At dKO Jesse brings over 12 years experience in design plus exceptional skills in high-end conceptual modelling and urban planning. Across a broad range of projects he adds value to dKO’s signature buildings through his passion is for research and his continual investigation of international building trends. Here he shares with us a few of the designers and artists that make him tick.
Your name: Jesse Linardi
What you do:
Design Director, dKO Architecture
Your latest project:
Twin residential towers at Melbourne’s Docklands
What is your favourite…
travel destination
Milan
hotel/place to stay
airline
magazine
watchmaker
luxury goods company
three people that inspire/excite you
1) My children
2) Danish Architect Bjarke Ingels
3) Steve Jobs
design classic
Philippe Starck’s Machine Gun Lamp
new design
Anything by Patricia Urquiola
favourite type of chair
Bean Bag
meal
Gnocchi
restaurant
drink
Espresso
bar
gallery/museum
book
Ender’s Game’ by Orson Scott Card
item in your studio
Coffee Machine
artwork
Anything by Jeffrey Smart
artist
Gordon Matta-Clark
piece of technology
My I-Pad
creative philosophy
Resist compromise
what does the term Design Hunter™ mean to you?
The unrelenting quest for design excellence and innovation.
See a recent project by dKO, Separation Street, Northcote.