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Issue 64 - The 'Future' Issue

Issue 64

The 'Future' Issue

Habitus #64 Welcome to the HABITUS ‘Future’ and ‘Habitus House of the Year’ Issue. We are thrilled to have interior designer of excellence, Brahman Perera, as Guest Editor and to celebrate his Sri Lankan heritage through an interview with Palinda Kannangara and his extraordinary Ek Onkar project – divine! Thinking about the future, we look at the technology shaping our approach to sustainability and the ways traditional materials are enjoying a new-found place in the spotlight. Profiles on Yvonne Todd, Amy Lawrance, and Kallie Blauhorn are rounded out with projects from Studio ZAWA, SJB, Spirit Level, STUDIOLIVE, Park + Associates and a Lake House made in just 40 days by the wonderful Wutopia Lab, plus the short list for the Habitus House of the Year!

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Design Hunter™ Q&A with David Crane
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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.


Your name: David Crane

What you do: CEO for Winning Appliances

Your latest project: Creating the new Winning Appliances flagship Redfern Showroom on Danks street, Redfern with a focus on providing the best retail and customer experience the appliance industry has ever seen. 

Who are three people that inspire/excite you:

1) My family inspire and excite me every day
2) Richard Branson because of his branding ability and innovative approach for entering new industries all wrapped up with a good sense of humour.
3) Winston Churchill for his strategy and an unwavering approach of never giving up. 

What is your favourite thing to do: Cooking and entertaining at home with friends and family. 

Car/bike/plane/boat model: On a budget: Fiat 500 Arbath – Italian styling and flair with a sound that makes you smile. Not on a budget: Aston Martin Vanquish

Chair model: Either the Ox Chair by Hans Wegner or the Eames chair by Charles Eames 

Residential space: Modern and simple

Commercial space: Should provide variety and a GREAT shopping experience 

Decorative product: Funky and colourful socks

Functional product: iPhone 

Handmade good: A quality pair of shoes 

Mass-produced good: Dishwashers

Meal: Sushi

Restaurant: Sushi E

Drink: A good Cabernet/Shiraz blend

Bar: The Baxter 

Item in your studio: A good coffee machine

Piece of technology: Sonos sound system

Historical figure: Secretariat – you have to love an underdog story (even if it was a horse)

Fictional character: Harry Potter

Vice: Chocolate 

Virtue: Too honest

What does the term ‘Design Hunter™’ mean to you? Ideas that evoke beauty inspiration and change


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Issue 64 - The 'Future' Issue

Issue 64

The 'Future' Issue

Habitus #64 Welcome to the HABITUS ‘Future’ and ‘Habitus House of the Year’ Issue. We are thrilled to have interior designer of excellence, Brahman Perera, as Guest Editor and to celebrate his Sri Lankan heritage through an interview with Palinda Kannangara and his extraordinary Ek Onkar project – divine! Thinking about the future, we look at the technology shaping our approach to sustainability and the ways traditional materials are enjoying a new-found place in the spotlight. Profiles on Yvonne Todd, Amy Lawrance, and Kallie Blauhorn are rounded out with projects from Studio ZAWA, SJB, Spirit Level, STUDIOLIVE, Park + Associates and a Lake House made in just 40 days by the wonderful Wutopia Lab, plus the short list for the Habitus House of the Year!

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