Vogue Living November/December 2022

CLAIRE DELMAR The multi-talented stylist lent her artful, elegant and inviting touch to Alexander &Co’s latest project (page 118) in Sydney in yet another successful partnership with the design firm. What is it about Alexander &Co’s work that inspires you? Their projects are forever timeless in design yet still continue to evolve. A beautiful client/stylist relationship enables us to bring their projects to life. What’s one misunderstood element of styling you’d like to correct here? It’s definitely not just bringing flowers — you have to be prepared to move house most weeks. And you need to be able to think, move and design at a very fast pace. Who is your Australian creative hero? There’s no one specific creative as we have too much talent here. I’m loving the work of Hugh McCarthy, Tom…

To cap off 2022, a year of recovery and resurgence, we’re celebrating with the VL50. This annual list — carefully curated by myself and the Vogue Living team after some healthy discussion — recognises Australian talent across interior design, architecture, product design and art. Every name on this list has enjoyed an incredible year, shaping the conversations around creativity and design and realising their essential value and potential within their own practice. We also welcome 23 new names, a mix of breakthrough creatives and heavyweights who have grabbed our attention. Fittingly, every home featured in this issue has been created by a VL50 talent, a reflection of how vibrant our design scene is. Starting with our cover home, an eclectic melting pot of colour, print and texture designed by Yasmine Ghoniem…

The VL50 represents Australian creatives held in high regard, as noted by repeat blips on the radar, sell-out shows, book deals, best-in-class awards and rave reviews from those in the know. The future of Australian design has never looked brighter. Interior designers FLACK STUDIO Melbourne SIGNATURE STYLE It’s apt to include this portrait of David Flack exhausted in one of his studio’s most impressive projects yet, Ace Hotel Sydney. Flack and his partner Mark Robinson alongside their Fitzroy-based team continue to push their contemporary personality-packed and art-filled interiors agenda. 2022 IN FOCUS Residential projects, but the standout jewel in the crown has to be the Ace — the boutique hotel chain’s first south of the equator — a home away from home that reflects the neighbourhood’s tangible creative spirit and sense of community. YSG…

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Over the course of his career, Henry Wilson’s name has become linked to any number of impressive things: Aesop store interiors, his trademark lighting sconces in Calacatta marble and travertine stone, brass oil burners and the A-joint, an innovation that he originally conceived to support the top of a table while securing its legs. But nothing could’ve prepared the Sydney-based industrial designer for the dynamic of his most monumental project to date: building his very own home. “Being my own client was difficult in ways I hadn’t fully conceived,” says Wilson. “Finding clarity in my mind was the hardest thing. Because when it’s your own project and money, you can lose sight of what to pull back on.” Luckily, rising architect and collaborator Brad Swartz was there for moral support. The pair…