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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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Food memories from Egypt, Kenya and elsewhere with Yasmine Ghoniem
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Food memories from Egypt, Kenya and elsewhere with Yasmine Ghoniem

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VBO Australia

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Studio La Tessa

VBO Australia recently packed out their Sydney showroom venue for a live audience recording of Three Food Memories with Yasmine Ghoniem.


For starters, a Brandy Sour. Then Ugali from Kenya, followed by the renowned Egyptian dish, Molokhia and, after that, BBQ chicken and mango juice. Rose water and pistachio Turkish delight to round things off.

This was the event menu as VBO Australia played host to a live audience recording of Three Food Memories with host, Savva Savas, introduced by Ramesh Mario Nithiyendran. The special guest of the evening was Yasmine Ghoniem, Director of YSG Studio.

Ghoniem explained her food choices, beginning with the Kenyan Ugali dish: “My host family in a Manyata hut in the Maasai Mara served this to me my first night when I was volunteering – age 27.”

Grace Whyatt, Jo Lawless and Charlotte Wilson.

With Egyptian heritage, Molokhia was a clear standout. Served over shredded chicken and rice, she says, “[it] always made me feel like I was home in Egypt – my aunt makes it the best.” Meawhile, BBQ chicken and a carton of mango juice refers to the “first meal my dad prepared when we moved from Australia to Kuwait after the Gulf War (age 11).”

Well-known designers from across the industry were in attendance for the night, including panellists from the Habitus and V-ZUG Milan event, Charlotte Wilson (SJB) and Jo Lawless (Lawless & Meyerson).

feature Savva Savas, Yasmine Ghoniem and Ramesh Mario Nithiyendran.

Camilla Block and Qianyi Lim in conversation with the Powerhouse


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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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