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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: Simone McEwan
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Design Hunter Q+A: Simone McEwan

Hot on the heels of her much lauded redesign of London’s iconic Olympic Studios, Melbourne born, London based interior designer Simone McEwan talks Brazilian architecture, Bauhaus chairs and Ferris Bueller with habitusliving.

Your name:  Simone McEwan

What you do: Interior Design & Design Consultancy

Your latest project: The interior design for the Olympic Studios, London

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Olympic Studios, photograph by Paul Raeside

Who are three people that inspire/excite you:
1) Paola Navone
2) Mathew Bourne
3) Phoebe Philo

What is your favourite…

Car/bike/plane/boat model:  A BMW E9 classic in black!

Chair model:  Robert Mallet Stevens Chair 727

Residential space: Lina Bo Bardi’s Casa di Vidro

Commercial space: The Barbican, London

Decorative product: All the gorgeous bedlinen from Larusi

Functional product: My Ally Cappellino Leather Rucksack

Handmade good: Ceramic plates by Kasper Wurtz

Mass-produced good: Duralex Gigogne tumblers for drinking red wine

Meal: Hama Sushi, Venice Beach, LA

Restaurant: Bakfickan Stockholm 

Drink: My holiday drink obsession, Aperol Spritz

Bar: The Zetter Townhouse Cocktail Lounge and The Southampton Arms, for a pint. 

Item in your studio: My Moleskine notebook

Piece of technology: Spotify and my Jambox wireless speaker. 

Historical figure: Peggy Guggenheim

Fictional character: Ferris Bueller 

Vice: Too much chocolate!

Virtue: Always positive.

What does the term ‘Design Hunter’ man to you?  A compulsive obsession for inspiration, insight and intelligence.

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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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