of Vogue Living was never intended to be an ode to blue — it kind of crept up on us. From the electric vibrancy of Majorelle blue in an apartment by Studio KO (page 112) to the midnight shades of a Lake Como home (page 128) and the festival of…

white heat

STYLING ASSISTANTS: ANNA DELPRAT, ANTONIA LLOYD JAMES, KAILA MATTHEWS. HAIR: SARAH LAIDLAW. MAKE-UP: NADINE MORLEY. MODEL: PAULINA AT CHIC MANAGEMENT…

colour craft

What makes us different to other fashion people is that we are craftsmen,” says Rosita Missoni, head of the fashion house that bears her name. Within the riot of colour and pattern, and of course the iconic zigzag lightweight knits that have become Missoni’s signature, science is as important as art. Pioneered by her late husband, Ottavio (known as ‘Tai’), the Missonis’ point of difference has come from spinning and dyeing their own yarns, playing with metallic threads and adapting Raschel knitting machines — used to make the embroidered shawls and kimonos for which Rosita’s family were known — with bigger needles. For more than 60 years Missoni has challenged the fashion norm. “We have the possibility to think of something new and see it realised within hours,” Rosita asserts. There…

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