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Issue 66 - Kitchen & Bathroom Issue

Issue 66

Kitchen & Bathroom Issue

Kitchens and bathrooms are, arguably, the most consequential rooms in the home — and almost always the first to be considered. Whether approached through renovation or new build, their design has the power to recalibrate how a home is lived in and experienced. For this issue, our guest editor, Mardi Doherty, principal of Studio Doherty, explores what it truly means to transform these pivotal spaces — and why thoughtful design in kitchens and bathrooms delivers dividends far beyond the purely functional. Her insights both as an architect and as her own client give an open and honest account of the thinking behind creating a home.

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Design Hunter Q+A with Chris Lee
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Design Hunter Q+A with Chris Lee

In Sydney to speak at the Decoration + Design seminar series, Singapore designer Chris Lee shares his design favourites and passion for all things wine with habitusliving.com.


Your name: Chris Lee

What you do: Founder of Asylum

Your latest project: Johnnie Walker House Seoul

Who are three people that inspire/excite you:
1) Paul Harnden
2) Rei Kawakubo
3) Herzog & De Meuron

What is your favourite…

Car/bike/plane/boat model: Not really into cars, bikes, plane or boat! Sorry.

Chair model: None

Residential space: Any house by Marcio Kogan

Commercial space: Dominus winery by Herzog & De Meuron

Decorative product: Pig table by Front

Functional product: Wine opener by Laguiole

Handmade good: Paul Harnden wallets

Mass-produced good: Riedel wineglasses

Meal: Sushi Megumi in Kanazawa

Restaurant: Kahala in Osaka

Drink: La Tache from Domaine de Romanee Conti

Bar: Piano bar in Tokyo

Item in your studio: pen

Piece of technology: Projector

Historical figure: Oscar Niemeyer

Fictional character: Chappie (Tokyo)

Vice: Wine (it’s a vice cause I built a cellar for it!)

Virtue: Generous

What does the term ‘Design Hunter’ mean to you? Insatiable hunt for the impossible


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Issue 66 - Kitchen & Bathroom Issue

Issue 66

Kitchen & Bathroom Issue

Kitchens and bathrooms are, arguably, the most consequential rooms in the home — and almost always the first to be considered. Whether approached through renovation or new build, their design has the power to recalibrate how a home is lived in and experienced. For this issue, our guest editor, Mardi Doherty, principal of Studio Doherty, explores what it truly means to transform these pivotal spaces — and why thoughtful design in kitchens and bathrooms delivers dividends far beyond the purely functional. Her insights both as an architect and as her own client give an open and honest account of the thinking behind creating a home.

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