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Habitus loves… ceramics

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Meeting the people behind Secret Gardens

Secret Gardens’ talented and experienced team has enjoyed tremendous success over the past 18 years. This month Secret Gardens talks to Habitusliving.com about their garden design company’s evolution and give you a chance to win a magazine subscription by liking their brand new Facebook page.

Natural Floorcovering Centres

Since 1968, Natural Floorcovering Centres have searched the world to source Australia’s largest range of woven natural floor coverings. From India and Africa, to Vietnam to China- Natural Floor Coverings go in search of the very best natural fibres wherever they may …

Habitus Loves… A New Slant on Things

Lozano-Hemmers electronic life

Groundbreaking electronic artist Rafael Lozono-Hemmer has today unveiled his exhibition Recorders to the Sydney public.

Mama san

Mama San, Bali by Caroline Usher for the Sarong Group.

Langkawi House

The beauty of reclaimed and recycled timber is only partly aesthetic – the knowledge of its former function adds a whole other appeal. Jaz Sidhu visited the island of Langkawi in Malaysia and discovered a home designed by Building Bloc (who’s Desa House is featured in Habitus 18) that generates new life for old timber electricity poles.

Popup Bar at WAF

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A Slice of Country Life in Ho Chi Min City

While the Vietnamese capital morphs into a cosmopolitan metropolis, Cuc Gach Restaurant is one of the few places that still cling to rural charm. Nga Hoang reports.

Design Hunter™ Q&A with David Crane

On the heels of the opening of the new Winning Appliances flagship store in Waterloo, Sydney last week, we catch up with company CEO David Crane to hear about his design favourites.

MINI Paceman with 3sixteen

The MINI Paceman Pop-Up store went denim-on-denim last week, welcoming New York denim label 3sixteen as its special guest. Alice Blackwood reports.

Make It Now

With a baby on the way, the architect couple behind Anthony Gill Architects were motivated to maximise the space and amenity of an already tight and efficient apartment in Sydney. Jane Burton Taylor tells us how they did it.

The Story of Bolon

Bolon celebrates “The Story of Bolon” with the launch of a limited edition book, and sisters Annica and Marie Eklund will be in Australia as International Guests for Sydney Indesign this year in August.

Profile: Jim Hannon-Tan

In the wake of the recent Salone del Mobile 2013, Elana Castle chats to Jim Hannon-Tan about his contributions to the Milan fair and his latest collaborations.

Profile: David Hicks

This week’s instalment of David Clark’s series for Temple & Webster on Australian Interior Designers is internationally-acclaimed, Melbourne-based David Hicks.

Placemaking Parsimony

A compact coastal dwelling in southern Victoria resonates with its context in a humble, unobtrusive fashion.

Habitus Loves… A New Slant on Things

In Habitus 20 we featured the new MINI Paceman in a photo shoot – check out some of the products and images here and pick a copy of the magazine (on sale June 26!) for the full shoot in all its glossy glory.

Nahm Thai, Bangkok

For a truly immersive sensory experience, the physical dimension of a restaurant must reflect its gastronomy. Wynn A. Bay invites celebrity chef Fernando Sindu to discover what makes Bangkok’s Nahm Thai so exceptional.

’15 Colour Series’ by Joanna Lamb

Sullivan + Strumpf presents Joanna Lamb’s exhibition ’15 Colour Series’, a collection of works investigating the domestic interior and exterior.

Design Hunter™ Q+A with Jane Fleming

Jane Fleming, Architect, Industrial Designer and Interior Designer and Program Manager at the Brisbane Campus of CATC Interior Design and Decoration shares her design favourites with habitusliving.

test pattern [N°5] by Ryoji Ikeda at Carriageworks

Immersive, grandiose and just the right amount of overwhelming, the audiovisual installation from acclaimed Japanese artist Ryoji Ikeda couples the raw power of the mediums with a pure, minimal concept.

JukeCase – Music is Everything

Meet Vincent Corneille. He is the creator of designer music brand JukeCase – a collection of vintage cases that come custom fitted with vintage speakers.

Apartment Alchemy

Architect, Juliana Chan describes her apartment in Brookvale Walk, Singapore, as, “a little hidden gem”. And Darlene Smyth agrees that she and her interior designer husband, Tristan Tan, have miraculously turned a sow’s ear into a silk purse.

Profile: Thomas Hamel

The next profile in David Clark’s series for Temple & Webster on Australian Interior Designers is of USA-born, Sydney-based Thomas Hamel.

Pachamama House

Considered and coherent materials, lighting and textures combine to create a warm, atmospheric eatery in Sydney’s Surry Hills.

Cobar Rangehood from Condari

The Cobar Rangehood (WCV) is a newly released, high power model from Qasair Rangehoods.

Design Hunter™ Q+A with Imogen Tunnicliffe

Senior Designer at Citta Design in Auckland Imogen Tunnicliffe shares her love of Alexander Girard, mid-century architecture, Cromwell and fudge with habitusliving.

Profile: Olivia d’Aboville

From plastic spoons to pins and water bottles, Olivia D’Aboville’s artworks (featured in Habitus 20, on sale June 26) are an array of re-used mass-produced objects that could easily be mistaken for piles of oceanic debris. But upon closer inspection, her artworks are extremely delicate, even fragile, and tie into a sensitivity that is something much more than just good recycling practice. By Philippa Daly.

All in the Family

A mother-daughter team work together to create a marvellous home that fuses beautiful materials, luminous, open spaces, environmental sensitivity and the distinct character of its inhabitants.

Clocks, Teapots and Totes from Ten Things

Part of Ten Things carefully curated range of products, the Mono Clock, Noda Horo Teapot and tote exemplify the principles of quality, timeless aesthetic and functionality that define the retailer.

Harbour Life by Poliform

Relaxed living and extensive views of Sydney Harbour form the starting points for a new Poliform kitchen.

Living With(in) Art

The idea of inviting art into one’s home in Asia is still taking root. But, for Shalini Ganendra – fine art consultant, gallerist and former Wall Street lawyer – not only did she welcome it into her home, she also has a purpose-built gallery in the suburbs of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Helsinki Hospitality

The birthplace of a host of iconic design names, the aesthetic pedigree of the Finnish capital is palpable throughout its built environment. Habitus Deputy Editor Nicky Lobo discovers a unique and stimulating hotel in the city’s heart.

Vitra Grand Repos – a Marriage of Comfort and Style

Antonio Citterio’s Grand Repos and Repos stand in the tradition of the classic lounge chair, but Citterio has developed the concept further to reach a new level.

Habitus loves… ceramics

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Natural Floorcovering Centres

Lozano-Hemmers electronic life

Mama san

Langkawi House

Popup Bar at WAF

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