Vogue Living March/April 2022

Michael DePasquale and Martina Maffini PHOTOGRAPHERS US-born Michael DePasquale and Italian native Martina Maffni met in 2011 when DePasquale was working as a still-life photographer in New York and Maffni was starting out her career in Paris. “For quite a few years we kept travelling together between Paris and New York,” says Maffni, who with DePasquale shot a Paris apartment by designer Diego Delgado-Elias (page 154) and architect Michele Pasini’s Milan home (page 130) for this issue. “We started to work together in 2014, when we photographed the house of a fashion designer,” says Maffni. “We went on to find beautiful homes and historical places to photograph and that allowed us to travel and work together.” Today, the pair calls Paris home. “Diego’s project was a highlight. It’s the third space we…

This PARIS pied-à-terre, with the elaborate stonework and wrought-iron railings true of its HAUSSMANNIAN heritage, has become a sanctuary for its Lebanese owners. Interior architect CHADI ABOU JAOUDE sent regular updates to Beirut in the heat of the pandemic, focusing on the NATURAL and avoiding the superfluous to work with the CHARM of the home. ICONIC pieces and contrasting STYLES were used to create a space fit for a MODERN family. To take the tour and see more beautiful interiors, visit VOGUELIVING.COM.AU. Vogue Living @vogueliving VogueLiving @VogueLiving vogueliving.com.au…

Iike so many things these days, I first noticed it on social media. Young people posting about nights out, not at some underground rave or new pop-up bar, but at distinguished, old-school establishments. The kind frequented by silver-haired business types and wealthy-looking couples of a certain age. Or so I thought. But there among the leather upholstery and brass fixtures were groups of fashionable twenty-somethings, sipping on classic cocktails. I’m telling you this not to keep you abreast of gen Z’s drinking habits, but because I think it speaks to something bigger, something we’re seeing not just online but everywhere. Namely, elegance is back. No one wants to hear about the pandemic anymore — least of all here — but after months spent all dressed down with nowhere to go, we are…

Australians used to be such consummate travellers. Everyone you talked to was always focused on their next big trip and where they were heading, almost as though people lived vicariously through their travels, rather than enjoying their everyday lives. Then the rug was pulled from underneath us. All of a sudden, we needed to start thinking about our daily lives and the quality of that life. It used to be all about the next great hotel or restaurant, but everyone was realising that those experiences might last for a few days when actually, every day should be cherished. I think that’s when everyone looked around and thought, ‘Why do we have this kitchen that doesn’t really work that well’ or ‘Why don’t we have a private space for our study or gym?’.…

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PHOTOGRAPHER: KOVI KONOWIECKI (MENU). EXCHANGE RATE CORRECT AT TIME OF PRINT SUBJECT TO CHANGE. PHOTOGRAPHERS: OLLIE TOMLINSON (STEFFAN STUDIO), CLEMENT PASCAL (STUDIO GIANCARLO VALLE), ALBERTO STRADA (ACERBIS SHOWROOM). EXCHANGE RATE CORRECT AT TIME OF PRINT SUBJECT TO CHANGE…